Picture of the day.

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Looks like to jet engines mounted on the turret. Not sure what you'd us it for though.

 

[fubar57]

Oil well fire putter outer I think, fighting fire with greater fire. Looks like oil fires in the background after the first Gulf war

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Oil well fire putter outer I think, fighting fire with greater fire. Looks like oil fires in the background after the first Gulf war

An error on my part, no greater fire....big windy...


View: https://youtu.be/-DTrWd2Q9cU



View: https://youtu.be/XefB3NVIOQQ

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Very cool piece of machinery!!!! Thank you George!!

 

[fastmongrel]

Maintenance time. Vickers Medium MkII in the North African Desert.

 

[GrauGeist]

A T-34 and Pzkpfw VI shown for comparison.

Note that they are not actually "nose to nose", but they are parked offset, the Tiger being further from the camera.

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[fubar57]

Tiger is a nicer looking tank, just me though

 

[v2]

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[GrauGeist]

Why do I have a feeling that this photo was the result of the Chief always yelling: "why are you sitting on your ass when there's work to be done!!

 

[Shinpachi]

I'm guessing the UFOs of Battle of Los Angeles could have been a prank by these submarines' searchlights.
Just my impression

Dancing UFOs by searchlights at a local amusement park "Space World" in Kita-Kyusyu City, Fukuoka Prefecture.



Another one from different location.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpGgLdc25ns

 

[johnbr]

 

[Old Wizard]

Great picture.

 

[Shinpachi]

Beautiful picture, johnbr

IJN photographers in action circa 1942.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Man I don't know. Going into combat with only a camera...wow!

 

[Shinpachi]

They were civilians dispatched by the press companies to compete best shots each other.

Port Darwin on February 19, 1942

Port Broome on March 3, 1942.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Keep that job!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!