Many interests, little time.

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From Punny Pete on FB. 🤣

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Some of the 12 panels of the Occupation Tapestry, hand sewn in the 12 parishes of Jersey in 1995 for the 50th anniversary of the liberation. There is also a 13th panel, sewn more recently, reflecting developments since 1995 e.g. twinning with the German town where many islanders were interned. 🇯🇪

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The German Underground Hospital, Jersey. A fascinating glimpse into the wartime occupation and the islanders' experience of it.🇯🇪

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Spitfire Summer. Artist unknown.

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Soviet 'Bear' bomber (Tupolev 95) meets British Lightning interceptor, 1970s.⚡🐻

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Dusk on the river Tyne at Newcastle, England. Photo by Stevie Landscapes on FB. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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The coastal village of Gorey, under the impressive Mont Orgueil castle, Jersey.🇯🇪

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Statue of Gerald Durrell, British naturalist and writer, at the world famous zoo he founded on Jersey.🇯🇪

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The Liberation memorial in St. Helier, Jersey, British Channel Islands. 🇯🇪

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The triumph of the West (so far anyway)....😯

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Vickers VC-10, my all time favourite aircraft, at the RAF museum, Cosford, Shropshire, England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Cold War cars: British Mini, (West) German VW Beetle and (East) German Trabant. RAF Museum, Cosford, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Czech example of the Soviet BMP-1 Mechanised Infantry Combat Vehicle. Cold War exhibition, RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England. 🇨🇿🇬🇧

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British Armour at the Cold War Exhibition, RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England. Centurion main battle tank, Saladin scout car, Scorpion tracked reconnaissance vehicle. 🇬🇧

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The BAC TSR-2 Strike aircraft for Britain's RAF; Complex, Capable, Costly and ultimately Cancelled in 1965. The service arguably did not get anything equal to it until the (much smaller) Panavia Tornado IDS in the 1980s. 🇬🇧

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Lincoln Cathedral in reflection, Lincoln, England. Photo by Andrew James Jackson on FB. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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The Avro Lincoln, successor to the Lancaster bomber in RAF service and also serving with Australia and Argentina. RAF Museum. 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇦🇷