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  • The sculpture forming the Bomber Command War Memorial on 16th March 2017, in Green Park, London, England. The 9-foot 2.7 m bronze sculpture of seven aircrew, designed by the sculptor Philip Jackson look as though they have just returned from a bombing mission and left their aircraft. The figures represent L-R: Navigator, Flight Engineer, Mid-upper gunner, Pilot, Bomb aimer, Rear gunner and Wireless operator. The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park, London, commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War. The memorial was built to mark the sacrifice of 55,573 aircrew from Britain, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other countries of the Commonwealth, as well as civilians of all nations killed during raids. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the memorial on 28 June 2012, the year of her Diamond Jubilee.
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  • The sculpture forming the Bomber Command War Memorial on 16th March 2017, in Green Park, London, England. The 9-foot 2.7 m bronze sculpture of seven aircrew, designed by the sculptor Philip Jackson look as though they have just returned from a bombing mission and left their aircraft. The figures represent L-R: Navigator, Flight Engineer, Mid-upper gunner, Pilot, Bomb aimer, Rear gunner and Wireless operator. The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park, London, commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War. The memorial was built to mark the sacrifice of 55,573 aircrew from Britain, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other countries of the Commonwealth, as well as civilians of all nations killed during raids. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the memorial on 28 June 2012, the year of her Diamond Jubilee.
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  • A young couple admire the Bomber Command War Memorial on 16th March 2017, in Green Park, London, England. The 9-foot 2.7 m bronze sculpture of seven aircrew, designed by the sculptor Philip Jackson look as though they have just returned from a bombing mission and left their aircraft. The figures represent L-R: Navigator, Flight Engineer, Mid-upper gunner, Pilot, Bomb aimer, Rear gunner and Wireless operator. The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park, London, commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War. The memorial was built to mark the sacrifice of 55,573 aircrew from Britain, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other countries of the Commonwealth, as well as civilians of all nations killed during raids. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the memorial on 28 June 2012, the year of her Diamond Jubilee.
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  • The RAF Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park in London, near Hyde Park Corner, commemorating the aircrews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War.
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  • The RAF Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park in London, near Hyde Park Corner, commemorating the aircrews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War.
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  • The RAF Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park in London, near Hyde Park Corner, commemorating the aircrews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Sitting in the shade of a tree, veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Lancaster bomber fly past drops tousands of poppies onto the crowds below. Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Lancaster bomber fly past drops tousands of poppies onto the crowds below. Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Wearing hats made from pages from a newspaper, veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Veterans and their families gather in Green park for a service to watch as the memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II was unveiled. Some 6000 attended the ceremony. Criticism of large-scale area bombing by the RAF near the end of WWII had stalled plans for a memorial for years. London, England, UK.
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  • Waxwork models of Napoleons generals incl Marechal Soult, centre, re-enact the night before the Battle of Waterloo forming an exhibit inside the Memorial 1815 exhibition at the battlefield, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. Inaugurated on the battles bicentenary, visitors experience the history of Napoleonic Europe and the armies of both the French and allied armies on that day. The Battle of Waterloo was fought 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Waiting in line for a departing flight, an airline captain patiently queues with his flight baggage along with passengers. Rather than being on duty and flying the aircraft himself, he is travelling home as a passenger. On many commercial flights, off-duty air crew position as passengers. Airlines plan complicated logistics with cabin and cockpit crew members' duty rosters. This man's four stripes denotes his seniority as a captain who flies right-hand seat, in command of a airliner. In the US, pilots might also have National Guard careers flying jet fighters in times of conflict while off-duty in airline shifts. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
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  • Commanding as well as non-commanding officers of The  Presidential Bodyguard regiment or PBG salute their Commander -in -Chief as he arrives to inspect their headquarters. The PBG is the Indian Army's preeminent regiment founded in 1773 during the British occupation, this handpicked unit began with a mere 50 men and today stands at 160 soldiers plus 50 support staff. It has a dual role, both as a ceremonial guard for the President of India, with all its finery at important state functions, as well as an elite operational unit for the Indian Army which has seen action in many battle fronts, in particular the on going disputed region of Kashmir, New Delhi, India. different soldiers take up their posts.
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  • U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of the international security assistance force and commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, arrives at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London.
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  • A Hertfordshire Police Incident Commander oversees a policing operation to remove HS2 Rebellion activists who had used a lock-on arm tube to block a gate to the South Portal site for the HS2 high-speed rail link on 14 September 2020 in West Hyde, United Kingdom. Anti-HS2 activists blocked two gates to the same works site for the controversial £106bn rail link, one remaining closed for over six hours and another for over twelve hours.
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  • U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of the international security assistance force and commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, delivers his speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London.
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  • U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of the international security assistance force and commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, delivers his speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London.
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  • U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of the international security assistance force and commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, delivers his speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London.
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  • Police officers on duty including Commander Salah Mohamed, Islamiedin second Lieutenant and Abdullah second Lieutenant. They are not permitted to talk to the press. <br />
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One of the main problems for the police force, is overcoming corruption. Just before this photograph was taken a man pulled over and handed six rolls of toilet paper to the commander. The police hadn’t been paid for two months, so from the very smallest amounts to much larger sums, corruption is a way of getting by.<br />
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Experienced fixer, Zia Haidary elaborates: “If he had not been paid for two months, why is he still doing his job? He was fooling around, doing nothing then stopping people and cashing in on the bribes. My neighbour was arrested, he is a drug dealer. The police found 6kg of heroin and an AK47 in his house. The next day he is out of police custody -  How? It is corrupt.  The police here are uneducated boys who cannot find work. If you ask them to write their name, they can’t do it –they’re just really good at shooting.”
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  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
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  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
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  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_evening standard trump_009.jpg
  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_evening standard trump_005.jpg
  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_evening standard trump_004.jpg
  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_evening standard trump_002.jpg
  • The head of British polices anti-terrorism squad, George Churchill-Coleman speaks at a press conference in the summer of 1991 in London, UK. Ex-Metropolitan Police Commander Churchill-Coleman OBE 1938-2015 headed the anti-terror squad for seven years as they battled the IRAs mainland bombing campaign of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was killed in a motoring collision in January 2015.
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  • Police officers on duty including  Islamiedin second Lieutenant and Abdullah second Lieutenant. They are not permitted to talk to the press. <br />
<br />
One of the main problems for the police force, is overcoming corruption. Just before this photograph was taken a man pulled over and handed six rolls of toilet paper to the commander. The police hadn’t been paid for two months, so from the very smallest amounts to much larger sums, corruption is a way of getting by.<br />
<br />
 Experienced fixer, Zia Haidary elaborates: “If he had not been paid for two months, why is he still doing his job? He was fooling around, doing nothing then stopping people and cashing in on the bribes. My neighbour was arrested, he is a drug dealer. The police found 6kg of heroin and an AK47 in his house. The next day he is out of police custody -  How? It is corrupt.  The police here are uneducated boys who cannot find work. If you ask them to write their name, they can’t do it –they’re just really good at shooting.”
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  • London Fire Brigade Sector Commander and Team Leader document the emergency details on their log sheet on Church Street, Stoke Newington, London, United Kingdom.  Their teams have just responded to an explosion in a shop basement.
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  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_evening standard trump_012.jpg
  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_evening standard trump_010.jpg
  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_evening standard trump_007.jpg
  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
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  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, a mime artist dressed as Charlie Chaplin stands outside Parliament with a joke Trump cartoon fart in protest at the new President on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
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  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_evening standard trump_003.jpg
  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, the headline on the Evening Standard newspaper reads Trumps time has come on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_evening standard trump_001.jpg
  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, a mime artist dressed as Charlie Chaplin stands outside Parliament with a joke Trump cartoon fart in protest at the new President on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_charlie chaplin trump_002.jpg
  • As the 45th US President is inaugurated in the USA, a mime artist dressed as Charlie Chaplin stands outside Parliament with a joke Trump cartoon fart in protest at the new President on 20th January 2017 in London, England, United Kingdom. President Donald Trump takes over as Commander in Chief on this day, and is one of the greatest upsets and shocks in political news history.
