The SR-71 was so fast that when fired upon with a surface-to-air missile, the SR-71 could simply accelerate and outrun it. Perhaps no aspect of human flight captivates the public’s imagination like ...
Whenever I hear the sound of an air raid siren in films or on the television my heart stops and I am transported back to a day in 1949. After the war the local pits bought the air raid warning sirens.
School time was often interrupted by the siren - so I remember walking home before an air raid started. Walked everywhere then. One memory I have is that of Jitterbugging to 'In the Mood', which we ...