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Andy_Ross
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I have been to a couple of events at his Fantasy of Flight facility. It is unfortunate that it is no longer open to the public (other than viewing a limited selection of aircraft). In its heyday, it was a great place to spend a day.
At one event, we were able to get a photograph of ourselves in our 2005 Mustang convertible in front of a P-51 Mustang and were treated to an airshow by the Red Bull aerobatics team and flyovers by a P-51 and other aircraft. There was even a rumor that John Travolta made a quick visit in a small jet that we saw land then take off again later.
I have been watching Kermit Weeks's videos for a while since one popped up in my feed about him buying the remains of "Cosmic Muffin*," a boat built from a seaplane once owned by Howard Hughes. I recognized the boat because years earlier I had taken a tour of it when it was docked in Ft. Lauderdale.
*Jimmy Buffet gave it the name "Cosmic Muffin" and featured it in one of his novels.
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Gulliver Foyle
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I'm a fan of History of Everything, an Aussie history youtuber. https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryofEverythingChannel
His speciality is how ◊◊◊◊ the Ruzzians are.
His speciality is how ◊◊◊◊ the Ruzzians are.
Yup there are quite a few good Aussie channels.
This guy, hypohystericalhistory, has done a long series on the New Guinea campaign, for example.
A d in a similar vein to Tod's Workshop, capandball, but on early firearms.
See this for example
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Billy the Kid Lincoln County War 1878
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In what became known as "The Battle For Lincoln", Billy the Kid and the Regulators, along with Alex McSween and his family, held their own defending Lincoln and the McSween home from Sheriff Peppin, his law enforcement and even the US Military.
This became the final show down, but not yet the end of the Lincoln County War, ending in a final desperate escape from a burning home which was set a blaze by Sheriff Peppin's men.
Video description
In what became known as "The Battle For Lincoln", Billy the Kid and the Regulators, along with Alex McSween and his family, held their own defending Lincoln and the McSween home from Sheriff Peppin, his law enforcement and even the US Military.
This became the final show down, but not yet the end of the Lincoln County War, ending in a final desperate escape from a burning home which was set a blaze by Sheriff Peppin's men.
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LDE1976
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I like the American Battlefield Trust Youtube channel for Civil War stuff. Loads of videos where they take you round the actual battlefields; they tend to produce a new series on each anniversary of the major battles. There's also some War of Independence content.
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American Battlefield Trust
The American Battlefield Trust is America's largest non-profit organization (501-C3) devoted to the preservation of our nation's endangered Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 battlefields. The Trust also promotes educational programs and heritage tourism initiatives to inform the...
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Axxman300
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Here's Bismarck's forward barbettes:
Here's Bismarck's detached superstructure:
They also have a 3-hour video of the entire forward section, all brand new in 4K. Great advertising for the Royal Navy.
Here's Bismarck's detached superstructure:
They also have a 3-hour video of the entire forward section, all brand new in 4K. Great advertising for the Royal Navy.
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The Battle of Palmdale
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On August 16th, 1956 two state-of-the-art F-89D Scorpions intercepted a runaway Hellcat drone over Southern California. In a two hour engagement, they fired 208 folding fin aircraft rockets without hitting the slow-moving Hellcat. Instead, the rockets rained down on the unsuspecting residents of Palmdale California, who endured an aerial bombardment that destroyed cars, damaged houses and ignited a huge brush fire that burned for days.
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On August 16th, 1956 two state-of-the-art F-89D Scorpions intercepted a runaway Hellcat drone over Southern California. In a two hour engagement, they fired 208 folding fin aircraft rockets without hitting the slow-moving Hellcat. Instead, the rockets rained down on the unsuspecting residents of Palmdale California, who endured an aerial bombardment that destroyed cars, damaged houses and ignited a huge brush fire that burned for days.