ERNIE BOND - VARIED SUBJECTS AND CURIOSITIES

WW1 SMS Blücher sank after taking heavy hits from British warships at the Battle of Dogger Bank on Jan 24, 1915. The German armored cruiser lagged behind Rear Admiral Franz von Hipper's faster battlecruisers during the North Sea chase.

WW2 A-20B-DL #41-3148 "Miss Burma" Code: #34 47th Bomb Group - 85th Bomb Squadron - 12th AF Flew 270 combat missions.

Year 1972 Morocco Rally Lampinen Simo / Andreasson Sölve - Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé. Winners.

Year 1972 Monza 1000 Km. Moretti Gianpiero / Abarth 2000.

Schönbühel Castle is a riverside fortress located upstream on the Danube River in the village of Schönbühel-Aggsbach,in the heart of the Wachau Valley.Situated on a rocky hill overlooking the river,the castle boasts 1 of the most beautiful views in Austria surrounded by vineyards

THEN/NOW Deep within the forests of Harzgebirgi, there are traces of a forgotten chapter in aviation history. Simple, improvised flight paths,far from major airports,were built in remote forested areas of the Harz Plateau.These sites served as alternative take-off & landing areas

5002 Ludlow Castle powers a local service at Birmingham Snow Hill on 6 June 1964, a moment that captures the dignity of Great Western steam in its final days. Photographed by Roger Norfolk, the Castle Class locomotive is still very much at work

The first 4-6-0 locomotive to run in the British Isles, Highland Railway’s Jones Goods No.103, represents a major step forward in British steam locomotive development. Introduced to traffic in 1894, the design reflected David Jones’s forward thinking

Santa Fe’s train 19, the *Chief*, is seen at Winslow, AZ in Apr 1968, a moment captured near the end of the golden age of long-distance passenger rail in the Southwest. By this time, the *Chief* remained 1 of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway’s premier trains

WW2 P-47D Razorback '27' 42-75971 'Ruthless Ruthie' mount of 8 kill ace Lt George P Novotny from the 317th FS/325th FG. Republic P-47D 42-75971 310th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 12th AF. Assigned to Lt George P Novotny, then Lt John Simmo

A portrait of German General Erwin Rommel with his wife Lucie and his son Manfred. Vienna, Austria, 1941

Zwingenberg Castle is a medieval fortress situated on the Neckar River near the village of Zwingenberg.Surrounded by wooded hills & overlooking a winding river valley,the castle occupies a strategic & location,making it an important stronghold & a prominent landmark for centuries

WW2 Pilots of the 102nd Squadron of the 51st Fighter Group of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force (Hugoslovensko Krajevskoe ratno vazduhoplavstvo) against the background of German-made Messerschmitt fighters Bf. 109 in Bosnia at the Jasenica airfield (near Mostar).

THEN/NOW Important network of transport routes,bridges & underground structures developed along the Elbe region during the 20th c,facilitating the connection between industrial/residential areas.This infrastructure was continuously expanded & adapted to new technical requirements

@LeninhaLopes77 O povo ignorante é em maior número do que os não ignorantes

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Rocca di Ostia,Italy Pope Martin V, from 1423/1424, had a round tower built, surrounded by a moat, to guard the section of the river near the salt mines, protecting trade routes & thus serving as a papal customs station.

WW2 A French Dewoitine D.520 aircraft in the Luftwaffe service.After the occupation of the south of France in Nov 1942, the Germans captured 182 D.520s, 93 from Arme de l'Air squadrons, and 89 from warehouses.The D.520 was then assigned to the Luftwaffe units as a training unit

1st introduced at the Paris Salon Show in 1948, Citroen’s 2CV is a cult classic car,1st entering production in 1948,where it would remain for over 40 years until 1990.

In 1948,moving along the Starrucca Viaduct near Lanesboro,PA,was an unforgettable experience that highlighted both engineering grandeur & the romance of American rail travel. Completed in 1848 for the New York & Erie Railroad,the massive stone viaduct soared above Starrucca Creek