tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70637482978727047592024-03-12T19:09:26.989-04:00ATOMIC-ANNIHILATION...or how I learned to stop worrying and start a Blogjames vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.comBlogger1521125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-4545642190959089662023-06-04T03:52:00.011-04:002023-06-04T03:53:41.594-04:00... Git-R-Done!<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj5_rXDoLMH3l-QCvNBQrD9SXKD5HUbKm_frto0pLpliuhpk3_jG_HEQYGSP41d-1XZbpp20gLeVhl8EWbYhjLi2MG666wWGmpktwhWRWD_AzPx1iHYbvzOFa0o0BOTRqf84dmhZd5ITZEhjN_9Jv7zLGS06Hu9hjmSMPnFma2WihcdHi6Am8Gfgj/s2744/1681791245983%20%5Br%5D%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="2744" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj5_rXDoLMH3l-QCvNBQrD9SXKD5HUbKm_frto0pLpliuhpk3_jG_HEQYGSP41d-1XZbpp20gLeVhl8EWbYhjLi2MG666wWGmpktwhWRWD_AzPx1iHYbvzOFa0o0BOTRqf84dmhZd5ITZEhjN_9Jv7zLGS06Hu9hjmSMPnFma2WihcdHi6Am8Gfgj/w415-h415/1681791245983%20%5Br%5D%20.jpg" width="415" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Soviet workers utilize a leftover Mig-15 fighter jet to clear snow from railroad tracks near Moscow. <i>My Eastern Bloc friends would heartily applaud!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><p></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i> </i><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-42657617856381045002023-06-04T03:43:00.009-04:002023-06-04T03:57:37.327-04:001958 ... double '6's<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCJik4YGZIQUxLftN49nBaydG_Nesau7Ozdgx7urADv1WOk4ke3uzuL_ygqGC9FKrH4Sq0CuhNJEUeBVYRTeqLBFW5vsupHn6NC_60vP0g2DjjoIxyun2P29doL6hMWRx1LuHa8yOji6hU5IisrAsvcNvlJZT417eBHK9AjBFGuUNLROkQG1U-aCX/s1994/32484905858_9ae6961d43_o%20%5Br%5D%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="1549" height="635" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCJik4YGZIQUxLftN49nBaydG_Nesau7Ozdgx7urADv1WOk4ke3uzuL_ygqGC9FKrH4Sq0CuhNJEUeBVYRTeqLBFW5vsupHn6NC_60vP0g2DjjoIxyun2P29doL6hMWRx1LuHa8yOji6hU5IisrAsvcNvlJZT417eBHK9AjBFGuUNLROkQG1U-aCX/w495-h635/32484905858_9ae6961d43_o%20%5Br%5D%20.jpg" width="495" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ...brought into service 1958-59 two seat F-106B Convair 'Delta Dart'. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" target="_blank"><i><b>wiki</b></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> </b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><b> <br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><p></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i> </i><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-28125075704484736492023-06-04T03:07:00.001-04:002024-02-21T17:23:00.565-05:00... Hollywood blows up the world again (almost)!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TDT4nzTrTsk" width="461" youtube-src-id="TDT4nzTrTsk"></iframe></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Look at modern mythology and the blending of myth and fact. The specter of nuclear war has to be the most dark, and ominous theme. Before 1945 the office of the President of the United States was one of great power and influence but not of God-like reach. After the <span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">weaponization</span></span> of the fundamental force of the Universe, the atom, it's control and use becomes Biblical in scope! Unleashing this power is unimaginable. That is; beyond the ability of any person to fully comprehend and understand. And yet, the largest engine of this hellfire is under the command of one person, one human being among all the billions. The President.