Personal GalleryDiscuss Trackends Terrible Tripe in the OFF-Topic / Misc. forums; Speaking of mines, heres a pic of one we blew up off the coast of Belgium during a mine sweeping ...
Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda.
Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda.
Like the shot Les, the channel is an ideal place for diving would'nt you say? like swimming in soup and bleeding cold all year round
Your right Evan it would have to be a sub to strike it but as its only 25 meters deep in the shipping channel it would not be much of a dive They seem to find old ordenance on a regular basis in the Thames estuary although we where a bit suprised that as it was known about it was not removed, but I suppose with so many UXB's in and around London after the war to contend with it was just left to rot, if it had of gone off my double glazing would'nt have liked it. Even from 5 miles away it went off with a fair old wallop.
__________________ "Only thoses who lose freedom know it's true worth" Unknown French woman interviewed June 1944
"Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
Sir Winston Churchill
"To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today"
Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London
I had the opportunity to dive in the Channel a couple times in the past, and it was no treat..... The viso was only about 2 feet, which was a good day, and cold as hell....
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"After That Second Kill, I Knew It Was Time To Get The Hell Outta There..."--Lt. William Northrop Case
I had the opportunity to dive in the Channel a couple times in the past, and it was no treat..... The viso was only about 2 feet, which was a good day, and cold as hell....
I know what you mean Les, it was not much better when I dived in the North Sea (not something I would do again). Cold and zero visiblity just isn't enjoyable. Which is why it is unlikely I will dive in Britain again unless it gets considerably warmer.
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"Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
Sir Winston Churchill
"To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today"
Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London
I was amazed at the amount of UXBs they found over there while I was there. They found a big one in London in an emergency water storage tank. I remember that they had to bring in some UDT guys to assist because the EOD guys weren't dive certified and they worried that if they drained out the water, the bomb might go off. I spoke with one of the EOD guys and he said they brought ti to the surface to diffuse it. He said it was pretty scary when they cut into the fuse, they heard a hissing sound. For a moment, he thought he was dead before remembering that the fuse was vacuum sealed.
Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda.
A few pics of todays Bus rally just up the road from my house, I never even knew it was happening till I got home from work.
Not that im into buses but someone may be, there where a few other vehicles that I did like though.
__________________ "Only thoses who lose freedom know it's true worth" Unknown French woman interviewed June 1944
"Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
Sir Winston Churchill
"To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today"
Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London
Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda.
They seem to find old ordenance on a regular basis in the Thames estuary although we where a bit suprised that as it was known about it was not removed, but I suppose with so many UXB's in and around London after the war to contend with it was just left to rot, if it had of gone off my double glazing would'nt have liked it. Even from 5 miles away it went off with a fair old wallop.
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