Images Dated 10th July 2006

Harrier landing on Mexe Pad at RAF Wittering

A Harrier is seen landing, at RAF Wittering, on a Forward Operating or Mexe Pad. The pad measures 100ft X 100ft and is made from Prefabricated Surface Aluminium Interlocking (PSAI) matting. The pads are used by novice pilots and veterans alike to practice the accuracy of their vertical landings

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TUPAC AMARU (d.1572). Inca chieftan. Captain Martin Garcia de Loyola (center)

TUPAC AMARU (d.1572).
Inca chieftan. Captain Martin Garcia de Loyola (center) and an aide bringing the captured Tupac Amaru in chains to Cuzco in 1572. Pen and ink drawing from El primer nueva cronica y buen gobierno ('The First New Chronicle and Good Government'), 1583-1615, by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

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Band Of Pifferari

A group of pifferari (pipers) in traditional dress, Italy, 1856. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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