I remember reading about a balloonist in the 80’s who was trying to circumnavigate the world.
He crossed into soviet airspace over Romania accidentally and was shot down.
But that wasn’t the best part lol… the pilots who shot him down recieved medals for “bravery in the face of extreme danger”
L O L !
Another case where a balloon was mistaken as an “UFO”. Lol
Well Garg, those pilots WERE flying Soviet aircraft. Pretty brave if you ask me.
Photos of WWI Landscapes as they are Today
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Some photographs of the landscapes of World War One battlefields as they are today, by photographer Michael St Maur Sheil:
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That’s really cool. It is spooky to think that the landscape is still scarred by man from a war 100 years ago.
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It is spooky to think that the landscape is still scarred by man from a war 100 years ago.
And dangerous. I think that farmers who work the land in the general area of the front still routinely turn up old unexploded shells at plowing time, which then get carted away by ordnance disposal units who are accustomed to being called by the local people for such jobs.
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Amazing pictures.
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That Masurian Lakes photo is absolutely haunting.
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