Picture of the day.

[Njaco]

I agree with all here. I, too, did not think it was anything from the LW but posted it along with the caption for "discussion' sake!

 

[GrauGeist]

DKM Tirpitz at Sea

 

[Njaco]

HMS GLOWWORM makes smoke as she attempts to attack the German heavy cruiser ADMIRAL HIPPER during the Norwegian campaign, 8 April 1940. The destroyer was sunk when she rammed the German ship.

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[A4K]

Full respect to that crew...

Great photos guys (and for the record, I took one look at the fuselage structure and wing of that crashed bird, and thought 'Hurricane' straight away)

 

[vikingBerserker]

She rammed it??????

 

[Njaco]

Yup.....

On 8 April 1940 Glowworm encountered German destroyers transporting troops to invade Norway in Operation Weserübung. The destroyers attempted to disengage while calling for help from the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. Glowworm was heavily damaged by Admiral Hipper, but still attempted to torpedo the German ship. The two ships collided, which broke the bow off Glowworm, and she sank shortly afterwards.

HMS Glowworm (H92) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glowworm's commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Roope, who drowned when he could no longer hang on to a rope whilst being pulled up the side of the cruiser, was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, thus becoming the first VC recipient of the Second World War.

 

[GrauGeist]

She rammed it??????

Actually, the entire encounter was a heck of a fight, the skipper of the Admiral Hipper never allowed the Glowworm a chance to fully engage because he kept the Hipper's bow directed at the destroyer during most of the fight.

It was also the Captain of the Admiral Hipper, Captain Heye, that provided recommendation to the British Admiralty, that lead to the VC being awarded to the Glowworm's C/O, Lt Cdr Roope, for his bravery. (Sadly, it was posthumous)

 

[nuuumannn]

You deserve bacon for that, Dave!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Ok, he's got bacon.

 

[N4521U]

DKM Tirpitz at Sea

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Being the stern end towrd the camera............ looks like it fahted!

 

[Njaco]

ewww. who cut the waves??

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Look out for "floaters"!

 

[GrauGeist]

A pair of KAYABA KU-13 (MXY8) aircraft.

 

[fubar57]

Holy 163, Batman, was not aware of a Japanese version. Off to Google that.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

 

[GrauGeist]

Holy 163, Batman, was not aware of a Japanese version. Off to Google that.

Geo

Yep, they had these and more. The Kayaba aircraft seen above are trainers.

This was the real deal: The Mitsubishi J8M1

People are so infatuated by the German's "Luft '46" aircraft, they forget that Japan had quite a test prototype program going as well. And much like Germany, Japan was tossing together some real acts of desperation, too.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[Njaco]

Adolf Hitler enters Warsaw shortly after its capture. October 1939.

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[Capt. Vick]

Adolf Hitler enters Warsaw shortly after its capture. October 1939.

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Man, that guy just looks like an azzwhole!

 

[GrauGeist]

Man, that guy just looks like an azzwhole!

That's usually the way it works...the douchebags always have the badass cars.