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July 30, 2012



Jul
30
2012
Upon Mont Blanc
Posted by HW on 30 Jul 2012 / 0 Comment

Published July 30, 2012 “Why not go up there?” the journalist Paul du Bochet asked. François Durafour considered the proposition of a landing on the highest slopes of Mont Blanc, but then he replied with feigned nonchalance, “Why not?  It is something that we will study eventually….”  Yet despite his casual tone, Durafour was completely [...]



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Jul
30
2012
Positively Proper
Posted by HW on 30 Jul 2012 / 7 Comments

This Week’s Hints to help you along: Ok, definitely seems British, actually.  Yes, that’s right.  Or is it? Note the interesting folding wing mechanism, attaching at the roots. Specially designed for operations from the decks of an aircraft carrier. Designed during WWII to improve on a previous design that was lacking. The plane would be [...]



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