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Hello there! I hope all is well my friends. It is the time of the week to say TGIF!!!!!! Happy Friday!!! I am here featuring West Village by Apple Fall with the Eleanora Bedroom Suite new to the N21 Event! There is several colors to choose from and each color set has a bedside table, Drawer Chest and Tallboy dresser. I went with the chalkboard color! These items should not be limited to the bedroom as they can go anywhere like a Foyer or lil corner nook for example. The nightstand could easily be a nice end table in a living room. So many ways you can use these cabinets. I have them here in a bedroom space! Most of the items in here are from Apple Fall. I have full credits of course on the blog! Feel free to take a look! Thank you so much for the support! I appreciate it! Have a blessed day! xoxo <3333 Ebony
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Hello there! I hope all is well my friends! TGIF!!!! Happy Friday to all of you!! I am featuring the Gorgeous and plush Myvatn Adult Bed from KraftWork today new to the Final Winter Event and the Ayla. Reclaimed plant stand (Basket) version new to the Anthem Event. This bed is beautiful. I love fur textured items so this was right up my alley! We can never have too many fur textured items. The plant stand also comes in a metal version. It is very detailed and fit perfectly in this room.The plant does not come with it. I just added one of my favs from Hive and linked it. Any size plant fits in it. Small or large you can choose your favorite! The dresser, nightstand and tallboy are from West Village by Apple Fall. I love these cabinets.They come in so many colors they will work for any bedroom. I used the Talia Drapes from MudHoney and chose the beige/cream color for a dramatic look. Full details on this bedroom are on the blog! Feel free to have a look! Thank you so much for the support and I wish all of you a blessed day and weekedn ahead. xoxo <3333 Ebony
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The village contains 4 houses and a Grade I listed church dedicated to St Thomas
Bassingthorpe was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Beltisloe and the county of Lincolnshire. It had a recorded population of 2.5 households in 1086, putting it in the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in Domesday
Households: 3 villagers. 2 smallholders.
Ploughland: 1.8 ploughlands. 2 men's plough teams.
Other resources: Meadow 13 acres. Woodland 300 acres.
Annual value to lord: 1 pound in 1086; 1 pound 10 shillings in 1066.
Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Ivo Tallboys.
Lord in 1086: Azur (son of Svala).
Lord in 1066: Godwin .
Not much has changed in the last thousand years!!
IMG_1152c 2022 04 05 file
commercially known as "Tall Boy"
test shot for Crazy Tuesday 4/5/22 theme: Things with Wheels
Today we had an army chopper fly over the house, we live a street away from an army barrack and it happens every now and again...they are loud and they fly almost touching our rooftops to get ready to land at the barracks...looks like they are within reach. Mimi and I ran to the window when we heard them coming...I knew what to expect...Mimi didn't...she saw this ginormous black loud bird fly just above the tree in the backyard and she bolted to the other end of the house. She was jitterish all afternoon and I don't blame her...can't imagine what she thought she saw :)
This is her hiding under my tallboy.
...and that's it: A direct hit by a 'Tallboy'. Never seen something like that before...
But the reflections are awesome, arent they....:-))
C’est un bunker de la seconde guerre mondiale construit par les nazis de 1943 à 1944 pour le lancement de fusées V2 vers l’Angleterre. Plus de 35000 ouvriers et déportés ont travaillé à sa construction. Le site devait comporter notamment une gare, une usine de production d’oxygène liquide, une zone d’assemblage des fusées etc... Avec des parois de béton de 6m d’épaisseur c’était le plus gros bunker jamais construit. Découvert par les alliés il fut bombardé à un rythme effréné impliquant jusqu’à 500 bombardiers lourds. Le bombardement avec des bombes sismiques nouvellement mises au point (Tallboy) ont eu raison de sa structure si bien que le site ne fut jamais opérationnel.
A l’époque de ma visite (2001) les aménagements de visite étaient sommaires. Le site a bien changé depuis.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockhaus_d%27%C3%89perlecques
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockhaus_d%27%C3%89perlecques
Nikon F90 – 2001
Fujichrome Sensia 100
Base de sous-marins construite sous l'occupation allemande pour abriter et réparer le U-boats.
