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Mika Paananen

@painmike1.bsky.social

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Author of 'Harmsleave'. History Fan and Old Aircraft Enthusiast. Belligerent Bookshelf. Typing Curmudgeon CorrectBird Style. Slightly Anglophile. NO unsolicited CHAT. Dim comments is just bad English...🇫🇮 painmike.com harmsleave.com

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Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 13d

HARMSLEAVE
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An extraordinary adventure in alternative history.

#Kindle #KindleUnlimited and paperback:
amazon.com/dp/B0C49FMY3K and other Amazon marketplaces

harmsleave.com

#books #bookpromos

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Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 5h

Finnish Aero Oy Douglas DC-2-115 'Sisu' at Malmi Airport on April 1941. (Hugo Sundström)

Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 7h

I knew it. Bsky turns as lively as a cemetery and spooky nuns start appearing. Rock on, Sister!

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Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 10h

A nice ½h walk. Yeah short one, giving the heart some more recovery time as it still feels like on the edge.

Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 13h

Just fine and waiting to get to my daily walk, thanks for asking!

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Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 14h

Morning Moz, happy Wednesday!🌞

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Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 14h

G'd evening, Tammy!

Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 15h

Good Morning from the land of the Finns, #Bluesky🌞

Aerial view of Turku, 1929. (Hugo Sundström)

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Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 17h

Long ago I visited B-17G 'Sally B' in Duxford, UK, one of the aircraft doubling as 'Memphis Belle' in the movie.
Also, woke up one morning after quite a many beers and found out Matthew Modine had retweeted my(MB related) post.

𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.social · 21h

The war drama ‘Memphis Belle’ starring Matthew Modine, Tate Donovan, D. B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Eric Stoltz, Sean Astin, Harry Connick Jr and John Lithgow soared into theaters in the US this week in 1990 🪖💥☁️ #OTD

Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 17h

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Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 1d

('North Sea Hijack' / 'ffolkes' / 'Assault Force', 1980)

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Charlie Ashby @charlie-ashby.co.uk · 1d

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.

His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.

A massive loss 💔

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Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 1d

Finnair Sud SE-210B Super Caravelle OH-LSG and a catering service truck at Helsinki Airport in 1974. (Börje Hielm)

Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 1d

This time of the year it's Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35, "Haffner" and 36, "Linz."
Winter is coming.

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35, "Haffner" and 36, "Linz" / Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Pál.

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Dr Victoria Taylor @spitfirefilly.bsky.social · 1d

Excited to announce that the paperback version of #EagleDays is now available to pre-order! You can get 25% off if you preorder with Waterstones by Friday 17th October. You can use the following link and the code "OCTOBER25" to redeem this offer today 🥳

www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...