I see. But it can the the reason for the trouble. Do you have the old one? May be it should be used instead of the new one. If you had used it before with the laptop the Windows should have saved the settings for that and all should work when you connecting the devices together later again.
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I see. But it can the the reason for the trouble. Do you have the old one? May be it should be used instead of the new one. If you had used it before with the laptop the Windows should have saved the settings for that and all should work when you connecting the devices together later again.
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My original card reader was in my camera bag, which was stolen in December 2017. I replaced all equipment except the card reader, as it wasn't being used.
I'm beginning to think it is a problem with the usb ports on my PC, as the port where the broadband dongle connects has started to disconnect occasionally, if the connecting cable is disturbed.
Also, I have successfully downloaded pics direct from my cameras fairly recently, so I doubt the problem is support ending on Win 10.
I'll check things via my laptop when I'm back in Norfolk next week, and if that works, then I'll know it's my PC at fault and will have it checked or even replaced.
I'm beginning to think it is a problem with the usb ports on my PC, as the port where the broadband dongle connects has started to disconnect occasionally, if the connecting cable is disturbed.
Also, I have successfully downloaded pics direct from my cameras fairly recently, so I doubt the problem is support ending on Win 10.
I'll check things via my laptop when I'm back in Norfolk next week, and if that works, then I'll know it's my PC at fault and will have it checked or even replaced.
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Is this in the area the intrepid travelers were roaming?
www.bbc.com
France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village
Explosions heard in Le Porge as the wildfires raged are believed to have have been the old munitions.
www.bbc.com
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No, it's further south and west of where we were.
MiTasol
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Thanks.
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I'm back !
My apologies for the extended delay in posting the coverage of our tour of Normandy battlefields back in June this year.
I've been having a shed load of problems downloading the photos from my camera and 'phone, both to the PC and lap top - at first, neither device was recognising the camera/'phone, then I eventually had what seemed some success using a card reader, only to discover that no images were found on the SD cards, even though they were definitely present !
Very strange and annoying, considering I've had no similar problems with this over the past 20 years or so.
However, I have now made some progress at long last, successfully transferring the camera images to the PC, although they have downloaded in a slightly haphazard sequence, and refuse all attempts to be collected into a single folder (I have yet to find the patience to tackle the 'phone photos) !
I'm aiming to commence selection and editing etc over the next couple of days, and will start posting coverage of what turned out to be a fantastic tour of WW2 sites, in extremely hot weather.
Watch this space ....................
My apologies for the extended delay in posting the coverage of our tour of Normandy battlefields back in June this year.
I've been having a shed load of problems downloading the photos from my camera and 'phone, both to the PC and lap top - at first, neither device was recognising the camera/'phone, then I eventually had what seemed some success using a card reader, only to discover that no images were found on the SD cards, even though they were definitely present !
Very strange and annoying, considering I've had no similar problems with this over the past 20 years or so.
However, I have now made some progress at long last, successfully transferring the camera images to the PC, although they have downloaded in a slightly haphazard sequence, and refuse all attempts to be collected into a single folder (I have yet to find the patience to tackle the 'phone photos) !
I'm aiming to commence selection and editing etc over the next couple of days, and will start posting coverage of what turned out to be a fantastic tour of WW2 sites, in extremely hot weather.
Watch this space ....................
fubar57
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Looking forward to seeing your shots of the trip Terry. Glad the IT issues are resolving.
Let me know anything your missing and I'll send it across.
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Thanks, Red Two.
Busy sorting the first stage pics, and should have some up either later today, or sometime tomorrow.
Busy sorting the first stage pics, and should have some up either later today, or sometime tomorrow.
Crimea_River
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Something to look forward to.
ARTESH
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Great! Can't wait to see you pics.
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Normandy re-visited, 20th to 27th June, 2026.
Following our "exploratory" tour of Normandy battle sites last year, Karl and I set out on a second, slightly longer tour, in very warm weather, on Saturday, 20th June this year.
We met-up on the Friday evening at the "Tin Tent" in Norfolk, and were ready to depart by Saturday morning for the first stage of our journey, with an overnight stop near the ferry port at Portsmouth, but stopping to visit the Tank Museum, Bovington, on the way.
Due to the arthritis (and a trapped nerve in my neck), I tend to become very stiff, tired and painful after around two hours or more of driving, so Karl would be driving my Hundai Tuscon hybrid.
I offered to provide him with a chauffeur's cap, but I don't think Parker .... er ....Karl, was very enthusiastic about this, as he mumbled a short, partly unintelligible reply, although I'm fairly sure that the second word was "off" !
