Picture of the day.

[Capt. Vick]

Never to be duplicated

 

[fubar57]

Japanese supply mission to Lae, under attack by U.S. and Austailian aircraft...

Geo

 

[Wurger]

Youngsters playing with a jettison fuel tank.

 

[syscom3]

P-47 pilot Lt Edwin King, flak caused oil leak, landed safely, Italy Jan 45

 

[syscom3]

Japanese supply mission to Lae, under attack by U.S. and Austailian aircraft...

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Geo

These were Kaibokan class frigates that were caught off Quemoy island off the China coast, on April 6th 1945. The attackers were B25's from the 345th BG, 501st BS.

 

[GrauGeist]

A P-47 ("Buzzin' Cuzzin" 44-21054) flown by Lt. Richard Sulzbach of the 364th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF on April 1,1945. Lt. Sulzbach had a little run-in with some trees while on a strafing run over Italy. He was able to fly the plane 120 miles back to base and land safely.

 

[fubar57]

These were Kaibokan class frigates that were caught off Quemoy island off the China coast, on April 6th 1945. The attackers were B25's from the 345rd BG, 501st BS.

Never trust the internet.

Geo

 

[fastmongrel]

I think it might not be a factory modification

 

[syscom3]

Never trust the internet.

Geo

I got my information from a book I have of a group history of the 345th BG.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Great stuff!

 

[fubar57]

I got my information from a book I have of a group history of the 345th BG.

I was referring to myself.

Geo

 

[Shinpachi]

My Wiki says like follows -

On April 4 1945, the fleet HOMO-03 led by two escort ships (kaibokan) No.1(center in the photo) and No.134(maybe the other one) left Hongkong for Moji, Japan.
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On April 6, offshore Xiamen in the South China Sea, the fleet was attacked by 24 B-25s flown from Luzon. The fleet was finally destroyed.

 

[Wildcat]

Australian sniper, Borneo 1945.

 

[rochie]

wow a leftie too !

 

[Capt. Vick]

That's what I was thinking also! Unless the negative is reversed, which doesn't look likely.

 

[GrauGeist]

He's certainly shooting left-handed...perhaps he's left-eye dominant but might actually be right-handed because his knife is on his right side.

The bolt on the rifle shows the photo is correct.

 

[rochie]

He's certainly shooting left-handed...perhaps he's left-eye dominant but might actually be right-handed because his knife is on his right side.

The bolt on the rifle shows the photo is correct.

yup, you are right Dave.

as a child i was made to change from being left handed to right handed by my Dad in preperation to follow him into the Para's as he told me we dont have any left handed rifles in the british army !

 

[GrauGeist]

I can see using a revolver or bolt action rifle as a lefty, but using a semi-auto anything (except types like the Luger) as a lefty is not a good idea unless you like brass in your face (eye, nose, forehead, etc.)

 

[Airframes]

Interesting that he's using a SMLE, rather than the designated No.4T.

 

[rochie]

Interesting that he's using a SMLE, rather than the designated No.4T.

good spot Dogsbody, didnt notice that myself, maybe his lucky rifle ?