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THE ONLY IAF PARAM VIR CHAKRA AWARDEE 🔥🔥 In December 1971, war roared across Kashmir. Srinagar Air Base the northern frontline was Pakistan’s target. Six enemy Sabres tore through the dawn sky. Their mission: destroy. Cripple. Annihilate. Most pilots hesitated. Most waited for backup. Not Flying Officer Nirmal Jit...

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The first-ever Sekhon Indian Air Force Marathon 2025 witnessed a spectacular culmination, uniting the nation in a celebration of fitness, valour & pride. Over 45,000 participants from 46 Air Force Stations, including 12,000 runners from Delhi, joined across 21 km, 10 km & 5 km categories — with men, women & children of all ages participating with unmatched enthusiasm. The event was graced by CDS Gen Anil Chauhan & CAS Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, who ran the 21 km category, inspiring air warriors & citizens alike. The morning began with a Zumba warm-up session and melodious tunes by the IAF Band, setting the tone for a day of energy & camaraderie. As the marathon concluded, participants were treated to a breathtaking skydiving performance and a synchronised display by the Air Warrior Drill Team. Adding to the excitement, Netflix captivated the audience with the presence of Huma Qureshi, Shefali Shah, Archana Puran Singh & Sunil Grover. The event also witnessed the unveiling of teaser of “Operation Safed Sagar” — a stirring series portraying the courage, resilience & bravery of the Indian Air Force during the Kargil War. A day that truly celebrated the valour of Param Vir Chakra Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon and the indomitable spirit of the Indian Air Force — a shining symbol of strength, unity & national pride. #sekhonmarathon #OperationSafedSagar #AtmanirbharBharat #RunForTheSky #HonourTheBrave रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India Ministry of Defence, Government of India HQ IDS ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY SpokespersonNavy IN DISHA by Indian Air Force Netflix India
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The first-ever Sekhon Indian Air Force Marathon 2025 witnessed a spectacular culmination, uniting the nation in a celebration of fitness, valour & pride. Over 45,000 participants from 46 Air Force Stations, including 12,000 runners from Delhi, joined across 21 km, 10 km & 5 km categories — with men, women & children of all ages participating with unmatched enthusiasm. The event was graced by CDS Gen Anil Chauhan & CAS Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, who ran the 21 km category, inspiring air warriors & citizens alike. The morning began with a Zumba warm-up session and melodious tunes by the IAF Band, setting the tone for a day of energy & camaraderie. As the marathon concluded, participants were treated to a breathtaking skydiving performance and a synchronised display by the Air Warrior Drill Team. Adding to the excitement, Netflix captivated the audience with the presence of Huma Qureshi, Shefali Shah, Archana Puran Singh & Sunil Grover. The event also witnessed the unveiling of teaser of “Operation Safed Sagar” — a stirring series portraying the courage, resilience & bravery of the Indian Air Force during the Kargil War. A day that truly celebrated the valour of Param Vir Chakra Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon and the indomitable spirit of the Indian Air Force — a shining symbol of strength, unity & national pride. #sekhonmarathon #OperationSafedSagar #AtmanirbharBharat #RunForTheSky #HonourTheBrave रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India Ministry of Defence, Government of India HQ IDS ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY SpokespersonNavy IN DISHA by Indian Air Force Netflix India

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#ThisDayThatYear 1971War-IAF attacks on 14 Dec 1971 In the East, intelligence inputs indicated a critical meeting being planned in the Govt House Dacca. #IAF launched an immediate op that hastened the end of the war. At 1255 hrs, with the meeting underway, MiG-21s and Hunters attacked the building with pinpoint accuracy, severely demoralising the head of East Pak Govt & his Cabinet, who resigned on the spot. In the West, #IAF denied Pakistan Army all forms of movement. Offensive Sweeps went about looking for targets to destroy, while road/rail & enemy ground positions were pummeled with heavy bomb loads dropped by HF-24s, Canberras & An-12s. In the North, in an act of profound gallantry, 26-year old Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon battled singularly against a wave of six attacking Sabres. Heavily outnumbered, the young Officer held his own fighting valiantly, eventually falling to the weight of numbers. #1971War #IAFHistory #IndianAirForce रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India Ministry of Defence, Government of India HQ IDS ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY SpokespersonNavy SpokespersonNavyMedia DISHA by Indian Air Force
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#ThisDayThatYear 1971War-IAF attacks on 14 Dec 1971 In the East, intelligence inputs indicated a critical meeting being planned in the Govt House Dacca. #IAF launched an immediate op that hastened the end of the war. At 1255 hrs, with the meeting underway, MiG-21s and Hunters attacked the building with pinpoint accuracy, severely demoralising the head of East Pak Govt & his Cabinet, who resigned on the spot. In the West, #IAF denied Pakistan Army all forms of movement. Offensive Sweeps went about looking for targets to destroy, while road/rail & enemy ground positions were pummeled with heavy bomb loads dropped by HF-24s, Canberras & An-12s. In the North, in an act of profound gallantry, 26-year old Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon battled singularly against a wave of six attacking Sabres. Heavily outnumbered, the young Officer held his own fighting valiantly, eventually falling to the weight of numbers. #1971War #IAFHistory #IndianAirForce रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India Ministry of Defence, Government of India HQ IDS ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY SpokespersonNavy SpokespersonNavyMedia DISHA by Indian Air Force

