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Featuring Short Stirling MG-V, W7445 of No.7 Squadron R.A.F Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England. Circa 15th November 1941.
Depicted loading for a mission to the Port of Kiel; a key manufacturing facility and Port for German U-Boats.

Unable to take off successfully, struggling to gain height, the Stirling crashed into an Orchard close to Westwick Farm House, England.
All but three crew members lost their lives in the crash; with a local farmer rescuing two of the injured crew.
 
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WP 7446 Jha Jha. On 12 January 1979, Eastern Railway WP 7446 makes a smokey departure from Jha Jha with Train 50 'Amritsar Howrah Express'.

7446 was one of a large batch of 300 WP class locos built by US and Canadian manufacturers in 1949.
 
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British Railways 0-6-0PT 64xx class No 7449 with a Workman’s train from Old Hill at Longbridge station on Tuesday 20th August 1957.
These workman’s train services had started during the First World War on Wednesday 18th April 1917 and continued until Monday 1st September 1958.
No 7449 was built in April 1950 at Swindon Works as part of lot 380.
Eight 64xx class pannier tanks were allocated to Stourbridge shed in February 1954 where they were mainly used on the Longbridge branch.
No 7449 was withdrawn from Stourbridge shed in June 1963 and scrapped by J Cashmore.
 
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November 8, 16. SP 7457 is looking sharp with its fresh paint on its "Bloody Nose." This unit was the first SD45 ever bought by the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Behind it is DRGW 5371. also looking snazzy with its touched up cab paint.
 
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