if i ever got the keys to a big defense social media account i would choose increasingly obscure foreign designs for posts like "yeah this is definitely a USN plane," and its like a Helwan HA-200
American planes are so incredibly ugly and rizzless that whenever the US Air Force birthday comes around, everyone just pretends we have French or Russian planes to avoid the humiliation of posting our own planes
September 20, 2026 at 2:10 AM
if i ever got the keys to a big defense social media account i would choose increasingly obscure foreign designs for posts like "yeah this is definitely a USN plane," and its like a Helwan HA-200
'Technik' #FotoVorschlag
WeltkulturErbe Helwan Observatory (das von Carl Zeiss aus Jena gewartet wurde & 2006 von meinem Vater, der mir das Foto zu Verfügung gestellt hat).
WeltkulturErbe Helwan Observatory (das von Carl Zeiss aus Jena gewartet wurde & 2006 von meinem Vater, der mir das Foto zu Verfügung gestellt hat).
March 10, 2026 at 7:17 AM
'Technik' #FotoVorschlag
WeltkulturErbe Helwan Observatory (das von Carl Zeiss aus Jena gewartet wurde & 2006 von meinem Vater, der mir das Foto zu Verfügung gestellt hat).
WeltkulturErbe Helwan Observatory (das von Carl Zeiss aus Jena gewartet wurde & 2006 von meinem Vater, der mir das Foto zu Verfügung gestellt hat).
September 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
'Sandige Angelegenheit' #FotoVorschlag
September 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
'Sandige Angelegenheit' #FotoVorschlag
Quiet end of the day. No bench, no road, just a boat that knows how to wait. Somewhere near Helwan.
#BlueSky #Seascape #Egypt #Photography #PoetryInPictures
#BlueSky #Seascape #Egypt #Photography #PoetryInPictures
September 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Quiet end of the day. No bench, no road, just a boat that knows how to wait. Somewhere near Helwan.
#BlueSky #Seascape #Egypt #Photography #PoetryInPictures
#BlueSky #Seascape #Egypt #Photography #PoetryInPictures
April 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Maori soldiers perform the Haka during King George II’s visit. Helwan, Egypt, 1941. Color by James D. Vorster
October 13, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Maori soldiers perform the Haka during King George II’s visit. Helwan, Egypt, 1941. Color by James D. Vorster
March 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
March 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This photograph shows members of the New Zealand Māori Battalion performing a haka in Helwan, Egypt, in 1941.
The haka was performed for King George II of Greece, who was visiting the camp. The soldiers were survivors of action in Greece during WWII.
#archaeohistories
The haka was performed for King George II of Greece, who was visiting the camp. The soldiers were survivors of action in Greece during WWII.
#archaeohistories
October 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This photograph shows members of the New Zealand Māori Battalion performing a haka in Helwan, Egypt, in 1941.
The haka was performed for King George II of Greece, who was visiting the camp. The soldiers were survivors of action in Greece during WWII.
#archaeohistories
The haka was performed for King George II of Greece, who was visiting the camp. The soldiers were survivors of action in Greece during WWII.
#archaeohistories
ANZAC summer uniforms worn #onthisday in 1941 by the 28th Maori Battalion to perform a haka for the King of Greece in Helwan, Egypt. The Sydney Herald described the "indefatigable" Maoris fighting with "such ferocity" while evacuating Crete "that the pursuing Germans did not dare come close." #OTD
July 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
ANZAC summer uniforms worn #onthisday in 1941 by the 28th Maori Battalion to perform a haka for the King of Greece in Helwan, Egypt. The Sydney Herald described the "indefatigable" Maoris fighting with "such ferocity" while evacuating Crete "that the pursuing Germans did not dare come close." #OTD
The joys of trying to find a specific tomb location, like finding a needle in a haystack when there are repeat numbers 😂 #Egyptology 🏺
July 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The joys of trying to find a specific tomb location, like finding a needle in a haystack when there are repeat numbers 😂 #Egyptology 🏺
If you've seen one of these on display, in a museum or even had the chance holding one in your hand, in particular so-called #Khiam or #Helwan points (named after the sites they've been found first), you may have wondered what these notches are for.
They do indeed serve a purpose:
They do indeed serve a purpose:
September 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
85 years ago today the King of Greece visited 2 NZ Division at Helwan, Egypt on 25 June 1941 to award medals to 2 Lt Winton Ryan and his 18 Battalion men for their role in his escape and appreciated haka from B & C Coys 28 (Maori) Battalion and Cpl Anania Amohau conducting his own 'Maori Battalion'.
June 25, 2026 at 1:02 AM
85 years ago today the King of Greece visited 2 NZ Division at Helwan, Egypt on 25 June 1941 to award medals to 2 Lt Winton Ryan and his 18 Battalion men for their role in his escape and appreciated haka from B & C Coys 28 (Maori) Battalion and Cpl Anania Amohau conducting his own 'Maori Battalion'.
🪷 This copy of the Louvre Écouen #Antinous adorns Egypt's Helwan University. As the Paris #Écouen shivers in cold European winter, Helwan Écouen enjoys the warmth of Egypt and the warm-hearted Egyptians. He became a god in the Nile and Egyptians adored him. Photo: #SamaHelal 🪷
December 12, 2024 at 1:42 AM
🪷 This copy of the Louvre Écouen #Antinous adorns Egypt's Helwan University. As the Paris #Écouen shivers in cold European winter, Helwan Écouen enjoys the warmth of Egypt and the warm-hearted Egyptians. He became a god in the Nile and Egyptians adored him. Photo: #SamaHelal 🪷
Professor Gordana Collier, Oxford Brookes, said: “We are incredibly proud to see this partnership recognised. Working with colleagues at Helwan University, we’ve created opportunities for students to learn, innovate and contribute to Egypt’s transition towards a cleaner, more sustainable future.”
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Professor Gordana Collier, Oxford Brookes, said: “We are incredibly proud to see this partnership recognised. Working with colleagues at Helwan University, we’ve created opportunities for students to learn, innovate and contribute to Egypt’s transition towards a cleaner, more sustainable future.”
For anyone who would like some examples of Archaic Egyptian stelae, have these from the Helwan supplement: Ceiling Stelae in Second Dynasty Tombs by Zaky Y.Saad. All of these are fantastic examples of early Egyptian art from the dynastic period #Egyptology #Ancientegypt #Art 🏺
July 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
For anyone who would like some examples of Archaic Egyptian stelae, have these from the Helwan supplement: Ceiling Stelae in Second Dynasty Tombs by Zaky Y.Saad. All of these are fantastic examples of early Egyptian art from the dynastic period #Egyptology #Ancientegypt #Art 🏺