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Even though it's cold and snowing today, yesterday was warm and sunny. So we caught some fireflies -- or lightning bugs -- in a jar.
Fairey Firefly WB518 was one of the first ten MK VI s built but still retains the earlier fuselage of the MK V. The aircraft was originally delivered to 817 Squadron. 817 Squadron then exchanged their aircraft for those of 816 Squadron for duty in Korea. The aircraft has been painted to represent WB377 which was loaned to 817 Squadron aboard HMAS Sydney by the Royal Navy for duty in Korea. The Australians had damaged most of their original aircraft in accidents. WB377 '201' in the commanding officer's colors was no exception being damaged in Typhoon Ruth in October of 1951. The wartime guise of 201 was chosen not only for aesthetics, but because it had most of the representative equipment of the period i.e. rocket rails, drop tanks, etc...
After being flown on the US airshow circuit for a decade, WB518 was damaged in a landing accident in 2012 due to a parts failure on the landing gear. The Firefly was returned to Q.G. Aviation in Colorado who completed the re-restoration in 2019. WB518 made a triumphant public return at Oshkosh 2019.
This aircraft is for sale, I think. When I heard this I got real excited and ran to my bank. I was so disappointed when I picked up my bank and shook it. I forgot that I had cashed in my coins recently. Anyway, I did not check to see what they are asking for this beauty, but probably more than 27 dollars and 13 cents. Maybe I can buy a plastic model kit.
AirVenture 2019, Oshkosh.
299 DWU a 1963 Bedford SB5 Duple Firefly C41F ex Duple demonstrator. seen here as a caravan at Gallows Tree Common 1985. Reported to still survive in Britanny, France
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Only one other Bedford Firefly is known to exist, (CTT 773C) does anyone know of any other survivors Albion or Bedford.
there were enough to significantly light the roadway. they also seemed to be flashing some sort of pattern. probably talking to other groups of fireflies somewhere.
firefly season is officially open. went on a scouting mission and they are out but not in full force yet.
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My mother's Corgi mix, Beau, sniffs at a jar in her back yard. Not real fireflies, unfortunately, just some battery-powered Christmas lights I bought for just such shots -- I cloned out the wires.
I tried my best to edit this so that it would appear more "magical" rather than "creepy". The glowing thing she was holding was actually purple, which made the photo very haunting. I changed the color to yellow in Photoshop and added in the "fireflies".
Her description:
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One of my favorite Japanese dramas is “Hotaru no Hikari” which is "light of a firefly"/"glow of fireflies" in English. I really like fireflies, but I haven’t seen one in a long time. When I was a kid I used to see a few flying around in our garden, but recently they've all disappeared.
I have a small glowing toy so I thought it would be fun to use for this SP.
Thanks a lot to my sister for taking my picture and editing it.
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Lighting Fact - Fireflies are the most efficient producers of light in the world, even when compared to modern light bulbs
When the stars come to play on Earth..
Another night, another place, another spectacular show.
Fireflies really are my favorite subject from now on.
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Location: Canavese, Piemonte, Italy
Canon EOS 60D with Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Art, single shot
Fairey Firefly of the Fleet air arm.This reconnaissance fighter,despite only entering the war in July 1944 was perhaps the most successful British wartime shipboard aeroplane.