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The Bristol Type -192 Belvedere was a British twin-engine, tandem rotor military helicopter built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was designed for a variety of transport roles including troop transport, supply dropping and casualty evacuation. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1961 to 1969. The Belvedere was based on the Bristol Type -173 10-seat (later 16-seat) civilian helicopter which first flew on 3rd January 1952. Photographed in Manchester, North-West England, at the Museum Of Science and Industry (M.O.S.I.). Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

The Avro 707 was a British experimental aircraft which first flew in 1949. It was built to test the tailless, thick delta wing configuration chosen for the Avro 698 jet bomber, later named "Vulcan". Aerodynamically, the Avro 707 was a 1/3 - scale version of the famous Vulcan "V bomber" and it continued to be used for other research both in the UK and Australia until it was "retired" in 1967. Photographed at the Museum Of Science and Industry (M.O.S.I.) in Manchester, North-West England. Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 Prcessed with Nikon Capture NX2

The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka ("cherry blossom") was a purpose-built kamikaze aircraft employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service towards the end of World War II. It was a small flying bomb that was carried underneath a bomber to within range of its target. On release, the pilot would first glide towards the target and when close enough he would fire the Ohka‍ '​s rocket-powered engine and dive against the target ship to destroy it. The final approach was almost unstoppable because the aircraft gained tremendous speed. Photographed at M.O.S.I. (Museum Of Science and Industry) in the city of Manchester, North-West England. Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2

Taken with HTC "Desire" Smartphone at the Manchester University museum, England.

The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft, used by the Royal Air Force and the South African Air Force. It was developed by Avro from the Lincoln bomber, itself being a development of the famous wartime Lancaster bomber of "Dambusters" fame. Entering service with the RAF in 1951, the Shackleton was used in anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft roles; it was also used as a search and rescue platform and performed several other roles such as troop-transport. In later life a small number of the RAF's Shackletons were subsequently adapted for airborne early warning duties, performing in this capacity until the type's retirement in 1991. The type is named after the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Photographed at the Museum Of Science and Industry (M.O.S.I.) in Manchester, North-West England. Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2

The Roe 1 Triplane (A.K.A. the Avro Triplane) designed and built by A.V. Roe was the first all-British aircraft to fly. The engine was mounted below the leading edge of the wing with a belt-drive to the propeller drive-shaft. Both fuselage and wings were covered with brown paper backed by an open-weave fabric. Roe named the aircraft "The Bullseye" after the braces manufactured by his brother's company which had helped pay for it. Photographed at the Museum Of Science and Industry (M.O.S.I.) in Manchester, North-West England. Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2

An experimental P1A prototype supersonic interceptor aircraft which eventually became the English Electric / British Aircraft Corporation "Lightning". Photographed at the Museum Of Science and Industry (M.O.S.I.) in Manchester, North-West England. "The official ceiling of the Lightning was secret. In 1962 Fighter Command organised interception trials on Lockheed U-2s at heights of around 60,000–65,000 ft. In order to avoid risking the U-2 the Lightning was not permitted closer than 5,000 ft and could not fly in front of the U-2. The sorties proved that successful intercepts could be made at up to 65,000 ft. In 1984 during a NATO exercise, Flight Lieutenant Mike Hale intercepted a U-2 at a height which they had considered to be safe (thought to be 66,000 feet). Records show that Hale climbed to 88,000 ft in his Lightning". (Wikipedia....shortened & edited) Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2 More Information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning

The Beetham Tower (A.K.A. The Hilton Tower as it contains the Hilton hotel) is a mixed-use skyscraper in Manchester, England. Completed in 2006, it is named after its developers, the Beetham Organisation and was designed by Ian Simpson. At a height of 551 feet (168 m) it is the tallest skyscraper in Manchester and the tallest building in the UK outside London. Upon opening in 2006 it was the tallest residential building in the United Kingdom and second-tallest in Europe. It is one of the thinnest skyscrapers in the world with a height to width ratio of 12:1 on the east-west facade. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetham_Tower,_Manchester Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2

"Stan" is the nickname given to a fossil Tyrannosaurus Rex found in Hell Creek Formation, South Dakota, USA, in 1987 by Stan Sacrison. This cast of "Stan" measures nearly 12.2 metres long (approx. 40 feet) and is housed at the university museum in Manchester, North-West England. (There is a full-length / lower quality photo of Stan elsewhere in my "Manchester" album). Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2