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May 31

The Dam Busters, 1955

J D Lowe

An image from the famous take-off scene in The Dam Busters.Three of the nine Lancaster bombers on their way to Germany's Ruhr Dams on 16 May 1943.I jokingly referred to the 1955 movie, The Dam Busters, in a post about busting beaver dams near the Havelock yard. I hadn't watched it in decades, so I...

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Dec 26 2025

Cutaways

airscapemag

Under the skin These days, 3D CAD and sophisticated rendering tools mean creating images that aren’t rooted in reality is a breeze. For most commercial applications, it’s the norm.  For example, I follow developments in electric aviation fairly actively, and the fact that last night’s beer...

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