We arrived at Bovington somewhat later than intended, due to traffic delays, where we met-up with forum friends Max and Barbara as planned.
We'd chosen to visit the Museum as Bovington was the pre-invasion assembly and training area for one of the British units that we would be "following", from the landing beaches and onward during their advance through the Battle of Normandy.
Last year, we concentrated mainly on British and Canadian involvement in D-Day, particularly the Airborne Forces battles, whereas this year's tour would be following the experiences of British Armoured and Infantry units, in particular the tanks of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, based at Bovington prior to D-Day, infantry units of 50th (Tyne Tees) Division (from our respective home town areas), and some actions by associated units such as the 7th Armoured Division (the "Desert Rats").
And what better place to start our tour than Bovington ? Apart from the association with the Sherwood Rangers, the Museum houses a vast collection of armoured vehicles, including examples of most types involved with D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, both Allied and German.
So I'll kick-off our latest tour with a selection of the WW2 tanks and vehicles at Bovington, and will also post a few images of armour from other eras as the thread progresses.
I will apologise in advance for the poor quality of some of the pics, due mainly to my aforementioned stiff hands/trapped nerve making it difficult and awkward to control the camera at times and, in some cases, rather challenging lighting conditions.
Pic 1. Map showing the locations of the "Tin Tent", Bovington Tank Museum and the ferry port at Portsmouth.
Pic 2. Overview of Tank Museum main hall from entrance balcony.
Pics 3 and 4. Cromwell of Polish Armoured unit.
Pics 5 and 6. Sherman Firefly, Guards Armoured Divn.
Pics 7 and 8. Tetrarch Airborne light tank in Hamilcar glider nose section.
Pics 9 and 10. Churchill infantry tank.
Pic 11. Churchill AVRE, showing the "Flying Dustbin" spigot mortar, used for demolition of fortified emplacements.
Pic 12. Sherman "flail", one of Hobart's "Funnies", used for mine clearance.
Pic 13. Sherman.
Pic 14. Dingo scout car.
Pic 15. Humber light recce car.
Back probably tomorrow, with more coverage of the Tank Museum.
Following our "exploratory" tour of Normandy battle sites last year, Karl and I set out on a second, slightly longer tour, in very warm weather, on Saturday, 20th June this year.
We met-up on the Friday evening at the "Tin Tent" in Norfolk, and were ready to depart by Saturday morning for the first stage of our journey, with an overnight stop near the ferry port at Portsmouth, but stopping to visit the Tank Museum, Bovington, on the way.
Due to the arthritis (and a trapped nerve in my neck), I tend to become very stiff, tired and painful after around two hours or more of driving, so Karl would be driving my Hundai Tuscon hybrid.
I offered to provide him with a chauffeur's cap, but I don't think Parker .... er ....Karl, was very enthusiastic about this, as he mumbled a short, partly unintelligible reply, although I'm fairly sure that the second word was "off" !
We arrived at Bovington somewhat later than intended, due to traffic delays, where we met-up with forum friends Max and Barbara as planned.
We'd chosen to visit the Museum as Bovington was the pre-invasion assembly and training area for one of the British units that we would be "following", from the landing beaches and onward during their advance through the Battle of Normandy.
Last year, we concentrated mainly on British and Canadian involvement in D-Day, particularly the Airborne Forces battles, whereas this year's tour would be following the experiences of British Armoured and Infantry units, in particular the tanks of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, based at Bovington prior to D-Day, infantry units of 50th (Tyne Tees) Division (from our respective home town areas), and some actions by associated units such as the 7th Armoured Division (the "Desert Rats").
And what better place to start our tour than Bovington ? Apart from the association with the Sherwood Rangers, the Museum houses a vast collection of armoured vehicles, including examples of most types involved with D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, both Allied and German.
So I'll kick-off our latest tour with a selection of the WW2 tanks and vehicles at Bovington, and will also post a few images of armour from other eras as the thread progresses.
I will apologise in advance for the poor quality of some of the pics, due mainly to my aforementioned stiff hands/trapped nerve making it difficult and awkward to control the camera at times and, in some cases, rather challenging lighting conditions.
Pic 1. Map showing the locations of the "Tin Tent", Bovington Tank Museum and the ferry port at Portsmouth.
Pic 2. Overview of Tank Museum main hall from entrance balcony.
Pics 3 and 4. Cromwell of Polish Armoured unit.
