For the last 80 years or so, a feature of Peasholme Park in Scarborough has been the Naval Battle.
Originally it represented a WW1 exchange between British and German Dreadnoughts.
More recently, it has become a loose reenactment of the Battle of the River Plate with models of the Graf Spee & HMS's Ajax, Achillies & Exeter. There is also an aircraft carrier (HMS Ark Royal) as well as a submarine and merchant liner.
Lots of explosions, aeroplanes swooping in on wires and smoke from the stricken ships.
Up the 20ft in size, the models are controlled by a person sitting inside them.
Moored at the island when not in use, the photos just about catch them on maximum zoom.
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Naval Battle at Peasholme
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