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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #900 on: March 06, 2015, 06:12:57 AM »


RCAF ‏@RCAF_ARC 05.03.36 – 1st Spitfire flight in Eastleigh, England. Here, W. “Billy” Bishop stands w Spitfire in 1940 #TIAH #RCAF
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« Reply #901 on: March 06, 2015, 07:59:00 AM »


@CWHM A Hamilton company Nat'l Steel Car built Lysanders for the RCAF in Malton before they built Lancasters
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #902 on: March 07, 2015, 02:46:45 AM »
I like those last few. especially the Soyuz and the Lysanders.
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« Reply #903 on: March 08, 2015, 07:24:37 PM »


An Antonov An-148 flight crew testing the lavatory seal design in a non-standard orientation.

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #904 on: March 08, 2015, 11:46:08 PM »
I thought that last shot was a former Navy pilot arriving at his destination... and forgetting that the "Fighter Break" over the field is upsetting to the passengers. :)

Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #905 on: March 10, 2015, 02:29:22 AM »
Speeding  ;D
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #906 on: March 10, 2015, 02:35:15 AM »
Speeders will be prosecuted...

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« Reply #907 on: March 10, 2015, 06:42:12 PM »
In Sweden they know how to stop speeding...


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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #908 on: March 10, 2015, 08:43:54 PM »
Another beauty from @AstroSamantha:



The Horn of Africa, the cradle of civilisation, from about as far away from it vertically as you can currently get....
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #909 on: March 10, 2015, 09:32:18 PM »
In Sweden they know how to stop speeding...




I could have used one of those on the drive to work this morning.

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« Reply #910 on: March 10, 2015, 11:00:44 PM »
Awesome pic from the Penlee Lifeboat. @penleelifeboat

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« Reply #911 on: March 12, 2015, 12:02:47 AM »
NASA SLS booster test:



Another view:

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« Reply #912 on: March 13, 2015, 07:17:38 AM »
Sgt I like to fall to earth on my back is seen leaving a RAF C-130 for the last time.



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« Reply #913 on: March 13, 2015, 07:24:34 AM »
Canadian Warplane Heritage's first A/C: MK V Firefly CF-BDH ex RAN TT.6. It was lost with Alan Ness as Pilot at the Toronto CNE Airshow in 1977. It was replaced with another MK V CF-BDG.









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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #914 on: March 13, 2015, 11:58:41 AM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #915 on: March 13, 2015, 03:19:09 PM »
Nice one, Weaver  :)

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #916 on: March 13, 2015, 08:53:11 PM »
The Lagoon of Tears on the Azores, taken by a Spanish satellite with a 75cm optical resolution!

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« Reply #917 on: March 13, 2015, 08:57:05 PM »
The Soyuz module carrying the crew of ISS mission 42 coming down on it's chute on Wednesday.

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« Reply #918 on: March 13, 2015, 11:24:32 PM »
This is Samantha Cristoforetti ( @astrosamantha on Twitter) who's taking a lot of these cool space pics. I suspect this is one of those jobs that isn't significantly different whether it's Friday or Monday. Yep, jealous...

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #919 on: March 14, 2015, 04:21:51 AM »


Childhood nothing...I still do it in the office occasionally.
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« Reply #920 on: March 14, 2015, 04:23:25 AM »
Yep, jealous...


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« Reply #921 on: March 14, 2015, 03:41:18 PM »
I wonder what will my boss ( >:() said if I tell him that I want office like that...

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« Reply #922 on: March 14, 2015, 07:07:41 PM »
Space Shuttle Saturdays!



Bob Behnken ‏@Chief_Astronaut. 7 yrs ago, Endeavour arrived at #ISS. That's me cleaning port window just fwd of the payload bay w/a yellow cloth.
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« Reply #923 on: March 14, 2015, 09:52:56 PM »
Spacecraft Saturdays!



NewHorizons2015 ‏@NewHorizons2015 TELL THE WORLD--PLUTO ENCOUNTER--4 MONTHS FROM TODAY! RTs!

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« Reply #924 on: March 14, 2015, 11:39:34 PM »
... sorry for bringing things back to Earth...

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