Picture of the day.

[Capt. Vick]

Was a M-26 Pershing, precursor to the Patton, here's a youtube vid link:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6LqB-RYUvY


Cheers

Oh sweet! Thanks!

 

[fastmongrel]

Its been a long day.

 

[fubar57]

After Clark Gables wife, actress Carole Lombard was killed in a plane crash, a devastated Gable tried to join the Military. President Roosevelt said he was too valuable at home, where he could use his talents in films for the war effort. Gable however, got his way and enrolled in Officer Candidate School at the age of 41. After graduation, Gen. "Hap" Arnold ordered Gable to star in a film about aerial gunners and he attended several gunnery schools before reporting overseas to the 351st BG. The movie would have special emphasis placed on aerial gunners. Based at Polebrook, he flew 5 combat missions with the 351st and is seen here with B-17F, "Delta Rebel No.2"

The movie that was made
View: https://youtu.be/7SJQYG_GskY



Geo

 

[Shinpachi]

 

[fubar57]

Added the movie to the post.


Geo

 

[GrauGeist]

Fallschirmjager troops jumping over Crete, 1941

 

[rochie]

Must admit i never did like the look of the German parachute harness, attached in the middle of your back to the risers, the bloke almost seems like an after thought !

 

[Airframes]

I agree. I remember seeing the films they showed at 1 PTS, and thought "Sod that for a game of soldiers" when i saw the German WW2 Paras !

 

[johnbr]

Here is the crew of the super Sub I-400 site says I can not post it in photo album because I am max out.
Crew known Kazuo Nishijma
Kazuyoshi Saito
Cdr Toshio Kusaka
Hidetoshi namura
Sutejiro Shimazu
Yasujiro Okano
Tamao Tanka
Tadaaki Shibakawa
Takumi Fujii
Masao Ishida
Takao kishi
Akira Inoue
Hideo Nishimura

 

[tomo pauk]

Was a M-26 Pershing, precursor to the Patton, here's a youtube vid link:

Thank you for the 'stabilised' video of the duel

 

[fubar57]

News to me, didn't know about catapult trials for the Re.2000...

Geo

 

[GrauGeist]

Thank you for the 'stabilised' video of the duel

Tomo, this one is a little better:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGgXOXANZ14

 

[Peter Gunn]

The one GrauGeist posted is the one I was looking for, don't know how I missed it, thanks.

 

[GrauGeist]

The one GrauGeist posted is the one I was looking for, don't know how I missed it, thanks.

They're both informative videos about that famous duel, but it seems the first (shorter) video was made from excerpts of the second video (the one I posted).

Either way, it's a stark reminder of how brutal armored warfare is.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

And unforgiving.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Wow they really analyzed that duel. Excellent work. Sad the human cost though.

 

[Wayne Little]

Agreed Jim...

 

[fubar57]

Tauchpanzer, meaning "Diving Tank". Designed for "Operation Sea Lion", it was meant to be dropped offshore and travel on the seabed to the beach. They were Panzer IIIs, totally waterproofed. They had an endurance of 20 mins. and could travel to a depth of 50'(15 meters), the length of the air hose. Though never used to invade England, they were used for their intended role in the Russian invasion, crossing the Bug River. They were then used as normal tanks. More than 150 were built.


Geo

 

[Shinpachi]

An interesting picture with good explanation.
Thanks Geo !

 

[Wurger]

Interesting. THX for sharing Geo.