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Air Commodore Peter Malam Brothers destroyed 16 enemy aircraft during WWII Was veteran of Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, the Dieppe raid and D-Day Most of his 'kills' came in 1940 when he served as one of the 'The Few' Air Commodore Brothers was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross twice Also received the Distinguished Service Order and the CBE for bravery
SHARE STORY In 1938, Buick unveiled the Y-Job, a futuristic (for the time) vehicle that previewed the brand’s aspirations for upcoming designs; many will argue it gave birth to the idea of a “concept car.” While incredible to look at, however, concept cars aren’t usually drivable. Instead, they’re more akin to automotive sculpture designed not with practicality in mind, but simply how best to make you dream about what the future could hold. Most concept cars are destined for the crusher, as they’re just glorified statues that represent the artist’s vision, but sometimes the vehi...
Fly Me To The Moon . . . And Soon! By It’s approaching the 50 th anniversary of the Apollo 16 mission that flew to the Moon. It was the penultimate Apollo mission and one of the poignant things it’s remembered for is astronaut Charlie Duke leaving a photograph of his family on the lunar surface. His footprints remain on the surface, but sadly the photo will have faded. “After 43 years, the temperature of the moon every month goes up to 400 degrees [Fahrenheit] in our landing area and at night it drops almost absolute zero,” Duke said. “Shrink wrap doesn’t turn out too well in tho...
Earlier today, SpaceX successfully landed its SN10 Starship prototype in an upright position... before it blew up a few minutes later.
Golf ball on the moon A little more than 50 years ago, Commander Alan Shepard accomplished the unprecedented — he hit a golf ball on the moon, just outside the Lunar Lander. When Apollo 14 landed on the moon on February 6, 1971, humankind had already been there several times. Shepard fashioned a club out of a sample-collector used on the mission and launched into space the first golf ball, which was originally thought to have travelled up to 200 yards before landing. Shepard believed his second ball went flying for “miles and miles and miles,” but now, a Nasa digital image restorer thi...