La jeune femme marche sur le toit de 7,5m d'épaisseur de béton armé. La structure du dessus sert à faire exploser les bombes avant que celles-ci ne touchent le plafond afin de détruire leur pouvoir de pénétration. Le toit du K3 a été touché par une bombe anglaise Tallboy de 12'000 livres n'occasionnant que des dégâts mineurs.
Submarine base built under German occupation to house and repair U-boats.
The young woman walks on the 7.5m-thick reinforced concrete roof. The structure above is used to detonate bombs before they hit the ceiling, destroying their penetrating power. The roof of the K3 was hit by a 12,000-lb. English Tallboy bomb, causing only minor damage.
At Kustom9
Ariskea[Jeanne] Floral vase [Rose]
[ zerkalo ] Monique Bed
At Anthology
.spruce. lunar floating shelves {white}{lg}
.spruce. lunar floating shelves {white}{xl}
.spruce. lunar floating shelves {white}{m}
James&Dew .. Purridge Heirlooms [Le Loaf] - Siamese B
floorplan. library card print / chapter
floorplan. library card print / DND
At Equal10
Ariskea[Elizabeth] Mrs Darcy Bust Statue [Light]
8f8 - When I'm Away... - Philodendron Gloriosum
Other items used ~
7 - My Cat Intimidatin' Me
7 - My Cat Watchin' Me
Ariskea[New wave] Paper Ceilling light
Pitaya - Macrame plant hanger - Beige (light leaves)
Elm. Lily Wall Frame #4 [Pack 2]
Elm. Lily Wall Frame #3 [Pack 2]
Elm. Lily Wall Frame #2 [Pack 2]
Elm. Lily Wall Frame #1 [Pack 2]
[Merak] - Potted Plant C
[Merak] - Potted Plant B
..::THOR::.. Glazed Jar - cream
..::THOR::.. Handmade Bottle 1 Cream
..::THOR::.. Hive Bottle Cream
BROKEN ARROWS - Ethereal Hanging
.spruce. trois lamp {bloom series 4}
{vespertine} - hanging macrame planters. - hoya linearis.
dust bunny . hanging plants . spider planter
dust bunny . beach day . breezy book
dust bunny . bathroom essentials . tissues
dust bunny . quirky planters 2 . owl planter
dust bunny . quirky planters 3 . sloth planter
Apple Fall Signature Speaker - Cream
Apple Fall Renaissance Tomes - Cream
Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 9
Apple Fall Cushion - Cream, Hearts
Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 8
West Village Eleanora Tallboy Dresser - Cream
CHAI. Dasya Bhava Screener
Nutmeg. Gentle Melody Record Player
Nutmeg. Gentle Melody Headphones
Dahlia - Occult - Triple Goddess Macrame - Cream
Oubliette- Spiritualist Stool Cream
Mithral * Wall Bar Plant Display (Beige)
Midwest - Happy Things - Candlestick - Cream/Beige
The Grade II Listed Church of St Mary, Hundleby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire.
The 14th-century medieval church was mostly torn down in 1854-55 and reconstructed using the original greenstone. Only the base of the tower and nave remain of the former church.
Hundleby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Hundelbi", with Ivo Tallboys as Lord of the Manor. This was long an agricultural area, a centre for sugar beet production.
Spilsby Union Workhouse was built in Hundleby in 1837, to designs by George Gilbert Scott. After 1930 it became a Public Assistance Institution. In 1948 it was converted to the Gables Hospital providing geriatric care. It was eventually closed and demolished.
The Battle of Britain's Lancaster P A 474 painted in the colours and codes of 9 Squadron R A F, W 4964, "Still Going Strong". One of the very few Lancasters to reach over 100 operations, its final tally being 107.She was the only Lancaster in 9 Squadron on September 15 t h 1944 to hit the German battleship Tirpitz with a "Tallboy Bomb". In all the bomber's career over 200 people flew and crewed "J Jonnie" with not one fatality, a lucky aircraft indeed.
