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It was poignant reading all the info about how it's a great example of two countries working together to achieve a dream.. especially in the light of Brexit etc.
If you haven't already, then the film Reunion of Giants is a must watch for you. It was filmed when the BBMF and Canadian Lancasters were together a couple of years ago.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
As I said yesterday, Dad used to fly these beasts. Including XH558, on the OCU.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
I'm heartbroken there isn't one left to fly in, should i have been able to arrange or afford that.
I could literally spend hours stood looking at one from inside and out.
Stunning.
- quite bizarre the strange lengths humans have gone to to invent an execution machine -especially the fact that Americans have always had a fascination for killing things with Electricity
In New York ,late 1800s and early 1900 s there was a fascination for publicly demonstrating the power of electricity by electrocuting large animals as a public spectacle ............Numerous draft horses etc but the fascination reached its zenith with the much publicised public electrocution in 1903 of TOPSY the elephant - in fact the first scheduled date was postponed at the last minute because so many thousands came to watch the 'spectacle' that there wasn't enough crowd space for viewing....
In total 3 or 4 elephants were electrocuted in New York including 'Jumbo "who was electrocuted 2 or 3 times as he was only badly burnt the first time !
Cue Sambo video post "Ride the Lightning "......
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
It still makes my hairs stand on end and blows my mind!!! Was lucky enough to touch one last year at Duxford. Ohh how it made me hard.
Built in the 60's, still the record holder for the fastest jet aircraft ever flown..
Great engineering!
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They all need a CLA sooner or later - if nothing else, the lubricants age and can get gummed up, and it's possibly more down to luck if an old camera is still going. Agreed that a rangefinder probably needs more work come service time. The M2 is from 1962 and has never had any maintenance that I'm aware of, and it still works superbly. I also have a IIIf...
...from 1954 (with 1953 collapsible 50mm lens) which has had a CLA and needed a replacement take-up spool because the original was no longer gripping the film (there's some guy who makes exact replicas by hand). The IIIf is quirky but fun to use, in a not dissimilar way to a TLR, while the M2 is 'modern' and has everything where I expect it to be and thus extremely intuitive to use. The wider view in the finder suits me better as well (35mm frame lines, while the IIIf has no lines and is limited to a 50mm FoV). Need to use an external finder with the IIIf for other focal lengths, seen here with the same 35mm lens as on the M2 above...
Nomad
Nobody loves me but my mother... and she could be jivin' too...