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Cape Fear River ~ Wilmington, NC
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The Stacks of Copenhagen
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A different view of the Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird"; an advanced, long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft.
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The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft.[1] It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by the Lockheed Skunk Works. Clarence “Kelly” Johnson was responsible for many of the design’s innovative concepts. During reconnaissance missions the SR-71 operated at high speeds and altitudes to allow it to outrace threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate and outrun the missile.[2]
The SR-71 served with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998. Although 12 of the 32 aircraft built were destroyed in accidents, none was lost to enemy action.[3][4] The SR-71 was unofficially named the Blackbird, and called the Habuby its crews, referring to an Okinawan species of pit viper.[5] Since 1976, it has held the world record for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, a record previously held by the YF-12.[6][7][8]
Aboard the USS Alabama Part II
It’s nearly impossible to see everything that the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park has to offer in one visit. Click here, to see more images from my second trip!
Aboard the USS Alabama Part I
Aboard the USS Alabama
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USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the sixth completed ship of the United States Navy named for the U.S. state of Alabama, however she was only the third commissioned ship with that name. Alabama was commissioned in 1942 and served in World War II in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. She was decommissioned in 1947 and assigned to the reserve duty. She was retired in 1962. In 1964, Alabama was taken to Mobile Bay and opened as a museum ship the following year. The ship was added to the National Historic Landmark registry in 1986.
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Jellyfish @ The Scripps Institute of Oceanography, San Diego, CA
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Photograph by Pasquale Vassallo
Despite the strong human presence on the coast, an octopus is curious about snow-covered Vesuvius.
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