F6F Hellcat by Willard Womack
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In the perfect slot to catch the thire wire.
@saamblaang #zatanna #conque2017 #iphone7 by davidpuma
UNRRA Liberation Class 2-8-0 steam locomotives aboard the Empire Wallace leaving Gladstone Docks in Liverpool (Vulcan Foundry 5357-5386 / 1945) by Historical Railway Images
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The first thirty of the UNRRA Liberation Class locomotives are being shipped aboard the Empire Wallace to Trieste, en route for Yugoslavia. Being too wide for the British loading gauge, they were carried by road on special 100 ton trailers to the port of embarkation (see Railway Gazette 21 June 1946) An Empire ship is a merchant ship that was given a name beginning with “Empire” in the service of the Government of the United Kingdom during and after World War II. Most were used by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned them and contracted their operation to various shipping companies of the British Merchant Navy Empire ships came from two main sources: new construction, and capture and seizure. New Empire ships were built for the MoWT or obtained from the United States to increase Britain’s shipping capacity and offset losses to German U-boats, commerce raiders, bombing and other enemy actions in the tonnage war Germany was waging against Britain’s sea transport around the globe. Others were captured or seized from enemy powers and some were acquired by requisition or normal purchase or lease New Empire ship construction represented an enormous undertaking that included classes of freighters, tankers, aircraft carriers, fast cargo liners, tank landing ships, Deep Sea Salvage and Rescue Tugs and several other categories. Total production numbered in the hundreds Empire ships were supplements to Britain’s normal peacetime merchant fleet, swelling its wartime numbers to 12,000, then the largest merchant ship fleet in the world. Approximately 4,000 ships on the British register were lost between 1939 and 1945, a considerable number being sunk during the Battle of the Atlantic Empire Wallace was a cargo ship which was built by Greenock Dockyard. It was launched on 04 September 1945 and completed in February 1946. Sold in 1956 to Ben Lin Steamers Ltd and renamed Benarty. Sold in 1963 to Harbour Line Ltd, Bermuda and renamed Elys Harbour. Sold in 1981 to Pizano SA and renamed Bahia Columbia. Arrived on 05 December 1988 at Chittagong, Bangladesh for scrapping (Information from Wikipedia) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Class
Aquarela Samba Dancers by davegolden
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SF Carnaval Parade 2022
F-6 Mustang by Willard Womack
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F-6 (44-1569) of the 7ht Photo / Reconnaissance Group Mount Farm England. With these 110 gallon, glue impregnated paper, droop tanks, the Mustang had a flight time range of close to eight hours.
Africa Railways - South Africa - Cape Government Railways 4-6-0 steam locomotive Nr. 180 - accident in 1898 (Dübs Locomotive Works, Glasgow 3441 / 1897) by Historical Railway Images
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Accident at Mosterts Hook near Matjesfontein - Cape Government Railways - 1898 Matjiesfontein is 200 km from Cape Town. Before dining facilities was available to passengers on the train, the trains stopped at Matjiesfontein and passengers would feed at Logan’s Hotel which was within walking distance from the station. The story goes that Logan made the soup too hot, so that the train’s whistle would blow to leave before the main course was served. Judging by the fact that the train was double headed, it was headed North from Matjiesfontein Cape Government Railways Nr. 180 became SAR Class 6A Nr. 460 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Class_6A_4-6-0
