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Ballistic missiles were already in the works and made the entire concept obsolete, before it got of the ground.
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Dark Alley Dan
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One wonders if that's not a function of aerodynamics more than anything else. Only so many ways to make air get out of the way of something that big moving that fast.
Neither of the other aircraft went with six engines, or drooping wingtips. An awful lot of innovation expressed in the ol' XB-70. Meanwhile...
Like the brass cartridge case, the BUFF keeps chugging along.
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Dark Alley Dan
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That's a Stuart chassis, apparently. Weird to see it turretless. These were known as "command" models. Monty had one:
There's one preserved at Duxford:
Not to be confused with the "recce" version:
And there's one outsied the Armoury in St. Catherine's, ON. https://www.mapleleafup.nl/cmpvehicles/stuart_vi_recce.html Former South Alberta Regiment vehicle, apparently.
Not sure how comfortable I'd be poking around in enemy territory in something that dainty, loud, and underarmed. A fellow might be better off on a bicycle.
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That's a Stuart chassis, apparently. Weird to see it turretless. These were known as "command" models. Monty had one:
There's one preserved at Duxford:
Not to be confused with the "recce" version:
And there's one outsied the Armoury in St. Catherine's, ON. https://www.mapleleafup.nl/cmpvehicles/stuart_vi_recce.html Former South Alberta Regiment vehicle, apparently.
Not sure how comfortable I'd be poking around in enemy territory in something that dainty, loud, and underarmed. A fellow might be better off on a bicycle.
The best Recce vehicle of the 2nd world war was the Daimler Dingo scout car, low profile, quiet. ,smooth riding and fast , 50 mph or 80 Km/h , also the ability to go from forward to reverse very quickly, later succeeded by the equally successful Ferret armoured scout car
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Boer internees in Portugal
After the ZAR Boers had been pushed back toward Mozambique some 1,000 Boers crossed the border at Komatiepoort in September 1900.
As part of the Hague convention of July 1899, a neutral country had to detain any troops that crossed into their territory as far away from the war front as possible.
The Portuguese of Mozambique were sympathetic to the Boers and received them kindly, but in 1900 housing in Lourenço Marques was very scarce. Colonials and Boer women and children from the Transvaal who arrived in Lourenço Marques early on had to initially move into railcars. By the end of November 1900, a tent camp had been erected at Rubens Point for the internees, while others were housed in the old Police Barracks, the prison barracks, and a barracks by the sea. Boers who could afford it were allowed to rent houses or rooms.
After diplomatic negotiations between the British and Portuguese governments, it was decided to send the internees to Portugal at the expense of the Portuguese government. The main reason for this decision was because at the beginning of the century Lourenço Marques was only a small port town and did not really have the necessary infrastructure to house the interned Boers. In addition, the British government, Portugal's "oldest ally", put pressure on the Portuguese government to send the Boer internees elsewhere so that they could not return to the commandos. In addition, a severe fever epidemic broke out which made the transfer of the internees to a healthier resort imperative. Mainly for these reasons, the internees on board the three Portuguese ships, the Benguella , the Zaire and the Affonso de Albuquerque , shipped to Portugal. These ships docked in the port of Lisbon on 28 March, 2 April and 12 June 1901 respectively, and held there until the cessation of hostilities.
The 1,019 Boer internees in Portugal consisted of 865 adults and 154 children under sixteen. A total of 387 internees were married, while five couples were confirmed in marriage in Portugal. No less than 22 children were born in Portugal. Among the internees were 127 persons of other nationalities.
The Boer internees were themselves responsible for the tidiness of their living quarters and clothing, while special committees were established in the Netherlands, France and Portugal to provide for their clothing needs. The Portuguese way of preparing food, especially the excessive use of olive oil, did not appeal to the Boer tastes and stomachs, so they soon requested the Portuguese authorities to prepare their own food. The medical care of the Boers was entrusted by the Portuguese military authority to full-time medical officers and in each place special rooms for the sick were set apart. Patients who were very seriously ill were transferred to Hospital Militar in Lisbon for medical treatment. Religious exercises were held with the permission of the Portuguese authorities.
September 22nd 1964; The XB-70 Valkyrie took to the skies on her first flight test between Palmdale and Edwards AFB. Much like its difficult operational future, the flight was not without complications. One engine had to be shut down shortly after take-off, due to an undercarriage malfunction that caused the flight to be flown with the gear down as a precaution, limiting speed to only 390 mph. On landing, the rear wheels of the port side main gear locked, the tires ruptured, and a fire started.
The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype of the B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration strategic bomber for the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command. North American Aviation designed the Valkyrie as a mammoth, six-engined air breathing aircraft capable of reaching Mach 3+ while flying at 70,000 feet.
Although only two aircraft were built, and the program was eventually cancelled, the XB-70 remains one of the most loved of all aircraft designs due to its sheer beauty, impressive scale, and undeniably futuristic design.
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Huge engines with wings bolted to 'em......
Ricardo Borges
From the making of some gifts, I think it points to clearly Portuguese India. However, I did not know that Kropatschek were still distributed in the 40/50s. In Timor I know so. Macau also still had them (stored in pail) until 1943 (they were handed over to the Japanese in exchange for gender unlocking to the province during WWII).
Should be interesting. Anyone disagree that they are Kropatschek or think it's another rifle pattern? I know in detail what was in Macau and a lot of weaponry wasn't of the same standard as that of the Metropolis.
