Picture of the day

[Dark Alley Dan]

Ammunition resupply would have been a nasty job.

Meanwhile, a DH Comet in RCAF markings:

 

[HuskyDude]

DH.106 marking a revolutionary leap in civil aviation.

1953

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Lovely piece, once they sorted out the whole metal fatigue deal.

I walked through one once in Seattle. Very nice indeed.

 

[*lawrence]

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

 

[Crisco 1]

Sabres in Europe.

 

[bush1]

^^^^^

Fond memories of line servicing days on the F86 flight line in the early to mid 60’s at RCAF Station Chatham. Very few guys took pics in those days, wish I had of. An iconic aircraft for sure…

https://www.facebook.com/RCAF.ARC/videos/iconic-aircraft-canadair-sabre/1145565613435682/

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Here's one I'd never heard of - the Pz.Sfl. II:

Two prototypes built, both sent to North Africa, where one was destroyed and the other captured.

 

[grelmar]

Camo pattern looks to be Dutch.

Could be. These things never serm to retire, they just travel around the planet on the surplus market.

Oh these are cool indeed. They are used in Antarctica, so that tells you something about their reliability. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandvagn_206

Yah, good in arctic conditions, less ground pressure than a human footprint, floats and can do 5kph on flat water... Pretty much an ideal arctic research truck.

It is a mite muddy in that part of Alberta. LOL

Within a coupole hours it was a dust bowl again. Thick clay, the water just sits on the surface until the sun comes up and evaporates it back to the sky.

Neat!

Pretty sure there was one of those up at the Keg River site that AB Forestry had set up where I was repairing Jet-A refueling gear last week or so too.

I’ve always wanted something like that for hunting and general tomfoolery.

Yah, they're kinda all over 5he place up here. A good refurb goes for $60-$70k, and becomes an instant money maker all seasons.

They get used in the patch fairly often, if you are ever near Valleyview you cant help but see them
https://lowimpact.com/

Yup. Just get a kick out of seeing them still cammo'ed up. A lot get the red paint treatment.

 

[*lawrence]

A bit of fun today........

 

[Dosing]

Zepplin LZ16, in 1913. She drifted over the French border creating the Luneville Incident. Did 420 flights according to wikipedia, including bombing Warsaw.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Duty in France wasn't duty in Russia. But it could also suck.



"OK, Kurt. You're responsible for manning this turret. You're the commander, loader, and gunner. Don't let Tommy through this intersection! Good luck."

 

[*lawrence]

 

[B_noser]

Hard day on the job.
Interesting footwear.
Reversed image?

 

[fingers284]

Hard day on the job.
Interesting footwear.
Reversed image?

wonder what happened to the guy wearing the sandals and carrying the butcher knife...he maybe had a "worse day"

 

[*lawrence]

Interesting footwear.

Rhodesian army `Clandestines` canvas anti-tracking boots

 

[bearhunter]

Rhodesian army `Clandestines` canvas anti-tracking boots

They were a real thing, and not just in Rhodesia. The South Africans and other nations issued similar boots.

 

[sidester]

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing,
take part in a simulated visit, board, search and seizure operation for Training Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Michigan.

 

[sidester]

 

[fat tony]

The Forbidden Forest

https://orionmagazine.org/article/the-forbidden-forest/

Belgium:

https://www.spacewar.com/afp/250528010338.po1fljzq.html

Belgian deminer with two rod grenades and what looks like the front end of an artillery shell.