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Two air forces started the Pacific war. One trained its pilots, then kept them fighting until they died. The other trained its pilots, then often pulled many of its experienced combat pilots out to teach everyone else. This is one of the reasons America won the Pacific air war, let's dive in.. Japan's Elite Aviators At the start of the war, Japan had some of the finest fighter pilots in the world. The aviators who attacked Pearl Harbor were elite. Many had hundreds of hours in the cockpit and real combat experience from the fighting in China. Flying the nimble A6M Zero, they cut through Allied opposition in the early months of the war and earned a fearsome reputation. But Japan made a fateful choice about these men. It kept them in combat, more or less indefinitely. Japanese pilots flew mission after mission with no real system to rotate them home. They fought until they were shot down, crippled, or killed. It seemed ruthless and efficient. In reality, it was a slow-motion disaster. The Difference in Philosophy Because every time Japan lost one of those veterans, everything he knew died with him. America did the opposite. It regularly rotated many of its experienced combat pilots back home once they had done their share of fighting. There, they became instructors, pouring everything they had learned in real air combat directly into the next generation of pilots. So the two systems pulled in opposite directions. Japan's pool of skill drained away with every ace it buried. America's pool of skill grew, as each returning veteran multiplied his knowledge across hundreds of students. One nation was teaching. The other was simply dying. The Training Gap The gap became a chasm, and it was made worse by sheer scale. By 1944, the United States was training around 8,000 new aviators every month, each of them getting well over a year of instruction and hundreds of hours in the air before they ever saw combat. Japan could not come close. As its veterans vanished, its training program collapsed, and it was crippled by something else, too. Fuel. Japan was running so short of it that many trainees could barely fly enough hours to learn their trade. By the later part of the war, Japanese pilots were being rushed into battle with barely 100 hours of flying time, and sometimes far less. They were teenagers with almost no training, being sent up against American veterans who had been taught by the best combat pilots in the fleet. The outcome was no longer a contest. It was a slaughter. The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot Nowhere was that clearer than in the skies over the Mariana Islands in June 1944. When the Japanese launched hundreds of aircraft against the American fleet, they flew into a wall of Hellcat fighters, guided by radar and expert fighter direction that positioned the Americans at the perfect height and moment to strike. The green Japanese pilots in their now outdated Zeros never had a chance. In and around that battle, Japan lost nearly 480 aircraft, while the Americans lost only a few dozen. It was so one-sided that the American aviators nicknamed it the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. Japan's naval air power, once the terror of the Pacific, was broken in a matter of days. Better Aircraft, Better Technology It was not only the pilots. It was the machines too. America kept producing better and better aircraft, like the tough, heavily armed F6F Hellcat, designed after studying a captured Zero and built to beat it. It could take punishment, out-dive and out-gun its opponent, and it was forgiving enough that even a less experienced pilot could survive his first fights and become a veteran. Over the war, Hellcat pilots claimed more than 5,000 enemy aircraft for a tiny fraction of that in losses. Japan, meanwhile, kept sending men up in the aging Zero, a plane that had been revolutionary in 1941 but was now underpowered, fragile, and outclassed. It was fast and agile, but a single burst of American fire could tear it apart, because it had traded armor and protection for maneuverability. Better pilots, in better planes, backed by better technology. The advantages stacked on top of one another. The Spiral Ends By the end, Japan had reached the final, desperate stage of the spiral. With almost no trained pilots left, and no way to make more in time, it turned to the kamikaze. A pilot did not need 500 hours of training to crash his aircraft into a ship. He only needed to take off, aim, and die. It was the last resort of an air force that had run out of the one thing it could never mass produce. Experienced men. America won the Pacific air war for many reasons. Its factories out-built the enemy. Its radar and intelligence gave it eyes the Japanese lacked. Its aircraft grew deadlier every year. But underneath all of it was something simpler. America treated its best pilots as a resource to be protected and passed on. Japan treated them as fuel to be burned. One of those choices built an air force that kept getting stronger. The other burned brightly, and then burned out. This was why America won the Pacific air war. I post a story like this every single day. Most people never see them. Follow so you don't miss the next one.
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Two air forces started the Pacific war. One trained its pilots, then kept them fighting until they died. The other trained its pilots, then often pulled many of its experienced combat pilots out to teach everyone else. This is one of the reasons America won the Pacific air war, let's dive in.. Japan's Elite Aviators At the start of the war, Japan had some of the finest fighter pilots in the world. The aviators who attacked Pearl Harbor were elite. Many had hundreds of hours in the cockpit and real combat experience from the fighting in China. Flying the nimble A6M Zero, they cut through Allied opposition in the early months of the war and earned a fearsome reputation. But Japan made a fateful choice about these men. It kept them in combat, more or less indefinitely. Japanese pilots flew mission after mission with no real system to rotate them home. They fought until they were shot down, crippled, or killed. It seemed ruthless and efficient. In reality, it was a slow-motion disaster. The Difference in Philosophy Because every time Japan lost one of those veterans, everything he knew died with him. America did the opposite. It regularly rotated many of its experienced combat pilots back home once they had done their share of fighting. There, they became instructors, pouring everything they had learned in real air combat directly into the next generation of pilots. So the two systems pulled in opposite directions. Japan's pool of skill drained away with every ace it buried. America's pool of skill grew, as each returning veteran multiplied his knowledge across hundreds of students. One nation was teaching. The other was simply dying. The Training Gap The gap became a chasm, and it was made worse by sheer scale. By 1944, the United States was training around 8,000 new aviators every month, each of them getting well over a year of instruction and hundreds of hours in the air before they ever saw combat. Japan could not come close. As its veterans vanished, its training program collapsed, and it was crippled by something else, too. Fuel. Japan was running so short of it that many trainees could barely fly enough hours to learn their trade. By the later part of the war, Japanese pilots were being rushed into battle with barely 100 hours of flying time, and sometimes far less. They were teenagers with almost no training, being sent up against American veterans who had been taught by the best combat pilots in the fleet. The outcome was no longer a contest. It was a slaughter. The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot Nowhere was that clearer than in the skies over the Mariana Islands in June 1944. When the Japanese launched hundreds of aircraft against the American fleet, they flew into a wall of Hellcat fighters, guided by radar and expert fighter direction that positioned the Americans at the perfect height and moment to strike. The green Japanese pilots in their now outdated Zeros never had a chance. In and around that battle, Japan lost nearly 480 aircraft, while the Americans lost only a few dozen. It was so one-sided that the American aviators nicknamed it the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. Japan's naval air power, once the terror of the Pacific, was broken in a matter of days. Better Aircraft, Better Technology It was not only the pilots. It was the machines too. America kept producing better and better aircraft, like the tough, heavily armed F6F Hellcat, designed after studying a captured Zero and built to beat it. It could take punishment, out-dive and out-gun its opponent, and it was forgiving enough that even a less experienced pilot could survive his first fights and become a veteran. Over the war, Hellcat pilots claimed more than 5,000 enemy aircraft for a tiny fraction of that in losses. Japan, meanwhile, kept sending men up in the aging Zero, a plane that had been revolutionary in 1941 but was now underpowered, fragile, and outclassed. It was fast and agile, but a single burst of American fire could tear it apart, because it had traded armor and protection for maneuverability. Better pilots, in better planes, backed by better technology. The advantages stacked on top of one another. The Spiral Ends By the end, Japan had reached the final, desperate stage of the spiral. With almost no trained pilots left, and no way to make more in time, it turned to the kamikaze. A pilot did not need 500 hours of training to crash his aircraft into a ship. He only needed to take off, aim, and die. It was the last resort of an air force that had run out of the one thing it could never mass produce. Experienced men. America won the Pacific air war for many reasons. Its factories out-built the enemy. Its radar and intelligence gave it eyes the Japanese lacked. Its aircraft grew deadlier every year. But underneath all of it was something simpler. America treated its best pilots as a resource to be protected and passed on. Japan treated them as fuel to be burned. One of those choices built an air force that kept getting stronger. The other burned brightly, and then burned out. This was why America won the Pacific air war. I post a story like this every single day. Most people never see them. Follow so you don't miss the next one.

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Candid footage of Luftstreitkräfte ace Oswald Boelcke shortly before his death on October 28th 1916 He became one of the first true fighter pilots during the "Fokker Scourge" the previous year and was only 25 years of age when he was killed in action In this short time however he cemented his legacy as one of the fathers of aerial combat Aside from being credited with 40 enemy aircraft shot down, he was a master tactician whose "Dicta Boelcke" was one of the first instances where fighter tactics were codified and survives in various forms such as the below - Try to secure advantages before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you - Always carry through an attack when you have started it - Fire only at close range, and only when your opponent is properly in your sights - Always keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses - In any form of attack it is essential to assail your enemy from behind - If your opponent dives on you, do not try to evade his onslaught, but fly to meet it - When over the enemy's lines never forget your own line of retreat - For the squadron, attack on principle in groups of four or six and when the fight breaks up into a series of single combats take care that several do not go for the same opponent
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Candid footage of Luftstreitkräfte ace Oswald Boelcke shortly before his death on October 28th 1916 He became one of the first true fighter pilots during the "Fokker Scourge" the previous year and was only 25 years of age when he was killed in action In this short time however he cemented his legacy as one of the fathers of aerial combat Aside from being credited with 40 enemy aircraft shot down, he was a master tactician whose "Dicta Boelcke" was one of the first instances where fighter tactics were codified and survives in various forms such as the below - Try to secure advantages before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you - Always carry through an attack when you have started it - Fire only at close range, and only when your opponent is properly in your sights - Always keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses - In any form of attack it is essential to assail your enemy from behind - If your opponent dives on you, do not try to evade his onslaught, but fly to meet it - When over the enemy's lines never forget your own line of retreat - For the squadron, attack on principle in groups of four or six and when the fight breaks up into a series of single combats take care that several do not go for the same opponent

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#24YEARSOFKARGILWAR … #TIGERHILL 04 Jul 99…The Pakis had prepared formidable defences on Tiger Hill Top and provided it depth by occupying all the Spurs leading to top. Despite having suffered so many casualties in Tololing,the morale of my men was sky high... Beside enemy fire,our valiant soldiers had to negotiate the steep slopes of boulder strewn mountains, hostile weather, icy winds, pouring rain and sleet, slippery slopes and poor visibility for long hours.However, armed with self belief, profound faith of our cause and feeling of vengeance for our martyr fellow soldiers, our fearless soldiers inched their way up the top displaying nerves of steel and utter disregard for their personal safety. It was a multdirectional attack and Ghatak Platoon under Lt Balwan Singh assaulted Tiger Hill through most difficult and unexpected approach with a very steep gradient with the help of ropes and mountaineering equipment and that took enemy by surprise. As the Ghataks reached on Top, it was hand to hand fight, during the fight an enemy machine gun opened fire injuring Lt Balwan Singh and two soldiers. One of the injured soldier was 19 year old Grenadier Yogendra singh yadav (Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav Param Vir Chakra) who in complete disregard of his injuries,charged forward towards the machine gun bunker,lobbed a grenade and fired his weapon killing four enemy soldiers and silencing the machine gun.He then continued engaging the enemy and refused medical evacuation. This brave act further motivated other members of Ghatak Platoon and they were than able to establish foothold on Top forcing enemy to retreat to reverse slopes. The bravery and tenacity with which the men fought and gave the supreme sacrifice of their lives on my orders, I certainly could have not asked for any bit more as they were right in front and took bullets on their chest. It is here i strongly feel that the camaraderie, regimental spirit and above all the love for our motherland that motivates us during such nerve wrecking trying times. The enemy kept on sending reinforcements and counter attack force along Western Spur but Ghatak Platoon held on to Top. For this act of most conspicuous gallantry Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav was awarded the Param Vir Chakra and Lt.Balwan Singh was awarded Maha Vir Chakra.Capt Sachin Nimbalkar awarded Vir Chakra and Hav Madam lal awarded Vir Chakra posthumously. The capture of Tiger Hill (Pic 4)proved to be a major turning point which hastened Pak Army's defeat and amost ended Kargil War. My salute to Brave men of 18 GRENADIERS and 8 SIKH सर्वदा शक्तिशाली ।जय हिंद।
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#24YEARSOFKARGILWAR … #TIGERHILL 04 Jul 99…The Pakis had prepared formidable defences on Tiger Hill Top and provided it depth by occupying all the Spurs leading to top. Despite having suffered so many casualties in Tololing,the morale of my men was sky high... Beside enemy fire,our valiant soldiers had to negotiate the steep slopes of boulder strewn mountains, hostile weather, icy winds, pouring rain and sleet, slippery slopes and poor visibility for long hours.However, armed with self belief, profound faith of our cause and feeling of vengeance for our martyr fellow soldiers, our fearless soldiers inched their way up the top displaying nerves of steel and utter disregard for their personal safety. It was a multdirectional attack and Ghatak Platoon under Lt Balwan Singh assaulted Tiger Hill through most difficult and unexpected approach with a very steep gradient with the help of ropes and mountaineering equipment and that took enemy by surprise. As the Ghataks reached on Top, it was hand to hand fight, during the fight an enemy machine gun opened fire injuring Lt Balwan Singh and two soldiers. One of the injured soldier was 19 year old Grenadier Yogendra singh yadav (Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav Param Vir Chakra) who in complete disregard of his injuries,charged forward towards the machine gun bunker,lobbed a grenade and fired his weapon killing four enemy soldiers and silencing the machine gun.He then continued engaging the enemy and refused medical evacuation. This brave act further motivated other members of Ghatak Platoon and they were than able to establish foothold on Top forcing enemy to retreat to reverse slopes. The bravery and tenacity with which the men fought and gave the supreme sacrifice of their lives on my orders, I certainly could have not asked for any bit more as they were right in front and took bullets on their chest. It is here i strongly feel that the camaraderie, regimental spirit and above all the love for our motherland that motivates us during such nerve wrecking trying times. The enemy kept on sending reinforcements and counter attack force along Western Spur but Ghatak Platoon held on to Top. For this act of most conspicuous gallantry Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav was awarded the Param Vir Chakra and Lt.Balwan Singh was awarded Maha Vir Chakra.Capt Sachin Nimbalkar awarded Vir Chakra and Hav Madam lal awarded Vir Chakra posthumously. The capture of Tiger Hill (Pic 4)proved to be a major turning point which hastened Pak Army's defeat and amost ended Kargil War. My salute to Brave men of 18 GRENADIERS and 8 SIKH सर्वदा शक्तिशाली ।जय हिंद।

