Images Dated 27th October 2004

Army Gazelle helicopters carrying trainee Forward Air Controllers (FACs) at RAF Spadeadam

Pictured are Army Gazelle helicopters carrying trainee Forward Air Controllers (FACs) at RAF Spadeadam, Cumbria.
Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit (JFACTSU) based at RAF Leeming run four-week Forward Air Controllers courses to train individuals, who from a forward position on the ground or in the air, direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support of land forces.
This means talking a fast ground attack aircraft onto a target, from a forward position on a battlefield. Students on the course come from all three Services, all cap badges and various different NATO countries

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Lloyd George and Herbert Samuel

The Liberal politicians David Lloyd George (1863-1945) and Herbert Samuel (1870-1963) watching a passing parade. Lloyd George was War Minister and Samuel Home Secretary when the photograph was taken in July 1916. Later that year Lloyd George would replace Herbert Henry Asquith as Prime Minister, a position he would hold until 1922. Samuel again served as Home Secretary in 1931, was High Commissioner for Palestine from 1920 to 1925, and was the author of several philosophical works

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Devils coach horse beetle, SEM

Devil's coach horse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of a devil's coach horse beetle (Staphylinus olens). This beetle is found in hedges, gardens and woodlands throughout Europe. It has powerful pincing jaws (centre of head) that it uses to catch and eat its prey of slugs and other insects. Like all beetles it has two segmented antennae on its head, a segmented abdomen (bottom), and six legs. The devil's coach horse beetle is capable of flight (wings not seen) but spends most of its time on the ground

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