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John III Vasa, Queen Catherine Jagiellon and young Sigismund (future King of Poland and Sweden,
Grand Duke of Lithuania) in Gripsholm Castle.

 

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HONORI·ET·PIETATI

SACRAM STATVAM HANC SIGISMVNDO III VLADISLAVS IV NATURA AMORE GENIO FILIVS
ELECTIONE SERIE FELICITATE SVCCESSOR
VOTO ANIMO CVLTV GRATVS
PATRI PATRIAE PARENTI OPT MER ANNO DNI MDCXLIII PONI IVSSIT CVI IAM
GLORIA TROPHEVM POSTERITAS GRATITVDINEM
AETERNITAS MONVMENTVM POSVIT AVT DEBET

The inscription on the bronze plate of the column:

"King Sigismund III, by virtue of free election King of Poland, by virtue of inheritance, succession and law - King of Sweden, in love of peace and fame the first among kings, in war and victories not inferior to anyone, took prisoners of Tsar and Moscow chiefs, he conquered the capital and lands [of Moscow], defeated the Russian army, regained Smolensk, broke the power of Turkey near Khotyn, ruled for forty-four years, in the forty-fourth king"

 

[MiTasol]

So Poland owns Moscow and other parts of Russia

 

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Antonio Corradini "Modesty", 1752....

 

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[SaparotRob]

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BEAUTIFUL.

 

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BEAUTIFUL.

Yeah - i really like the original YB-17 and subsequent early versions through to the B-17D.

 

[Viking1066]

Junkers Ju 87B2 Picchiatelli RA 97 Gruppo Red 6 carrying SC 50 bombs Lecce Italy Mar 1941 the net

 

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Replica Mikoyan MiG-3 2012 the net

 

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Junkers Ju 87D3 Picchiatelli RA 103 Gruppo 207 Squadriglia 'red 1' Chilivani AF June 1943 the net

 

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The Kyushu Q1W1 on the USS Barnes by a Ki-46 and D4Y2 November 1945 the net

 

[Wurger]

Replica Mikoyan MiG-3 2012 the net
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It is a MiG-3 in name only. Actually it is a full size mock-up, built to represent this important fighter type in the VVS museum at Monino, Russia. She is displayed in a hangar, near the museum entrance.

 

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USS Barnes Yokosuka 1 the net

 

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Yokosuka P1Y1 aboard USS Barnes passing through the Panama Canel November 1945 the net

 

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USS Barnes Yokosuka 5 the net

 

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USS Barnes Pacific leg of Voyage 4 the net

 

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The Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe was a German twin-engine aircraft used during World War II primarily as a trainer, light transport, and reconnaissance aircraft the net

 

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Princess Elizabeth greets the crew of B-17G "Rose of York" at RAF Thurleigh on her 18th birthday, marking her first major wartime military engagement, 1944 the net

 

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The 48-foot diameter magnetic coil on a Wellington DWI Mark II was designed to detonate naval mines the net