Picture of the day. (118 Viewers)

buffnut453 · Mar 16, 2017

v2 said:
German service park...View attachment 368681

I thought the tanks were parked in Liverpool and the scousers had nicked a couple of the wheels. Clearly they were surprised by the local bobby otherwise both tanks would be entirely up on bricks.

I'll get me coat...

michaelmaltby · Mar 16, 2017

Volunteer Finnish nurse, 1944

michaelmaltby · Mar 16, 2017

... on the way home from Dunkirk

michaelmaltby · Mar 16, 2017

.... 1940 France

Wurger · Mar 16, 2017

Torch · Mar 16, 2017

That almost looks like he's got an AK in his hands

Airframes · Mar 16, 2017

MP40, with his left hand in front of the magazine housing, and the sling showing above the barrel. Aircraft is a Hamilcar glider.

v2 · Mar 16, 2017

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fubar57 · Mar 16, 2017

Thanks Terry. Didn't realize the glider was that large

Airframes · Mar 16, 2017

Yep, the Hamilcar was a fair size, at 68 feet long, and a wingspan of 110 feet. It was designed to carry the Locust and Tetrarch light tanks, as well as vehicles and the 17 pdr AT gun.
Used during the Normandy landings, and at Arnhem, and the Rhine crossing. The one in the pic is almost certainly in Normandy, judging by the full 'invasion' stripes.
Pic below shows a Locust light tank being unloaded from a Hamilcar.