Really interesting visit to this museum, which turned out to have some unexpected treasures, starting with the Apollo 9 capsule "GUMDROP". Always brilliant to stand next to a real spacecraft.
She went to LEO, not the Moon, and it was a critical component that bridged the gap between a manned orbit of the moon in Apollo 8, and proving all the other components that would ultimately make Apollo 11 viable for a manned landing.
CSM Gumpdrop from LEM Spider in LEO, March 1969
This 10 day mission in March 1969 was the third crewed Apollo Mission and only the second manned mission to use a Saturn V rocket. It was the first crewed flighted of the LEM, and proved the vital docking and extraction manoeuvres for the Apollo flight plan.
Net to that is the Space suit of William Anders who wore it to the Moon in Apollo 8 in the first ver crewed mission to the moon.
MiG17 in North Vietnamese colours, but believed to be of Polish origin
Then there were some nice models and artefacts from German WW1 Luftschiff
And then, to my amazement, were the ORIGINAL medal sets of WW1 legendary Aces of the skies
"Eddie" Rickenbacker, US Army
Billy Mitchell, US Army and arguably the father of the US Air Force
Father's Day in Australia is in September, and both Comrade James and I have traditional grudge matches with our offspring on this important weekend of family machismo!
In Sydney this year, Reilly and I got some DungeonBowl on with DeathMatch twists!
Loved the MVP Wandering Werewolf - somehow the teleporter in that room just sucked everyone in!
Somehow, I managed to leap a Gutter Runner around the Guardian Ogres and squeek over the line (get it?! - Dad jokes are legal for Father's Day) to claim the first ever Father's Day win by this Dad,.
Meanwhile, in another State, James threw down with some Blood Bowl Team Manager with 2 of his progeny
Recently, Reilly and I threw down for some WW2 action. My Socials feed from the day reads thus:
Getting our bolt action on: US paras (painted by Reilly) v Germans (painted by Patch) 1250 points in Normandy #beatpaulsson
All reactions:
US howitzer opening shot. Needs a 6 to hit right? Hmm… Boom!
US Greyhound takes my 222 Armoured Car under fire. 6 to hit - so I didn’t Recce away. Guess what he rolled…
Remember that time the US Air Force dropped a bomb right on Hans and his comrades crewing the Pak40? No, they don’t either….
Tiffin card arrives!
After another US ground attack fighter eliminated an entire infantry squad, I thought a taste of home might help the boys’ flagging morale
And the US light mortar finished the game in style, lobbing a sighting salvo into my last remaining squad. Needless to say, I did not #beatpaulsson
So yeah, that was a game. Throughly enjoyable as to seeing what hijinks the boy could pull off next, and if I would have anything left on the table by Turn 5!