    20170120_charlie chaplin trump_001.jpg
  • In the foreground we see the strong forearm of a British army soldier whose blood group O-Negative has been tattooed in large letters beneath an image of a Japanese Geisha girl. He also wears a watch with aq green strap matching his working army fatigues uniform. Behind him are two part-time territorial army conscripts who are sitting on their  army-issued rucksack Bergens awaiting further orders to serve on active duty from Sandhurst military academy to the Balkans during Operation Resolute, the  National Support Element to support NATO action. The dominating figure in the foreground stands upright though we don't see his face. His two conscripts sit on the ground looking dejected or perhaps worried about their forthcoming duties. They are still in civillian clothing, jeans and t-shirts but will soon change into uniform.
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  • The flight-deck crew of a Sri Lankan Airlines A340-300 series Airbus - registration number 4R-ADE - perform a series of pre-flight checks before a scheduled departure, while on the apron at Malé international airport in the Republic of the Maldives. Featuring electronic instruments it is known as a 'glass cockpit' and using a printed checklist manual, they methodically work through dozens of complex systems that require accurate input before the aircraft is ready for take off. Flight navigation computers, fuel and engine settings and radio frequencies all need programming by the two pilots, the captain on the left and the First Officer on the right. These modern airliners have only two pilots in a modern flight-deck as technology superceeded the need for a third member, the flight-engineers of a previous era of aviation.
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  • After heavy rain and the subsequent flooding, two lone canoeists paddle down the centre of the A27 near Chichester, West Sussex. The Dual carriageway has been completely submerged to approximately 1.5 metres and only the road sign with its directional arrow is visible above the surface which is rippling in a faint breeze. The men in red and yellow kayaks look inexperienced in boating activities and their clothing is not suitable for water sports. Even so, they are speeding down the highway that is otherwise empty of all other vehicles and they have the water and space to themselves without the fear of collision.
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  • The back of  famous greying-blonde head belonging to Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic is seen during SpaceShipTwo's replica model unveiling at the New York Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Galactic. Under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than future everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starting in 2009/10. Aboard the space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each paying $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience 6 minutes of weighlessness.
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  • A replica model of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo during its unveiling Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC. Under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like a Stanley Kubrick movie set from '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than the future for everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starts in around 2009. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. From these circular portholes, astronauts will be able to see 1,000 miles having taken off from the new Spaceport America, New Mexico.
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  • Virgin boss, Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic directors Will Whitehorn and Stephen Attenborough, talk to the media during the unveiling of their SpaceShipTwo concept model's unveiling at the New York Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.  Now under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like a Stanley Kubrick movie set from '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than the future for everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starts in around 2009.  <br />
Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness.<br />
Launched in September 2004 by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic will invest up to $250 million to develop the world’s first commercial space tourism business with the building, testing and flying of five space shipShipTwos and two mother ships.  It is expected that within the first full year of commercial operations Virgin Galactic will enable 500 people to fulfil their dreams of becoming astronauts; in the last 4 decades the world has seen fewer than 500 astronauts. Flights start around 2009.<br />
28/09/2006
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  • Ordinary husband and wife Mark and Christine Easterfield stand awkwardly with their Volvo car outside their large home near Cambridge, England. They are among the thousands of people who have each paid the $200,000 fare for seats on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flights. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness.   Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.
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  • Frequent flyer astronaut Alan Watts is presented to the media and space industry commentators by Sir Richard Branson during the Wired NextFest science fair, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City in his north London home, England. Alan, 51, runs an electrical company and qualified for a free space space flight after being contacted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space company, having accumulated 2 million air miles on the Virgin Atlantic flight network. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. Flights start around 2009/10 at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million facility near Las Cruces.
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  • A portrait of space-suited frequent flyer astronaut Alan Watts in his north London home, England. Alan, 51, runs an electrical company and qualified for a free space space flight after being contacted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space company, having accumulated 2 million air miles on the Virgin Atlantic flight network. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.
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  • A portrait of space-suited frequent flyer astronaut Alan Watts in his north London home, England. Alan, 51, runs an electrical company and qualified for a free space space flight after being contacted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space company, having accumulated 2 million air miles on the Virgin Atlantic flight network. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.
