We all know physical special effects are far more impressive than doing it in CGI, so a big hand here to the Russian oil industry for this sequence for the next Independence Day remake
19 June 1940 // Submarine HMS Orpheus sent a signal from a position off Benghazi on this date while on patrol in the Mediterranean, and then disappeared with all 55 crew. She may have been sunk by an Italian mine near Tobruk but this remains unconfirmed. (IWM Q 67709) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
17 June 1942 // Destroyer HMS Wild Swan was sunk in the Western Approaches by German aircraft which had mistaken nearby Spanish trawlers for a convoy. She shot down six aircraft before sinking. 31 of her crew died of exposure while awaiting rescue. (Imperial War Museum Q 58547) #RoyalNavy #WW2
Strong contender for history’s most contemptible little shitebags, we bring you the second ep of our Generalissimo series: Hideki Tojo.
Oh to be able to slap that heed of his.
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18 June 1916 // Destroyer HMS Eden sank after colliding at night in the English Channel off Fécamp with the liner SS France, then operating as a troop transport. 43 of Eden's crew of 76 were lost including her Commanding Officer. (Imperial War Museum image Q 21205) #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
On April 30, 1940, the French Navy scored an own goal when the destroyer Maillé Brézé torpedoed itself by accident. During maintenance, one of the torpedo tubes malfunctioned and launched a torpedo which struck the forecastle. 37 crewmen were killed; 47 wounded.
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Coincidentally, it’s the 82nd anniversary today of the worst single incident of the entire V-1 campaign.
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A lovely shot of NASA ER-2 NASA809, climbing out on an ALOFT mission to gather data on the Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) produced in thunderstorms on July 12, 2023.
The ER (Earth Resources)-2 is a modified Lockheed U-2 that collects information about the Earth’s resources.
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Hope they’re not using the original glue formula…
Dreadnought Holiday
This week’s free to read - the U-boats are back…
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On the 11 August 1943, Oberleutnant zur See Clemens Schamong’s U-468 sank below the waves for the last time and a battle to survive in the Atlantic Ocean began.
Sunday 18th June, 1944. At 11:20am, a V-1 missile hit the Guards’ Chapel at Wellington Barracks, near Buckingham Palace. A service was in progress, attended by a large mixed military and civilian congregation.
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In this week's #NewsoftheWar, it became clear that the newspapers weren't sure what to say about Tojo in the early days. But as news reached Britain from the far east, opinions settled on despot and dastardly being useful descriptions. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar
