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• Oct 1, 2016

• #2,921

Aaron Brooks Wolters

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

 

• Oct 1, 2016

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

 

• Oct 1, 2016

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• Oct 1, 2016

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fubar57

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fubar57 said:

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

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

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


View: https://youtu.be/XefB3NVIOQQ

 

• Oct 1, 2016

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Old Wizard

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• Oct 2, 2016

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

 

• Oct 3, 2016

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

 

• Oct 3, 2016

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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.

 

• Oct 3, 2016

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• Oct 3, 2016

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Tiger is a nicer looking tank, just me though

 

• Oct 4, 2016

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• Oct 4, 2016

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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!!

 

• Oct 4, 2016

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Shinpachi said:

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

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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

 

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• Oct 6, 2016

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• Oct 6, 2016

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Great picture.

 

• Oct 7, 2016

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Shinpachi

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Beautiful picture, johnbr

IJN photographers in action circa 1942.

 

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• Oct 7, 2016

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

 

• Oct 7, 2016

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Shinpachi

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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.

 

• Oct 7, 2016

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Keep that job!

 

• Oct 7, 2016

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Nice shots guys!