The unknown V3 or 'London cannon' was built inside a mountain at Mimoyecques, France. Details and more information can be found by the links.
After the construction site was discovered by the Allies, a bombardement with 'tallboy'-bombs took place. The workers inside the mountains searched for cover in the lower levels of the site. Unfortunately, all these were flooded because of the bombardement; more than 20,000 people died inside the mountain; their remains still rest there in the deep....
Scary place.....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-3_cannon
www.bunkertours.de/Frankreich02/Frames/V3_Frame.htm
www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/visit/visit-2caps-mimo...
C’est un bunker de la seconde guerre mondiale construit par les nazis de 1943 à 1944 pour le lancement de fusées V2 vers l’Angleterre. Plus de 35000 ouvriers et déportés ont travaillé à sa construction. Le site devait comporter notamment une gare, une usine de production d’oxygène liquide, une zone d’assemblage des fusées etc... Avec des parois de béton de 6m d’épaisseur c’était le plus gros bunker jamais construit. Découvert par les alliés il fut bombardé à un rythme effréné impliquant jusqu’à 500 bombardiers lourds. Le bombardement avec des bombes sismiques nouvellement mises au point (Tallboy) ont eu raison de sa structure si bien que le site ne fut jamais opérationnel.
A l’époque de ma visite (2001) les aménagements de visite étaient sommaires. Le site a bien changé depuis.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockhaus_d%27%C3%89perlecques
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockhaus_d%27%C3%89perlecques
Nikon F90 – 2001
Fujichrome Sensia 100
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DICTATORSHOP [Ds] Breeze - Tallboy Dresser v1.0
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On this day, 80 years ago:
The second German Kriegsmarine Bismarck-class battleship, the Tirpitz was sunk by RAF Avro Lancaster heavy bombers using 29 Tallboy earthquake bombs.
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C’est un bunker de la seconde guerre mondiale construit par les nazis de 1943 à 1944 pour le lancement de fusées V2 vers l’Angleterre. Plus de 35000 ouvriers et déportés ont travaillé à sa construction. Le site devait comporter notamment une gare, une usine de production d’oxygène liquide, une zone d’assemblage des fusées etc... Avec des parois de béton de 6m d’épaisseur c’était le plus gros bunker jamais construit. Découvert par les alliés il fut bombardé à un rythme effréné impliquant jusqu’à 500 bombardiers lourds. Le bombardement avec des bombes sismiques nouvellement mises au point (Tallboy) ont eu raison de sa structure si bien que le site ne fut jamais opérationnel.
A l’époque de ma visite (2001) les aménagements de visite étaient sommaires. Le site a bien changé depuis.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockhaus_d%27%C3%89perlecques
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockhaus_d%27%C3%89perlecques
Nikon F90 – 2001
Fujichrome Sensia 100
At FaMESHed ~
Granola. Arlet Coat Rack.
At N21 ~
crate Hamsa Rattan Lamp
At Uber ~
~BAZAR~Majestic - Armchair
Other stuff ~
West Village Clinton Bed, Mustard Trellis
West Village Eleanora Tallboy Dresser - Reclaimed Oak
West Village Eleanora Bedside Table - Reclaimed Oak
West Village Billy Ball Stems
Apple Fall Cushion - Mud-cloth
Apple Fall Lemon & Lime Water
Apple Fall Designer Hat Box
{vespertine} hanging succulents. - string of pearls.,
{vespertine} hanging succulents. - succulent bowl mix.
{vespertine} hanging succulents. - mistletoe cactus
{vespertine} hanging succulents. - sedum burrito.
