Picture of the day.

[michaelmaltby]

1870 medals - Histomil.com

 

[michaelmaltby]

1870 medals - Histomil.com

 

[buffnut453]

Dead or sleeping?

Some of us are so skilled at the latter that it's almost indistinguishable from the former!

 

[buffnut453]

Caption - "The Brewster "Buffalo" (F2A-1) Navy fighter is a favorite with many American Air Force and Royal Air Force pilots. This plane, which is usually based on a carrier, is exceedingly maneuverable and capable of excellent performance at high altitudes. Powered by a 1,000 horsepower Wright cyclone engine it has a top speed of about 330 miles per hour, a range of 1,000 miles and a ceiling of approximately 35,000 feet ." <-- A tad bit optimistic eh?

Source - U. S. Library of Congress

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Just a wee bit!

 

[buffnut453]

Why would two holes be cut in the fuselage just ahead of the fuselage hatch?

Souvenir hunters....possibly the source of an embellished "war story" if/when the thief made it home. "There I was, minding me own business when this sodding great Messerschmitt dives at me and starts shooting. So I gets me rifle, takes careful aim...and brings 'im down with a single bullet. And here's a piece of the kite just to prove it!" etc etc.

 

[v2]

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[Wayne Little]

 

[Wurger]

Oh boy.... did they really need a such large fire to heat up the bucket of a soup and a couple of potatoes?

 

[buffnut453]

Oh boy.... did they really need a such large fire to heat up the bucket of a soup and a couple of potatoes?

Maybe they were in a hurry?

 

[Milosh]

Souvenir hunters....possibly the source of an embellished "war story" if/when the thief made it home. "There I was, minding me own business when this sodding great Messerschmitt dives at me and starts shooting. So I gets me rifle, takes careful aim...and brings 'im down with a single bullet. And here's a piece of the kite just to prove it!" etc etc.

Except it came down in friendly territory.

 

[Milosh]

Just a wee bit!

The -1 could out maneuver the F4F. Later dash numbers not so as the a/c got heavier.

 

[Peter Gunn]

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So we've heard that the Yanks have something called "BarBeeCuu", seems kinda' an expensive way to cook if you ask us...

 

[Wurger]

Maybe they were in a hurry?

Back of forward?

 

[michaelmaltby]

1870 medals - Histomil.com

 

[Wurger]

the pic source: the Internet.

 

[Peter Gunn]

Something a little different:

Caption - "A still-running 1942 International (brand) truck in Shoshoni, Wyoming. Its owner says that in its prime, the truck hauled logs to big cities in support of the (World War II) war effort."

Source - U. S. Library of Congress [Photo taken circa 2016]

 

[Peter Gunn]

Caption - "A peek inside the well-kept cabin of a still-running 1942 International (brand) truck in Shoshoni, Wyoming. Its owner says that in its prime, the truck hauled logs to big cities in support of the (World War II) war effort."

Source - U. S. Library of Congress [Photo taken circa 2016]

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Peter Gunn]

Young lady working in a Van Nuys aircraft factory ca. 1944, her name, Norma Jeane Baker, we would come to know her as the iconic Marilyn Monroe.
Source - U. S. Library of Congress

 

[special ed]

She was working at Radioplane at 16 years old.

Also, post #12661, it seems the Germans "found" a Studebaker we gave to the Russians.