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29th September 13, 02:36 PM
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Apollo 12 Tartan
In Scotland we don't just have clan tartan's as most of you will know we have distict tartans and now even football teams have there own Tartan
Most of the Apollo astronauts where descended from Scotland the most famous example is Neil Armstrong in November 1969 Apollo 12 landed on the Moon and Alan Bean took a piece of the McBean tartan to the Moon this is on display in Houston's Kilt Shop in Paisley Scotland.
Last year my friend Aileen Malone arranged an event and invited Dick Gordon who was the command module pilot of Apollo 12 to come to Scotland to do a talk. As part of this event the Kilt shop donated a Kilt with tartan designed with the help of Dick Gordon and Alan Bean this was to be auctioned at the event to raise funds to cover the costs. so being interested in space this was a kilt I had to get.
I cant get the pictures to appear but if you click on the link you can see them
[img] http://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_law/9965551463/ [/img]
certificate :
[img] http://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_law/10006518716/ [/img]
Last edited by robert_law; 1st October 13 at 12:14 PM.
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29th September 13, 06:14 PM
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 Originally Posted by robert_law
Most of the Apollo astronauts where descended from Scotland the most famous example is Neil Armstrong in November 1969
Um, the late Neil Armstrong, mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing, was on the moon July 20/21 1969. (I've had an interest in Apollo 11/Mr. Armstrong since I discovered he and I shared a birthday - I was born on his 39th).
John
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29th September 13, 07:32 PM
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Photo links not showing up on my monitor. Would love to see them. Anyone else having this trouble?
His Exalted Highness Duke Standard the Pertinacious of Chalmondley by St Peasoup
Member Order of the Dandelion
Per Electum - Non consanguinitam
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29th September 13, 09:31 PM
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Mods - shouldn't this be in the Tartan Thread?
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29th September 13, 09:57 PM
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Yes, go on mods, please weave this thread into the proper tartan!
(Sorry, couldn't resist. Probably been done before and all.)
Grizzled Ian
XMTS teaches much about formal kilt wear, but otherwise,
... the kilt is clothes, what you wear with it should be what you find best suits you and your lifestyle. (Anne the Pleater) "Sometimes, it is better not to know the facts" (Father Bill)
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29th September 13, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Standard
Photo links not showing up on my monitor. Would love to see them. Anyone else having this trouble?
I can't see the pics either.
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Best regards
Simon
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30th September 13, 01:13 AM
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Martin.
AKA - The Scouter in a Kilt.
Proud, but homesick, son of Skye.
Member of the Clan MacLeod Society (Scotland)
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1st October 13, 12:10 PM
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sorry cant get the photo links to work but some one else has managed to get one of the picture below of me with the kilt , the other picture was of the signed certificate I got.
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1st October 13, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by EagleJCS
Um, the late Neil Armstrong, mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing, was on the moon July 20/21 1969. (I've had an interest in Apollo 11/Mr. Armstrong since I discovered he and I shared a birthday - I was born on his 39th).
Yes Neil Armstrong was on the moon in July but Apollo 12 landed in November 1969
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30th September 13, 10:37 AM
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I believe it's supposed to look like this:
Kenneth Mansfield
NON OBLIVISCAR
My tartan quilt: Austin, Campbell, Hamilton, MacBean, MacFarlane, MacLean, MacRae, Robertson, Sinclair (and counting)
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