GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Gloster Gladiators of a Latvian Army Aviation Regiment
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Picture of the day.
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Glider
Captain
The seas in the North can be very strong. One of the Town Cruisers had the top armour of I think 'A Turret', ripped off by the power of the storm. How people survived in the small escorts I dread to think
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
I think so.....
H/Captain Robert Seaborn, Chaplain of the 1st Battalion, The Canadian Scottish Regiment, giving absolution to an unidentified soldier of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division near Caen, France, 15 July 1944.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
A carrier (Escort type I think) had its flight deck peeled back like the lid of a Sardine can on a Russian Convoy.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Very cool. Don't see that every day.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Sadly the Latvian Aviation Regiments (and the rest of the country) was carved up by the Soviets and the Germans before they had a chance...so anything Latvian after 1939 doesn't exist...
A Mitsubishi L3Y Type 96
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
An M4A4 Sherman V "Crab" Flail clearing a road through wire fence, during a pre D-Day training exercise. March 1944.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
That is a pic I've never seen, very cool!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Not ever seen either one, GG's or Fastmongrel's. Both very interesting.
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
If I remember right, these are stills from a film crew documenting the battle of Kursk, 1943.
There's a few other shots of the same scene out there, here's two of them:
great shots Guys.
fubar57
General
Caption says "The thirty-six men needed to fly and service a B-17E in 1942"
Geo
Geo
Nice shots guys!
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
Sergeants E R Thorn (pilot, left) and F J Barker (air gunner) pose with their Defiant after claiming their 13th Axis aircraft; Thorn and Barker were the most successful Defiant crew of the war
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Not sure how to post here so forgive me if it's wrong. Love the picture. My father was the pilot of Big Widget when it was shot down Aug 22.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Not too bad for a "failed" aircraft.
Better known as the G3M 'Nell' to the Allies, this is one of the lesser remembered early 'modern' bombers, but was quite the performer of her day, having exceptional speed and range for an aircraft of its class. Its most notable action was partaking in the sinking of the Repulse and Prince of Wales off Singapore in December 1941.
Thorn and Barker were 264 Sqn stalwarts and partook in the big actions that squadron was involved in during the Battle of Britain, having claimed a number of aircraft, including Bf 109s, but this image was taken after the Defiant had gone solely anocturnal. Note Barker's mascot in the turret and the 'PS' lettering of 264 Sqn. This was also the last of 13 night fighter units to relinquish the turret fighter in the frontline role. The first and last.
Now, Dave, you know I'm gonna say sumpthin'
N4521U
Colonel
My first GB was a Bolten Paul Defiant.
The two crew lasted maybe 10 minutes on their first Mission.
The two crew lasted maybe 10 minutes on their first Mission.
