It’s life, and if opening people’s eyes brings change in the world and stops these atrocities I’m all for it, unfortunately war is sanitised to the general public when it is man at his bestial worst.
It certainly opened the eyes of any passing children in Tesco. Let me point that out again: children. And it won’t stop anything in Syria.
But it might upset all those supermarkets and newsagents who found themselves forced to display kiddie war-porn just to satisfy some editors bloodlust.
Wow, someone who actually reads the sun!
Ok, so you feel real proud of yourself, but let the adults talk now.
For those who must see that front page… http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2014/08/12/1227022/416376-ff242184-221f-11e4-a212-44a8a3dd312b.jpg
Won’t need one since I’m planning on being immortal.
Going well, so far…
Only if they were put on board, whereas (as seen on the other thread) aircraft – or bits of – have been craned onto carriers for disposal. Crates would have been carried on freighters, etc…
Not that it has (probably) never happened but I haven’t seen any pictures of crates being heaved overboard from a carrier – just aeroplanes, pianos, old cars, catapult test weights…
Um, you’ve got to believe that the examiner will be unbiased…haven’t you?;o)
There used to be a preserved Axis aircraft site which listed what (obviously) what there was that had survived to the present day, and also artefacts too – but it appears it hasn’t lasted as long as the things it was listing.
So does anyone know of a suitable replacement site…?
As it stands I don’t believe many of those made it much further than a scrapyard, but I hope I am wrong.
(Psst…the preserved ones!)
The Barracuda on the other thread is being loaded onto HMS Queen, a Bogue class escort carrier transferred to the RN in 1943 and used for trooping from the Far East after the end of the war, before being returned to America. I’d imagine – due to the logistics of trying to push things overboard – that all the dumpings at sea would be done from carriers: a lovely great, flat deck previously used to land aircraft would make the prefect surface to heave stuff over the side. Crates? Obviously aircraft did arrive in crates but, thinking about it, I’ve not heard of crates being dumped over the side; it would need onboard cranes which wouldn’t be impossible, but generally that sort of thing would be the preserve of a harbour/dockside crane.
Problem with documentation – the Royal Navy’s records (certainly, at least, as far as the Fleet Air Arm goes) were destroyed after the war.
On the other thread Lee Howard says the surviving records are divided between The National Archives at Kew and the FAA Museum at Yeovilton, but the latter might just concern the FAA. For shipping movements try the Royal Naval Museum Library, in the Naval Base at Portsmouth: http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/
After the discussion on the other thread…a few more. Hopefully.
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1945: HMS PIONEER ditching planes off Sydney after WWII
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Barracuda being ditched from HMS Pioneer, late 1945
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Dumped Wildcat, possibly from HMS Searcher
See this thread, where dumping of lend-lease Fleet Air Arm aircraft out that way is discussed – and illustrated. Nothing about Spitfires though…
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?129892-FAA-Aircraft-Serial-Query
Sorry – didn’t see this thread before now.
Story originated in the Heil and true to form I see regurgitated by the BBC. I wonder what he ACTUALLY said……
Regurgitated by ALL the major papers, and quite a few local ones too – so you can hardly pick on the BBC as though they were the only other outlet responsible.
Why don’t you read the story if you want to know what was said; hunt around until you find one that reports it with an acceptable-to-you slant…
Oh well, back to the standard, daily grind for the UKIP leader…
UKIP defends MEP’s ‘Hitler speech’ advice
UKIP has defended one of its MEPs who allegedly advised prospective party candidates to learn from the speaking style of Adolf Hitler.
According to the Mail on Sunday, Bill Etheridge described the Nazi dictator as a “magnetic and forceful” performer who “achieved a great deal”…
…The newspaper says Mr Etheridge told the class: “Look back to the most magnetic and forceful public speaker possibly in history.
“When Hitler gave speeches, and many of the famous ones were at rallies, at the start he walks, back and forth, looked at people – there was a silence, he waited minutes just looking out at people, fixing them with his gaze.”…
Covered it a little over a month ago…
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?130895-WWI-dogfight-photo-how-genuine
A few more because they’re funny!
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The reason more bedrooms aren’t made up to look like Cold War solitary confinement cells is simple – The effort and skill required to remove the wallpaper, plaster, carpet and underlay while retaining the furniture is beyond all but the most skillful real estate agents. How pleasing that some are still willing to go that extra mile.
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Given that it’s a trademark characteristic of the undead, I think we should be concerned about any real estate agent who doesn’t have a reflection.
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This property comes with a wonderful outside space, which would be ideal for housing a wild animal or as an exercise yard for a hostage.
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The agent here isn’t just selling a flat, they’re selling a lifestyle. In this case a lifestyle that involves drinking gin before you’ve even got out of bed.
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This hallway may be familiar to those of you who have had a near death experience and have found yourselves being beckoned toward the light.
Snaff, I bet you get the role of the UGLY SISTER in the pantomime………………:D
(Altogether now) oh no I/he won’t!
That would be up to the director, although I doubt my legs would suit the wearing of tights, but are you going to step in again and be the rear end of the cow…?
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War Junkie, by Jon Steele
Soon after starting work as an ITN cameraman, Jon Steele began to feel strangely at home in the kind of places ordinary people get evacuated from. In Moscow, he filmed in the midst of chaos as armed rebels and militia fought hand-to-hand battles on the streets. In Rwanda, he filmed the horrific aftermath to the most brutal massacre of modern times. In Zaire, he filmed endless fields full of young children deranged by hunger and ravaged by cholera. And finally in Bosnia, Jon realized that he had seen and filmed more than he could cope with, and finally spiralled into a deep emotional meltdown.
Today, War Junkie is recognized as a cult classic of war reportage.
The Rwanda section, where he was in country with reporter James Mates, is really raw: the genocide was later filmed as Rwanda Hotel where the Canadian UN General Roméo Dallaire, who is frequently featured in this book, was badly misrepresented by Nick Nolte. The UN totally screwed up, wanting to wash their hands of the situation and forget what was happening, but their guys on the ground did their best to prevent the killings and Dallaire – like Steele – suffered from PTSD due to his time in Rwanda.
A fantastic autobiog. that I really, strongly, recommend.
Sorry, did you want a review?