101 RA MLRS 25

 

In 1998, 101 Regiment converted to MLRS and fired that artillery system for the first time during annual camp. Twenty Five years later the Regiment is the Royal Artillery’s most  experienced operators of MLRS and critical to the British Army’s fighting power. 

101 RA MLRS 25

101 Regiment Royal Artillery
First firing MLRS Castle Martin Ranges 1998

MLRS Castle Martin Ranges 1998

Tercentenary Royal Artillery
Royal Review Larkhill 26th May 2016
101 (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery

101 RA MLRS in action

101 RA MLRS

Falcons 2023/24 - Bristol

 

Falcons 2023/24 - Montpellier

 

Saint Barbara Commemoration 2023

 Serving members of 101 (Northumbrian) Regiment RA, Royal Artillery Association  branches affiliated to 101, and Gunner cap badged cadets paraded before the Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear to commemorate the Patron Saint of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, St Barbara. 

Northern Gunners St Barbara Commemoration

Northern Gunners St Barbara Commemoration

A service of remembrance was held to remember the Northern Gunners who had lost their lives in conflict. 

The wintry weather precluded the service being held in the planned location of Tynemouth Priory, and the proceedings were moved indoors to the Tynemouth Army Reserve Centre. The Commanding Officer and Regimental Sergeant Major of 101 RA laid a wreath at the Gunner Memorial in Tynemouth Priory after the service.

Wreath laying at RA Memorial Tynemouth Priory

RA Memorial Tynemouth Priory

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St Barbara's Day NVAA Contingent

Tyneside Scottish St Andrews Commemoration 2023

 

St Andrews Day Commemoration
 101 RA Hon Col  / CO  / RSM / IJ / Tony G

St Andrews Day Commemoration

St Andrews Day Commemoration

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St Andrews Day Tyneside Scottish RAA
Tyneside Irish Centre

Falcons 2023/24 - Exeter

 

 

Florence - Leonardo da Vinci Museum

 Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was a symbol of the the Italian Renaissance who was also active as a draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. As well as iconic drawings and paintings such Vitruvian Man, Last Supper and Mona Lisa, he recorded his thoughts through drawings and manusrcipts on anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, painting, and paleontology.

Leonardo da Vinci 

da Vinci Museum Florence
Vitruvian Man

da Vinci Museum Florence
Last Supper

da Vinci Museum Florence
Mona Lisa

Born in  1452, de Vinci spent two periods in Florence, the first from 1472 to 1482 the second from 1500 to 1508. 

da Vinci Museum Florence
Leonardo

Leonardo's manuscripts and sketches of his scientific research were collected into codexes (notebooks) covering the study of flight, civil engineering and weapon design. 

da Vinci Museum Florence
Leonardo's Codexes

The Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Florence contains reconstructions of machinery based on his drawings.

da Vinci Museum Florence
Air Screw

da Vinci Museum Florence
Flying Wing

da Vinci Museum Florence
iFlying Wing

da Vinci Museum Florence
Diver

In 1482 Leonardo da Vinci ended his first period in Florence and went to work for Ludovico II, Lord of Milan. Despite being opposed to war as being a 'most bestial folly', da Vinci outlined his capabilities as a military engineer to Ludovico II by stating ' I shall create various and infinite things for attack and defence as circumstances dictate' .

da Vinci Museum Florence
Catapult IJ

da Vinci Museum Florence
Catapult

da Vinci Museum Florence
Bombard

da Vinci Museum Florence
Multi Barrel Gun

da Vinci Museum Florence
Tank

da Vinci Museum Florence
Tank

da Vinci Museum Florence
Scythe Charriot