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Buckley Homestead WWII Tribute - For those who gave so much for our freedoms. May 1 & 2, 2010.
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Strobist info: SB-900 at 1/4 power subject left and high, fired by wire through oat snoot with snap-on diffuser and bounced from silver reflector subject immediate right.
Paldiski used to be the most heavily militarised Soviet Base along the Baltic coast. here is the Nuclear Submarine Training Base.
A suburb of Vilnius, as viewed from 200m up the TV Tower. There are a lot of these on the outskirts of Vilnius...
The single-seat MiG-21 entered service in 1959 as the Soviet Union’s first Mach 2 fighter, able to fly 1,385 mph (2,228 kph) at altitudes up to 50,030 feet (15,248 meters). The small delta-wing fighter powered by a Tumanskii turbojet was built in greater numbers than any other fighter aircraft since the Korean War (1950–53)—approximately 13,000 were constructed. The MiG-21 has flown in 56 air forces—more than any other fighter—and has been involved in more wars than any other aircraft in history, including the Vietnam War (1964–75).
This Polish Air Force MiG-21 PFM fighter is one of the final versions of the design. It flew with the Tenth Fighter Interceptor Regiment and was charged with the defense of Warsaw. The aircraft is painted as an example of the Polish MiG-21s that participated in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Tiger Meet squadron competitions. It is a gift from the Polish people to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, and can be seen displayed on the flight deck.
SOURCE: www.intrepidmuseum.org
An enormous cast-iron memorial to soldiers of the Soviet Red Army. Seen at the Grutas sculpture park in Lithuania.
Banners to be held up at the May 1st Parade through Pripyat and round the brand new theme park. Children and locals would hold up these plaques celebrating The Soviet Union. Here they are ready for the parade in a room inside The Palace of Culture.
This can be found in the middle of a park, built to commemorate the Soviet liberation from the Nazis.
Read 'The Red Quest: travels through every former Soviet Republic', to follow my journey through these marvelous cities.
www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Quest-Travels-Republics-ebook/dp/B00...
Banners to be held up at the May 1st Parade through Pripyat and round the brand new theme park. Children and locals would hold up these plaques celebrating The Soviet Union. Here they are ready for the parade in a room inside The Palace of Culture.