Picture of the day.

[Tieleader]

The soldier in the background looks like a hood ornament !

 

[Wurger]

KV-6 ... a joke using the pic from post #13,643.

the pic source: the net...

 

[Greg Boeser]

Great, now that's going to show up all over the web.

 

[michaelmaltby]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv

 

[Wurger]

the pic source: the Bundesarchiv.

 

[Leutnant]

This Corsair, I'm assuming, was trying to make a carrier landing but was going to fast, ending up with him stuck vertically (it's from a video, that's how I know), and he broke 2 wires in this. To the pilot, I salute you for your not being able to understand that you must land at a certain speed (lol).

 

[Wurger]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv.

 

[Leutnant]

Is it knocked out and I just can't see it? If not, why the hell is there a cavalrymen and his horse standing in front of it? Anyways, excellent picture Wurger!

 

[Crimea_River]

This Corsair, I'm assuming, was trying to make a carrier landing but was going to fast, ending up with him stuck vertically (it's from a video, that's how I know), and he broke 2 wires in this. To the pilot, I salute you for your not being able to understand that you must land at a certain speed (lol).

Who knows what problems the poor pilot was dealing with. Not funny to me.

 

[michaelmaltby]

the Bundesarchiv

 

[michaelmaltby]

the Bundesarchiv

 

[Glider]

the Bundesarchiv
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It says vineyard on the map

 

[Wurger]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool pics.

 

[Wurger]

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This Corsair, I'm assuming, was trying to make a carrier landing but was going to fast, ending up with him stuck vertically (it's from a video, that's how I know), and he broke 2 wires in this. To the pilot, I salute you for your not being able to understand that you must land at a certain speed (lol).

The reason for the carsh wasn't the speed during the final approaching but the altitude. In the film it can be noticed that the main mistake the pilot made was too high flare. As a result the arresting hook missed the first braking cable and at least two next one as well. And this resulted in getting caught up in the crash barrier.

Here a couple of screenshots from the documentary..

the source of the screenshots:

 

[michaelmaltby]

"... It says vineyard on the map"
Tunisia, IMO, so not surprising. Good wines there.
the Bundesarchiv

 

[michaelmaltby]

Wurger, have you embraced a KV diet for Lent???

 

[Wurger]

I have the diet for all time..

But....

the pic source: the Internet.

 

[Tieleader]

the Bundesarchiv
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Sir, the tommies have us circled in. We're in a rather prickly situation...(cue drum rimshot!)

 

[special ed]

It looks to me like they are deciding where to put the kitchen. They have to build soon as the tent leaks.