History Challenge & Journal

Post by **pharvey** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:20 pm

lindosfan1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:30 pm Looking at it, it took off on rails, must have been a buggar to land. Which leasds me to think it was not meant to land and it was the first Kami Kaze flight.

Not Kamikaze - lacking thereof.......

Post by **Dannie Boy** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:34 pm

Maybe something to do with aircraft carrier technology?

Post by **pharvey** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:36 pm

Dannie Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:34 pm Maybe something to do with aircraft carrier technology?

Nope, sorry.

Post by **dtaai-maai** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:44 pm

It's a missile, isn't it? Unmanned of course!

Post by **pharvey** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:58 pm

dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:44 pm It's a missile, isn't it? Unmanned of course!

Missile/bomb yes, unmanned yes - so what was it really the forerunner of and as a bonus what was it called/nicknamed?

Post by **dtaai-maai** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:53 pm

The Nazi V1/V2?

Post by **pharvey** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:05 pm

dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:53 pm The Nazi V1/V2?

Very similar, but more modern day..... Ultimately, you have it.

To say this was invented in 1917, I'm amazed it wasn't used in World War II (V1/V2 included) - unless of course the US were reluctant to pass on designs to GB and allies?

Ultimately this was the first "Drone"...... "The Kettering Bug" as it was called. Drone technology has obviously moved on considerably, but remember this was over 100 years ago!

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit ... rpedo-bug/

Post by **Jimbob** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 6:20 am

was it lunch from a ship?

Post by **Jimbob** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 6:22 am

lunch oh no, launched.

Post by **PeteC** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:54 am

Today (BST) in 1975 two men where the first Britons ever to do this, in a particular way.

Think thin air.

Post by **sateeb** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:57 am

Climb Everest without using oxygen tanks?

Post by **PeteC** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:07 am

That took 3 minutes!

I'll have to work on these more.

Not exactly right but close enough.

"1975 Dougal Haston and Doug Scott become the first Britons to reach the summit of Mount Everest on their expedition up the mountain's previously unclimbed south-west face."

What I didn't research is if these two men where the first ever Britons to make it to the summit, or the first ever Britons using the route they did to make it to the summit. I think it may be the latter with previous Britons making the summit via a more traditional route, but again, I'm not sure.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/first-bri ... st/zw2bsk7

Post by **sateeb** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:04 am

The thin air reference was a generous clue.

Post by **PeteC** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:35 pm

This would be a ridiculous Challenge as I could probably give clues for a week and no one would get it.

Anyway, the history is below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tin-mines-reopen/z3pw4xs

Post by **pharvey** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:48 pm

^ Cornwall has a very interesting history in the mining of Tin and Copper - beginning in the early Bronze Age! As of the early noughties, there were no metalliferous mines remaining. Things look set to change however with modern day requirements and a recent "globally significant" find of Lithium. Mining could well be back in Cornwall - "Future History"

!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-54188071

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