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🚨Breaking News… history just changed over Tehran in EPIC AIR BATTLE. Today, March 4, 2026, the sky over Iran witnessed something that had never happened before in the history of modern air combat. An Israeli F-35I “Adir” stealth fighter engaged and destroyed an Iranian Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130. The aircraft was completely eliminated in an air-to-air engagement over Tehran. This was not a drone strike. Not a missile launched from the ground. Not a proxy operation. This was a manned stealth fighter eliminating another aircraft in the skies over Iran. And it marks a historic milestone. This engagement is now being reported as the first confirmed air-to-air kill ever achieved by the F-35 platform anywhere in the world. Let that sink in for a moment. The most advanced fighter jet ever deployed in combat… designed with stealth geometry, sensor fusion, and battlefield awareness beyond anything that came before it… has now officially recorded its first aerial victory. The Iranian aircraft destroyed was a Yakovlev Yak-130, a Russian-built advanced trainer and light attack jet used by the Iranian Air Force. This also represents something else historically significant. It is the first Israeli manned air-to-air combat engagement in roughly four decades. Forty years. For decades Israeli pilots have dominated the skies through deterrence, technology, and overwhelming air superiority. But today that dominance translated into direct aerial combat once again. The Israel Defense Forces have officially confirmed the engagement. Multiple defense outlets and international military analysts are already reporting the event. This moment will likely be studied in military academies around the world for years to come. The first air-to-air victory of the American F-35 era. A stealth fighter engaging in real combat… and winning. History just unfolded over Tehran. #SilentMajoritySpeaks #AStoneGroove
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🚨Breaking News… history just changed over Tehran in EPIC AIR BATTLE. Today, March 4, 2026, the sky over Iran witnessed something that had never happened before in the history of modern air combat. An Israeli F-35I “Adir” stealth fighter engaged and destroyed an Iranian Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130. The aircraft was completely eliminated in an air-to-air engagement over Tehran. This was not a drone strike. Not a missile launched from the ground. Not a proxy operation. This was a manned stealth fighter eliminating another aircraft in the skies over Iran. And it marks a historic milestone. This engagement is now being reported as the first confirmed air-to-air kill ever achieved by the F-35 platform anywhere in the world. Let that sink in for a moment. The most advanced fighter jet ever deployed in combat… designed with stealth geometry, sensor fusion, and battlefield awareness beyond anything that came before it… has now officially recorded its first aerial victory. The Iranian aircraft destroyed was a Yakovlev Yak-130, a Russian-built advanced trainer and light attack jet used by the Iranian Air Force. This also represents something else historically significant. It is the first Israeli manned air-to-air combat engagement in roughly four decades. Forty years. For decades Israeli pilots have dominated the skies through deterrence, technology, and overwhelming air superiority. But today that dominance translated into direct aerial combat once again. The Israel Defense Forces have officially confirmed the engagement. Multiple defense outlets and international military analysts are already reporting the event. This moment will likely be studied in military academies around the world for years to come. The first air-to-air victory of the American F-35 era. A stealth fighter engaging in real combat… and winning. History just unfolded over Tehran. #SilentMajoritySpeaks #AStoneGroove

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B-17F Flying Fortress 42-30867 drifts out of formation pursued by a Luftwaffe fighter while the crew bails out on October 9th 1943 This segment of Luftwaffe gun camera footage is unique in that it is possibly the only surviving clip where the aircraft under attack is identifiable by its squadron codes. In the last frames the code N-TU is visible suggesting this was 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 42-30867. The 351st Bomb Group's mission narrative indicates that this was the aircraft's second combat mission having been delivered to the 510th two weeks earlier, and it was one of five of the group's aircraft to be lost that day: Mission No. 47 – October 9, 1943 The Group was briefed to attack the Arado Aircraft Factory at Anklam, Germany. The crews were very concerned when confronted by the mission details. It was the longest flight to date, with expected moderate to heavy flak concentrations. After the briefing, Sgt. Pete Zibas, the engineer on Lt. Garcia’s aircraft, recalls the gunners clamoring for an additional four cans of ammunition per gun. Twenty-one planes were led by Colonel Burns, Captain Carraway, and Lt. Norris with Lt. Stackhouse navigating and Lt. Winter as bombardier. The formation crossed the North Sea at 4,000 feet and prior to climbing to bombing altitude, the fuel was cross-fed into the main tanks and the bomb bay tanks jettisoned. As this operation was being carried out in Flight Officer Warring’s ship, 42-3152, fire broke out, but the crew managed to extinguish the flames and the ship continued in formation. Shortly after crossing the Danish coast, the first fighter attacks commenced. Thirty to fifty ME 109s pressed home many close attacks. The first plane to be hit was the second element lead, 42-30790, flown by Captain Morse. A burst of 20mm exploded in the left wing setting it on fire. Captain Morse dropped his wheels and left the formation under control. All the crew bailed out safely. At the start of the bomb run the enemy fighters broke off their attacks, leaving the formation to suffer the attentions of the Anklam flak gunners. Smoke from the bombs of the preceding combat wing obscured the target and as a consequence most of the bombs fell in the center of the city. Flight Officer Warring was still experiencing mechanical difficulties. He was force to jettison his bombs after the target when the bomb bay doors had to be hand-cranked open. The formation turned for home and flew straight into the Luftwaffe’s assembled forces. ME 110s and a few JU 88s stood off and fired rockets into the formation. Lt. Maser’s aircraft, 42-29603, left the formation with its ailerons shot out and number three engine on fire. All ten crewmen bailed out from the stricken aircraft, but only nine survived. What happened to Sgt. Gorsuch, the ball turret gunner, is not known. Sgt. Gorsuch was on his 25th mission, having substituted for the regular crew member, Sgt. Nadeau, who had been wounded on a previous mission. At the same time Lt. Christman, in 42-30867, and the luckless Flight Officer Warring went down. Despite injuries to several of Flight Officer Warring’s crew, they all managed to bail out. Eight members of Lt. Christman’s crew survived. Sgt. Blais and Butterbach were killed in the fighter attack. The fighter attacks persisted for some three and a half-hours after leaving the target. In the final stages, ME 109s and FW 190s from coastal fields joined in the attacks. It is believed that it was these fighters that shot down 42-29868, flown by Lt. Turley. Only Lt. Williams, the copilot, and Sgt. Curtis, the top turret gunner, survived the crash into the North Sea. They were picked up by the Germans near the Danish coast. When the Group landed at Polebrook it was found that Lt. Nardi’s ship, 42-29877, had returned with an unexploded rocket wedged in the main spar. Of the crew on board 42-30867, Radio Operator David Pressel, Ball Turret Gunner John Butterbach and Tail Gunner Edmond Blais were killed in action. The rest of the crew consisting of Pilot Lloyd Christman, Copilot: James Laird, Navigator Eldred Hancy, Bombardier John Hemm, Flight Engineer Commodore Sharp and Waist Gunners James White and William Klink baled out successfully and were taken prisoner. Of the 16 aircraft from the group assigned to the mission that made it back to base, all suffered some form of battle damage, a lot of it from detonations of Werfer-Granate 21 rockets that were used by Luftwaffe fighters to break up the "combat box" defensive formations. Six men on board the returning aircraft were wounded in action, one of them seriously. With almost a quarter of the unit shot down, this is typical of the unsustainable loss rate suffered by the Eighth Air Force while flying without fighter escort during the time the Luftwaffe was still a force to be reckoned with. I was unable to determine the identity of the Luftwaffe pilot awarded this particular victory however from the footage itself it appears that the attacking aircraft is a twin-engined fighter, likely a Messerschmitt Bf 110. There were several Zerstörergeschwader and even Nachtjagdgeschwader operating the type that claimed B-17 bombers on this day and the Missing Air Crew Report for 42-30867 does not give a precise location of the loss. #guncamera #guncam #b17 #flyingfortress #ww2 #wwii
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B-17F Flying Fortress 42-30867 drifts out of formation pursued by a Luftwaffe fighter while the crew bails out on October 9th 1943 This segment of Luftwaffe gun camera footage is unique in that it is possibly the only surviving clip where the aircraft under attack is identifiable by its squadron codes. In the last frames the code N-TU is visible suggesting this was 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 42-30867. The 351st Bomb Group's mission narrative indicates that this was the aircraft's second combat mission having been delivered to the 510th two weeks earlier, and it was one of five of the group's aircraft to be lost that day: Mission No. 47 – October 9, 1943 The Group was briefed to attack the Arado Aircraft Factory at Anklam, Germany. The crews were very concerned when confronted by the mission details. It was the longest flight to date, with expected moderate to heavy flak concentrations. After the briefing, Sgt. Pete Zibas, the engineer on Lt. Garcia’s aircraft, recalls the gunners clamoring for an additional four cans of ammunition per gun. Twenty-one planes were led by Colonel Burns, Captain Carraway, and Lt. Norris with Lt. Stackhouse navigating and Lt. Winter as bombardier. The formation crossed the North Sea at 4,000 feet and prior to climbing to bombing altitude, the fuel was cross-fed into the main tanks and the bomb bay tanks jettisoned. As this operation was being carried out in Flight Officer Warring’s ship, 42-3152, fire broke out, but the crew managed to extinguish the flames and the ship continued in formation. Shortly after crossing the Danish coast, the first fighter attacks commenced. Thirty to fifty ME 109s pressed home many close attacks. The first plane to be hit was the second element lead, 42-30790, flown by Captain Morse. A burst of 20mm exploded in the left wing setting it on fire. Captain Morse dropped his wheels and left the formation under control. All the crew bailed out safely. At the start of the bomb run the enemy fighters broke off their attacks, leaving the formation to suffer the attentions of the Anklam flak gunners. Smoke from the bombs of the preceding combat wing obscured the target and as a consequence most of the bombs fell in the center of the city. Flight Officer Warring was still experiencing mechanical difficulties. He was force to jettison his bombs after the target when the bomb bay doors had to be hand-cranked open. The formation turned for home and flew straight into the Luftwaffe’s assembled forces. ME 110s and a few JU 88s stood off and fired rockets into the formation. Lt. Maser’s aircraft, 42-29603, left the formation with its ailerons shot out and number three engine on fire. All ten crewmen bailed out from the stricken aircraft, but only nine survived. What happened to Sgt. Gorsuch, the ball turret gunner, is not known. Sgt. Gorsuch was on his 25th mission, having substituted for the regular crew member, Sgt. Nadeau, who had been wounded on a previous mission. At the same time Lt. Christman, in 42-30867, and the luckless Flight Officer Warring went down. Despite injuries to several of Flight Officer Warring’s crew, they all managed to bail out. Eight members of Lt. Christman’s crew survived. Sgt. Blais and Butterbach were killed in the fighter attack. The fighter attacks persisted for some three and a half-hours after leaving the target. In the final stages, ME 109s and FW 190s from coastal fields joined in the attacks. It is believed that it was these fighters that shot down 42-29868, flown by Lt. Turley. Only Lt. Williams, the copilot, and Sgt. Curtis, the top turret gunner, survived the crash into the North Sea. They were picked up by the Germans near the Danish coast. When the Group landed at Polebrook it was found that Lt. Nardi’s ship, 42-29877, had returned with an unexploded rocket wedged in the main spar. Of the crew on board 42-30867, Radio Operator David Pressel, Ball Turret Gunner John Butterbach and Tail Gunner Edmond Blais were killed in action. The rest of the crew consisting of Pilot Lloyd Christman, Copilot: James Laird, Navigator Eldred Hancy, Bombardier John Hemm, Flight Engineer Commodore Sharp and Waist Gunners James White and William Klink baled out successfully and were taken prisoner. Of the 16 aircraft from the group assigned to the mission that made it back to base, all suffered some form of battle damage, a lot of it from detonations of Werfer-Granate 21 rockets that were used by Luftwaffe fighters to break up the "combat box" defensive formations. Six men on board the returning aircraft were wounded in action, one of them seriously. With almost a quarter of the unit shot down, this is typical of the unsustainable loss rate suffered by the Eighth Air Force while flying without fighter escort during the time the Luftwaffe was still a force to be reckoned with. I was unable to determine the identity of the Luftwaffe pilot awarded this particular victory however from the footage itself it appears that the attacking aircraft is a twin-engined fighter, likely a Messerschmitt Bf 110. There were several Zerstörergeschwader and even Nachtjagdgeschwader operating the type that claimed B-17 bombers on this day and the Missing Air Crew Report for 42-30867 does not give a precise location of the loss. #guncamera #guncam #b17 #flyingfortress #ww2 #wwii