Pics 5 and 6. Sherman Firefly, Guards Armoured Divn.
Pics 7 and 8. Tetrarch Airborne light tank in Hamilcar glider nose section.
Pics 9 and 10. Churchill infantry tank.
Pic 11. Churchill AVRE, showing the "Flying Dustbin" spigot mortar, used for demolition of fortified emplacements.
Pic 12. Sherman "flail", one of Hobart's "Funnies", used for mine clearance.
Pic 13. Sherman.
Pic 14. Dingo scout car.
Pic 15. Humber light recce car.
Back probably tomorrow, with more coverage of the Tank Museum.
fubar57
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Great start, Terry
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Thanks Geo. I'm editing the next batch of Bovington photos, and should have them posted soon(ish).
A4K
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Echo Geo's post Terry!
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Continuing with some more of the WW2 vehicles, specifically types that served in Normandy.
Pics 1 and 2. Kangaroo personnel carrier.
Pic 3. Weasel tractor.
Pic 4. Archer.
Pics 5 and 6. Stug III.
Pics 7 to 10. PzKfw IV Ausf. D/G. I was rather intrigued by this example, after I noticed the single-piece turret side hatch, used on the early PzKfw IV models. This tank started life as an Ausf.D, with the short barrel 75mm gun, and then was upgraded to more or less Ausf.G specification, with the addition of aplique armour to the front and side of the hull, turret "schurtzen", and the longer Kwk 40 L/43 75mm gun. This would be the first of a number of PzKfw IVs, of various models, we eventually saw on our tour, some of which will be shown later in this thread.
Back tomorrow with more from Bovington ....................
Pics 1 and 2. Kangaroo personnel carrier.
Pic 3. Weasel tractor.
Pic 4. Archer.
Pics 5 and 6. Stug III.
Pics 7 to 10. PzKfw IV Ausf. D/G. I was rather intrigued by this example, after I noticed the single-piece turret side hatch, used on the early PzKfw IV models. This tank started life as an Ausf.D, with the short barrel 75mm gun, and then was upgraded to more or less Ausf.G specification, with the addition of aplique armour to the front and side of the hull, turret "schurtzen", and the longer Kwk 40 L/43 75mm gun. This would be the first of a number of PzKfw IVs, of various models, we eventually saw on our tour, some of which will be shown later in this thread.
Back tomorrow with more from Bovington ....................
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Thanks chaps.
Continuing with more German armour.
Pics 1 to 4. "British-built" Panther Ausf. G. This tank was assembled immediate post-war, by British REME engineers, using remaining hulls etc found in the factory. The colour scheme is representative of late-war German tanks where, due to shortages of paints and other materials, the red oxide primer was "streaked" in a rudimentary camouflage pattern, using minimal amounts of Dark Yellow. Note also that the "Zimmerit" anti-magnetic coating had also been abandoned by this stage.
Pics 5 to 7. Tiger 1 Ausf. E, "131", captured intact in North Africa in 1943, after being damaged by a British Churchill tank. Note the "Pfiefel" air filter equipment, and the original shrapnel damage around the rear section and exhaust shrouds. At the time these photos were taken in June this year, this was the world's only working Tiger 1, but as of September, the late - production Tiger 1 at the Musee des Blindes at Saumur in France is also now running, after a long restoration.
Pic 8. PzKfw III Ausf.L
Pic 9. PzKfw II
Pic 10. Tiger II ("King Tiger").
More from the Tank Museum soon ......................
Continuing with more German armour.
Pics 1 to 4. "British-built" Panther Ausf. G. This tank was assembled immediate post-war, by British REME engineers, using remaining hulls etc found in the factory. The colour scheme is representative of late-war German tanks where, due to shortages of paints and other materials, the red oxide primer was "streaked" in a rudimentary camouflage pattern, using minimal amounts of Dark Yellow. Note also that the "Zimmerit" anti-magnetic coating had also been abandoned by this stage.
Pics 5 to 7. Tiger 1 Ausf. E, "131", captured intact in North Africa in 1943, after being damaged by a British Churchill tank. Note the "Pfiefel" air filter equipment, and the original shrapnel damage around the rear section and exhaust shrouds. At the time these photos were taken in June this year, this was the world's only working Tiger 1, but as of September, the late - production Tiger 1 at the Musee des Blindes at Saumur in France is also now running, after a long restoration.
Pic 8. PzKfw III Ausf.L
Pic 9. PzKfw II
Pic 10. Tiger II ("King Tiger").
More from the Tank Museum soon ......................
