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[v2]

Two fliers of the VIII Bomber Command clad in high-altitude flying gear including sheepskin flight jackets, helmets, oxygen masks and goggles, 1942.

 

[syscom3]

Whats those things attached to the goggles that sticking up?

 

[Airframes]

Flip-down sun shades.

 

[Lucky13]

Dressed like that, talk about tight fit in the ball, or any of the turrets!

 

[GrauGeist]

You may have seen a pair of flip-shades before...

The "interesting" gyro-copter pilot, Jedediah, in Mad Max wore a pair.

 

[vikingBerserker]

It does

 

[vikingBerserker]

Dang double post.

 

[Njaco]

Royal Air Force cadets take a break from the hot Florida sun beside Stearman PT-17 primary trainers provided by the USAAF and painted in that services bright yellow and blue trainer colours. CARLSTROM FIELD, ARCADIA, FLORIDA, AMERICA, SUMMER 1941

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[Lucky13]

Wonder where the smoke is coming from...

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Airframes]

Wonder where the smoke is coming from...

I was wondering the same!

 

[v2]

Ruins of the town of Monte Cassino, a result of massive Allied bombing during an attempt to dislodge German troops occupying the city, 1944.

 

[Flightpath]

Two fliers of the VIII Bomber Command clad in high-altitude flying gear including sheepskin flight jackets, helmets, oxygen masks and goggles, 1942.

Just a bit of extra information,

both US flyers are wearing RAF MK.VII (Stores Ref.22C/826) goggles with flip down sun shade. Many of these shades were removed by the user. Later in the war the lighter MK.VIII goggles were introduced without the shade.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Great pics! It always takes me a second two to figure out the Dauntless when the rear window is in place.

 

[syscom3]

Wonder where the smoke is coming from...

Probably the garbage dump.

 

[syscom3]

Naval Gun Factory D.C. around 1943. A picture of the big lathes at work. You can see some people at work in the photo, to give you an idea of how big these machines were.

 

[Njaco]

An American soldier arguing with a speaker at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London. 1944

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[syscom3]

An American soldier arguing with a speaker at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London. 1944

A fundamental right that should be given to all people in war or peace.

 

[GrauGeist]

An American soldier arguing with a speaker at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London. 1944

Hard to tell what the argument is, but from the looks of it, they're either arguing over the correct side of the street to drive on, or whether or not John should put mustard on bacon...

 

[syscom3]

There probably arguing over whether the Spitfire or the Mustang is the best fighter of the war.