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Searching the skies

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Apr

At Easter, we went to Nungarin Military Museum to watch them operate a searchlight which was in use during World War II. When first found, the searchlight was in a number of pieces. It was restored over several years by some...

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nungarin military museum

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An army searchlight lights up the skies again

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Apr

We’ve just returned from Nungarin In West Australia’s wheatbelt, where we watched a World War II searchlight in operation. There was a very large army camp in the town at the time. Most of the buildings are now incorporated into...

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We're going to light up the night sky

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Apr

Tomorrow, we are heading to Nungarin, a small town in the West Australian wheatbelt. There is a large army museum there that I’ve written about before. Among the hundreds of items is this searchlight which was operational during...

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Weird!

DE @DaddyEvil (174371) • United States 27 May 21

The house just shook enough to cause the interior doors to rattle on their hinges... When we looked outside there was a helicopter hovering over the house with searchlights shining down into our back yard. Come on, 'fess up......

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