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February 1, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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To combat German Fw 200 Condor long-range aircraft attacking and spotting convoys, CAM (Catapult-armed Merchant) ships came into service in 1941. They launched a ‘Hurricat’ (converted Hawker Hurricane) on a one-way mission, with the pilot hopefully being picked up after ditching the aircraft.

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A model of the bow of a CAM (Catapult-armed Merchant) ship, showing the mechanism of the catapult and Hawker Hurricat fighter plane ready to be launched. The catapult is about 3 times the length of the plane, and is mounted via a vertical metal scaffold. Visible underneath the scaffold is the catapult mechanism that launches the plane with sufficient speed to enable flight. Two ladders, with a total of about 30 steps, allow the pilot to climb first to the platform and then up into the aircraft, from the deck of the ship. The CAM ships remained in service until mid-1943, when they were replaced by Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC) ships.
February 1, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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The versatile Fairey Swordfish biplane (aka the “Stringbag”) saw naval service throughout WW2 and was used by the Royal Canadian Navy / Air Force from 1943. The first allied aircraft to carry radar, it was used as a convoy escort, as well as a torpedo and bombing attack aircraft.

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A Fairey Swordfish biplane is shown, with the outer part of its wings hinged alongside the fuselage, in the manner it would have been kept to save space on an aircraft carrier. Visible is an open double cockpit, with the pilot at front and a gunner / bomb aimer / observer to the rear. A fixed machine gun is visible above the rear cockpit. A very sold fixed undercarriage is prominent – the Swordfish were famously one of the easiest planes to land on a moving aircraft carrier, without damage. A WW2 roundel of the RCAF naval service is panted on the fuselage, with a thin yellow outer border ring, thick dark blue outer ring, thin white middle ring and a red centre.
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Bees ARE important though.
February 1, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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He'll be insufferable if he wins.
January 31, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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Your Terrible, Muriel!
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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William was laid to rest in the family plot next to two sisters he never knew: Margaret Flewellen Ross and Catherine Elvira Ross, both of whom died in April 1844. At the time, they were the "Only Children of Wm A. & Mary Ann Ross." William R. was likely born the following year. #familyhistory
Short, double-obelisk gravestone for Catherine Elvira and Margaret Flewellen Ross in Rose Hill Cemetery at Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Both girls died in April 1844. Margaret was 1 1/2 years old, and Catherine was 10 months old. "Suffer little children to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven," is inscribed at the bottom. They are in the same family lot as brother William R. Ross, whose gravestone can be seen at right. The same, low brick wall surrounds all.
December 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM