Picture of the day. (71 Viewers)

[Wurger]

Yep.. as memo serves the pic was taken at the Nettuno area that is a town near the Anzio.

 

[Wurger]

the pic source: the Internet.

 

[Capt. Vick]

The one that was in the tank museum in Aberdeen was captured in Italy...I wonder.

 

[michaelmaltby]

... it was

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Greg Boeser]

Sunk in Oslo Fjord by Norwegian torpedoes fired from Oscarsborg Fortress.

 

[FrankHM]

The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (キ84 疾風 Gale) is a single-seat fighter flown by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in the last two years of World War II. The Allied reporting name was "Frank"; the Japanese Army designation was Army Type 4 Fighter (四式戦闘機 yon-shiki-sentō-ki).
(Source: Wikipedia)

And now my version of a "Frank"

.:. Frank .:.

 

[Wurger]

Rostov at Don, 1943 ..

the pic source: Bundesarchiv.

 

[Milosh]

In the photo there are race tracks with circles attached by a line. What are these for?

 

[Wurger]

Not sure but these seem to be either the landmarks or interesting targets required more of attention.

 

[FrankHM]

In the photo there are race tracks with circles attached by a line. What are these for?

In top of corner in the picture it say: 8 sperreballone (8 barrage balloons) with the same marking as on the map. The 8 markings show where this ballons are.

.:. F .:.

 

[rochie]

oops !

 

[Wurger]

In top of corner in the picture it say: 8 sperreballone (8 barrage balloons) with the same marking as on the map. The 8 markings show where this ballons are.

.:. F .:.

Good catch.

 

[michaelmaltby]

never to be .... bundesarchiv_rm_25_bild-28-_flugzeugtra-ger_-graf_zeppelin-_bau-jpg.539496

 

[Wurger]

A captured 128mm PaK 44 gun, 1945

the pic source: the Internet.

 

[rochie]

A captured 128mm PaK 44 gun, 1945

the pic source: the Internet.

now that's a muzzle brake !

 

[rochie]

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wow, didnt know they got that far into the build !

 

[michaelmaltby]

Here's progress ...
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[Wurger]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv.

 

[Snautzer01]

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