MINIMAL - Masia Skybox
MINIMAL - Meknas Books *3*
Foxwood - Boho lounge - Banana plant
Foxwood - Boho lounge - Snake plant
ARIA - Serendipity Dressform With A Robe
ARIA - Solace Rug
Loft & Aria - Azibo Potted Dracaena - Tricolor
Loft & Aria - Azibo Leaning Mirror
Con & Dust Bunny . Gracie Living Room - Pillow Stack
dust bunny . wood beaded curtain
dust bunny . sweet dreams . morning tray
dust bunny . sunday newspaper
dust bunny . autumns calling . candle cup
{anc} rope curtain 3Li (brown)
*HEXtraordinary* Ceramic Incense Holder - Gold Metallic Glaze
Mithral * Metal + Wood Plant Stand (Gold/Natural)
Mithral * Mounted String of Hearts (Concrete)
MH Meera Vases
*YS&YS* Holborn Hanging Ivy
Ariskea[Malyn] Olive Plant
+Half-Deer+ Lingerie Clutter - White - Edge (Bra)
-tres blah- Salad Days - Ruffled Clutch
-tres blah- Salad Days - Gold Alarm Clock
(Milk Motion) rattan floor lamp
..::THOR::.. Paris FL Book
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[IRONCLAD Späher Tallboy Ausf. b]
[IRONCLAD ISU-909 Svarog]NCLAD ISU-909 Svarog
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[IRONCLAD Späher Tallboy Ausf. b]
Alternatively, "Should our iron fist not be used to keep peace in god's blind spot?"
my god, its full of food!
i came, i saw, i gorged. i think i gained 15 stone easily in the week i was there
all creed of gumbos and jambalayas, po' boys creaking over with gravery goodness, beignets (fru'nch donuts) and cafe au laits, god-fearing muffulettas the size of a small burning bush, and so much damn more! i didnt know sometimes if i died and went to gastro-heaven, but im pretty sure i was still livin' because at random intervals i belched like a happy fog horn. after mardi gras, i stayed in the hotel room, drank mean hurricanes, and ordered room service (cajun shrimp cocktail, half rotisserie chicken, and nyc cheesecake slathered in cherries) and more hurricanes. before you pass on to your great reward you must down a muffaletta and tallboy of beer in Jackson Square hanging with the tarot readers, and dont forget the cafe au lait chaser from Du Monde.
Gawd bless Nahleans!
excerpted from a letter to Diastema - a good friend and devout food lover
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Crazy Daisy, 2017
BIRGIT DIEKER
"Crazy Daisy" is a work by the artist Birgit Dieker. The 5.5 meter-high rocket is fitted closely with fragmented mannequins and a metal hood with an antenna tip.
Outstretched legs support the base. Dieker used figures from various decades.
They represent different ideals of beauty and attractiveness. Disassembled and rearranged, they encircle the explosive body of this rocket.
Technology and machines are often advertised or linked with pornographic images. "Crazy Daisy" can be understood as an ironic reference to the fact that soldiers often give combat aircraft and missiles female names. Especially US fighter pilots have decorated the tops of their aircrafts with pinup girls since theSecond World War. Since then, men have described female bodies with terms like Second World War. Since then, men have described female bodies with terms like sex bomb, or the German terms meaning grenade or calibre.
The "legs" of the "Crazy Daisy" have an assistive function, but at the same time they replicate mannequin poses. Can the consumerism of the western world be understood in a metaphorical sense as an explosive device, where the destructive power lies within? The rocket and mannequins represent a picture of perfection with destructive power.
The shape of "Crazy Daisy" is reminiscent of the British aerial bomb "Tallboy".
When Dieker researched for her work at the MHM, she was also interested in the bombs and rockets from the collection, such as the first functional large liquid propellant rocket "V2". It was undergoing development in the German Reich since 1939. The so-called "retaliatory weapon 2" or "V2" flew with a top speed of 550 kilometres per hour. Within minutes, it could reach faraway targets. More than 8,000 people died as a result of V2 attacks, most of them in London and Antwerp.
Concentration camp prisoners and forced labourers were forced to produce the V2 under inhumane conditions. Presumably more than 16,000 of them died.
The V2 was co-developed in Dresden and is a central exhibit of the permanent exhibition of the MHM, where Dieker researched for her work.
Charging west on the NS Springfield-Hannibal District at Arnold is the final NS Train 255 Triple Crown Services RoadRailer that these rails will ever see. There was an almost steam excursion sized chase pack after this train, and we ran into several people that I'd not seen in years. One of them was here, Pat Scott, and we happily chugged a pair of warm Busch Light Tallboys to give them a good sendoff.