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">This drama, this mythology has one hero, one central character into whose hands is thrust the fate of the world. Since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, a preview which mercifully ended before the final curtain, this role has been magnified into a well worn and well known collective nightmare. Filled with magical devices, secret incantations and numberless servants of the great destruction. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-77011822225581557952023-01-26T04:42:00.003-05:002023-06-04T03:55:12.142-04:001952 ... Avro 'Vulcan' UK<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZe6_dYz6_xobe47Tm-xczy1cg6HD-KssMiQ0km2cxRg5C0WMSBX-vold5o2kB0eE03W5iT5ZsFg2dkc_qca4ZAMEIKKNQKJGubrbGQoQwTx2EJ2EmLSrjWC5HnVXNWvpWIcuN3mqg_ACV6UlvtnqkRFGVlDqiw4-jX6Th2DOegv95DBP8CzKAJnP/s1886/tumblr_279358beca16d23601711191f549f590_b448cfdb_500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1886" data-original-width="1377" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZe6_dYz6_xobe47Tm-xczy1cg6HD-KssMiQ0km2cxRg5C0WMSBX-vold5o2kB0eE03W5iT5ZsFg2dkc_qca4ZAMEIKKNQKJGubrbGQoQwTx2EJ2EmLSrjWC5HnVXNWvpWIcuN3mqg_ACV6UlvtnqkRFGVlDqiw4-jX6Th2DOegv95DBP8CzKAJnP/w468-h640/tumblr_279358beca16d23601711191f549f590_b448cfdb_500.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOQyA3hXvx6Gds6KJkSZ3VqlGHOkxN0UQ7gM5fhtytJt6I1Gi4rJt6-0z0yoTX7N2G-yP8QQi-NSdWF5reUdNhrLE7LrCDBHbIPdnHrz9mBIFRyL74kwjAVbhZ_Wec6F4TGq8MQRmPE7pB13Vvz64Hr-fEZdhGbh4nxrDDbfg-mNNHn7ZXmuuptt-/s1764/tumblr_6420d5d590aa3f03954c17c4b35617c5_8771f206_500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1764" data-original-width="1389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOQyA3hXvx6Gds6KJkSZ3VqlGHOkxN0UQ7gM5fhtytJt6I1Gi4rJt6-0z0yoTX7N2G-yP8QQi-NSdWF5reUdNhrLE7LrCDBHbIPdnHrz9mBIFRyL74kwjAVbhZ_Wec6F4TGq8MQRmPE7pB13Vvz64Hr-fEZdhGbh4nxrDDbfg-mNNHn7ZXmuuptt-/w504-h640/tumblr_6420d5d590aa3f03954c17c4b35617c5_8771f206_500.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">LINKS:</span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan </span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-history-of-the-avro-vulcan-bomber">https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-history-of-the-avro-vulcan-bomber</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-61310828570425792272023-01-26T04:05:00.002-05:002023-01-26T04:05:40.907-05:001952 ... 'Song of the End of the World'<div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxV2szNjyayqIG5YEUOJ9LeYAUl5Jl3DvIh_vVesHey2yXvcEQpoVN2CdUvWRY8BXTGsUNqYha4sPX841FDbg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Take a LISTEN.. no doubt this is the most eerie sound ever devised by man. Even today, when they test the 'tornado sirens' I still check my watch and the day to be sure it is the scheduled test. For a small child in the late 1950's, these were indeed the opening chorus of a drama that would have no one alive to see the last act.</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYc6ySXoral7PD5rNXVKBqEEcTuHVFqFq5Z9Jpda9xnOGJ_Vrf82tBkec3_Ve1OAUrXxYS7ZlDAgYc-_bOl1HdNXPdrQNV6leHMp8IcxzULYMYYB1kEInhe7Djo-HQnCq3Fopzw2RA6TeAAo7lRZegfHow9GlR7-_mnUxq0DvkihxvbWLH-j6Xoe_/s2778/chrysler-air-raid-siren-6%20%5Br%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2089" data-original-width="2778" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYc6ySXoral7PD5rNXVKBqEEcTuHVFqFq5Z9Jpda9xnOGJ_Vrf82tBkec3_Ve1OAUrXxYS7ZlDAgYc-_bOl1HdNXPdrQNV6leHMp8IcxzULYMYYB1kEInhe7Djo-HQnCq3Fopzw2RA6TeAAo7lRZegfHow9GlR7-_mnUxq0DvkihxvbWLH-j6Xoe_/w640-h482/chrysler-air-raid-siren-6%20%5Br%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">LINKS:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Air-Raid_Siren"><span style="font-family: verdana;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Air-Raid_Siren</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/08/the-chrysler-air-raid-siren-was-so.