Picture of the day.

[Greg Boeser]

Pyotr Antipov went through the whole war - he burned three times in a tank. In January 1945, his tank came under enemy fire in Poland ... Hoping to save himself, he jumped into a small trench. He recalled, "I jumped up and there was a frightened German with a machine gun - he shot me point-blank and cut off my left arm, it was hanging on the strings. The trench turned out to be a camouflaged passage to a dugout filled with Germans. They didn't waste bullets on me, but hit me with rifle butts. To be sure they shot me in the head with a pistol."
Petya lay unconscious in a trench for five days. By what miracle he survived - no one knows. Doctors had to cut off the 24-year-old's left arm to the root, his right hand and both legs... After returning home, Peter began to master prosthetics, learned to walk, and even to write by clasping a pencil in the split stump of his right hand.
And then he got married, graduated from a technical school and academy, and worked in forestry all his life. He created an oak forest, unique for the Leningrad Region, which in his lifetime was named after him!View attachment 619549

Clearly, he did not get the memo that as a disabled person he was a victim.

 

[syscom3]

P-47 of the 83rd FS, 78th FG at Duxford. The middle aircraft is 43-25528 HL-H 'Noamie Vee' while the nearest aircraft is probably 42-28518 HL-C "Green Hornet flown by Capt Robert T Green.

 

[Ralph Haus]

What a pity that isn't in colour. It must be wonderful.

Here you go.

 

[Snautzer01]

WW2 USAAF G MARDEN CLARK ? ARTIST CARTOON NOSE ART PRESS TYPE PHOTO | eBay

 

[SaparotRob]

B-17D Flying Fortress of the 19th Bomb Group being loaded with 100 and 500lb bombs. The date of the photo is 1942.

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I love shark tales.

 

[SaparotRob]

I saw a YouTube vid by "Dark Skies" (the Martin Caidin of the 'net) about the Swoose. He said that a B-17D named "Ole Betsy" had its tail replaced by the smaller tail of a B-17C after arriving in Australia from the Phillipines. It was then renamed "Swoose".

 

[michaelmaltby]

August, 1945. Manchuria.

 

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[Андрей]

August, 1945. Manchuria.
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The two soldiers on the left have pre-war helmets.

 

[syscom3]

On this day 40 years ago. April 15 1981. Admiral John S. ''Jimmy'' Thach Died. Age 76.
John Smith Thach (b. April 19, 1905, Pine Bluff, Arkansas), U.S. Navy admiral, aviator credited with developing the ''Thach Weave'' defensive aerial combat maneuver during World War II.

 

[SaparotRob]

As never having served I feel it inappropriate for me to give the salute emoji. That is something to be earned. When I read posts about the passing of a veteran, using a "like" seems in poor taste even though I'm sure the sentiment is understood. However, James Thach certainly deserves a "medal". He was certainly a winner. I intend to use the "friendly" in the future in these cases.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Didn't know he became an admiral. Glad to hear it.

 

[syscom3]

As never having served I feel it inappropriate for me to give the salute emoji. That is something to be earned. When I read posts about the passing of a veteran, using a "like" seems in poor taste even though I'm sure the sentiment is understood. However, James Thach certainly deserves a "medal". He was certainly a winner. I intend to use the "friendly" in the future in these cases.

Its always appropriate to give a like or a salute to someone. We are a democracy not a militocracy. Besides, it's the thought that counts.

 

[SaparotRob]

I appreciate your post.

 

[michaelmaltby]

Operation Goodwood - France 1944

 

[Wurger]

 

[syscom3]

Maintenance crew working on Boeing B-17F 41-24353 "Cap'n & The Kids" of the 63rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group, Australia 1943
This B17 had a storied life. Read it here.

Pacific Wrecks

 

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[michaelmaltby]