hw97karbine

42,199 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

CLOSE QUARTERS. ONE GRENADE. PURE GUTS. 🇮🇳 The story of Captain Varma Jayesh Rajesh It was September 2017. The valley of Kashmir. A Cordons & Search Operation (CASO) turned into a sudden firefight. This is the story of how one officer from the 44 Rashtriya Rifles (Rajput Regiment) refused to back down, even when bleeding. The Ambush 🚨 Captain Varma Jayesh Rajesh was leading his team to lay a cordon when terrorists opened fire. In the chaos of the initial burst, the officer didn't seek cover; he sought dominance. Close Quarters Combat ⚔️ With total disregard for his own safety, Captain Varma maneuvered into the open. In a close-quarter gunfight that followed, he eliminated one terrorist instantly. But the battle wasn't over. A third terrorist retreated into a cluster of houses, turning the area into a fortress. The Crawl of Courage 🦵🩸 To neutralize the hidden threat, the Captain had to get close. Very close. He began to crawl toward the target house under a heavy volume of fire. During this maneuver, a splinter tore into his right leg. Most men would stop. He didn't. Most men would call for a medic. He called for a grenade. The Final Strike 💣 Bleeding and under fire, he crawled within striking distance and lobbed a grenade with precision, neutralizing the final terrorist. Leadership Beyond Pain 🫡 The most defining moment wasn't the kill; it was the aftermath. Despite the injury in his leg, Captain Varma refused evacuation. He stayed on the ground, leading his men until the operation was fully secured. The Recognition 🏅 For his indomitable courage, tactical acumen, and refusal to abandon his post in the face of death, Captain Varma Jayesh Rajesh was awarded the Shaurya Chakra. A true testament to the spirit of the Rajput Regiment and the Indian Army. Sarvada Shaktishali. 🇮🇳 Col AJ🇮🇳 Colonel Mayank Chaubey Major Sammer Pal Toorr (Infantry Combat Veteran) Aadi Achint 🇮🇳 TheGlobalDecoder #IndianArmy #ShauryaChakra #RajputRegiment #Bravehearts #JaiHind #HeroesOfIndia
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CLOSE QUARTERS. ONE GRENADE. PURE GUTS. 🇮🇳 The story of Captain Varma Jayesh Rajesh It was September 2017. The valley of Kashmir. A Cordons & Search Operation (CASO) turned into a sudden firefight. This is the story of how one officer from the 44 Rashtriya Rifles (Rajput Regiment) refused to back down, even when bleeding. The Ambush 🚨 Captain Varma Jayesh Rajesh was leading his team to lay a cordon when terrorists opened fire. In the chaos of the initial burst, the officer didn't seek cover; he sought dominance. Close Quarters Combat ⚔️ With total disregard for his own safety, Captain Varma maneuvered into the open. In a close-quarter gunfight that followed, he eliminated one terrorist instantly. But the battle wasn't over. A third terrorist retreated into a cluster of houses, turning the area into a fortress. The Crawl of Courage 🦵🩸 To neutralize the hidden threat, the Captain had to get close. Very close. He began to crawl toward the target house under a heavy volume of fire. During this maneuver, a splinter tore into his right leg. Most men would stop. He didn't. Most men would call for a medic. He called for a grenade. The Final Strike 💣 Bleeding and under fire, he crawled within striking distance and lobbed a grenade with precision, neutralizing the final terrorist. Leadership Beyond Pain 🫡 The most defining moment wasn't the kill; it was the aftermath. Despite the injury in his leg, Captain Varma refused evacuation. He stayed on the ground, leading his men until the operation was fully secured. The Recognition 🏅 For his indomitable courage, tactical acumen, and refusal to abandon his post in the face of death, Captain Varma Jayesh Rajesh was awarded the Shaurya Chakra. A true testament to the spirit of the Rajput Regiment and the Indian Army. Sarvada Shaktishali. 🇮🇳 Col AJ🇮🇳 Colonel Mayank Chaubey Major Sammer Pal Toorr (Infantry Combat Veteran) Aadi Achint 🇮🇳 TheGlobalDecoder #IndianArmy #ShauryaChakra #RajputRegiment #Bravehearts #JaiHind #HeroesOfIndia

