Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous

[Viking1066]

Macchi MC200 Saetta 22 Gruppo in loose formation over the Ukraine 1941 ASBIZ

 

[MIflyer]

I've got a 66 Rambler American station wagon, you just don't understand old cars.

Rambler Metropolitan? Okay, probably worth doing. But a friggin' Rambler station wagon? I say again. Why?

 

[tyrodtom]

Rambler Metropolitan? Okay, probably worth doing. But a friggin' Rambler station wagon? I say again. Why?

When I was in the service ( both USAF and Army) I noticed a lot of the enlisted men with families had station wagons, and a lot of those station wagons were AMC's. They chose SW's because it made it easier on them when uncle stationed them somewhere else, and they had move themselves, and all their possessions to the next base. And AMC were of a reasonable price, and dependable. I got my first car ( 57 Rambler SW) from a older brother, who moved his family back to my home town when he got orders for Vietnam in 1963.
He gave the car to me. And I've had at least one AMC ever since., Right now I've got 5. Over 50 years of AMC ownership.
Like I said, if it's got to be explained, there are some that just won't understand.

 

[P-51-44-72028]

I've got a 66 Rambler American station wagon, you just don't understand old cars.

Ramblers are....cool. From the NSRA show in Richmond, VA....2009

 

[Torch]

When I was in the service ( both USAF and Army) I noticed a lot of the enlisted men with families had station wagons, and a lot of those station wagons were AMC's. They chose SW's because it made it easier on them when uncle stationed them somewhere else, and they had move themselves, and all their possessions to the next base. And AMC were of a reasonable price, and dependable. I got my first car ( 57 Rambler SW) from a older brother, who moved his family back to my home town when he got orders for Vietnam in 1963.
He gave the car to me. And I've had at least one AMC ever since., Right now I've got 5. Over 50 years of AMC ownership.
Like I said, if it's got to be explained, there are some that just won't understand.

AMX was one of my favorites, also have to chuckle a bit, a girl in HS had a Nash Metro. Her name was Holley Weber. Dad had a sense of humor

 

[Viking1066]

Cant Z.1007bis of 210 Squadriglia, 50 gruppo BT flying over northwestern Greece 1940 STMA

 

[P-51-44-72028]

AMX was one of my favorites, also have to chuckle a bit, a girl in HS had a Nash Metro. Her name was Holley Weber. Dad had a sense of humor

The 'Metro' is such a tidy little economy car....hehehehehe

 

[Viking1066]

Junkers Ju 87B Picchiatelli RA 96 Gruppo 208a Squadriglia 'Yellow 3' 1941 ASBIZ

 

[Viking1066]

Junkers Ju 87B Stuka 6.StG1 (6G+AT) Yellow A France 1940 ASBIZ

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

About little tiny cars:

Seat 600 (spanish versión of the Fiat 500):

Abarth 1000 TC:

Vignale Gamine:

 

[MIflyer]

USN Blimp L-8 delivers B-25 modification parts to the USS Hornet, April 1942. The L-8 was the blimp that in August 1942 returned to California with no crew on board.

Source: USN Sea Scroll.

 

[Viking1066]

Junkers Ju 87B Stuka 10.(St)IV.LG1 (L1+FU) Tramecourt France July 1940 ASBIZ

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima BrN2s fly over the fleet colorized by Hirootoko Jr NAVL

 

[Viking1066]

Akitsu Maru, the first modern assault ship NAVL

 

[MiTasol]

Two more from Ralph
Merlin production

Mosquito production

 

[Wurger]

 

[MiTasol]

Another woman at war from RR - I wonder what the brown bombs are.

Two more ATA pilots and a link to a BBC promo for a program on ATA women -
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwKLL0TklxU&list=PLEEDD903810F06F00&index=12&pp=iAQB8AUB

Unfortunately the full program is currently not available

 

[Airframes]

The "brown" bombs are actually yellow, and are the same 250lb HE bombs as the green examples. The yellow colour was used in the early years of WW2, but very soon changed to dark green when it was realised that piles of yellow bombs, stored in mainly open air bomb dumps on airfields, were rather noticeable from the air !
Of course, the yellow colour could still be seen on bombs after the colour change, until stocks were exhausted, hence tyhe mix of colours in the photo.

 

[MiTasol]

Ahhh

That explains these piebald cookies then. I am guessing the yellow tails were stored separately given it is a very different yellow on the first example (and probably second example also - it may even be the same cookie).

 

[Viking1066]

Aichi D3A1 'EII-206' IJNS Zuikaku taking off January 1942 WIKI