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Sparkie2182 3rd October 2022 21:15

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#767..... answer.

"I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor. And then seven years later, I got my first job."

Gene Hackman. Ex USMC .

Sparkie2182 3rd October 2022 21:47

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A former seafarer to identify.......

Sparkie2182 3rd October 2022 21:52

A ship to identify.......

https://im-a-puzzle.com/share/665b3ae437b3492.jpeg

Malcolm G 3rd October 2022 23:08

#778 -Duke of Lancaster.
Showing the access point currently being used by so called Urban Explorers, aka Burglars.

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 07:10

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Correct

:)

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 07:11

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Where in the world?

Lancsman 4th October 2022 08:27

#781 Porto maybe.

Malcolm G 4th October 2022 08:32

Yep, if you look right you’ll see the bridge.

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 09:45

Porto..... correct.

As is 771 and 772......Leixoes .

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 09:47

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#777.....answer.

Al Martino. Ex USN

Wounded at Iwo Jima.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Martino

https://youtu.be/iYDSi3YHcOA

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 10:03

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A precise location required please.

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 10:05

"Prop"

https://im-a-puzzle.com/share/e9dc98a20461883.jpeg

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 10:18

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Where in the world?

NickJNZ 4th October 2022 10:26

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Originally Posted by Sparkie2182 (Post 46762)
A precise location required please.

The figurehead of ‘King Billy’ at Mt Wise, entry to Devonport Dockyard.

Malcolm G 4th October 2022 10:31

Precise location of this fibreglass replica being Mutton Cove.
50°21'53"N 4°10'40"W

The restored original figurehead from the Royal William is at The Box Museum in Plymouth.

NickJNZ 4th October 2022 10:48

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Originally Posted by Sparkie2182 (Post 46764)
Where in the world?

Yokosuka, Japan

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 13:35

All above precisely correct.......
Apart from the Yukosaka bit which is precisely wrong.

:)

NickJNZ 4th October 2022 13:39

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Originally Posted by Sparkie2182 (Post 46776)
All above precisely correct.......
Apart from the Yukosaka bit which is precisely wrong.

:)

Hey! I’ll take that 2 destinations in 2 days!
Not a strong point for me.

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 13:46

Well done Nick.

Even if one of them was Auckland.

:)

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 13:48

"is precisely wrong"

7,000 miles out.

Makko 4th October 2022 14:59

#788 - Western Australia Maritime Museum, Fremantle?

Rgds.
Dave

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 15:25

Quite correct, Dave.

Well done.

:)

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 15:46

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Where in the Uk?

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 16:03

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A former seafarer to identify.......

Sparkie2182 4th October 2022 17:29

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Sparkies Wordsearch......


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