Images Dated 1st December 2015

The mushroom cloud formed from the first hydrogen bomb explosion, code named Ivy Mike

The mushroom cloud formed from the first hydrogen bomb explosion, code named Ivy Mike, which destroyed the island of Elugelab in the Enewetak atoll. The United States tested 67 nuclear weapons during the period of the Cold War including Castle Bravo which was the largest nuclear test ever conducted. Marshall Islands, Micronesia

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East African Reconnaissance Regiment in Burma

Photograph of a soldier from the East African Reconnaissance Regiment, checking a machine-gun, Burma, 1945. The East African Reconnaissance Regiment, part of 11th East African Division, was equipped with armoured cars and light tanks. In this image a soldier checks a Browning machine-gun. His division incorporated battalions of the King?s African Rifles and other forces from Kenya, Uganda, Nyasaland (now Malawi), Somaliland (Somalia) and Tanganyika (Tanzania). The Africans proved extremely hardy and tenacious in several battles, both as combatant soldiers, medical staff, and carriers. One of 12 photographs captioned: East African Reconnaissance Regiment in Burma. From photograph album of 147 photographs, 1944-1945. Associated with Brig M W Briggs and the 11th East African Division and the King's African Rifles, World War Two, Far East (1941-1945). Date: 1945

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CM9 4503 Duncan Dayton, Brabham BT33

Duncan Dayton, Brabham BT33, FIA Masters, Historic Formula One, Silverstone Classic 2015, Chris McEvoy, circuit racing, cjm-photography, Classic Racing Cars, FIA, FIA Masters, Formula 1, Formula One, Historic Formula One, historic racing cars, HSCC, motor racing, motorsport, Northamptonshire, nostalgia, racing cars, retro, rocking and racing, Silverstone, Silverstone Classic, Silverstone Classic 2015, single seaters, Sliverstone Classic, speed

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