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This appears to be the same tank, and I agree the damage looks like an APDS hit.

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Here's another with nearly identically placed damage on the side of the turret (although this is a different King Tiger):

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Tikka223 said:
I’m surprised the tank didn’t burn up like all those T72s you see exploding on the internet.
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Mostly a function of where the ammunition is stowed (in the T-72, especially), and what kind of projectile has struck it. In the King Tiger, ammo was stowed in the hull sides and turret rear.
 
Dark Alley Dan said:
Looks like a cramped, damp, unpleasant place to die.

Never understood the public fascination with u-boats. I can't imagine a service I'd enjoy less myself.

U-118 was not a great success. This from Wikipedia:



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Quite the event at the time. Lots of pics.

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Kind of Like HMS Warspite. Tow cables broke and she drifted ashore. Was there a while!
 
purple said:
The mighty (and noisy) Mitchell! I bought a ride in the Commemorative Air Force B-25, "Maid in the Shade" 5 years ago, and it was great. Flew over my house in the tail gunner's position watching out for Zekes.;)
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I believe it was nick named the flying porcupine due to the huge number of machine guns it was armed with. It is indeed a grand old war bird. I am sure the citizens of Tokyo had a special name for it.;)
 
If anyone remembers old Air Warrior II and III flying sim B-25 was often called F-25 when 4 players occupied it.Good fun they were.Thanks for reminding me.
 
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Looks like this one took a couple of hits on the glacis plate then one on the turret side to end the dispute, judging by the way the tank is slumped down low I also say it caught fire and the torsion bars gave out.
 
CV32 said:
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18 April 1942. Prepping for the Doolittle Raid, getting 0.50 cal ammo ready for the B-25B bombers aboard USS Hornet.
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Saw on the CBS news tonight that the last surviving member of the raid was laid to rest today. RIP


Hundreds gathered for a memorial service Thursday to celebrate the life of Dayton native, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard “####” E. Cole, the last of World War II’s Doolittle Raiders.

Cole passed away in San Antonio on April 9 at the age of 103.

On April 18, 1942, Cole was mission commander Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot in the U.S. attack on Japan less than five months after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

The attack was a psychological blow for the Japanese, who moved four fighter groups and recalled top officers from the front lines of the Pacific to protect the cities in the event American bomber forces returned.

Several Air Force leaders including Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein attended the memorial. Thursday also marked the 77th anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid.

“It turned the tide of the war in the Pacific,” Wilson said of the Doolittle raid during the service. “Nobody thought such an attack was even possible, except those who threw out the rulebook.”

“On this, the 77th anniversary, of the Doolittle Raid we remember #### Cole, the last of the Doolittle Raiders,” Wilson said.

In a show of honor prior to the memorial, hundreds of airmen lined a road near the base to salute the Cole family as they entered.

Goldfein recalled meeting Cole at the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

“He was larger than life and will remain a cherished part of the Air Force family forever,” Goldfein said.
 
Rod B said:
I am sure the citizens of Tokyo had a special name for it.;)
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I flew for a Japanese cargo airline years ago and one really clear night we departed Narita airport and did a right climbing turn out and Tokyo bay and the city was lit up and really looked good and one of the crew said “Ghees doesn’t that look good” and I replied “yep, and too bad this wasn’t a B-25”. That got a few chuckles.
 
A huge loss, both of aircraft and pilot. They have yet to release the pilot's name, but I imagine it'll be someone who's been at this a long time. They don't let just anyone fly this sort of thing.

The N9MB was the concept demonstrator for what would become the XB-35...

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...and the later, jet-powered YB-49:

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For sale - second owner, low miles, needs some work...

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Meanwhile, in Seattle...

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This Stuka, an R-4 version modified to fly long distances, was built in 1941 and was destined for North Africa before being diverted to the fighting in Russia. Serving with Lehrgeschwader (demonstration wing) 1 and then Sturzkampfgeschwader (dive bomber wing) 5, the plane operated in northwest Russia, near the border with Finland and Norway.

The aircraft was on a mission to bomb Murmansk in April of 1942 when it was attacked by Soviet fighters and crashed to the west of the city. The wreckage remained in the wilderness until the early 1990s, when it was acquired by a private collector and shipped to England. The rare plane was eventually obtained by the Deutsches Technikmuseum (German Museum of Technology) in Berlin in 1997.

The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum began a restoration to flying condition on this rare and important aircraft in 2013. This is one of only three surviving Stukas left in the world.
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