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  • Thumbnail for List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds
    A Satellite Landing Ground (SLG) is a type of British Royal Air Force (RAF) aviation facility that typically consists of an airfield with one or two grass...
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  • Thumbnail for Ernest William Moir
    Sir Ernest William Moir (9 June 1862 – 14 June 1933) was a British civil engineer and the first Moir baronet. He is credited with inventing the first medical...
    13 KB (1,439 words) - 19:49, 24 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Azimuth thruster
    An azimuth thruster is a configuration of marine propellers placed in pods that can be rotated to any horizontal angle (azimuth), making a rudder redundant...
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  • Thumbnail for N16 road (Ireland)
    The N16 road is a national primary road in Ireland. It begins in County Sligo in the northwest of Ireland, and ends at Blacklion, County Cavan, at the...
    3 KB (320 words) - 22:53, 31 January 2023
  • Thumbnail for Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway
    Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway or Xi'an-Chengdu Passenger Dedicated Line, is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line in Western China between...
    8 KB (692 words) - 18:02, 1 March 2023
  • Lockheed Martin UK Limited (LMUK) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, headquartered in London. The company was created on 1 July 1999, combining...
    2 KB (167 words) - 06:12, 5 September 2022
  • Thumbnail for Wharncliffe Viaduct
    The Wharncliffe Viaduct is a brick-built viaduct that carries the Great Western Main Line railway across the Brent Valley, between Hanwell and Southall...
    12 KB (1,333 words) - 19:36, 26 April 2023
  • An underwater tunnel is a tunnel which is partly or wholly constructed under the sea or a river. They are often used where building a bridge or operating...
    22 KB (1,280 words) - 17:08, 6 March 2024
  • King's Highway 118, commonly referred to as Highway 118, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route travels across...
    21 KB (1,952 words) - 22:10, 10 May 2023
  • Thumbnail for USS Ralph Talbot
    USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) was a Bagley-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for USMC Second Lieutenant Ralph Talbot (1897–1918), who was awarded...
    16 KB (2,161 words) - 18:44, 24 April 2023
  • Thumbnail for Japanese supply ship Irako
    Irako (伊良湖) was a Japanese food supply ship that served during the Second World War. Constructed for the transport of food-stuffs, Irako was eventually...
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  • The China Railways JF12 (解放12, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the China Railway, built...
    4 KB (239 words) - 13:46, 20 March 2022
  • The China Railways JF8 (解放8, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the China Railway, originally...
    4 KB (206 words) - 07:03, 2 November 2021
  • The China Railways JF18 (解放18, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the China Railway, built...
    4 KB (147 words) - 16:04, 1 March 2021
  • The China Railways JF15 (解放15, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the China Railway, built...
    4 KB (144 words) - 16:05, 1 March 2021
  • Thumbnail for USS Kansas (1863)
    USS Kansas was a gunboat constructed for the Union Navy during the middle of the American Civil War. She was outfitted with heavy guns and assigned to...
    14 KB (1,787 words) - 10:36, 2 October 2022
  • Thumbnail for Daduhe Road station
    Daduhe Road (Chinese: 大渡河路; pinyin: Dàdùhé Lù) is an interchange station on Line 13 and Line 15 of the Shanghai Metro. It is located in Putuo District...
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  • Thumbnail for Zhengzhou Airport riot
    The Zhengzhou Airport riot occurred on 5–6 February 2014. Passengers at the airport in Zhengzhou, capital of the Chinese province of Henan, angry over...
    20 KB (2,259 words) - 13:20, 7 September 2022
  • Bajhang Airport (IATA: BJH, ICAO: VNBG) is a domestic airport located in Jayaprithvi serving Bajhang District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in...
    4 KB (236 words) - 14:40, 29 July 2022
  • SS Yarmouth Castle, built as Evangeline, was an American steamship whose loss in a disastrous fire in 1965 prompted new laws regarding safety at sea. The...
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