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Wind turbines stand in farmland fields beside National Grid high voltage power lines near Alveston in South Gloucestershire.
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WINDS OF WAR 1938 - 1941
April 6, 1938 - Company pilot James Taylor makes the first flight of the Bell XP-39 Aircobra at Wright Field, Ohio. Nearly 4,800 Lend-Lease P-39's will be used by Soviet Pilots to destroy German tanks.
September 29, 1938 - Brig. Gen. H. H. "Hap" Arnold is named Chief of the Army Air Corps, succeeding Maj. Gen. Oscar Westover who was killed in a plane crash September 21, 1938.
October 14, 1938 - Company test pilot Edward Elliot makes the first flight of the Curtiss XP-40 at Buffalo, NY. Almost 14,000 will be built before production ends in 1944. A P-40 is on display in this gallery.
January 27, 1939 - Lt. Benjamin Kelsey makes the first flight of the Lockheed XP-38 at Marsh Field CA. The two leading American aces of all time, Major Richard I. Bong (40 victories) and Major Thomas B McGuire (38 victories) would fly P-38s. A P-38 is on display in this gallery.
April 3, 1939 - President Roosevelt signs the National Defense Act of 1940, which authorizes a 5,300 Million budget and 6,000 airplanes for the Army Air Corps and increases AAC Personnel to 3203 officers and 45,000 enlisted troops. It also included funding for Hill Field near Ogden, Utah.
August 27, 1939 - The first jet-powered aircraft, the Heinkel He-178, makes its first flight.
World War II Begins
September 1, 1939 - AT 4:34 a.m., Lt Bruno Dilley leads three Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers in an attack against the Dirschau Bridge. The German invasion of Poland, the first act of World War II, begins six minutes later.
December 29,1939 - The Consolidated XB-24 Liberator makes a seventeen-minute first flight from Lindbergh Field in San Diego, CA, with company pilot Bill Wheatley at the controls. More that 18,000 B-24s will be built in the next five and one half years, making for the largest military production run in US history. A B-24 is on display in this gallery.
July 10. 1940 - The German Luftwaffe attacks British shipping in the English Channel in the first action of the Battle of Britain.
August 13 - October 5, 1940 - Against overwhelming odds, Royal Air Force pilots fend off the luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain and ward off German invasion of the British Isles.
October 8, 1940 - The Royal Air force announces the formation of the first Eagle Squadron, a fighter command unit to consist of volunteer pilots from the US. Utah's own Chesley Peterson was one of the First Eagle Squadron commanders. See his display in this gallery.
April 11, 1941 - Consolidated and Boeing are invited to submit designs for an airplane that would eventually become the B-36.
May 6, 1941 - First flight of the P-47 takes place at republic facilities in Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
June 20, 1941 - The U.S. Army Air forces are established with Maj. Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold as Chief of Staff. General Arnold will command the build up of the largest Air Force in the World and will become the first and only Air Force Five Star General.
December 7, 1941 - The Imperial Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbor, Hawii
AMERICA GOES TO WAR
A smallish wind turbine in Staffordshire, England. This one is apparently ~50m (150ft) high and generates 225kW of electricity, which is enough to power about 100 electric kettles (~2-2.5kW) simultaneously. Read more in our article about how wind turbines work. There's more background about this turbine in this article from the Burton Mail.
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Strong winds blew through the city of Montreal yesterday. Lots of rain in some areas little in others. Power was knocked out for a while in many districts. This was the scene at parc des rapides during the afternoon. A lot of cloud cover, reports of weird colored lights in the sky. The sky was electric. Solar flare time.
Winds through Katmai Pass are notoriously strong as this wind-scoured pumice indicated. The strongest of the prevailing winds travel from south to north which is right to left in the photo. NPS photo by M. Fitz.
There are wind chimes along the steps of Wen Wu Temple which are used by visitors to ask for blessings. Their function is somewhat like that of a wishing well. Visitors first buy wind chimes for their specific animal of the Chinese zodiac, and then have the chimes passed through incense smoke by temple workers. Then the visitors write their names and the contents of their wishes, and go to the top of the Year of Steps to ring the chimes, and finally go down the steps and hang the chimes beside those steps that represent their birthdays, symbolizing the completion of their efforts.
Source: www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/en/03000573.aspx
It is said that the wind will send your prayers to the saints and gods of Wen Wu Temple....
I asked Jade to translate of few of the wishes (not these ones). They were: to become pregnant, for money, and for an ill grandma to get better. Any help from my Chinese flickr friends in translating what the wishes are on these chimes would be appreciated.
Wind turbine nacelle en route to Drumderg, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The nacelle houses the gears and electrical generator.
MULTRATUG 18 (IMO 9492880) towing wind farm jackets near the Isle of May, en-route fro the Port of Tyne to Nigg.
The Wind Surf is a cruise ship; a sleek, five-masted sailing yacht accommodating 310 guests. Her seven decks have a total of 22,090 square feet. She has a gross tonnage of 14,745 and is registered in the Bahamas. There are 7 triangular, self-furling, computer-operated sails with 26,881 square feet (or 2,600 square meters) of Dacron surface area and 5 masts each at 164 feet (50 meters) high. She is additionally powered by 4 diesel electric generating sets providing power to 2 electrical propulsion motors. Her speed is 10 to 12 knots with engines only and up to 15 knots wind and engine assisted. She is owned and operated by Windstar Cruises.
Bowler Hat- Modcloth
Earrings- Modcloth
Scarf- Thrifted
Ring- Thrifted
Watch- Ebay
Long Cardigan- Urban Behaviour
Dress- Target
Belt- Liz Claiborne
Tights- American Apparel
Shoes- Modcloth "Coffee Talk"
Participants took part in 5K, 10K, half and full marathon running events over two days at the Run Like the Wind Festival at Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility outside of Ellensburg, WA.
To learn more about Run Like the Wind, please visit www.run-like-the-wind.com/.
The wind broke the juniper in the heath.
Vom Wind umgewehter Wacholderbusch im Büsenbachtal bei Handeloh, Lüneburger Heide.
This happened while I was away. Must have been a hell of a wind! It's a huge teaching opportunity for these curious kids.
Walking on the Pembrokeshire coast path. Fun, until Alex got scared: the wind lifted him from the ground.
This is one of the best place I have ever been. Wind mill at Udumala pet. This is about 150 kilometer from coimboture and you can see 1000s of wind mill. You must halt at this place and enjoy the wind. You do not need a fan on the road as the wind is good and continues.
Wind, waves and clouds at the strait of Öresund. Picture taken from the pier in Helsingborg, Sweden.