Losing these trains is like the death of a friend. I know these things either ran great, or ran awful. I know they had air problems, especially late in life. I know they tore in half on occasion. But, there was no other freight train on the planet like them. I've always said they're the only train you could hear go by from a distance, sight unseen, and identify without a shadow of doubt what it was. That sustained single truck cadence always allowed me to tell when they were going by at night, rattling the frog 1,800 feet from our kitchen window the past 3 years.
These very fascinating RoadRailer trains have traversed a number of routes on the NS System and other railroads over the past few decades, but they never caught on anywhere like the TSC trains did on the NS, and had an impressive 38 year run for what was basically an experimental piece of equipment and an unique intermodal concept.
With the decision made not to invest more in the equipment, the last remaining service lane since the others ended in 2015 was this one on the Former Wabash between Oakwood Yard in Detroit and Voltz Yard in Kansas City hosting trains 255 and 256 moving mostly auto parts headed to the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant at Claycomo that rolls F-150s and Transit vans off the line.
As the equipment aged out and slowly deteriorated and became more difficult to operate, for 9 years there's been a perpetual rumor that these trains were done "by the end of the year", and that day finally came on August 26th when this one arrived at Voltz. Secondhand green 53 foot containers take over this service next week double stacked in well cars and a few of these trailers on spine cars mixed in.
The first time I saw one of these was in 1997 around Taylorville, IL, just 20 miles from here. We were traveling up a parallel highway in a 1991 GMC Safari Van headed to a family function and one overtook us, then promptly left us in the dust behind a high hood GP50 leader. I knew about them prior to that moment, but until then I'd only seen them in print. That day sparked an interest in them that never died.
On that topic, the crowds out to see this train was amazing to see; a steam train sized chase pack. I'm glad to see so many other railfans got out to see them make their last trip and could appreciate the moment. We'll never see anything else like it. The Wabash just won't feel the same without those strings of trailers—built very appropriately, I might add, by Wabash National. I'm very thankful to have been fortunate enough to see them off into their last sunset.
Locomotive: NS 9936
8-25-24
Arnold, IL
Let's go back in time to space where Blacktron rules the galaxy😉
Left to right :
Blacktron Droid : There is a new deal everyday when this bot screams ''Someone is wanted !!''
Bounty Hunter : This man from the yellow team catches all the outlaw aliens, astronauts...
Arms from Battle Dwarf.
Blacktron Mech : He's apart of the evil Blacktron Army, his work is to conquest planets to build new bases with the green hunters.
Legs from Nexo Knights.
Space Villain : His evil plan is to catch difficult enemies that break the rules and are against Blacktron.
Helmet from the Screenslaver.
Tallboy What's motivate him is to destroy intruder spaceships and other vehicles with his large weapon.
Torso from Firefly
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Brooklands Easter Classics Gathering
With a Tallboy bomb in the background, designed by Sir Barnes Wallis who spent most of his career at Brooklands.
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The Grade II Listed Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Hundleby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire.
The 14th-century medieval church was mostly torn down in 1854-55 and reconstructed using the original greenstone. Only the base of the tower and nave remain of the former church.
Hundleby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Hundelbi", with Ivo Tallboys as Lord of the Manor. This was long an agricultural area, a centre for sugar beet production.
Spilsby Union Workhouse was built in Hundleby in 1837, to designs by George Gilbert Scott. After 1930 it became a Public Assistance Institution. In 1948 it was converted to the Gables Hospital providing geriatric care. It was eventually closed and demolished.
History
1945: PA474 was built by Vickers-Armstrongs in Broughton, Cheshire, and was completed just after the end of World War II in Europe. It was intended for the "Tiger Force" for strategic bombing in the Far East but was not needed after the war with Japan ended.
Post-war service: The bomber was converted for photographic reconnaissance duties and served with 82 Squadron in Africa for three years. It was later used for trials by the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield. During its time at Cranfield, it was used as a testbed for laminar flow wings, with test wings mounted vertically above the fuselage.