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  • Wearing a large green helmet with the number 26 painted on the front, a worried-looking black soldier recruit gazes into the distance in front of a white army  instructor at the large Garrison at Catterick, England. Here, the Parachute Regiment (The Paras) - hold part of their famous basic training programme called Pegasus (P) Company. The most notorious selection procedure in the British Army. After initial recruitment, each student is sent to either pass or fail a set of 9 events from which a total score of 90 points is possible. 58% or more passes, less fails. Events like the 18 mile Forced March followed by a further 5 miles can earn 10 points though this will inevitably prove too much for many young man, desperate to pass P Company and earn his prestigious beret (Like the Foreign Legion).
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  • While on ceremonial duties at the Queen's Buckingham Palace, members of the Welsh Guards prepare the finer details of uniform presentation at the Wellington barracks, opposite the Palace in central London, England. Buffing up their bearskin hats and brushing away any specks of dust from shoulders, they each help the other appear as near-perfect as they can before parading in front of thousands during the Changing of the Guard or at other times, during tropping of the Colour on the Queen's birthday occasion. Formed in 1915 by order of King George V,  have fought in every war since but are housed at the Wellington Barracks purely for ceremonial reasons, also serving on active duty in the world's trouble spots, where their professionalism is demanded by their British Ministry of Defence masters.
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  • Police tape and a makeshift sign warn of a lane closure due to flooding in the village of Lavant, West Sussex. Afternoon sunshine illuminates the roughly-made board with red painted letters which says 'Road Closed'. The rippling water is less than a foot deep and we can see the broken white centre line beneath the surface but the linked posts that border the village green are also submerged. Even so, traffic is prohibited from passing through there for the risk of grounding or damaging engines. Lavant is a village just north of the city of Chichester. It is made up of two parts, Mid Lavant and East Lavant, and takes its name from the River Lavant which flows from East Dean. This area has been prone to flooding for several years and houses around the rising rivers can be blighted with insurance companies refusing future cover.
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  • Ordinary husband and wife Mark and Christine Easterfield stand awkwardly at the dirty picket fence with their Volvo car parked on the gravel drive outside their home near Cambridge, England. They are among the thousands of people who have paid the $200,000 fee for a seat on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flights. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.
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  • Sam and Eve Branson, son and mother of tycoon Sir Richard, relax together on a roof terrace in Manhattan, New York. Both are queueing to join the hundreds already having paid their $200,000 for Virgin Galactic's space tourism rides in 2009. Launched in September 2004 by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic will invest up to $250 million to develop the world’s first commercial space tourism business with the building, testing and flying of five space shipShipTwos and two mother ships. It is expected that within the first full year of commercial operations Virgin Galactic will enable 500 people to fulfil their dreams of becoming astronauts. Aboard the space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each paying $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience 6 minutes of weighlessness.
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  • In the kitchen on a Sunday morning, space-suited frequent flyer astronaut Alan Watts reads the Sunday newspaper while his wife empties the dishwasher in his north London home, England. Alan, 51, runs an electrical company and qualified for a free space space flight after being contacted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space company, having accumulated 2 million air miles on the Virgin Atlantic flight network. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters facility near Las Cruces.
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  • Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson and former Apollo (11) astronaut Buzz Aldrin chat after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo's unveiling at the New York Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than future everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starting in 2009/10. Aboard the space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each paying $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience 6 minutes of weighlessness.
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  • A computer-generated astronaut lies down on board a space flight on Virgin Galactic's  SpaceShipTwo's,  unveiled as a replica model during Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York. Under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than future everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starting in 2009/10. Aboard the space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each paying $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience 6 minutes of weighlessness. From these circular portholes, astronauts will see 1,000 miles having taken off from the new Spaceport America, New Mexico.
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  • Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson sits in the replica model of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo during its unveiling of at the New York Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like a Stanley Kubrick movie set from '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than the future for everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starts in around 2009. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom paying $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. From these circular portholes, astronauts will see 1,000 miles having taken off from the new Spaceport America, New Mexico.
