Tony Comer

@tonycomer.bsky.social

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Former Departmental Historian at GCHQ.

One Time Pad for the encryption of comms between South Georgia and the Governor of the Falkland Islands dumped in the sea in 1982 at the time of the Argentine invasion and recovered some weeks later.
To keep traffic flowing on a busy road in Cheltenham the council has marked approved parking spaces as half on the road and half on the pavement.
RAF A400M a bit near my house.
Stamp honouring Bill Tutte for VE 80
Pope Francis with the King and Queen and a text saying 'If this about a divorce we're not going through this again'.
A peacock butterfly on blackthorn flowers.
Item from the South Afrian Government Gazette in which Customs and Excise issue a note on 29 January 1943 acknowedging receipt of £1/10 'conscience money' from R F in Johannesburg.
Network diagram showing AUS/UK/US naval signals intelligence circuits carrying material relevant to the Imperial Japanese Navy in July 1944.
Blunt's drinks bill was over £100 a month in late 1965.
Elon Musk insulting Justin Trudeau
Easter-themed chocolate at Waitrose Cheltenham on 3 January 2025
Ring from probable cipher wheel in an unknown alphabet.
Poem by Clive James about Asma Asad.
A lesser spotted newt on a piece of kitchen towel.
One of the masts on Cleeve Hill above Cheltenham being demolished.