1964–1973: After being marked for static display, the bomber was rescued by the Air Historical Branch and later restored to flying condition by 44 Squadron personnel at RAF Waddington. During its restoration, PA474 appeared in the films Operation Crossbow and The Guns of Navarone.
1973–present: PA474 was officially transferred to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in 1973 and moved to RAF Coningsby in 1976. It continues to be a main attraction at airshows and commemorative events, serving as a flying tribute to all members of RAF Bomber Command.
Significant events and details
Mid-upper turret: An original mid-upper gun turret was recovered from Argentina and fitted to PA474 in 1975.
Major overhauls: The aircraft has undergone extensive maintenance to remain airworthy. A new main spar was fitted in 1995 to extend its flying life, with expectations for it to fly until at least 2065.
Engine fire: On May 7, 2015, the aircraft suffered an engine fire but landed safely at RAF Coningsby. It was repaired and flying again by October of that same year.
Repainting: PA474 wears different liveries on its port and starboard sides, which are changed during major overhauls.
Port side: For its 80th anniversary in 2025, the port side was painted to represent Lancaster B.I LM220 of No. IX Squadron, which flew with 12,000lb "Tallboy" bombs.
Starboard side: Previously, the starboard side represented Lancaster LL922 of No. 50 Squadron.
Photo taken at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire 6th Sept 2025 Battle Of Britain Air Show
My final Iron Builder MOC. This model will be expanded upon and improved in the coming days.
The model stands nearly 3 feet tall and is fully articulated.
Without further ado, here is the fourth dress in my Bodycon Contest. This red dress is also from Alice & Elmer, my designers of the moment!
I am planning to wear this dress to our New Year's Eve bash at Lyndon Towers, which promises to be quite an event! Guests from the Sodality will include Lady Lavinia Baverstock,
Lady Victoria Bentley, Lady Tabitha Billings, Lady Angelica Burlington, Lady Fiona Carson, Lady Virginia Colt, Lady Caroline Darbyshire, Lady Marlena Fortnum, Lady Maud French, Lady Hilda Gunne, Lady Verity Ramsbottom, Lady Rose Rock, Lady Penelope Stockbridge, Lady Richenda Tewkesbury, Lady Octavia Wellington, Lady Hillary Wessex, and - of course - their obedient husbands. The balance of the Sodality will be attending Lady Daphne Craig-Talbot's equivalent bash, up in Derbyshire.
My husband and I will also be entertaining (amongst many, many others) Lord Belcher; Lord Trent; Lord Hoxton; Sodality Pledges Lady Hester Binks, Lady Lorna Fairfax, Lady Cora Moss and Lady Cordelia Sandgate plus their respective hubbies; Mr Dick Stroker MP; our local Lord Mayor and his lovely wife, Lady Shirley; Sir Harris Hoole, the internationally-famous art dealer; Ms Janis Rawdyke, leading academic and bestselling author of 'Dressed to Castrate: Power and Fashion in the Post-Post-Feminist Workplace'; Dorian Masterson, author of the bestselling 'Fifty Scarlet Bottoms and a Cane'; Miss Tanya Butt and Miss Sadie Payne, President and Hon. Secretary of the Pratt's Bottom Ladies Extreme Riding Academy; Miss Jocasta Malmesbury-Brassing, Captain of the West Hampshire and Dorset Ladies Polo Team; The Marquis of Ealing; the Episcopalian Moderator of Fifeshire; Lord and Lady Cockermouth; the inimitable Chad Bronkhorst, Peter Gunn, Rockfist Rogan and Max Kink (of Los Angeles video fame); Lord Trossachs of Pitlochry; Miss Vivienne Haigh Larter Coutts-Money-Coutts-Coutts, of the famous banking dynasty; Sir Henry Cobham and Sir Harry Rakefield; The Dowager Duchess of Dewsbury; Ms Penelope Sterne, QC, and her young partner Miss Cynthia Flower, the noted yoga instructress; Mr Gaylord Hargus and Mr Everhard Sharp, those stalwart performers from the world of adult entertainment; Miss Lucinda Whackington-Rump, the international equestrian sensation and Olympic medallist; Mr Lionel Pocket, the defrocked Test Cricket Umpire; the legendary Rector of Stiffkey; Gaz Botham, the former Britpop star; Miss Rita Lush, the actress and model; the Chief Constables of Wessex and Beaufortshire; and those magnificent Queens of Dublin High Society, the Honourable Mrs Mervyn Tallboys and her close companion Mrs Darcy ('Lady Hannah') Yelverton-Barry. Lord Luton will once again be representing the Law Lords, and my official lover the Duke of Northumberland will also be in attendance - so we will have a very strong representation from the Upper Chamber.