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  • Designer Phillippe Starck standing at the nose of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo during its unveiling at the New York Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Starck is design consultant for Virgin's space company and for SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA.  Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness.  Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.
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  • Space-suited frequent flyer astronaut Alan Watts plays moon-walker at his north London home, England. Alan, 51, runs an electrical company and qualified for a free space space flight after being contacted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space company, having accumulated 2 million air miles on the Virgin Atlantic flight network. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness.   Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.
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  • Chairman of Ernst & Young Mark Ottey peers down on his employees on a giant screen, addressing his loyal audience of E & Y staff who have congregated at an Ernst & Young Academy Day held for 3,000 of company London employees at Excel in London's Docklands, England. The hall is packed and his disciples listen and watch intently and obediently to watch their Leader speak like a Big Brother character, who ernestly and sincerely talks down to them despite being dressed casually for such a large event. Each employee will attend this brainstorming fair where later, motivational pep-talks from executives, outside speakers and gurus will talk to large groups of E & Y personnel so their presence on this day away from the office is vital for the year's business ahead.
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  • An inconguous landscape of modern industrial architecture and a foreground of a patchy, poorly-made service road at Northfleet, near Gravesend, Kent England. This is Kimberly Clark's Northfleet Mill which manufactures paper-based products for the hygiene and health market such as tissues and nappies (diapers). The word concrete has been sprayed by aerosol on the ground along with a locating X that marks a confusing and ironic spot for concrete to be found. The high-sided blue walls of the mill factory are smooth and unlike the rough road and to the right the sky is overcast while on the right, it is blue. Kimberly-Clark is a leading global health and hygiene company employing more than 55,000 people worldwide and posting sales of $16.7 billion.
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  • The battlefield memorial inside the walled Hougoumont Farm, to the soldiers of Napoleons Grande Armee, killed at Waterloo, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The farm became an epicentre of fighting in the Battle as it was one of the first places where British and other allied forces faced Napoleons Army. 12,000 allied troops defending 14,000 French. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Exterior of the Chapel at the strategically-important Hougoumont Farm during the Battle of Waterloo, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The farm became an epicentre of fighting in the Battle as it was one of the first places where British and other allied forces faced Napoleons Army. 12,000 allied troops defending 14,000 French. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Interior of the Chapel at the strategically-important Hougoumont Farm during the Battle of Waterloo, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The farm became an epicentre of fighting in the Battle as it was one of the first places where British and other allied forces faced Napoleons Army. 12,000 allied troops defending 14,000 French. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • One of scarred Chestnut trees, remains of a wood on the Waterloo battlefield where French troops died in their thousands outside the walls of Hougoumont Farm, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The trees trunks are still pockmarked by musket fire with holes still embedded in the bark. The chateau became an epicentre of fighting in the Battle as it was one of the first places where British and other allied forces faced Napoleons Army. 12,000 allied troops defending 14,000 French. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • The tombstone of Sergeant-Major Edward Cotton of the 7th Hussars who helped defend the strategically-important Hougoumont Farm during the battle of Waterloo, 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. Cotton survived the battle and returned to the area to lead battlefield tours, dying in 1849, interred here then re-buried elsewhere in 1890.The farm became an epicentre of fighting in the Battle as it was one of the first places where British and other allied forces faced Napoleons Army. 12,000 allied troops defending 14,000 French. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Visitors on the top of  the 43 metre high Waterloo Lions battlefield Mound, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The Lions Mound Butte du Lion is a large conical artificial hill completed in 1826. It commemorates the location on the battlefield of Waterloo where a musket ball hit the shoulder of William II of the Netherlands the Prince of Orange and knocked him from his horse during the battle. From the summit, the hill offers a 360 degree vista of the battlefield. The Battle of Waterloo was fought 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Exhibits inside the Memorial 1815 exhibition at the Waterloo battlefield, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. Inaugurated on the battles bicentenary, visitors experience the history of Napoleonic Europe and the armies of both the French and allied armies on that day. The Battle of Waterloo was fought 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Visitors on the top of  the 43 metre high Waterloo Lions