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/08/the-chrysler-air-raid-siren-was-so.html </span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-54871343498217550482022-12-11T01:18:00.001-05:002023-09-13T10:55:48.514-04:00Face of the Cold War ... Korean War<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMB_PQOeroC8NuZ4Nv2JaiV3TkmOIk9ZJ9AN63gMAYNV8PSue2sXthIWXrTs-GXd0KYIrR9NIjpbGY853yp27vOn3BhKQfYsJFLOHHWpctoYeFcKEsBH7XIbort8XccuBC1O1ogRnYZUg8vRSW_iu0sxDA1M-jFsk38nkFc3SUy5gG679f4EdiJiM/s3625/Screenshot%202021-06-30%20at%2003-55-46%20LIFE%20%20%5BR%5D%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3625" data-original-width="2700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMB_PQOeroC8NuZ4Nv2JaiV3TkmOIk9ZJ9AN63gMAYNV8PSue2sXthIWXrTs-GXd0KYIrR9NIjpbGY853yp27vOn3BhKQfYsJFLOHHWpctoYeFcKEsBH7XIbort8XccuBC1O1ogRnYZUg8vRSW_iu0sxDA1M-jFsk38nkFc3SUy5gG679f4EdiJiM/w476-h640/Screenshot%202021-06-30%20at%2003-55-46%20LIFE%20%20%5BR%5D%20.png" width="476" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span> </span></p><p><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-12048905865155195292022-12-11T01:04:00.003-05:002023-09-13T10:57:02.447-04:001959 ... 'Fallout: When and How to Protect Yourself'<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> ... time to put some popcorn on the 'ol uranium cooker! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A lot of these Cold War education films felt obligated to scare everyone into paying attention with some weird scary music at the start!</span><br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="384" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y_gTGB6-9BQ" width="462" youtube-src-id="y_gTGB6-9BQ"></iframe></div><p></p><p></p><p><br /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-18692555552690148102022-11-14T02:51:00.004-05:002022-11-14T03:41:39.229-05:001950 ... "can anything be done?"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBZDVymQO8x9GFZpiElPeeTMAiKdRcO3_F0R1ZtpeTf7umQry3osE6RLfYAdywVRtjQEMuwZoUvsB_U34Ruvb93uVwrB_YHEcMKkf0wNTlb8zen12JmVnRF69wacwpUCtMS_uw_M8ptp6Ni0M-S7pM_EzXHWelLvpoOkVDzRq-aeu9GqA4D0qWbNY/s2784/plate-1-edit%20%20%5Br%5D%20%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="2089" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBZDVymQO8x9GFZpiElPeeTMAiKdRcO3_F0R1ZtpeTf7umQry3osE6RLfYAdywVRtjQEMuwZoUvsB_U34Ruvb93uVwrB_YHEcMKkf0wNTlb8zen12JmVnRF69wacwpUCtMS_uw_M8ptp6Ni0M-S7pM_EzXHWelLvpoOkVDzRq-aeu9GqA4D0qWbNY/w480-h640/plate-1-edit%20%20%5Br%5D%20%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> illustration by Chesley Bonestell</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://paleofuture.com/blog/2012/3/30/hiroshima-usa" target="_blank">(LINK)</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-65265243884024740212022-11-14T02:11:00.002-05:002022-12-11T01:20:43.665-05:00... J. Robert Oppenheimer (cartoon)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QYKv4HFNM3FXDQIluPl065L4AgMXYr62ZcxNHmOwMumJ-oUf5uAX9qPtataNRc6rPj-8CKlIiS9KT-VYPJeqwC-Xxnxu3GGSXpZFS3JckvA3uphPLrYICcc-Ij5k5jkjyCln_HWVgOS1IWsi7FGIiRHOhXlwl91q9wmteWjJrtIBO9EvIu-MCLQr/s1800/9310aa4ea59249aaf8c192baf3005513%20%5Br%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QYKv4HFNM3FXDQIluPl065L4AgMXYr62ZcxNHmOwMumJ-oUf5uAX9qPtataNRc6rPj-8CKlIiS9KT-VYPJeqwC-Xxnxu3GGSXpZFS3JckvA3uphPLrYICcc-Ij5k5jkjyCln_HWVgOS1IWsi7FGIiRHOhXlwl91q9wmteWjJrtIBO9EvIu-MCLQr/w434-h640/9310aa4ea59249aaf8c192baf3005513%20%5Br%5D.