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[michaelmaltby]

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[Wurger]

the pic source: T-34 m.41/42 197 StuG Abt

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[ARTESH]

RAF DH Vampire Crashed on 1955.
(Thanks to Wurger.)

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[Wurger]

I would say that's a DH Vampire. However the date of pic taking seems to be incorrect. because the planes were intorduced in April 1945 and didn't get ready operationally until 1946. Judging by the markings it was a RAF Vampire.

Edit.. yep that's the RAF T11 Vampire two-seater trainer serial XD378 crashed at the Kai Tak , Hong Kong in 1955 due to the air brakes falure.

pic sources..
Crash Jet Kai Tak Nullah | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong
D.H. Vampire XD378..crash at Kai Tak hong Kong 1955. Orig photo | #500889014

 

[ARTESH]

I would say that's a DH Vampire. However the date of pic taking seems to be incorrect. because the planes were intorduced in April 1945 and didn't get ready operationally until 1946. Judging by the markings it was a RAF Vampire.

Edit.. yep that's the RAF T2 Vampire two-seater trainer serial XD378 crashed at the Kai Tak , Hong Kong in 1955 due to the air brakes falure.

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pic sources..
Crash Jet Kai Tak Nullah | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong
D.H. Vampire XD378..crash at Kai Tak hong Kong 1955. Orig photo | #500889014

thanks. But Iran hadn't this plane. And they said that it's in Iran. Now, I have something to prove them they are wrong. (Only god knows how many more things like this one we have...).

 

[Wurger]

I see.

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Wurger]

the pic source: the Internet.

 

[Milosh]

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What is this? Yes a boat but class and country.

 

[Wurger]

That's the German Kamikaze boat. I'm not sure if there were any classes of them but these were just called the Sprengboot and made from all ex yachts and boats built in Germany and other occuplied countries.

 

[Milosh]

Thank you Wurger.

 

[buffnut453]

That's the German Kamikaze boat. I'm not sure if there were any classes of them but these were just called the Sprengboot and made from all ex yachts and boats built in Germany and other occuplied countries.

Judging from the way the chap is falling off the back of the boat, perhaps he isn't too keen on the whole kamikaze thing?

 

[Milosh]

Judging from the way the chap is falling off the back of the boat, perhaps he isn't too keen on the whole kamikaze thing?

He was suppose to jump and picked up by another boat.

 

[Wurger]

The "fahrer" in the English means a driver. His task was to get it as close as possible to a targe, set the course and then jump out. However other Sprengboots I have seen pics didn't have the possibility of getting off in the way. Regarding to being picked up.. I'm not sure looking at the pic..

the pic source: Orig Foto AK Kleinkampfmittel der Kriegsmarine Sprengboot Fahrer Gummi Anzug Gay • EUR 33,23

 

[buffnut453]

Then the "kamikaze" description is perhaps inaccurate?

 

[Wurger]

To a certain extent , yes it is , I would say. However I can't imagine how to survive when the target was at the North Sea for instance. But if we would consider the boat as the Kamikaze then it is quite correct because it was the single-use boat. Also being spotted the guy didn't have any chance to reach the target rather.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Kind of like the old fire ship of Drake vs the Spanish Armada days. Get upwind, light the ship on fire, get the crew off into the ship's boats and let it drift into the enemy line/harbor.

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Capt. Vick]

Ha! At first I thought the boats were being carried by hobbits!