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Review: Musee 39-45, Ambleteuse, France

Alastair — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:58:34 +0000

The Musee 39-45 * north of Boulogne in Pas-de-Calais, differs from many WW2 museums in that it is dedicated to the uniforms and accessories of the combatants, rather than their equipment. The only large pieces of military equipment are parked outside, namely ‘Jean Beart’, a Sherman M4 and a few pieces of field artillery (eg. […]

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Why Do Aircraft Carriers Have Their Island On The Starboard Side?

Alastair — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:25:19 +0000

I came across this little ‘factoid’ in the National Museum of the Royal Navy’s in-house magazine, Scuttlebutt, which was a fascinating publication until they stopped publishing it! It’s one of those ‘unknown unknowns’ as Donald Rumsfeld would say. I didn’t know that I didn’t know it… until I read it! Have you ever noticed that […]

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Last chance to see an operational Lynx flying in the UK

Alastair — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 15:07:58 +0000

The Royal Navy decommissioned its last Westland Lynx helicopter in March last year, and the British Army Air Corps is about to do the same. The twin-engined multi-role Lynx began service with the Army in 1979 and the Fleet Air Arm in 1981. Its ability to hunt & kill submarines or tanks; deploy, rescue & […]

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