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A well-known mural on a block of flats in Malaga, Spain. Looks like a great stoner band's album cover.
Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh. Dungeness is also the name of the power station and a few other nearby buildings near the beach, and of an important ecological site at the same location.
Dungeness is one of the largest expanses of shingle in the world[citation needed]. And is classified as Britain's only desert by the met office. It is of international conservation importance for its geomorphology, plant and invertebrate communities and birdlife. This is recognised and protected mostly through its conservation designations as a National Nature Reserve (NNR), a Special Protection Area (SPA), a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) of Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay.
There is a remarkable variety of wildlife living at Dungeness, with over 600 different types of plant: a third of all those found in Britain. It is one of the best places in Britain to find insects such as moths, bees and beetles, and spiders; many of these are very rare, some found nowhere else in Britain.
The short-haired bumblebee, Bombus subterraneus, was last found in the UK in 1988, but has survived in New Zealand after being shipped there more than 100 years ago. After unsuccessful attempts to reintroduce the New Zealand bees at Dungeness in 2009-2010, the RSPB teamed up with the Swedish government in a second attempt and introduced 51 of them in 2012 and 49 in 2013 to the Dungeness Reserve. This will be continued each year, with RSPB staff conducting analysis of breeding to ensure a successful integration.[1]
The flooded gravel pits on Denge Beach, both brackish and fresh water, provide an important refuge for many migratory and coastal bird species. The RSPB has a bird sanctuary there and every year thousands of bird watchers descend on the peninsula to catch a glimpse of a rare bird from the bird observatory.
In memory of Wing Commander Brendan Paddy Finucane DSO, DFC. Memorial plaque in memory of RAF fighter pilot Brendan Paddy Finucane, on the wall of Finucane Court, Lower Mortlake Road. The building (constructed after the war) was named in his honour as he had been a local man.
He died on 15 July 1942 off the French coast, near Le Touquet, while trying to nurse home his Spitfire after it had been hit by enemy ground-fire. At age 21, he was a fighter ace with 26 victories, and had also been the RAF's youngest Wing Commander.
There is a photo (not mine) of Brendan Finucane at the seat of his Spitfire in the group 'RAF photos'
It is touching to see from the wreath - in April 2012 - that he is still remembered
Pilot Officer
W.B. Pattullo (William Blair)
Pilot
Royal Air Force (46 Sqdn.)
25th October 1940 Age 21
Fondest memories
Ever in our thoughts.
Mum and Dad
Service nos: 43379
Son of Patrick William and Jessie Hood Blair Pattullo, of Eaglescliffe, Co. Durham.
"Attempting a forced landing he landed on the A12 Road in Harold Park and struck a house. He was badly injured and died the following day in hospital". www.removablemedia.com/northweald/pattullo.htm
(Cwgc)
Hans-Ulrich Rudel (2 July 1916 – 18 December 1982) was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. The most highly decorated German serviceman of the war, Rudel was one of only 27 military men to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, and the only person to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (by simultaneous promotion to Colonel), Germany's highest military decoration at the time.
Rudel flew 2,530 combat missions 2,000 targets destroyed; including 800 vehicles, 519 tanks, 150 artillery pieces, 70 landing craft, nine aircraft, four armored trains, several bridges, a destroyer, two cruisers, and a Soviet battleship. (by WIKIPEDIA).
He was a damn inconvincible Nazi throughout his Life, but nevertheless the most efficient german fighterpilot in WW II.
Corgi, Predators of the Skies, Limited Edition 1/4760
My starting point for this picture was No. 17 Squadron's Operations Record Book for Sunday, 25 August 1940: "Squadron went into attack, and S/Ldr. Williams was seen to go down after his port mainplane had been shot away by a cannon shell. The Me.[sic]110 he had attacked head-on also went down after further attack by P/O. Pittman. F/O. Count Czernin attacked a bunch of Me.110s head-on and destroyed three of them."
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Former Squadron Leader Roland Didbah pictured holding his WWII "May West" floatation vest that he wore as a Battle of Britain pilot. Didbah was a Canadian in the RAF with 242, 91 and 1 Squadrons and did two tours. I visited him on May 8, 1988.
Catalog #: 02-O-00030
Last Name: O'Hare
First Name: LT "Butch"
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Most likely on NAS De Kooy in 1927. The Royal Netherlands Naval service used this type for airdefence of the main navalbase in Den Helder. Beautiful photo with this fighterpilot relaxed possing for his fighter with a sigaret in his hand. Never seen the radio mast ?( must figure out) on the right of this photo.Note the NL roundel under the right lower wing roundel turn up side down.
A pilot from the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares to park an F-16 Fighting Falcon, July 16, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. More than 300 Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard recently deployed to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
The 20th Fighter Wing flagship F-16CM Fighting Falcon is parked on echo taxiway off the Shaw Air Force Base flightline, June 4, 2015, S.C. The tail of the fighter jet was recently painted to commemorate 50 years of the iconic Wild Weasel mission. The Wild Weasel concept was developed by the United States Air Force in 1965, after the introduction of Soviet Surface to Air Missiles and their downing of U.S. strike aircraft over the skies of North Vietnam. During the Vietnam War the Soviet SA-2 SAM threatened to halt air operations over North Vietnam. To suppress and destroy this threat, the U.S. Air Force countered with the courage and skill of the Wild Weasels, who flew some of the most dangerous missions in Southeast Asia. Fighter pilots are still using the aggressive Wild Weasel tactics in today’s air war, carrying out the legacy of the Wild Weasel in campaigns around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston/Released)
Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) - General Dynamics (Fokker) F-16B (Block 20 MLU) Fighting Falcon - J-065 (c/n 6E-34 / L-255 / USAF 86-0065)
Edited United States Air Force image of an Australian Air Force F-35A in Arizona (for training purposes). Color/processing variant.
Original caption: The sun sets behind an Australian F-35A Lighting II at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., June 27, 2018. The first Australian F-35 arrived at Luke AFB in December, 2014. Currently, six Australian F-35's are assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron where their pilots train alongside U.S. Air Force pilots. *Editor’s Note: The reflection in this photo was manufactured by the photographer using a specific technique outside of the lens before capturing the image. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham)
Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Harris, 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, props a crew ladder on an F-16 Fighting Falcon for Capt. Samuel Harms, 157th EFS pilot, to safely exit the jet, July 16, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. More than 300 Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard recently deployed to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)