Picture of the day.

[michaelmaltby]

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[Tieleader]

War Photo Captured by the allies in the area of the landing of Utah WW2 8x10 I | eBay

What a ride!!

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These compact cars are getting out of hand. Still the best bang for the buck!

 

[Trelig]

Is the middle one not a Highball anti shipping version?

Yes they are a pair of Highballs. Photo probably taken at the Vickers site at Foxwarren where the spinning rigs were located. 618 Sqn RAF were equipped with them and took them out to Australia in late 1944 for use in the Pacific, but for unknown reasons they were never used in anger Their Mosquito aircraft and the Highball stores were destroyed/disposed of near Sydney.

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Tieleader]

Can

War Photo Captured by the allies in the area of the landing of Utah WW2 8x10 I | eBay

What a ride!!

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Can't believe I almost missed this gem of an opportunity!

 

[Snautzer01]

WWII AP Wire Photo US Hellcat Plane Explodes while Landing on Carrier N 22 | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

WWII AP Wire Photo Navy Plane About to Crash wing in Water NH 17 | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

WWII AP Wire Photo Carrier Captures Enemy Submarine German U Boat NH 14 | eBay

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[Snautzer01]

1940 USAAF 500 Pilots Training at Randolph Field Texas 7x9 Original News Photo | eBay

This is air power.

 

[fastmongrel]

The oil tanker MS Ohio struck by a torpedo launched by the Italian submarine Axum during Operation Pedastal 12th August 1942.

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Snautzer01]

A shepherd dog in uniform of the master wermaht dog World War II WW2 4x6 K | eBay

Oberfeldwebel Hundchen on duty.

 

[michaelmaltby]

It is the 75th anniversary of the mass exodus of Estonians seeking sanctuary from the Soviets as the Eastern Front collapsed around the Narva bridgehead.

To their shame, the Swedish government surrendered many of the men to the Soviets. [Source: 75 years since the Great Refugee Flight to the West | Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Snautzer01]

pilots of the carrier air group u-boat, noticing go on deck Photo WW2 Size 4x6 Q | eBay

 

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ORIGINAL GERMAN WW2 PHOTO-wehrmacht truck-soldier with kitten | eBay

 

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I believe the Spit (PR XI) belongs to 681 Sqn. The chap standing with his arms folded behind the camera is Sqn Ldr Donald Pearson who flew PR Buffalos from Singapore in early 1942. I met Donald a number of times and was an absolute gentleman...but you didn't mess with him. I once made the mistake of calling him "Don" to which he replied "I do not wish to be called after a Spanish nobleman!" I never made that mistake again!

Donald passed away in 2013, well into his nineties.