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OMG! Africa is not a continent that you generally credit with engineering expertise. They seem to have great difficulty in keeping the manufactured machines airworthy.ricardian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:07 pmAfrican Homemade AirplanesSome creative Africans have managed to do the impossible by making airplanes out of scraps, they are the cheapest airplanes and some do manage to fly, this is a compilation of DIY homemade airplanes/ aircraft from Africa and they are amazing inventions
I was amazed to see that one helicopter actually became airborne! Sadly dynamic rollover destroyed the aircraft as he attempted to land.tango15 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 3:20 pmOMG! Africa is not a continent that you generally credit with engineering expertise. They seem to have great difficulty in keeping the manufactured machines airworthy.ricardian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:07 pmAfrican Homemade AirplanesSome creative Africans have managed to do the impossible by making airplanes out of scraps, they are the cheapest airplanes and some do manage to fly, this is a compilation of DIY homemade airplanes/ aircraft from Africa and they are amazing inventions
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 31901.htmlTributes have been paid to a British man and his South African wife after they were killed in an "ambush" at a Ugandan safari park while on their honeymoon.
David and Celia Barlow were touring the Queen Elizabeth National Park in the southwest of the country when they and their local guide were gunned down by a group with alleged links to Islamic State, Ugandan police said.
Their bodies were found near their burnt-out Jeep on Tuesday evening. A picture posted by Uganda’s police showed the four-wheel vehicle with flames and smoke billowing from its bonnet, with the attack described as “cowardly” by president Yoweri Museveni.
Tributes have begun to flood in for the couple, who lived in the village of Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire, with local parish council chairman Mr Barlow being described as a "lovely neighbour" with a keen sense of humour.
After meeting Mr Barlow through Hampstead Norreys Cricket Club five years ago, Oliver Laurence became friends with the couple, describing them as “fantastically incredible people who were both well-loved within the community”.
Mr Laurence, who is now club secretary, told The Independent: “We are all grappling with this news, and numb.
“At the moment, it’s about Dave and Celia’s family and close friends and supporting everyone during what is a very tragic, upsetting, distressing event – which, for any small community in West Berkshire, is going to take a minute for us to come back from.”
He spoke of his “heartbreak” at the reality that “these two people just got married”. He said the pair, who he believed were in their 50s, had been together for a decade.
In a statement on behalf of Hampstead Norreys Cricket Club, Mr Laurence said: “We have learned this morning of the tragic deaths of Dave and Celia Barlow. Both were honeymooning in Uganda.
“Dave has been a constant around the Hampstead Norreys Cricket Club for many, many years, and among the many of us who had the privilege to share a joke with him, play cricket with him, and watch as he took wicket after wicket with his famously slow action was a treat.
“He was at the time this incident occurred with the most important person in his life, a woman who we all knew so well, as Dave was so proud to share all of Celia’s achievements.
“She too was an amazing human being, who will be desperately missed. Lord Barlow as we fondly know him by will be with us forever. The entire club’s thoughts and prayers are with Dave and Celia’s families right now.
“I was so excited at the future of HNCC with Dave by my side as our chairman. I will, we will, take a moment before moving forward. But, I know deep down Dave would want us to thrive, and we will in time honour him in the right way, and at the right time move forward as he would want. Right now though, it’s about his family, and close friends and all of us.”
In a Facebook post, one friend described the Barlows as a “lovely couple”, while another wrote that she had known Mr Barlow since attending The Downs school 40 years ago.
Richard Davies, a churchwarden at St Mary’s Church, wrote on its Facebook page: “We wake today with a heavy heart and the deepest sorrow to hear the devastating news of the death of Dave and Celia Barlow. This is for so many of us, incomprehensible.
“Our thoughts are with their families, their much loved friends and all who knew them in Hampstead Norreys and our wider community. We also remember the family of their Ugandan guide, who was also killed. Words cannot express how to react to this dreadful news.”
Hampstead Norreys Parish Council spoke of the village’s shock at the death of Mr Barlow, describing him as “a pillar of the community”.
In a statement, they said: “Our community is currently in shock at this terrible news.
“David was an exceptional chairman who served Hampstead Norreys Parish Council for more than a decade. He was a pillar of the community, always prioritising their needs, especially during the flooding incidents that affected the village. He was a strong advocate for the local schools, and his life was dedicated to the betterment of the community where he grew up and lived.
“It is difficult to express in words the extent of his contributions, and the village will undoubtedly be poorer without him. On behalf of the council and the local community, we would like to extend our condolences to David and Celia’s family and friends at this difficult time.”
In a statement released on X on Wednesday, Uganda’s president described the attack as a “cowardly act on the part of the terrorists attacking innocent civilians and tragic for the couple who were newlyweds and visiting Uganda on their honeymoon”.
He vowed that Ugandan forces would track down those responsible for the deaths, saying the terrorists “will pay with their own wretched lives”.
OneHungLow wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:39 am
He vowed that Ugandan forces would track down those responsible for the deaths, saying the terrorists “will pay with their own wretched lives”.
Interesting choice of words. Just trying to get my brain around the concept of going separately.Both were honeymooning in Uganda.
A local councillor said the victims were "forced" to drink liquid, which, according to traditional healers, proves whether or not one practises witchcraft.
Luzia Filemone said the deaths occured between January and February.
Police confirmed the deaths and said drinking "the supposed poison" was a widespread practice.
About 50 people have died in Angola after being forced to drink a herbal potion to prove they were not practising witchcraft, police and local officials said on Thursday.
The deaths occurred between January and February near the central town of Camacupa, according to Luzia Filemone, a local councillor.
Speaking to the national radio broadcaster, she accused traditional healers of administering the deadly concoction.
"It's a widespread practice to make people drink the supposed poison because of the belief in witchcraft," provincial police spokesperson Antonio Hossi told the broadcaster, warning cases were on the rise.
Angola does not have laws against witchcraft, leaving communities to deal with the issue as they see fit.
Allegations of sorcery are often settled by traditional healers, or "marabouts", by having the accused ingest a toxic herbal drink called "Mbulungo". Death is thought to prove guilt.
What an appalling thing to happen
It is, but it happens about once a week in South America, particularly in Colombia and Bolivia. The mountain roads are poor, there are no barriers, and many of the journeys take place at night, when the drivers are tired. It's not reported in 'The West' , as is very little else that happens south of the Rio Grande.