'Death In The Air', presented by Betty Archer (lemmy.world)
This is from a collection of 34 photographs that were in a book about World War 1, ‘Death in the Air: The War Dairy and Photographs of a Flying Corps Pilot’ published in 1933....
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This is from a collection of 34 photographs that were in a book about World War 1, ‘Death in the Air: The War Dairy and Photographs of a Flying Corps Pilot’ published in 1933....
The Shinden was a plane first conceptualized by the Japanese military in 1943, and first flown on a test flight in 1945. Even before the test flight, the Japanese Navy had ordered production of the plane. However Japan’s surrender in 1945 stopped production, and in the end only two of the planes were produced. One was...
In 1995, Shawn Nelson, a former Army tank commander drove into a National Guard armory and stole an M60A3 tank. He drove the tank out of the armory, and onto residential streets where he began crushing things in his path. He drove the tank onto a highway and was pursued by a number of San Diego Police Department cars....
Michael Dukakis was a Democrat candidate running for President in 1988. He had previously been criticized as being soft on national defense, so in September of that year he orchestrated a photo op in an M1 Abrams tank meant to toughen up his image....
On June 17, 1994 celebrity and NFL player OJ Simpson had failed turn himself in to the LAPD in connection with the killing of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman....
The Church Committee sought to investigate abuses and reign in the CIA, FBI, and NSA. This committee would reveal controversial programs including MKULTRA and COINTELPRO....
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Blame Canada”. The creaters, Matt Parker and Trey Stone decided that, “It’s a magical night tonight.”...
The soldier on the left of the photo is holding an M20 series “Super Bazooka” which fires a 3.5 inch HEAT round, the M28 series , with a setback armed, base detonating fuse....
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