The Sacred Scroll

26,341 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

🇮🇳From Engineering Classrooms to the Jungles of Manipur: The Story of Major Digvijay Singh Rawat, Kirti Chakra. Most engineers build bridges. Major Digvijay Singh Rawat, 21 PARA (SF), blew them up and then hunted down the enemies hiding in the smoke. This is not a script. This is the raw, spine-chilling reality of a Special Forces operative who turned the hunters into the hunted. The Choice Digvijay wasn't just a soldier; he was a 'Techie' who chose the mud over the money. Entering through the Technical Entry Scheme (TES), he could have had a comfortable desk job in the Corps of Engineers. Instead, he chose the Maroon Beret. He chose 21 PARA (Special Forces), the "Waghnakhs." The Ghost of Manipur When inserted into the volatile insurgent corridors of Manipur, Major Rawat didn't just patrol; he infiltrated the enemy's mind. He built an intelligence network so precise that he mapped the entire web of Valley-Based Insurgent Groups (VBIGs). He knew their names, their hideouts, and their next moves before they did. The Trap (The "Reverse Ambush") This is where the legend was born. Intel came in. Insurgents were planning to ambush a VIP convoy. Most officers would cancel the VIP visit. Major Rawat? He saw an opportunity. He fed false intel to the insurgents, luring them into a "kill zone" of his own making. The hunters walked straight into a trap laid by the Waghnakhs. Raw Courage Under Fire When the trap sprung, the insurgents opened up with heavy automatic fire. The jungle exploded. Undeterred, Major Rawat didn't take cover; he advanced. Crawling through a hail of bullets, he flanked the enemy position. He came face-to-face with a Self-Styled Captain (the mastermind of previous attacks). Result: Threat eliminated. One Captain down, another injured. Hand-to-Hand Combat In a separate operation, he tracked infiltrators into a dense hideout. No guns, just grit. Using his mastery of Close Quarter Battle (CQB), he physically overpowered and apprehended three senior militant cadres in hand-to-hand combat. Let that sink in. He subdued three armed men with his bare hands. The Kirti Chakra For his "unmatched valour, tactical acumen, and raw courage," Major Digvijay Singh Rawat was awarded the Kirti Chakra, India’s second-highest peacetime gallantry award. Col AJ🇮🇳 Colonel Mayank Chaubey Major Sammer Pal Toorr (Infantry Combat Veteran) Aadi Achint 🇮🇳 TheGlobalDecoder #IndianArmy #ParaSF #KirtiChakra #MajorDigvijaySinghRawat #SpecialForces #JaiHind #IndianDefense #Bravery #Manipur
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🇮🇳From Engineering Classrooms to the Jungles of Manipur: The Story of Major Digvijay Singh Rawat, Kirti Chakra. Most engineers build bridges. Major Digvijay Singh Rawat, 21 PARA (SF), blew them up and then hunted down the enemies hiding in the smoke. This is not a script. This is the raw, spine-chilling reality of a Special Forces operative who turned the hunters into the hunted. The Choice Digvijay wasn't just a soldier; he was a 'Techie' who chose the mud over the money. Entering through the Technical Entry Scheme (TES), he could have had a comfortable desk job in the Corps of Engineers. Instead, he chose the Maroon Beret. He chose 21 PARA (Special Forces), the "Waghnakhs." The Ghost of Manipur When inserted into the volatile insurgent corridors of Manipur, Major Rawat didn't just patrol; he infiltrated the enemy's mind. He built an intelligence network so precise that he mapped the entire web of Valley-Based Insurgent Groups (VBIGs). He knew their names, their hideouts, and their next moves before they did. The Trap (The "Reverse Ambush") This is where the legend was born. Intel came in. Insurgents were planning to ambush a VIP convoy. Most officers would cancel the VIP visit. Major Rawat? He saw an opportunity. He fed false intel to the insurgents, luring them into a "kill zone" of his own making. The hunters walked straight into a trap laid by the Waghnakhs. Raw Courage Under Fire When the trap sprung, the insurgents opened up with heavy automatic fire. The jungle exploded. Undeterred, Major Rawat didn't take cover; he advanced. Crawling through a hail of bullets, he flanked the enemy position. He came face-to-face with a Self-Styled Captain (the mastermind of previous attacks). Result: Threat eliminated. One Captain down, another injured. Hand-to-Hand Combat In a separate operation, he tracked infiltrators into a dense hideout. No guns, just grit. Using his mastery of Close Quarter Battle (CQB), he physically overpowered and apprehended three senior militant cadres in hand-to-hand combat. Let that sink in. He subdued three armed men with his bare hands. The Kirti Chakra For his "unmatched valour, tactical acumen, and raw courage," Major Digvijay Singh Rawat was awarded the Kirti Chakra, India’s second-highest peacetime gallantry award. Col AJ🇮🇳 Colonel Mayank Chaubey Major Sammer Pal Toorr (Infantry Combat Veteran) Aadi Achint 🇮🇳 TheGlobalDecoder #IndianArmy #ParaSF #KirtiChakra #MajorDigvijaySinghRawat #SpecialForces #JaiHind #IndianDefense #Bravery #Manipur

The Sacred Scroll

179,556 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

The new Syrian Air Force is gradually restoring some of the aircraft it inherited from the former Syrian Arab Air Force. In addition to Sukhoi Su-22UM combat trainers that have recently been seen flying over Syria, a MiG-23UB combat trainer has now also been spotted active and airworthy. This aircraft is among the MiG-23s that survived the extensive Israeli airstrikes against Syrian military air bases following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Those strikes were intended to destroy the former Syrian Arab Air Force’s aircraft and helicopters and deny Syria’s new government under Ahmed al-Sharaa the opportunity to inherit a functioning combat-aircraft fleet. The return of an airworthy MiG-23UB is another indication that the new Syrian Air Force is gradually recovering, repairing and returning surviving aircraft of the former Syrian Arab Air Force to operational use. This left video shows Syrian MiG-23 pilot Abdullah al-Obeido, known as “Abu Aziz,” a native of Kafr Nabl, returning to the skies over Idlib today in the MiG-23UB after 21 years away from flying. His return carries particular significance because he had refused to bomb his own people under the former regime. Twenty-one years later, he is flying over Idlib again, this time for the new Syrian Air Force. Brigadier General Mustafa Bakour, Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force, was present for the occasion.
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The new Syrian Air Force is gradually restoring some of the aircraft it inherited from the former Syrian Arab Air Force. In addition to Sukhoi Su-22UM combat trainers that have recently been seen flying over Syria, a MiG-23UB combat trainer has now also been spotted active and airworthy. This aircraft is among the MiG-23s that survived the extensive Israeli airstrikes against Syrian military air bases following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Those strikes were intended to destroy the former Syrian Arab Air Force’s aircraft and helicopters and deny Syria’s new government under Ahmed al-Sharaa the opportunity to inherit a functioning combat-aircraft fleet. The return of an airworthy MiG-23UB is another indication that the new Syrian Air Force is gradually recovering, repairing and returning surviving aircraft of the former Syrian Arab Air Force to operational use. This left video shows Syrian MiG-23 pilot Abdullah al-Obeido, known as “Abu Aziz,” a native of Kafr Nabl, returning to the skies over Idlib today in the MiG-23UB after 21 years away from flying. His return carries particular significance because he had refused to bomb his own people under the former regime. Twenty-one years later, he is flying over Idlib again, this time for the new Syrian Air Force. Brigadier General Mustafa Bakour, Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force, was present for the occasion.

Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch

15,442 görüntüleme • 14 gün önce

Beethoven could not hear the music he wrote. At the age of 28, he realized he was no longer able to listen to a flute being played in the distance, and he spent the rest of his life composing the most enduring music in Western history in almost complete silence... He had been a working musician since childhood. His ears were everything. In 1798, in the middle of a heated argument with a singer, he noticed for the first time that something was wrong. The sound was thinning at the edges. He could hear voices, but high frequencies were beginning to disappear. He told no one for years. By 1802, the truth was no longer deniable. On his doctor's advice he moved to Heiligenstadt, a quiet village outside Vienna, hoping the country air would help. It did not. There, alone and surrounded by farmland, he wrote a letter to his two brothers that he never sent. It was found among his papers after his death. We now call it the Heiligenstadt Testament, and it is one of the most devastating documents ever written by an artist about himself: "You men who think or say that I am malevolent, stubborn or misanthropic, how greatly do you wrong me. You do not know the cause of my seeming so... what a humiliation, when one stood beside me and heard a flute in the distance and I heard nothing, or someone heard the shepherd singing, and again I heard nothing." He wrote, in the same letter, that he had thought of ending his life. And then he wrote the line that explains everything that followed: "Only my art held me back. It seemed impossible to me to leave the world before I had produced everything I felt called upon to produce." He went back to Vienna. He went on composing. Over the next two decades his hearing continued to fade. Friends began writing their words down in small notebooks instead of speaking them aloud, and waiting while he read. Modern scholars call these the conversation books. Around four hundred of them survive. To compose, he developed his own methods. He bit one end of a wooden rod and pressed the other against the soundboard of his piano, letting the vibrations travel through his jaw to his inner ear. He had stumbled, through trial and error, onto the principle that modern science calls bone conduction. The cause of his deafness has never been settled. What we do know is this: he realized he was losing his hearing at twenty-eight, and he could have stopped. He wrote the letter, he held the thought of dying in his hand, and then he put down the pen and went back to work. Most of what he is remembered for was composed after that moment: The Fifth Symphony. The Seventh. The Ninth. The Missa Solemnis. The late quartets. All of it was made by a man who could no longer hear most of what he was writing. There are people who give the world what they receive, and there are people who give the world what they were never able to receive. The most enduring beauty in human history has almost always come from the second kind... -- -- -- If you enjoyed this, I write a weekly newsletter read by over 50,000 people who love rediscovering the beauty of the past. You can join us here: I write about beauty in all its forms. If you'd like to support my work, a paid subscription is what makes it possible.
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Beethoven could not hear the music he wrote. At the age of 28, he realized he was no longer able to listen to a flute being played in the distance, and he spent the rest of his life composing the most enduring music in Western history in almost complete silence... He had been a working musician since childhood. His ears were everything. In 1798, in the middle of a heated argument with a singer, he noticed for the first time that something was wrong. The sound was thinning at the edges. He could hear voices, but high frequencies were beginning to disappear. He told no one for years. By 1802, the truth was no longer deniable. On his doctor's advice he moved to Heiligenstadt, a quiet village outside Vienna, hoping the country air would help. It did not. There, alone and surrounded by farmland, he wrote a letter to his two brothers that he never sent. It was found among his papers after his death. We now call it the Heiligenstadt Testament, and it is one of the most devastating documents ever written by an artist about himself: "You men who think or say that I am malevolent, stubborn or misanthropic, how greatly do you wrong me. You do not know the cause of my seeming so... what a humiliation, when one stood beside me and heard a flute in the distance and I heard nothing, or someone heard the shepherd singing, and again I heard nothing." He wrote, in the same letter, that he had thought of ending his life. And then he wrote the line that explains everything that followed: "Only my art held me back. It seemed impossible to me to leave the world before I had produced everything I felt called upon to produce." He went back to Vienna. He went on composing. Over the next two decades his hearing continued to fade. Friends began writing their words down in small notebooks instead of speaking them aloud, and waiting while he read. Modern scholars call these the conversation books. Around four hundred of them survive. To compose, he developed his own methods. He bit one end of a wooden rod and pressed the other against the soundboard of his piano, letting the vibrations travel through his jaw to his inner ear. He had stumbled, through trial and error, onto the principle that modern science calls bone conduction. The cause of his deafness has never been settled. What we do know is this: he realized he was losing his hearing at twenty-eight, and he could have stopped. He wrote the letter, he held the thought of dying in his hand, and then he put down the pen and went back to work. Most of what he is remembered for was composed after that moment: The Fifth Symphony. The Seventh. The Ninth. The Missa Solemnis. The late quartets. All of it was made by a man who could no longer hear most of what he was writing. There are people who give the world what they receive, and there are people who give the world what they were never able to receive. The most enduring beauty in human history has almost always come from the second kind... -- -- -- If you enjoyed this, I write a weekly newsletter read by over 50,000 people who love rediscovering the beauty of the past. You can join us here: I write about beauty in all its forms. If you'd like to support my work, a paid subscription is what makes it possible.

James Lucas

153,966 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

This is real footage of a kamikaze attack. Here is the terrifying part. Even if the gunners hit the plane, it often kept coming. Even if the pilot was killed, the aircraft could still continue on its dive toward the ship. To survive, they didn't just have to hit it. They had to blow it out of the sky. This is the story of the men behind those guns.. A NEW KIND OF NIGHTMARE By the last year of the war in the Pacific, the men on American warships faced a new kind of nightmare. The Japanese had begun sending pilots to deliberately crash their bomb-laden aircraft into Allied ships. These were the kamikaze. A conventional attacking plane could be driven off or made to miss. A kamikaze could not. The pilot was not trying to survive. He was aiming his entire aircraft, like a guided missile made of metal and fuel and one human being, straight at the deck of your ship. This changed everything for the gunners. Against a conventional attack, damaging the aircraft or forcing the pilot to break off was often enough. Against a kamikaze, that could be useless. Even a mortally wounded pilot, even a dead one, could keep falling on the same deadly path. The only reliable way to stop him was to destroy the aircraft or knock it off its attack path before it reached the ship. THE WALL OF FIRE To do that, an American aircraft carrier bristled with anti-aircraft guns, layered from the biggest down to the smallest, so that an attacker had to survive one killing zone after another to reach the deck. Farthest out, the larger 5-inch guns firing radar-directed, proximity-fuzed shells could begin engaging attackers miles away. These shells did not even need a direct hit. They were designed to explode automatically as they passed close to an aircraft, and they made the fleet's heavy guns dramatically deadlier late in the war. Closer in came the workhorse, the 40mm Bofors, a hard-hitting automatic cannon that fired explosive shells fast enough to shred an aircraft. It was so effective that during the peak kamikaze months, this one weapon accounted for around half of all the aircraft shot down by US Navy ships. And closest of all was the 20mm Oerlikon, the last line of defense before a plane reached the ship. THE MEN BEHIND THE GUNS The men who fired those close-in guns were among the most exposed human beings in the entire war. The gunner on a 20mm Oerlikon had little protection, often just a small shield, and he aimed the weapon by physically swinging the gun with his own strength, firing over simple sights. There was no turret to climb inside, no armor to hide behind. That meant he was looking directly down the flight path of the plane trying to kill him. As a kamikaze dove, the gunner had to stand his ground in the open, hold his aim, and keep firing straight into the face of an enemy pilot who was diving to his death and trying to take as many Americans as he could with him. He could not run. He could not hide. He could only keep firing and hope he stopped the plane before it arrived. WHEN HITTING WASN'T ENOUGH And here was the cruelest part. Often, even hitting the plane was not enough. The 20mm guns in particular proved increasingly inadequate against the fast, heavily loaded kamikazes of the late war. Gunners would hit the diving aircraft, watch pieces fly off it, and see it keep coming anyway, continuing its dive even after the pilot had been killed. Unless the plane was actually broken apart or knocked off its path, its momentum carried it home. This was exactly why, as the war went on, many ships stripped off some of their smaller guns and packed on more of the harder-hitting Bofors. The volume of fire this demanded was staggering. When a raid came in, a carrier under attack became a floating volcano of tracer and flak, every barrel firing at once, throwing up a wall of fire that an attacker had to fly straight through to reach the deck. Yet the Navy knew even that was not always enough, and kept racing to improve, with better radar, better proximity-fuzed ammunition, and plans for more powerful guns. THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE So it came down to the men. To the gunners standing at their mounts, firing continuously, sometimes with a plane coming apart in the air right in front of them, sometimes with one that would not come apart no matter how many rounds they poured into it. They stood in the open with little protection and did not leave their guns, because the hundreds of men below deck, and the ship itself, depended on them holding their aim in the last few seconds before impact. Some of those gunners were killed at their posts, still firing, when a plane they could not stop finally struck home. The footage of a kamikaze diving on a carrier is dramatic to watch from a distance. But every one of those attacks was decided by young men standing behind those guns, in the open, with only seconds to stop an enemy from killing them all. This is the story of the men behind the guns. I post a story like this every single day. Most people never see them. Follow so you don't miss the next one.
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This is real footage of a kamikaze attack. Here is the terrifying part. Even if the gunners hit the plane, it often kept coming. Even if the pilot was killed, the aircraft could still continue on its dive toward the ship. To survive, they didn't just have to hit it. They had to blow it out of the sky. This is the story of the men behind those guns.. A NEW KIND OF NIGHTMARE By the last year of the war in the Pacific, the men on American warships faced a new kind of nightmare. The Japanese had begun sending pilots to deliberately crash their bomb-laden aircraft into Allied ships. These were the kamikaze. A conventional attacking plane could be driven off or made to miss. A kamikaze could not. The pilot was not trying to survive. He was aiming his entire aircraft, like a guided missile made of metal and fuel and one human being, straight at the deck of your ship. This changed everything for the gunners. Against a conventional attack, damaging the aircraft or forcing the pilot to break off was often enough. Against a kamikaze, that could be useless. Even a mortally wounded pilot, even a dead one, could keep falling on the same deadly path. The only reliable way to stop him was to destroy the aircraft or knock it off its attack path before it reached the ship. THE WALL OF FIRE To do that, an American aircraft carrier bristled with anti-aircraft guns, layered from the biggest down to the smallest, so that an attacker had to survive one killing zone after another to reach the deck. Farthest out, the larger 5-inch guns firing radar-directed, proximity-fuzed shells could begin engaging attackers miles away. These shells did not even need a direct hit. They were designed to explode automatically as they passed close to an aircraft, and they made the fleet's heavy guns dramatically deadlier late in the war. Closer in came the workhorse, the 40mm Bofors, a hard-hitting automatic cannon that fired explosive shells fast enough to shred an aircraft. It was so effective that during the peak kamikaze months, this one weapon accounted for around half of all the aircraft shot down by US Navy ships. And closest of all was the 20mm Oerlikon, the last line of defense before a plane reached the ship. THE MEN BEHIND THE GUNS The men who fired those close-in guns were among the most exposed human beings in the entire war. The gunner on a 20mm Oerlikon had little protection, often just a small shield, and he aimed the weapon by physically swinging the gun with his own strength, firing over simple sights. There was no turret to climb inside, no armor to hide behind. That meant he was looking directly down the flight path of the plane trying to kill him. As a kamikaze dove, the gunner had to stand his ground in the open, hold his aim, and keep firing straight into the face of an enemy pilot who was diving to his death and trying to take as many Americans as he could with him. He could not run. He could not hide. He could only keep firing and hope he stopped the plane before it arrived. WHEN HITTING WASN'T ENOUGH And here was the cruelest part. Often, even hitting the plane was not enough. The 20mm guns in particular proved increasingly inadequate against the fast, heavily loaded kamikazes of the late war. Gunners would hit the diving aircraft, watch pieces fly off it, and see it keep coming anyway, continuing its dive even after the pilot had been killed. Unless the plane was actually broken apart or knocked off its path, its momentum carried it home. This was exactly why, as the war went on, many ships stripped off some of their smaller guns and packed on more of the harder-hitting Bofors. The volume of fire this demanded was staggering. When a raid came in, a carrier under attack became a floating volcano of tracer and flak, every barrel firing at once, throwing up a wall of fire that an attacker had to fly straight through to reach the deck. Yet the Navy knew even that was not always enough, and kept racing to improve, with better radar, better proximity-fuzed ammunition, and plans for more powerful guns. THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE So it came down to the men. To the gunners standing at their mounts, firing continuously, sometimes with a plane coming apart in the air right in front of them, sometimes with one that would not come apart no matter how many rounds they poured into it. They stood in the open with little protection and did not leave their guns, because the hundreds of men below deck, and the ship itself, depended on them holding their aim in the last few seconds before impact. Some of those gunners were killed at their posts, still firing, when a plane they could not stop finally struck home. The footage of a kamikaze diving on a carrier is dramatic to watch from a distance. But every one of those attacks was decided by young men standing behind those guns, in the open, with only seconds to stop an enemy from killing them all. This is the story of the men behind the guns. I post a story like this every single day. Most people never see them. Follow so you don't miss the next one.

