Peter Aston

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Fairey Albacore single-engine biplane torpedo bomber designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Aviation. It was primarily operated by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) during the Second World War.
'Sergeants, Cooks and Orderlies 88th Brigade HQ, 29 Div outside our dugouts, Gallipoli'
War Diary for 2nd Hampshires on 25/4/1915, River Clyde run ashore at Gallipoli.
Photo of SS River Clyde at Gallipoli in 1915, caption read 'Ran ashore to make a landing for 29th Division. Wounded on gangway. S.S. River Clyde. V Beach Gallipoli.'
Silk flag of WW2 Republic of China and Chinese text
A depressed looking pointer dog
A hot, black, pointer-cross dog sleeping in the middle of the floor and being a trip hazard
Notes on target selection, naval intelligence, target priorities for British Pacific Fleet
BPF. SO(I) to Adml. VIAN, commanding Carriers. FLEET TRAIN "FORGOTTEN FLEET" . Acting with US 3rd Fleet. Great sight. warships from horizon to horizon. Greatest concentration of sea power the world has ever seen. ATTACKING JAPANESE Home islands. Airfields, shipping, installations. 2615 sorties, 360 000 tons, 500 a/c destroyed.
Signature of Major Cheeseman, commanding officer of 1770 Naval Air Sqn, March 1944
a VW pickup covered in Reform propaganda and flags that should get in the sea
A not ripple free photo of Blea Tarn in the English Lake District
Brief career resume of an RNVR naval observer during Second World War, covering time on Malta, North Africa, Europe, America, Australia, Japan, China
A Lotus sportscar going through the bottom 'S' at Shelsley Walsh hill climb
A watch with a silver dial and hands, and an orange seconds hand on a grey/green fabric strap. Assembled from parts from AliExpress.
A still from a security camera of an estate car parked on a driveway, there's a light covering of snow.
Photo of HMS Queen Elizabeth alongside in Pompey. Or Prince of Wales. One of the aircraft carriers anyway.
Photo of a Lego-like Titanic model on a wooden table
Photo of a Pointer dog and a Pointer cross dog lying in bed together with cushions and a blanket
Copies from Ww2 of 'Flight Deck', a monthly publication for the Fleet Air Arm.
Collection of books and models related to Fairy Swordfish Fleet Air Arm aeroplane
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #907,723, Peter Aston ‪@peteaston.bsky.social‬, joined on Sep 8, 2023"
AI image of a Pointer gun dog, that has a finger for pointing!
Fiskardo harbour, Kefalonia, Greece
Photo of a Fleet Air Arm Observers log book from August 1943 detailing aircraft, pilot, time and date, duty and remarks