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Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel Mandovi (prior to the Goa Sudharop event, which you're also welcome to). Join in for a Dutch dinner -- if we can agree on a venue after the meet. RSVP (confirmations only) 9822122436 or 2409490 or [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If the outdoor exhibits swell your heart with pride, the indoor galleries are no less impressive. Step inside and massive replicas of aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Viraat will welcome you. The weapons and armaments galleries display a variety of bombs, torpedos, sensors and cannon used by naval aircraft over the ages. The archive section features a photo gallery where old photos are on display profiling the Naval Aviation History from 1959 onwards in pictures and footnotes. You will also get to see some rare photographs that depict the tale of Goa's fight for independence and related artifacts. The detailed footnotes that are provided along with the photographs offer more information regarding the origin and history of naval aviation in India. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links:- #281 Onwards http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaobserverstream/page3/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaobserverstream/page2/ Untill #309 http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaobserverstream/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.fungoa.blogspot.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
