It's good to find you all again, scarey Wholley and all :multi: (you don't scare me so there :P (PM me your email address Wholley and I'll catch up with you and all that jazz? I don't have it anymore, thanks)

I came across your forum again when searcing on Vietnam ... ever curious I am and always ...

Thank you Tom and Hyperlithe

Hey Wholley (Also a nickname :p ) good to see you still here ... and did you move up in rank in here? Scarey guy :o :D Actually I was surprized my account was still active after so long. I decided to try as my name still showed and the site resent me a password, so here I be!

You take care too ...

Hello ... to those who might remember me (and a general hello to everyone else) for those who don't know me, no I'm not in the military but do know lots of people who are or are retired, in various countries. I'm just a Canadian civi who found her way here one day ... and here I am again today ...

I was really saddened to read this news and know what a blow this must be for so many of you :( My condolences to the many family members and comrades of the 14 men who lost their lives.

Kanadiana.

By NOOR KHAN, Associated Press Writer

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A NATO plane crashed Saturday ...

I haven't been in here in some time and just wanted to say a big hello
and how are you all, to you all

Hi Folks,

I hope it's okay to post this here but it is about RAF personal stories ...

Was browsing for collectibles and antiques and this site had 2
items related to military history. I don't know if this book is
a good one and easily found and any one of you would want,
so post a link here to ...

Hmmmm ... not too sure about the cheeky pic above though

Hyperlithe wrote:So now you have an idea of what it feels like to be a woman, doing pretty much anything!

I like that comment ...

Here is a link ... get your Kleenex ... when you go there, click on the left side link "A PITTANCE OF TIME" to listen to the lyrics and watch the video clip of a Canadian Remembrance ... when i think of Remembrance Day ... I think of it's representing all countries and soldiers who lay themselves on ...

In Canada lately I heard a news clip about Poppies and people always losing them ... and that once there was even an attempt to change the Poppy and use a kind of glue to stick them ... fortunateley ;) there was a problem with glue sticking to peoples clothes and ruining them, so that design was ...

MIKE: Well ... some think I'm an idiot so you wouldn't be far off the mark to call me one GRIN

I'm off to open that account right now

Thanks once again!

Kanadiana,
Please check out this URL, it goes further into the history of Navigation than I could. It also talks of hadley's octant. As for the small anchor mark...I'd hazard a guess that is the makers mark.


http://www.mat.uc.pt/~helios/Mestre/Novemb00/H61iflan.htm

Aye
Mike

Hi Mike,

Thank you ...

PS: I can't post photos. No webpage to put them to and link to.

You need to post a phot of the anchor, Karmen. :wink:
When Sextants were first made they were fairly expensive to manufacture, as their use became more common, the price dropped Go to a modern chandlers and see how cheap they are today, and they are absolutely still taught because unlike Magellan ...