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[rochie]

great shot of the Lancaster

 

[syscom3]

A P-40L used by the 461st Bomb Group as an assembly ship, 1944

 

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[syscom3]

This Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver of the Aéronavale is being pushed across the border between the USA and Canada at Houlton, Maine, and Woodstock, New Brunswick. This was one of 50 Helldivers bought by France, on its way to the French aircraft carrier Béarn in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Because of US neutrality laws, although weapons could be sold to Allied combatants in the early part of WW2, the purchasing countries had to arrange to transport them using their own vehicles or ships. The aircraft could not be flown from the US into Canada; they had to be flown to the Canadian border, and then pushed or towed over before they could resume their flight. 44 of the 50 Helldivers purchased were eventually loaded onto Béarn, but a few days into the trip back to France, the port of Brest fell to the Germans, and the carrier was diverted to Fort-de-France, on the island of Martinique in the French West Indies, and the Helldivers and other aircraft on board were unloaded there.

 

[michaelmaltby]

The Internet: Long Range Desert Group

 

[syscom3]

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VC's spotted on the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) in 1942. Wasp loaded the Royal Air Force Spitfires on 3 May 1942 and ferried them to the Mediterranean Sea. Here they were launched on 9 May 1942 to reinforce the British-held Malta (Operation Bovery). A Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat of Fighter Squadron VF-71 is parked on the left with wings folded. The British carrier HMS Eagle (94) is visible in the background. Both carriers launched 64 Spitfires.

 

[CATCH 22]

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The Internet: Long Range Desert Group

In the above photo we see a Chevrolet WB (30 CWT) - of interest are the Lewis Gun (front) and the Boys anti-tank rifle (back). This is an early type LRDG patrol truck.
The classic LRDG-vehicle was the Chevrolet 1533x2 (30 CWT) wit the "water fall" grill missing several slats:

Photo copied from LRDG, Long Range Desert Group 1940-1943.

 

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[Snautzer01]

1942 WW2 Article GREMLINS , Aerial Pixies Trouble Wartime pilots 060721 | eBay

 

[michaelmaltby]

The Internet: T-26 tanks

 

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[Snautzer01]

NEW 6 X 4 PHOTOGRAPH WW2 RED CROSS NURSES HAVING FUN 17 | eBay

 

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[michaelmaltby]

The Internet

 

[Greg Boeser]

Police that brass, soldier!

 

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NEW 6 X 4 PHOTOGRAPH WW2 RED CROSS NURSES HAVING FUN 17 | eBay

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The original description of this picture is : Red Cross nurses in London practiced jumping over hurdles to stay in shape while wearing their uniform skirts, aprons, and shoes.1940
But maybe it was fun for the onlookers?

 

[michaelmaltby]

The Internet

 

[michaelmaltby]

The internet:

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[syscom3]

Damaged during mission to Oschersleben B-17G Flying Fortress 42-31178 "Buckeye Boomerang" of the 401st BS, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn 1944 Dec 30 1943, on return from mission, it became lost in poor weather and crash landed Old Windsor, Berks, UK. Salvaged n/battle damaged SAD 1/1/44.

 

[Snautzer01]

Croatian air force WW II Zrakoplovstvo NDH General Vladimir Kren Airplane Fokker | eBay

Vladimir Kren - Wikipedia