There will be many other aristocrats, politicians, lawyers, magistrates, chief constables, financiers, socialites, actresses, models, businessmen, and figures from the worlds of broadcasting, sport, show business and adult entertainment. It's going to be a wild, wild party! I can't wait!
Love and Kisses to All!
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Lady Rebecca Georgina Arabella Lyndon
Duchess of Basingstoke
History
1945: PA474 was built by Vickers-Armstrongs in Broughton, Cheshire, and was completed just after the end of World War II in Europe. It was intended for the "Tiger Force" for strategic bombing in the Far East but was not needed after the war with Japan ended.
Post-war service: The bomber was converted for photographic reconnaissance duties and served with 82 Squadron in Africa for three years. It was later used for trials by the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield. During its time at Cranfield, it was used as a testbed for laminar flow wings, with test wings mounted vertically above the fuselage.
1964–1973: After being marked for static display, the bomber was rescued by the Air Historical Branch and later restored to flying condition by 44 Squadron personnel at RAF Waddington. During its restoration, PA474 appeared in the films Operation Crossbow and The Guns of Navarone.
1973–present: PA474 was officially transferred to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in 1973 and moved to RAF Coningsby in 1976. It continues to be a main attraction at airshows and commemorative events, serving as a flying tribute to all members of RAF Bomber Command.
Significant events and details
Mid-upper turret: An original mid-upper gun turret was recovered from Argentina and fitted to PA474 in 1975.
Major overhauls: The aircraft has undergone extensive maintenance to remain airworthy. A new main spar was fitted in 1995 to extend its flying life, with expectations for it to fly until at least 2065.
Engine fire: On May 7, 2015, the aircraft suffered an engine fire but landed safely at RAF Coningsby. It was repaired and flying again by October of that same year.
Repainting: PA474 wears different liveries on its port and starboard sides, which are changed during major overhauls.
Port side: For its 80th anniversary in 2025, the port side was painted to represent Lancaster B.I LM220 of No. IX Squadron, which flew with 12,000lb "Tallboy" bombs.
Starboard side: Previously, the starboard side represented Lancaster LL922 of No. 50 Squadron.
Photo taken at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire 6th Sept 2025 Battle Of Britain Air Show
And yes, when I’m not staring at the clouds, I’m surviving Orville’s rants over on YouTube 😂 [www.youtube.com/@AngryOrville]
Hi Everyone! I'm back!!!
Once again, hubby and I were overwhelmed by guests at our New Year bash, and I have only just recovered from the experience! I've spent a whole week away on my yacht 'The Disgraceful Duchess', just to recuperate! This is one of the many dresses which I wore during our intimate New Year celebrations.
