locomotive: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
A railroad locomotive
A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion
A thing that is the agent or instrument of a particular process
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"
Fix or mend (a thing suffering from damage or a fault)
Make good (such damage) by fixing or repairing it
Put right (a damaged relationship or unwelcome situation)
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair"
the act of putting something in working order again
Small items of clothing, esp. underwear
on a small scale; "think small"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
the slender part of the back
any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments
A large body of water surrounded by land
A pool of liquid
a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
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A Story from the Outer Limits ... The Revenge of the Parachutists ... Below the story you will find more accurate newspaper articles.
Seventeen parachutists were dropped from a B-25 similar to this one. The drop occurred on August 28, 1967 after taking off from Wakeman, Ohio.
By: Norm Goyer -- In the 1960s I was part of a small group of pilots who formed what we called the Yankee Air Force, similar to the then Confederate Air Force. We all lived in the Western Massachusetts area and kept our fleet at Pilgrim, North Hatfield and Turners Falls Airports. The Texas boys had big bucks and lots of airplanes; we had no bucks and only a few aircraft. We did have three Texans and one SNJ-6; that one was mine. We had a Grumman FM-2 Wildcat, two PT-17s and a B-25 that were owned by the club members. It was our B-25 that had a notorious history.
I am sure that some of our older readers will remember the time when 17 parachutists were dropped from a B-25 through a cloud cover (big no-no) and due to faulty navigation radios the airplane was way off course and over Lake Erie. Fifteen were drowned. The airplane was then grounded and put in storage for several years. When it finally reappeared on the market, our club purchased it for about $4500. We were unaware of the history of this aircraft, until we got it home and poured through the log books and papers. Then it hit us, we had purchased an aircraft with a tragic history. Now I don’t really believe in out of body experiences. Every weekend we labored over the Mitchell bomber: It took us over two years to do all the minor repairs needed to relicense it. We even had to recover the fabric on the surfaces. Fortunately, the engines were in very good shape, as was the airframe. The driving force behind the restoration was the late Bob Gardiner, a master pilot and master mechanic. (He had served as a crew chief during World War II.) I helped with the covering and doping of the elevators, as I am dangerous with a socket wrench. As the years went by, so did our club’s treasury, eaten up by parts and fuel for our small fleet of surplus military aircraft. It also occurred to us that it was far more fun flying the smaller aircraft to air shows and local events than spending all our time and money on the B-25. It became a surplus surplus aircraft; it was time to unload the bomber. An ad in Trade-A Plane produced instant results. We had a buyer who was willing to purchase it “as is”. All systems were good, but it was out of license again. We finally found a pilot in New Hampshire who had a B-25 type rating and did have recent flying experience. The local FAA representative told us he would only allow the pilot aboard for the ferry flight. The pilot taxied out to the takeoff end with instructions to make two full-stop landings, then he would be allowed to commence the ferry flight. The two Wright engines were running perfectly and the plane took off and remained in the pattern. The pilot made one circuit of the field and then lined up for the long runway. The pilot flew it perfectly down the glide slope, when the unexpected happened at the very worst time ever. A Howard jump plane, packed full of parachutists, taxied out onto the runway without checking for traffic, right into the path of the B-25. The bomber’s pilot slammed on the throttles for an emergency go-around, the left engine overloaded, belched and quit. The high angle of attack and very low flying speed, along with the asymmetrical thrust rolled the plane over and into the runway just missing the jump plane that had taken off. The aircraft, whose navigation system had caused 18 parachutists to perish, was inadvertently destroyed by parachutists. |
Lake Agnes and Lake Louise
Taken from the summit of the Devil's Thumb, altitude 2,458m. Lake Agnes is 363m below on the left, and Lake Louise is 728m below on the right. If you zoom right in you can just see the canoes on Lake Louise. On the darker background of Lake Agnes you can also just about make out the snow that was falling when I took this!
The colours are unedited in this shot - I love the contrast between the different lakes!
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