50 years ago.
The day America dropped 4 nukes on Spain has been all but forgotten
Disaster struck over Palomares, on the coast of Andalucia, when two planes – one of which was loaded with four hydrogen bombs – collided while refuelling in mid-air, travelling at 500mph.
HMS Royal Oak was a Revenge-class battleship launched on 17 November 1914 and completed in 1916. The First World War had been under way for almost two years when Royal Oak was commissioned. She was assigned to the Third Division of the Fourth Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet, and within the month was ordered, along with most of the fleet, to engage the German High Seas Fleet in the Battle of Jutland. Following the battle, Royal Oak was reassigned to the First Battle Squadron.
Colonial parts….!
HMS Protector to visit Lyttelton
OPINION: British Navy returns to the Ross Sea for the first time in 80 years.
Originally shared by +Dave Lamberson
Heinkel He111 H-18 with FuG 200 Hohentwiel Radar and Torpedos 1943.
Originally shared by +Dave Lamberson
Heinkel He111 H-8 cable cutter for barrage balloons.
Originally shared by +Philippine Defense News
Another picture of BRP Tarlac prior to her launch today …
Originally shared by +Dave Lamberson
StuG III G and a Panzer IV (Note the wading muffler at the rear of the StuG III, this is distinctive of vehicles who started life as Panzer III Ausf Ms but were rebuilt as StuGs)
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Naval base on Palawan’s Oyster Bay being developed
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—If there are efforts to develop a new military base in Palawan that can host US troops, no confirmation is coming from local military and civilian officials here.
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Originally shared by +Philippine Defense News
An older but more complete picture of BRP Tarlac. This was before the front part of the superstructure was painted …
Originally shared by +Gazing Skyward TV
January 18th, 1911
First successful shipboard landing of an aircraft.
On January 18, 1911, Eugene Burton Ely landed his Curtiss pusher airplane on a platform on the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay. Ely flew from the Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, California and landed on the Pennsylvania, which was the first successful shipboard landing of an aircraft. This flight was also the first ever using a tailhook system, designed and built by circus performer and aviator Hugh Robinson. Ely told a reporter: "It was easy enough. I think the trick could be successfully turned nine times out of ten."….
Source:
Wikipedia, Eugene Burton Ely:http://gstv.us/1OzBn3O
Wikipedia, USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4):http://gstv.us/1OzBz3b
YouTube, EUGENE ELY, 1ST TO LAND & TAKEOFF FROM A SHIP, REMEMBERED:http://gstv.us/1OzBigK
YouTube, 1911 Coolbaugh Curtiss Pusher in flight:http://gstv.us/1OzCrVr
If you enjoy the "This Day in Aviation History" collection, you may enjoy some of these other collections from Gazing Skyward TV: http://gstv.us/GSTVcollections
Photo from:http://gstv.us/1OzBzjK
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Portsmouth.
Newly named jetty will accommodate 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace has agreed Princess Royal Jetty as the new name for the berth at Portsmouth Naval Base which will host 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Originally shared by +Dave Lamberson
Panthers from The Hermann Göring Panzer Division on the move to the frontlines of Anzio.
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Fast jet aircraft from RAAF Bases Pearce, Tindal and Williamtown have commenced flying for 2016 to undertake training and readiness for deployment to the Middle East Region.
Air Force is committed to ensuring every effort is made to minimise any inconvenience to residents living in these areas. Fighter jets from RAAF Base Pearce operate over Western Australia, and over the ocean off the WA north-west coast; fighter jets from RAAF Base Tindal operate over the Northern Territory, and over the ocean north and west of Darwin; fighter jets from RAAF Base Williamtown operate over the ocean well off the Hunter and Great Lakes coasts for 70 percent of their training while the remaining 30 percent of operations are conducted to the west and north of RAAF Base Williamtown.
For further information on fast jet flying activities members of the community are encouraged to visit the RAAF Flying Operations website page, ring 1300 DEFENCE (1300 333 362) or:
– for RAAF Base Pearce flying activities see www.defence.gov.au/aircraftnoise/ and click the tab "Ops Near Me"
– ring RAAF Base Tindal on (08) 8973 6888, or RAAF Base Darwin on (08) 8923 8888
– ring RAAF Williamtown on 1800 033 200, or visit http://www.airforce.gov.au/flyingareawilliamtown
The Royal Australian Air Force appreciates the ongoing support of local communities.
Originally shared by +Ken Harbit (Pogi)
1919: Even a beached German U-boat posed a real threat
Though it became an instant tourist attraction, U-118 still carried a deadly hazard within.