battlefield Mound, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The Lions Mound Butte du Lion is a large conical artificial hill completed in 1826. It commemorates the location on the battlefield of Waterloo where a musket ball hit the shoulder of William II of the Netherlands the Prince of Orange and knocked him from his horse during the battle. From the summit, the hill offers a 360 degree vista of the battlefield. The Battle of Waterloo was fought 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Exhibits inside the Memorial 1815 exhibition at the Waterloo battlefield, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. Inaugurated on the battles bicentenary, visitors experience the history of Napoleonic Europe and the armies of both the French and allied armies on that day. The Battle of Waterloo was fought 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Exhibits inside the Memorial 1815 exhibition at the Waterloo battlefield, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. Inaugurated on the battles bicentenary, visitors experience the history of Napoleonic Europe and the armies of both the French and allied armies on that day. The Battle of Waterloo was fought 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • The statue of Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding,  outside St Clement Danes RAF church, on 17th April 2018, in London, England. Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, GCB, GCVO, CMG 24 April 1882 – 15 February 1970 was an officer in the Royal Air Force. He served as a fighter pilot and then as commanding officer of No. 16 Squadron during the First World War. During the inter-war years he became Air Officer Commanding Fighting Area, Air Defence of Great Britain and then joined the Air Council as Air Member for Supply and Research. He was Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in Britains defence, and hence, the defeat of Adolf Hitlers plan to invade Britain.
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  • One of three scarred Chestnut trees, remains of a wood on the Waterloo battlefield where French troops died in their thousands outside the walls of Hougoumont Farm, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The trees trunks are still pockmarked by musket fire with holes still embedded in the bark. The chateau became an epicentre of fighting in the Battle as it was one of the first places where British and other allied forces faced Napoleons Army. 12,000 allied troops defending 14,000 French. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Three scarred Chestnut trees, remains of a wood on the Waterloo battlefield where French troops died in their thousands outside the walls of Hougoumont Farm, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The trees trunks are still pockmarked by musket fire with holes still embedded in the bark. The chateau became an epicentre of fighting in the Battle as it was one of the first places where British and other allied forces faced Napoleons Army. 12,000 allied troops defending 14,000 French. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • The tombstone of Captain John Lucie Blackman, an officer of the Coldstream Guards, killed by a French bullet in Hougoumont Farm, at the very end of the Battle of Waterloo, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The farm became an epicentre of fighting in the Battle as it was one of the first places where British and other allied forces faced Napoleons Army. 12,000 allied troops defending 14,000 French. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • A memorial for Captain Thomas Craufurd of the 3rd Guards who died at Hougoumont Farm during the Battle of Waterloo, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The farm became an epicentre of fighting in the Battle as it was one of the first places where British and other allied forces faced Napoleons Army. 12,000 allied troops defending 14,000 French. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Visitors climb and descend the 225 steps, 43 metre high Waterloo Lions battlefield Mound, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The Lions Mound Butte du Lion is a large conical artificial hill completed in 1826. It commemorates the location on the battlefield of Waterloo where a musket ball hit the shoulder of William II of the Netherlands the Prince of Orange and knocked him from his horse during the battle. From the summit, the hill offers a 360 degree vista of the battlefield. The Battle of Waterloo was fought 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • The 360 degree Panorma showing the Battle of Waterloo at the battlefield, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. Inaugurated on the battles bicentenary, visitors experience the history of Napoleonic Europe and the armies of both the French and allied armies on that day. The Battle of Waterloo was fought 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • Visitors climb and descend the steep gradient of 225 steps, 43 metre high Waterloo Lions battlefield Mound, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. The Lions Mound Butte du Lion is a large conical artificial hill completed in 1826. It commemorates the location on the battlefield of Waterloo where a musket ball hit the shoulder of William II of the Netherlands the Prince of Orange and knocked him from his horse during the battle. From the summit, the hill offers a 360 degree vista of the battlefield. The Battle of Waterloo was fought 18 June 1815. A French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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  • A landscape of fields and farming land looking in the direction of Napoleons massed French lines during the Battle of Waterloo, on 25th March 2017, at Waterloo, Belgium. Waterloo was fought  on 18 June 1815 between a French army under Napoleon Bonaparte,  defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, resulting in 41,000 casualties.
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