Untold War Stories

158,378 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

NAF ALPHA JETS: A COMBAT LEGACY FORGED IN FIRE Inducted into the Nigerian Air Force in the early 1980s, the Alpha Jet did not merely enter service, it announced a new era of fast-jet capability and operational confidence. Conceived as both an advanced trainer and a light-attack aircraft, the Alpha Jet rapidly proved it could fight as fiercely as it could train. Its defining moments were written in West Africa, where NAF Alpha Jets flew decisive combat missions under ECOMOG, striking hostile targets, disrupting enemy logistics, and delivering relentless close air support in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Years later, the aircraft again projected Nigerian resolve beyond its borders during stabilisation manoeuvres in The Gambia in 2017, supporting the enforcement of democratic mandates. At home, the Alpha Jet became synonymous with speed, precision, and authority, shaping generations of pilots, dominating contested airspace, and projecting Nigerian air power with unmistakable presence. Rugged, responsive, and battle-tested, the aircraft earned the fear-tinged nickname “Dudu Birds”, a testament to its dark silhouette, sudden appearance, and decisive impact wherever it was deployed. As Nigeria confronted insurgency, terrorism, and armed criminality, the Alpha Jet once again answered the call. Re-activated, sustained, and driven into high-tempo operations, it delivered punishing effects against hostile elements, escorting strike packages, interdicting enemy movements, and supporting troops in contact with lethal accuracy. The thunder of its engines over hostile territory became a psychological weapon, breaking enemy morale and reinforcing ground forces with visible air dominance. This combat legacy was paid for with courage and sacrifice, and the Nigerian Air Force honours the gallant Alpha Jet aircrew who flew into danger without hesitation, some of whom paid the supreme price in defence of the nation, etching their names permanently into Nigeria’s air power history. Today, that legacy is driving transition, not retirement. The NAF is aggressively modernising its fleet, inducting advanced multi-role and lead-in fighter platforms to assume and expand missions once undertaken by the Alpha Jet, with greater persistence, sensors, and survivability. Through this deliberate evolution, the Alpha Jet’s legacy is not fading, it is being institutionalised, as the Nigerian Air Force advances from a proven combat icon to a new generation of air power, sharper, smarter, and deadlier in defence of the nation. ALPHA JET DISPLAY — RAW POWER, PROVEN IN COMBAT, ETCHED IN NAF HISTORY #AlphaJet #NigerianAirForce #AirPower #CombatProven #NAFLegacy #FleetModernisation #AirDominance #DefendingNigeria
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NAF ALPHA JETS: A COMBAT LEGACY FORGED IN FIRE Inducted into the Nigerian Air Force in the early 1980s, the Alpha Jet did not merely enter service, it announced a new era of fast-jet capability and operational confidence. Conceived as both an advanced trainer and a light-attack aircraft, the Alpha Jet rapidly proved it could fight as fiercely as it could train. Its defining moments were written in West Africa, where NAF Alpha Jets flew decisive combat missions under ECOMOG, striking hostile targets, disrupting enemy logistics, and delivering relentless close air support in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Years later, the aircraft again projected Nigerian resolve beyond its borders during stabilisation manoeuvres in The Gambia in 2017, supporting the enforcement of democratic mandates. At home, the Alpha Jet became synonymous with speed, precision, and authority, shaping generations of pilots, dominating contested airspace, and projecting Nigerian air power with unmistakable presence. Rugged, responsive, and battle-tested, the aircraft earned the fear-tinged nickname “Dudu Birds”, a testament to its dark silhouette, sudden appearance, and decisive impact wherever it was deployed. As Nigeria confronted insurgency, terrorism, and armed criminality, the Alpha Jet once again answered the call. Re-activated, sustained, and driven into high-tempo operations, it delivered punishing effects against hostile elements, escorting strike packages, interdicting enemy movements, and supporting troops in contact with lethal accuracy. The thunder of its engines over hostile territory became a psychological weapon, breaking enemy morale and reinforcing ground forces with visible air dominance. This combat legacy was paid for with courage and sacrifice, and the Nigerian Air Force honours the gallant Alpha Jet aircrew who flew into danger without hesitation, some of whom paid the supreme price in defence of the nation, etching their names permanently into Nigeria’s air power history. Today, that legacy is driving transition, not retirement. The NAF is aggressively modernising its fleet, inducting advanced multi-role and lead-in fighter platforms to assume and expand missions once undertaken by the Alpha Jet, with greater persistence, sensors, and survivability. Through this deliberate evolution, the Alpha Jet’s legacy is not fading, it is being institutionalised, as the Nigerian Air Force advances from a proven combat icon to a new generation of air power, sharper, smarter, and deadlier in defence of the nation. ALPHA JET DISPLAY — RAW POWER, PROVEN IN COMBAT, ETCHED IN NAF HISTORY #AlphaJet #NigerianAirForce #AirPower #CombatProven #NAFLegacy #FleetModernisation #AirDominance #DefendingNigeria

Nigerian Air Force

27,743 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce

General Igor Maltsev was commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Defense for seven years. During his career in Russia, UFOs were such a problem - he gave an order to stand down when encountering a UFO over Russian airspace. Why was there a NO SHOOT-DOWN order given to Russian fighter pilots? Because of the UFOs displayed an “Incredible capacity for retaliation”. Turns out shooting at UFOs was a bad idea. Pilots were lost while going on the offensive and kinetically engaging UFOs. In one instance, there were more than 100 confirmed UFO contacts flying over Moscow at one time. The UFOs had the ability to cloak (only thermal imaging could see them at times), they performed extreme movements and were determined NOT to be American assets… or being from any known technologically advanced nation. Learn more and enjoy this new episode of WEAPONIZED! George Knapp 👀 WATCH LISTEN
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General Igor Maltsev was commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Defense for seven years. During his career in Russia, UFOs were such a problem - he gave an order to stand down when encountering a UFO over Russian airspace. Why was there a NO SHOOT-DOWN order given to Russian fighter pilots? Because of the UFOs displayed an “Incredible capacity for retaliation”. Turns out shooting at UFOs was a bad idea. Pilots were lost while going on the offensive and kinetically engaging UFOs. In one instance, there were more than 100 confirmed UFO contacts flying over Moscow at one time. The UFOs had the ability to cloak (only thermal imaging could see them at times), they performed extreme movements and were determined NOT to be American assets… or being from any known technologically advanced nation. Learn more and enjoy this new episode of WEAPONIZED! George Knapp 👀 WATCH LISTEN

Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell

123,183 görüntüleme • 3 yıl önce

❄️ The old door held only by a good word and a stone that propped it up from the inside opened easily. The stalker entered a long-abandoned apartment, the one he had been to dozens of times and returned to as if it were home. In some way, it was his home. Somehow, one window survived after all these years. He liked to sit with the thrown-off backpack because that was his favorite place. He could see the snow-covered Enerhetyk Palace of Culture on the horizon, illuminated by the moonlight. The snow sparkled and played with different colors, returning his thoughts to the distant past. A familiar song, which became a Christmas hymn far beyond Prypiat, flashed through his mind. The night started slowly covering the Zone. The Zone that this year changed forever. Has She become different? Perhaps. More dangerous? Of course, She has. Has She become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of new stalkers searching for something of their own? Absolutely. And that was something that pleased his soul the most. He knew — that night, he would not be alone. And if he had only one wish, he would have wished to be here — among his friends, among his faithful stalkers. And that wish would have been granted. Merry Christmas, dear friends. Your GSC Game World team 🎄
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❄️ The old door held only by a good word and a stone that propped it up from the inside opened easily. The stalker entered a long-abandoned apartment, the one he had been to dozens of times and returned to as if it were home. In some way, it was his home. Somehow, one window survived after all these years. He liked to sit with the thrown-off backpack because that was his favorite place. He could see the snow-covered Enerhetyk Palace of Culture on the horizon, illuminated by the moonlight. The snow sparkled and played with different colors, returning his thoughts to the distant past. A familiar song, which became a Christmas hymn far beyond Prypiat, flashed through his mind. The night started slowly covering the Zone. The Zone that this year changed forever. Has She become different? Perhaps. More dangerous? Of course, She has. Has She become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of new stalkers searching for something of their own? Absolutely. And that was something that pleased his soul the most. He knew — that night, he would not be alone. And if he had only one wish, he would have wished to be here — among his friends, among his faithful stalkers. And that wish would have been granted. Merry Christmas, dear friends. Your GSC Game World team 🎄