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> ... it seems that the mysterious 'J' at the front of his name actually stood for Julius. When asked about it he would laugh and tease that it "stood for nothing!" Did he think it sounded too Jewish for a 1940's America and the man in charge of the biggest most expensive government project in history? </div><p></p><p>Or maybe he just didn't like the name Julius? <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer" target="_blank">LINK</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span> </span></p><p><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-9518520197266424202022-11-14T01:35:00.007-05:002022-11-14T03:43:15.519-05:00... A Tour of Atomic New Mexico (NYTimes)<p> Fun little number from the Travel Desk of the New York Times...</p><p><span style="color: #3d85c6;">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/travel/new-mexico-atomic.html?smid=url-share</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/travel/new-mexico-atomic.html?smid=url-share" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="3805" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmOPcknDPLuxUWJ6FJ4Na0CvDGIfnCOIxw8qkGVd_KXcu6qxLcBzxQ30qia6hc1tY2zuqPb5jsJvfCy-VGgo6Tm9ohLLZkwJyjbRSSN9eWcPhwcD2jtnXbYLrrMLkw82SRittOlzf7qm8AAuJzAgKRGoP33bR03lCjFo1WdnAs0wTeeVLUv6wnWDw/w640-h296/Screenshot%202022-11-14%20at%2001-36-05%20The%20Day%20the%20Sun%20Rose%20Twice%20A%20Tour%20of%20Atomic%20New%20Mexico.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-48781462660259223682022-08-14T04:21:00.007-04:002022-11-14T03:44:01.542-05:001979 ... F - 5G 'Tigershark'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_CO4u3DPLMMz_6uW4yZmE-XFZgvNpWF3Jsrjz8qQ2dWJ4ZfczkzqSIXo1QJfKo0GLVXC_x1ltRD_2UH6_Qhqes23_8rMdAw6G46IUQzuJSu4boZEd2FcJmarHMDqVyTbIJQyJ8W3Fls8alXAlxKJ2FjhieYRf-qd2n6TcKacLByh-SaPZ97GCc8d/s4892/245150181_4759048440813876_8497508978876280897_n%20%20%5BR%5D%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3308" data-original-width="4892" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_CO4u3DPLMMz_6uW4yZmE-XFZgvNpWF3Jsrjz8qQ2dWJ4ZfczkzqSIXo1QJfKo0GLVXC_x1ltRD_2UH6_Qhqes23_8rMdAw6G46IUQzuJSu4boZEd2FcJmarHMDqVyTbIJQyJ8W3Fls8alXAlxKJ2FjhieYRf-qd2n6TcKacLByh-SaPZ97GCc8d/w640-h432/245150181_4759048440813876_8497508978876280897_n%20%20%5BR%5D%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark"><span style="font-family: arial;">LINK</span></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><br /></p><p> </p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-60214150571283131632022-08-14T04:12:00.004-04:002022-12-11T01:21:42.381-05:001950's ... gleam with Rheem!<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvGrzJMohhn76jBKyNTIBTr_1HCSN6b8ttgSLKTF5TBJNocYeh_rqp4PFj_PGjyJsjzcKo4wqlH4SqAIZoNHuUkfh5lWHtGXSwgPHn9ZyxseiKKaNQ0fNbwPi93-4hGJln9krTcPLv4TMqlU2dpKjglYqNvyz_zSFO9ir7RDWnjNrDtTr_YF2c2gR/s3289/Screenshot_2019-10-15%20Missiles%20and%20Rockets%20Free%20Download,%20%20%20%20%5Br%5D%20%20).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3289" data-original-width="2283" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvGrzJMohhn76jBKyNTIBTr_1HCSN6b8ttgSLKTF5TBJNocYeh_rqp4PFj_PGjyJsjzcKo4wqlH4SqAIZoNHuUkfh5lWHtGXSwgPHn9ZyxseiKKaNQ0fNbwPi93-4hGJln9krTcPLv4TMqlU2dpKjglYqNvyz_zSFO9ir7RDWnjNrDtTr_YF2c2gR/w444-h640/Screenshot_2019-10-15%20Missiles%20and%20Rockets%20Free%20Download,%20%20%20%20%5Br%5D%20%20).jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span> </span></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-42435440563349446892022-06-19T03:09:00.003-04:002022-06-19T03:10:28.515-04:001954 ... XB-68 Douglas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXw39St9cFdEz4Xqra3wWp-jifIewZWsYvJywI4EhoHkguUj2R9eQV4OprX6ecUQ5wuOBFLMea25Y1LxDLpjkPW6IHViSwEpauymeAQgrrC0fL8Qf0Gw3IiBIxBXCQ6bOggLIl31kuypEQ6qBvWjxesZpA10gYtf53GbOBcEsaUWI6gzoY9zmWTUxM/s4516/Martin%20XB%20-%2068%5Br%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="4516" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXw39St9cFdEz4Xqra3wWp-jifIewZWsYvJywI4EhoHkguUj2R9eQV4OprX6ecUQ5wuOBFLMea25Y1LxDLpjkPW6IHViSwEpauymeAQgrrC0fL8Qf0Gw3IiBIxBXCQ6bOggLIl31kuypEQ6qBvWjxesZpA10gYtf53GbOBcEsaUWI6gzoY9zmWTUxM/w640-h414/Martin%20XB%20-%2068%5Br%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2lEfZgE4XCt2pgHNAho4W9x3hVvn8mHkJJkjpNomEUH2s_DfINdIrfbL6XwPRNRkOgvroCWKyKCQ7cuAy9cGXoe9IT0LVCEO_HNX1MElb6keDC_h7Gh92_QhP_GONNKZ4gGJLlM6cIGhiaF1wC1cI5maeRwQh9vEQTuqkIstYreCbCSX00jdu30u/s4844/XB%20-%2068%20%20%5Br%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3694" data-original-width="4844" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2lEfZgE4XCt2pgHNAho4W9x3hVvn8mHkJJkjpNomEUH2s_DfINdIrfbL6XwPRNRkOgvroCWKyKCQ7cuAy9cGXoe9IT0LVCEO_HNX1MElb6keDC_h7Gh92_QhP_GONNKZ4gGJLlM6cIGhiaF1wC1cI5maeRwQh9vEQTuqkIstYreCbCSX00jdu30u/w640-h488/XB%20-%2068%20%20%5Br%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> LINK</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_XB-68">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_XB-68</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-70606946228856140212022-03-09T00:55:00.005-05:002023-06-05T02:48:57.458-04:001962 ... 'The Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz-16A06LMtCR0dIZpw-dDZcMbCgxO2gPv0HG8oaNf2rwwivgNAyM64oKcfM2yHE_0PjUSvd5yo2KRx2dMgtg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">okay- so it's not the <i>complete</i> story of the Cuban Missile Crisis, but it's at least the 1st of what may be 3 reels. Great stuff in somber tone and narration.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Boy, history sure looked great in black and white!</span><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-71331835265573239332022-03-09T00:30:00.005-05:002023-06-05T02:48:33.637-04:00"... we will be in control!"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgREm_wkcbPIYOu4szvKFqY6HyVWpdsKkXfNLXowpZN30Ci7A_KgtBuu-q1mMbbPW58LhfPKhAd5cOM8eHr04scEDZ7MRggEdXuNZtQWN2-_7N_V1jKpiWeWt2E_jfLs6KzjDpW1_aPsPXfuiR58WV7hYOW8nlkhpG5VSh8PEZzxClAQcYcqRytLo35=s2122" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="2122" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgREm_wkcbPIYOu4szvKFqY6HyVWpdsKkXfNLXowpZN30Ci7A_KgtBuu-q1mMbbPW58LhfPKhAd5cOM8eHr04scEDZ7MRggEdXuNZtQWN2-_7N_V1jKpiWeWt2E_jfLs6KzjDpW1_aPsPXfuiR58WV7hYOW8nlkhpG5VSh8PEZzxClAQcYcqRytLo35=w640-h508" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">...after the smoke clears and you emerge from your shelter; it will be these five determining who gets food and water and who is left for the Atomic Zombies and the Giant Mutant Cockroaches!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span> <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-89714300625889756492022-03-09T00:17:00.006-05:002022-03-09T00:18:06.059-05:001952 ... Mig-19 'Farmer'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnfTSmWs9T3KXzC26wyvjg2PBr3pmAk0Bav6vKWQUZLcUJRkvQK49bvwree0Vyh1RvTd0oXEkEy9SecEH6D5y9hLjYhAtWP67X0tOD8YHZOwv7bVt2_4cdhrI0hK_uNsPMNJA13r8f6vm7lw0w-d7tmLZUMIcG5YzukzjMIMc286oJc7NEWViYpAcq=s8159" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5582" data-original-width="8159" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnfTSmWs9T3KXzC26wyvjg2PBr3pmAk0Bav6vKWQUZLcUJRkvQK49bvwree0Vyh1RvTd0oXEkEy9SecEH6D5y9hLjYhAtWP67X0tOD8YHZOwv7bVt2_4cdhrI0hK_uNsPMNJA13r8f6vm7lw0w-d7tmLZUMIcG5YzukzjMIMc286oJc7NEWViYpAcq=w640-h438" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> LINK: </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-19">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-19</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-4978970023291218872022-03-09T00:08:00.003-05:002022-03-09T00:11:20.559-05:001951 ... cute little 'Bristol' 171 (UK)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJFSIkENwD-M6eVRULrqSdWXwviNwXguzLNK_9MQ6t48NXoNwVDAYyO5In-gL24sUCu9933GNgUc8dU8TzXzVPDvLPkwRsHJcbF3UpgOwcBrtXePOeQP_FKQinRH9a5rxl03cGSrSjpJ0vGRiD9bpmLCmHxy7M1EYIoj1OrN7Kbt_BtM_G_C0KAJBR=s3495" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3495" data-original-width="2442" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJFSIkENwD-M6eVRULrqSdWXwviNwXguzLNK_9MQ6t48NXoNwVDAYyO5In-gL24sUCu9933GNgUc8dU8TzXzVPDvLPkwRsHJcbF3UpgOwcBrtXePOeQP_FKQinRH9a5rxl03cGSrSjpJ0vGRiD9bpmLCmHxy7M1EYIoj1OrN7Kbt_BtM_G_C0KAJBR=w448-h640" width="448" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> ... helicopters just became operational at the end of WWII.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After that they couldn't develop them fast enough or build quick enough to keep up with the demand. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Been like that ever since!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-63337323318110150072021-11-15T01:19:00.007-05:002021-11-15T01:26:45.927-05:00... new views for the B-47 'Stratojet'<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1685" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QAB3doJS7WxyrOqeWpMo9A87HgNbgMsOj24UvPG2YiydO-wevnFFMOA1qSTeJfPIbptJ7KT5NaAy_pTePasnMDpqAUaLm-h9ucfqreYAI16lNzvAj0a1P50Es3vPgUHtKJs1me_kblI/w640-h456/B-47+-+left+turn+-+paint+-+text.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9M2uwApHIzKFcoGWx6VvPT2ClzuzUP9TU5TngEqPEhM-xei9XVWvSHSpOAk36DER8NtelaZNa7yeBZtKEQtbvcw5p7lUk32iqFnZK4UMFqbqMgwsV8hO0pPbQCfMwj9WgS30WGaBtUOg/s2048/B-47+SAC+-+JATO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9M2uwApHIzKFcoGWx6VvPT2ClzuzUP9TU5TngEqPEhM-xei9XVWvSHSpOAk36DER8NtelaZNa7yeBZtKEQtbvcw5p7lUk32iqFnZK4UMFqbqMgwsV8hO0pPbQCfMwj9WgS30WGaBtUOg/w640-h336/B-47+SAC+-+JATO.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">... this is my artwork. My goal is to provide new visions of various aircraft and fill in the gaps left by early and inadequate photo technology.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Prints, posters, t-shirts, mugs etc. etc. can be purchased here:</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://3-james-vaughan.pixels.com/">https://3-james-vaughan.pixels.com/</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></i></span></span></span> <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><br /> </p><p></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-91459368429786871132021-10-20T02:55:00.005-04:002021-10-20T03:11:16.585-04:001952 ... portrait of President Eisenhower by Norman Rockwell<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7kBGY_jkB4h-zTImyC0iJ7wHuSGsPdwmrB4dQJYDGou4L1FECRDtRHXeZJ2tpRHnPG55d7Gi7ftmf3qy4yoUr-hJPNvtv6BRD6OAlggLHXPZAn7Vz6Gtoa8GCzpTBY9rH9ZLUuazByg/s2048/the-day-i-painted-ike+%255Br%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2048" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7kBGY_jkB4h-zTImyC0iJ7wHuSGsPdwmrB4dQJYDGou4L1FECRDtRHXeZJ2tpRHnPG55d7Gi7ftmf3qy4yoUr-hJPNvtv6BRD6OAlggLHXPZAn7Vz6Gtoa8GCzpTBY9rH9ZLUuazByg/w640-h532/the-day-i-painted-ike+%255Br%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> ... don't mess with Ike!