Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. A little bit about my favorite little get-away on this small world of ours.
Zipolite, a sweaty 30-minute walk west from Puerto Angel, brings you to Playa Zipolite and another world. The feeling here is 1970's - Led Zep, Marley, and scruffy gringos.
A long, long time ago, Zipolite beach was usually visited by the Zapotecans...who made it a magical place. They came to visit Zipolite to meditate, or just to rest.
Recently, this beach has begun to receive day-trippers from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, giving it a more TOURISTY feel than before.
Most people come here for the novelty of the nude beach, yoga, turtles, seafood, surf, meditation, vegetarians, discos, party, to get burnt by the sun, or to see how long they can stretch their skinny budget.
I post WWW Oaxaca, Mexico, Zipolite and areas nearby information. Also general budget, backpacker, surfer, off the beaten path, Mexico and beyond, information.
REMEMBER: Everyone is welcome at Zipolite.
ivan
Published on Aug 1, 2014
ReplyDeleteTAKE A FLIGHT FROM VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BACK IN TIME ABOARD B-25 MAID IN THE SHADE
AREAL VIEWS OF SIDNEY AND VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA
The versitile B-25J Maid in the Shade was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force on June 9, 1944. The medium sized bomber departed Morrison Field in Florida on July 7, 1944, and followed the southern route through Brazil, then across the Atlantic to Africa where it was delivered to the 3rd Air Facility Depot. Later that Fall it was picked up by the 319th Bomb Group, 437th Squadron at Serraggia Airbase, Corsica where it was assigned Battle Number 18. The plane proceeded to fly 15 combat missions over Italy between Nov. 4 and Dec. 31, 1944. The majority of the targets were railroad bridges.
B-25 "Maid in the Shade"The North American B-25 Mitchell, a twin-engine bomber that became standard equipment for the Allied Air Forces in World War II, was perhaps the most versatile aircraft of the war. It became the most heavily armed airplane in the world, was used for high- and low-level bombing, strafing, photoreconnaissance, submarine patrol and even as a fighter, and was distinguished as the aircraft that completed the historic raid over Tokyo in 1942.
Basically, it was a twin-tail, mid-wing land monoplane powered by two 1,700-hp Wright Cyclone engines.
Normal bomb capacity was 5,000 pounds. Some versions carried 75 mm cannon, machine guns and added firepower of 13 .50-caliber guns in the conventional bombardier's compartment. One version carried eight .50-caliber guns in the nose in an arrangement that provided 14 forward-firing guns.
Specifications
First flight: Aug. 19, 1940
Span: 67 feet 6.7 inches
Wing area: 610 square feet
Length: 53 feet
Weight: Empty, 20,305 pounds; normal gross weight, 27,051 pounds; useful load, 6,746 pounds
Power plant: Two 1,700-hp Wright Cyclone supercharged 14-cylinder radial engines, driving 12-foot-7-inch full-feathering, constant-speed Hamilton Standard three-bladed props
Speed: In excess of 300 miles per hour
Crew: Pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, radio operator, gunner
Range: In excess of 3,000 miles, using droppable tanks
Landing gear: Hydraulically operated tricycle