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL

78,755 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

This painting shows the most heartbreaking reunion in all of literature. To understand it, you have to know who the dog is... His name is Argos, and he belongs to Ulysses, the Greek hero also known as Odysseus. Before Ulysses sailed away to fight in the Trojan War, he had raised Argos from a puppy, a fast and beautiful hunting dog. Then the war called, and Ulysses left. He would not come home for twenty years. When Ulysses finally set foot on his own island again, he came in disguise, dressed as a beggar, so that no one would know him. His house was full of men trying to steal his wife and his kingdom. To survive, he had to remain a stranger in his own home. No one recognized him. Not his loyal servants. Not the people who had known him all his life. But lying in the dirt by the gate, old and forgotten, covered in ticks, too weak to stand, was a dog. Argos had waited twenty years. And the moment he saw him, he knew. He was the only one. Nearly blind, half dead, he lifted his head and pricked up his ears, and he wagged his tail for the master he had never stopped waiting for. Ulysses saw him. And because he was in disguise, surrounded by enemies, he could not run to him, could not kneel down, could not say his name. He could only look at his old friend and, turning his face away so no one would see, let a single tear fall. And then, in Homer's own words, "the dark shadow of death closed down on Argos' eyes, the instant he had seen Odysseus, twenty years away." He had held on to life for one reason only: he was waiting to see him come home. And the moment he did, he could finally let go... It is such a beautiful painting, and the look on that dog's face is so universal, so instantly understood by anyone who has ever loved and waited, that it is enough to bring a grown man to tears.
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This painting shows the most heartbreaking reunion in all of literature. To understand it, you have to know who the dog is... His name is Argos, and he belongs to Ulysses, the Greek hero also known as Odysseus. Before Ulysses sailed away to fight in the Trojan War, he had raised Argos from a puppy, a fast and beautiful hunting dog. Then the war called, and Ulysses left. He would not come home for twenty years. When Ulysses finally set foot on his own island again, he came in disguise, dressed as a beggar, so that no one would know him. His house was full of men trying to steal his wife and his kingdom. To survive, he had to remain a stranger in his own home. No one recognized him. Not his loyal servants. Not the people who had known him all his life. But lying in the dirt by the gate, old and forgotten, covered in ticks, too weak to stand, was a dog. Argos had waited twenty years. And the moment he saw him, he knew. He was the only one. Nearly blind, half dead, he lifted his head and pricked up his ears, and he wagged his tail for the master he had never stopped waiting for. Ulysses saw him. And because he was in disguise, surrounded by enemies, he could not run to him, could not kneel down, could not say his name. He could only look at his old friend and, turning his face away so no one would see, let a single tear fall. And then, in Homer's own words, "the dark shadow of death closed down on Argos' eyes, the instant he had seen Odysseus, twenty years away." He had held on to life for one reason only: he was waiting to see him come home. And the moment he did, he could finally let go... It is such a beautiful painting, and the look on that dog's face is so universal, so instantly understood by anyone who has ever loved and waited, that it is enough to bring a grown man to tears.

James Lucas

107,060 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

This dude took over the parking spot that the local PD likes to radar from and the officers can't handle it. It's like a child that got their favorite toy taken away. ​We are in Henrico County for this one. You have a citizen journalist that is aware of the favorite parking spot that the local PD loves to post up at to conduct speed traps. The journalist took over the parking spot minutes before the officer and let's just say, the officers was lost on what to do about it. The attempt by the officer he pulled up behind the parked vehicle of the journalists. Officer James approached the driver’s side window, standard protocol and tried to turn things into a welfare check, and requested that the driver roll down the glass. Right from the jump, the driver established his boundary: he flatly refused to roll down the window, asserting through the glass that he could hear the officer perfectly fine. ​Recognizing a non-standard situation, Officer James immediately called for backup ("Code 2") while attempting fish for something to escalate the situation and turn this into a traffic stop. He began by asking if the journalist was broken down, experiencing a medical emergency, or in need of assistance. What followed was a clinic on how to handle the police through awkward silence. Instead of speaking, the driver responded to the officer's safety inquiries exclusively with thumbs-up gestures through the closed window. ​The interaction hit a snag when Officer James questioned why the journalist was stopped in a turn lane. While the driver refused to answer out loud to the officer, he later pointed his camera to show the layout of the road. The journalist showed he wasn't blocking a turn lane at all; he was parked on an asphalt cutout next to the turn lane—an area that is frequently used for overflow parking. Realizing he was not getting anywhere, the officer went back to his car for one last ditch effort by running the plates of the journalist. Once things came back clean the officer had to do that walk of shame and left. ​The encounter didn't end there, though. A second officer, Officer Jennings, arrived shortly after also looking to park in the spot to conduct a speed trap. Interestingly, the driver shifted strategies for the second interaction. Rather than sticking to the silent thumbs-up routine, the driver chose to verbally engage with Officer Jennings through the glass. He explicitly confirmed that he was completely fine, did not require any emergency help, and was simply sitting there. Once again another walk of shame when the officer came up empty handed from his fishing exercise. It's amusing to see these officers have to basically pack up their toys and go home because they could not use their favorite radar spot.
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This dude took over the parking spot that the local PD likes to radar from and the officers can't handle it. It's like a child that got their favorite toy taken away. ​We are in Henrico County for this one. You have a citizen journalist that is aware of the favorite parking spot that the local PD loves to post up at to conduct speed traps. The journalist took over the parking spot minutes before the officer and let's just say, the officers was lost on what to do about it. The attempt by the officer he pulled up behind the parked vehicle of the journalists. Officer James approached the driver’s side window, standard protocol and tried to turn things into a welfare check, and requested that the driver roll down the glass. Right from the jump, the driver established his boundary: he flatly refused to roll down the window, asserting through the glass that he could hear the officer perfectly fine. ​Recognizing a non-standard situation, Officer James immediately called for backup ("Code 2") while attempting fish for something to escalate the situation and turn this into a traffic stop. He began by asking if the journalist was broken down, experiencing a medical emergency, or in need of assistance. What followed was a clinic on how to handle the police through awkward silence. Instead of speaking, the driver responded to the officer's safety inquiries exclusively with thumbs-up gestures through the closed window. ​The interaction hit a snag when Officer James questioned why the journalist was stopped in a turn lane. While the driver refused to answer out loud to the officer, he later pointed his camera to show the layout of the road. The journalist showed he wasn't blocking a turn lane at all; he was parked on an asphalt cutout next to the turn lane—an area that is frequently used for overflow parking. Realizing he was not getting anywhere, the officer went back to his car for one last ditch effort by running the plates of the journalist. Once things came back clean the officer had to do that walk of shame and left. ​The encounter didn't end there, though. A second officer, Officer Jennings, arrived shortly after also looking to park in the spot to conduct a speed trap. Interestingly, the driver shifted strategies for the second interaction. Rather than sticking to the silent thumbs-up routine, the driver chose to verbally engage with Officer Jennings through the glass. He explicitly confirmed that he was completely fine, did not require any emergency help, and was simply sitting there. Once again another walk of shame when the officer came up empty handed from his fishing exercise. It's amusing to see these officers have to basically pack up their toys and go home because they could not use their favorite radar spot.

Giggling Ganon

1,029,141 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

Mr. Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, continues to incite against Israel. Yesterday at the Security Council, he called on Israel and Iran to “stop fighting their wars in Lebanon.” Mr. Fletcher, this is an appalling and outrageous statement. Your call, which equates Israel with Iran, is like comparing the British Royal Air Force to the Nazi army in World War II. While Nazi planes attacked London every night, striking the civilian population, no one, rightly, thought to criticize the actions of the RAF. We are targeting Hezbollah, which operates from Lebanon and launches hundreds of rockets at Israeli communities. The same determination shown by the brave British pilots who did not falter against the brutal Nazi enemy exists today in Israeli pilots in their fight against Hezbollah attacks. What is most egregious here is that, although you are supposed to deal with humanitarian issues, you choose instead to engage in politics and propaganda against the State of Israel.
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Mr. Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, continues to incite against Israel. Yesterday at the Security Council, he called on Israel and Iran to “stop fighting their wars in Lebanon.” Mr. Fletcher, this is an appalling and outrageous statement. Your call, which equates Israel with Iran, is like comparing the British Royal Air Force to the Nazi army in World War II. While Nazi planes attacked London every night, striking the civilian population, no one, rightly, thought to criticize the actions of the RAF. We are targeting Hezbollah, which operates from Lebanon and launches hundreds of rockets at Israeli communities. The same determination shown by the brave British pilots who did not falter against the brutal Nazi enemy exists today in Israeli pilots in their fight against Hezbollah attacks. What is most egregious here is that, although you are supposed to deal with humanitarian issues, you choose instead to engage in politics and propaganda against the State of Israel.

Danny Danon 🇮🇱 דני דנון

24,370 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce