Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (42 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

Could be both.

 

[Shinpachi]

Middle pic and guy sitting second from left looks like he means business or he hates having a photo taken.

Lt. Toshihiko Odawara(1899-1945)?
One of pilots of the era when flyers were thought eccentric

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks Shinpachi and I recon 'eccentric' was a common word use internationally when the uninitiated talked about flying in the 1920/30s.

 

[Snautzer01]

How many Elefant is a horse power?

Signal Corps Press Photo US Military WWII 8x10 Indian Elephant Pushing Train Car | eBay

<p>From an old military estate </p><p>Funny image</p><p>Excellent condition </p><p>8x10</p>

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[Wurger]

 

[WARSPITER]

How many Elefant is a horse power?

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Signal Corps Press Photo US Military WWII 8x10 Indian Elephant Pushing Train Car | eBay

<p>From an old military estate </p><p>Funny image</p><p>Excellent condition </p><p>8x10</p>

www.ebay.com

That is a trunk line.

 

[Viking1066]

 

[Frog]

How many Elefant is a horse power?

Signal Corps Press Photo US Military WWII 8x10 Indian Elephant Pushing Train Car | eBay

<p>From an old military estate </p><p>Funny image</p><p>Excellent condition </p><p>8x10</p>

www.ebay.com

There are 592 hp in an Elefant :

 

[SaparotRob]

The are 592 hp in an Elefant :

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Not all that much into armor but what was the point of that thing? Too big to transport anywhere. Could bridges support its weight or width? How fast could crawl into battle? How much fuel did that thing use just warming up?

 

[Frog]

Not all that much into armor but what was the point of that thing? Too big to transport anywhere. Could bridges support its weight or width? How fast could crawl into battle? How much fuel did that thing use just warming up?

It serves to make great kits and dioramas.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff shinpachi!

 

[Viking1066]

Good Day! Some more early IJN aircraft. From the SUSA site.

 

[Shinpachi]

Painter Ryuichi Yokoyama draws Fuku-chan on a B-17 in Java.

Source: Japan Press Research Institute (July 1942)

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

Ryuichi Yokoyama (1909-2001) was one of the most popular manga (comic) creaters in Japan.

Comic book Fuku-chan in 1942

Source: フクチャンブタイ 第１巻(横山隆一) / 古本、中古本、古書籍の通販は「日本の古本屋」


Ryuichi Yokoyama Memorial Museum

Source:横山隆一記念まんが館｜漫画読み放題の無料ライブラリー！魚々タワーや街並み再現が楽しめます | ココハレ - 高知の子育て応援ウェブメディア

 

[Frog]

NACA Langley Structures Research Laboratory.

 

[MiTasol]

That one is good enough for the girls and aircraft thread

 

[Viking1066]

Shinpachi those are great pictures!

 

[Shinpachi]

Shinpachi those are great pictures!

Thanks
He testifies in his book that he drew a dozen of shiny silver Fuku-chan in Bandung, Java.

Source: Memoir in Jakarta (1945)

 

[Viking1066]

Today we go a little more modern. All from SEAORG site.