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></i></span> <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-63626392519999078062021-10-20T02:38:00.007-04:002021-10-20T03:11:40.052-04:001955 ... and the winner is !<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwyYCHay0TEPH8-o5WNiErU10qG-e7zxbQNTNhlL2PMu3dG2SMRwa2TySlvedG2o4rNeFPEtot9kd1KbmcBGMH0hknJduqrxNALdfcvJprAY-D1Yu0hLf_p0NDIvqtk8Rw-n3Bgedez8/s2048/57-162+%255Br%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="2048" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwyYCHay0TEPH8-o5WNiErU10qG-e7zxbQNTNhlL2PMu3dG2SMRwa2TySlvedG2o4rNeFPEtot9kd1KbmcBGMH0hknJduqrxNALdfcvJprAY-D1Yu0hLf_p0NDIvqtk8Rw-n3Bgedez8/w640-h510/57-162+%255Br%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> ... dirt; lots and lots of dirt! That's the best way to ride out a nuclear blast. This is probably aftermath of one of the fifteen 'shots' during "Operation Teapot" during 1955 at the Nevada proving grounds. All sorts of 'blast-effects' were documented during this series of atomic bomb detonations; including what sorts of shelters worked best. We are looking at a reinforced concrete structure, mostly below grade, with a big mound of dirt piled on top.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>note: don't be directly behind that door when the bomb goes off - it looks pretty thin and won't stop much of the 'hard radiation' x-rays and gamma rays coming from the instant of detonation.</i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-80261542166763690572021-10-20T02:25:00.004-04:002021-10-20T03:11:54.181-04:00Soviet Civil Defense (early 1980's)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cqS_eS-sRnBa7wZiry-MCxeOsKqproJylgR3O8l3-EbOpiSuetNSxy5MSuvsuUiSE6FrnZGt_MKds1SWuq_ryUrZ1_EsIXuEwHPUamDvPWfeNy0jPlJFSN5WefDfZ_1cTRIec0INUp0/s2048/062++uhuhuuu+%255Br%255D+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cqS_eS-sRnBa7wZiry-MCxeOsKqproJylgR3O8l3-EbOpiSuetNSxy5MSuvsuUiSE6FrnZGt_MKds1SWuq_ryUrZ1_EsIXuEwHPUamDvPWfeNy0jPlJFSN5WefDfZ_1cTRIec0INUp0/w640-h456/062++uhuhuuu+%255Br%255D+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> ... more death and destruction from the seemingly endless supply of Soviet Union (USSR) instructional posters. <i> </i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i>On the other hand the babe in the upper series is someone I'd like to have in my shelter!</i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i> </i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!</span></span></span></i></span> <br /></i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i> </i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><i> </i></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i> </i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i> </i></span></span><br /></p><p></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-26856753967343278322021-08-01T00:11:00.001-04:002021-10-20T03:12:24.000-04:00"... now a word from the Conelrad network!"