A full guest list from the three-day party would be tedious in the extreme, but notable visitors to Lyndon Towers included such old friends as the international socialite Miss Chelsea Knightsbridge; Dick Stroker MP; Ms Karen Petts-Wood, unoffical cabinet 'Czar' for the adult entertainment industry; Ms Verity Whipsnade, Dominatrix and Female Supremacist; that famed academic reformer Earl Blassingame, the Vice Chancellor of Oxbridge; Miss Norma Tribush, actress and burlesque star; Miss Tanya Butt and Miss Sadie Payne, President and Hon. Secretary of the Pratt's Bottom Ladies Extreme Riding Academy; the Episcopalian Moderator of Fifeshire; Denis Waterwilly, the television presenter; Lord and Lady Cockermouth; the inimitable Chad Bronkhorst, of Los Angeles "Gonzo" website fame; Miss Jocasta Malmesbury-Brassing, the international polo star; Miss Victoria Malmesbury-Brassing, her twin sister; Lord Trossachs of Pitlochry; the entire Steering Committee of the Manx Democratic Communist Party; Miss Vivienne Haigh Larter Coutts-Money-Coutts-Coutts, of the famous banking dynasty; my very good friend (and American agent) Sir Henry Cobham; Sir Henry Basildon FRGS; The Dowager Duchess of Dewsbury; Ms Penelope Sterne, QC, and her adorable young partner Miss Cynthia Flower, noted yoga instructress; Mr Dan Ragmopp, the maverick financier from Missouri; Mr Gaylord Hargus and Mr Everhard Sharp, those stalwart performers from the world of XXX adult entertainment; Miss Lucinda Whackington-Rump, the international equestrian sensation; Mr Lionel Hand-Pocket, the defrocked Test Cricket Umpire; the legendary Rector of Stiffkey; Gaz Botham, the former Britpop rock star; Miss Rita Lush, the actress and model; the Chief Constables of Wessex and Beaufortshire; those magnificent Queens of Dublin High Society, the Honourable Mrs Mervyn Tallboys and her close companion Mrs Darcy ('Lady Hannah') Yelverton-Barry; Miss Tina Smalls, from the world of fetish modeling; the quiet and mysterious M'Intosh, who visits us every year but only stands and watches the proceedings; Lord Luton (representing the Law Lords), my special girlfriend (and sometime lover) Lady Henrietta Stones-Bacon; and (naturally) my current official lover, the Duke of Northumberland. Not to mention many other notable aristocrats, politicians, lawyers, magistrates, chief constables, financiers, socialites, actresses, models, Japanese businessmen, and famous figures from the worlds of broadcasting, sport, show business and adult entertainment. In fact, we had so much fun, it has taken me almost two weeks to recover from all the excitement!!!
Lots more to come in 2016 - but bye bye for now! Kisses to all my friends!
xxxxxxx
Lady Rebecca Georgina Arabella Lyndon
Duchess of Basingstoke
Marchioness of Hounslow
History
1945: PA474 was built by Vickers-Armstrongs in Broughton, Cheshire, and was completed just after the end of World War II in Europe. It was intended for the "Tiger Force" for strategic bombing in the Far East but was not needed after the war with Japan ended.
Post-war service: The bomber was converted for photographic reconnaissance duties and served with 82 Squadron in Africa for three years. It was later used for trials by the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield. During its time at Cranfield, it was used as a testbed for laminar flow wings, with test wings mounted vertically above the fuselage.
1964–1973: After being marked for static display, the bomber was rescued by the Air Historical Branch and later restored to flying condition by 44 Squadron personnel at RAF Waddington. During its restoration, PA474 appeared in the films Operation Crossbow and The Guns of Navarone.
1973–present: PA474 was officially transferred to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in 1973 and moved to RAF Coningsby in 1976. It continues to be a main attraction at airshows and commemorative events, serving as a flying tribute to all members of RAF Bomber Command.
Significant events and details
Mid-upper turret: An original mid-upper gun turret was recovered from Argentina and fitted to PA474 in 1975.
Major overhauls: The aircraft has undergone extensive maintenance to remain airworthy. A new main spar was fitted in 1995 to extend its flying life, with expectations for it to fly until at least 2065.
Engine fire: On May 7, 2015, the aircraft suffered an engine fire but landed safely at RAF Coningsby. It was repaired and flying again by October of that same year.
Repainting: PA474 wears different liveries on its port and starboard sides, which are changed during major overhauls.
Port side: For its 80th anniversary in 2025, the port side was painted to represent Lancaster B.I LM220 of No. IX Squadron, which flew with 12,000lb "Tallboy" bombs.
Starboard side: Previously, the starboard side represented Lancaster LL922 of No. 50 Squadron.
Photo taken at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire 6th Sept 2025 Battle Of Britain Air Show