Picture of the day

[scott585]

Still beats belly turret as far as I'm concerned

no ball turret on the lanc, so your clear

 

[Cocked&Locked]

I'd rather have the ball turret, far easier to get out of..and a smaller harder target...with 50's instead of 303.......and the 'muricans had heater suits.

 

[scott585]

I'd rather have the ball turret, far easier to get out of..and a smaller harder target...with 50's instead of 303.......and the 'muricans had heater suits.

there was a song or poem that compared the lanc and the b-17, i dont remember how it goes, but its along the lines of americans with guns and armour carry little bombs, the lanc comes later with a bomb bay miles long

 

[Recce21]

Awesome British Free Corps ( Britisches Freikorps) photo. Thanks for sharing.

Eddie Chapman had quite the life. Douchebag? Hero? Both? Life can be complex.

Speaking of Englishmen in German employ...

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Yeah, hadn't seen that one before. Wonder how much they smiled through 1946?

Here's another lad far from home working for the Germans:

 

[vandoo66]

I'd rather have the ball turret, far easier to get out of..and a smaller harder target...with 50's instead of 303.......and the 'muricans had heater suits.

Was it an episode of the Twilight Zone that some story about the belly turret gunner stuck in and the landing flaps not deploying?
Give me tail gunner; these guys survive non parachute assisted jumps over the Black Forest

 

[grelmar]

Was it an episode of the Twilight Zone that some story about the belly turret gunner stuck in and the landing flaps not deploying?
Give me tail gunner; these guys survive non parachute assisted jumps over the Black Forest

Amazing Stories - The Mission.

 

[MarkCNP]

Plinking Messerschmitts . . .

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Speaking of machine gunners...

...and 'cause she's the most adorable communist you'll see today...

 

[fat tony]

An Axis aircraft the Allies didn't want to think about? Possibly more sophisticated than a P61 but not designed by committee!

Henschel 219:

 

[The Wizard]

Yeah, hadn't seen that one before. Wonder how much they smiled through 1946?

Here's another lad far from home working for the Germans:

Been trying to figure out where this gut is from. Can anyone help?

 

[diopter]

Syria

 

[Ed Smurf]

An Axis aircraft the Allies didn't want to think about? Possibly more sophisticated than a P61 but not designed by committee!

Henschel 219:

That is a HEINKEL 219, not Henschel. Made mostly of wood, good flying characteristics but very few produced.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

NASM at Udvar-Hazy is restoring the last one in existence:

More here: http://www.warbirdsnews.com/uncategorized/nasms-heinkel-he-219-restoration-update.html

These would have needed a little work...

 

[4307]

Something different..

Veronica Lake demonstrates the dangers to women in factories during WWII

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgpvKXLTwr8#t=21

 

[fat tony]

NASM at Udvar-Hazy is restoring the last one in existence:

More here: http://www.warbirdsnews.com/uncategorized/nasms-heinkel-he-219-restoration-update.html

These would have needed a little work...

Pretty cool.

 

[XRCD011]

^ One thing about Americans, they do not do things in half measures. The restoration area at NASM is just as interesting (maybe more) as the display area.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

An interesting series of stills from a wartime propaganda film:

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Thanks - I think we needed that.

 

[Kman303]

Ok I know this is totally OT, but that movie is one of my all time favorites.

Never fails:

https://www.youtu.be.com/watch?v=SbWg-mozGsU