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyON6CzyZj56a1GeLPPNzmFMJNeP_80xEsTHTZKzkg88QYrwQXfxKLlVutw6eZO9MCGnigfraTyfiDWlXvPeg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-21028668009504786792021-07-31T23:20:00.004-04:002022-11-14T03:35:16.170-05:001960 ... English Electric 'Lightning'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxrI6hHj_cx_AHt7QzBZ4EVJELojxcKtWSSQJmJDfFSEVki7tc386zLlKmwKJpnMopyeYm68sVb3jOAP2JFxh_lQKLvpGns_NChu_WRsh4v9zQIRDRmQ7QOfmZyVila8Vx4209SiQ7UI/s2048/49058377371_8ef3de3f66_o%255Br%255D+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="2048" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxrI6hHj_cx_AHt7QzBZ4EVJELojxcKtWSSQJmJDfFSEVki7tc386zLlKmwKJpnMopyeYm68sVb3jOAP2JFxh_lQKLvpGns_NChu_WRsh4v9zQIRDRmQ7QOfmZyVila8Vx4209SiQ7UI/w640-h518/49058377371_8ef3de3f66_o%255Br%255D+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> LINK</span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="304" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BJYjXt5srZM" width="366" youtube-src-id="BJYjXt5srZM"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-84989076845433838042021-07-13T00:42:00.005-04:002021-10-20T03:13:11.946-04:002005 ... would the Nike have saved us?<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu4iqUaXRw4-cqWWm5DOo-WfSWyUUreSCdCwGx-eXHKZBRSPTzHJRt-syKrGtepkA_OWMAiHun4p_Or1l-oA6LMhx_dmExLTY5huwHtws3inwOfsAx3Kw9OBdevsbI0jz5Fna9aB4iQI/s2048/NIKE-RingofFire_Page_1+%255Br%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="2048" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu4iqUaXRw4-cqWWm5DOo-WfSWyUUreSCdCwGx-eXHKZBRSPTzHJRt-syKrGtepkA_OWMAiHun4p_Or1l-oA6LMhx_dmExLTY5huwHtws3inwOfsAx3Kw9OBdevsbI0jz5Fna9aB4iQI/w640-h422/NIKE-RingofFire_Page_1+%255Br%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> ... I got all excited thinking this was a promotional pamphlet from the time the 'Nike' nuclear tipped anti-aircraft missile was in operation. I was going to give it a big thumbs-up for the<i> scare your pants off</i> division of Cold-War information. Turns out to be a history article from a 2005 issue of 'Air & Space'. Oh well. I can't find the full article on the Internet so I'll throw in a documentary sure to leave you hiding under your beds!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IcyBBSZJURk" width="320" youtube-src-id="IcyBBSZJURk"></iframe></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!</span></span></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-87823583190954655252021-07-13T00:02:00.004-04:002021-07-13T00:03:29.068-04:001964 (?) ... prettiest baby on the lot!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57wS-qfmz7-HiY2dcTLngaes1MYw9HbC65v5KOP2bUug44ZDydLm-30oBVqlfsQ42gpASDCF5xo0AHTo7sx9UQ5HlADlo0aGyeYkPehpJKzQeMB37p5uuj5g7OqpS4ANqi-NGeV8Obq4/s2048/182887090_3987679124644690_2729886289379276341_n++++%255Br%255D++.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="2048" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57wS-qfmz7-HiY2dcTLngaes1MYw9HbC65v5KOP2bUug44ZDydLm-30oBVqlfsQ42gpASDCF5xo0AHTo7sx9UQ5HlADlo0aGyeYkPehpJKzQeMB37p5uuj5g7OqpS4ANqi-NGeV8Obq4/w640-h634/182887090_3987679124644690_2729886289379276341_n++++%255Br%255D++.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> "... take a walk down the tarmac and you can see we've got three great little models for you- yessir!"</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Left to right; engine intake and wing of the Martin B-57 'Canberra', North American XB-70 "Valkyrie'and the Lockheed YF-12. The YF-12 is pretending to be a possible super-duper interceptor so no one pays attention to the nearly identical SR-71 'Blackbird' spy-plane (still confuses me!).</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></p>james vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.com0