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[Capt. Vick]

I'm sorry guys. That plane in the background is actually the even rarer Republic XP-41! My apologies!

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Wildcat]

Japanese tank destroyed by a RAAF Boomerang and RNZAF Corsairs on Bougainville, 1945.

 

[fubar57]

As the caption says, ".....blimp drops rations..."

From the series of war mags, Naval Aviation News, Jun '43

 

[GrauGeist]

Valentine Tanks waiting to be shipped from the Angus works, Montreal

 

[Wildcat]

cool!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

[michaelmaltby]

... they look like toys

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool pics.

 

[Airframes]

MM beat me to it - they do look like toys, or large-scale models, against the background of that steam engine !

 

[Wildcat]

General Adachi about to board a RAAF tiger moth to return to his HQ after discussing surrender agreements with Australian forces at Wewak, 1945.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

US Army soldiers inspects a German MG42 position in the Hürtgen Forrest, 1944....

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Nice pic but that looks like a pretty limited field of fire

 

[GrauGeist]

Nice pic but that looks like a pretty limited field of fire

Actually, it looks like it commands a great deal of territory down range, all the way to the distant tree line - and they most likely had quite a few gun pits that interlaced along the slope.

 

[fubar57]

Yes but lots of trees in the way with a very short distance to travel to get to cover; small knoll, trees at middle distance. Agree that it's more than likely one of several

 

[Capt. Vick]

Either way, it wasn't good enough.

 

[Graeme]

Another gun position. This time on Pagoda Hill fighting for possession of Fort Dufferin in March 1945...