Photos from England, 2010

In the U.K. they have a lot of video cameras scattered around to monitor people.

In the U.K. they have a lot of video cameras scattered around to monitor people.

A Dover ant

An English pheasant

Canterbury Cathedral. I looked for some tales in Canterbury, and ended up with "Uncle Tom's Cabin."

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral

A scholar at Canterbury Cathedral

Ferries going from Dover, England and Calais, France

Ferries at Dover, England

Cliffs of Dover

Marine radar

A magpie of Dover

A Narrowboat on the River Stour, in Sandwich.

A Narrowboat on the River Stour, in Sandwich.

A retired 747 near Kent International Airport

Some less affluent areas use ravens instead of cameras for surveillance.

Battle Headquarters at Manston. There are some rooms underneath this used as battle headquarters in World War II2E

This is in the Ministry of Defence area. I can't figure out what it is2E

RAF Nimrod MR2, an electronic surveillance aircraft. They were first built in 1968, and were retired in March of 20102E

This is the fabric on a Spitfire. It has the same design as some of the fabric on the Aircam2E

German V1 guided missile2E

German V1 guided missile2E

In its early squadron service, the Typhoon had more than a few problems, including engine and tail failures. Hawker made fixes. This photo was one of a series taken by the high command to convince pilots that the aircraft was up to the task. (59 ground crew plus 1 WAAF)2E

German V1 on a launcher2E

RAF Control Towe72

This was at the former Beaulieu airfield in the New Forest2E

These were at the former Beaulieu airfield in the New Forest2E

A dragonfly at the Beaulieu airfield

A dragonfly in the New Fores74