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[abbynormal]

There was a Russian sub moored outside of Vancouver for a while (New Westmeinster Quay) - pretty interesting, really cramped ....

There's a WWII sub moored in San Fransisco also that can be toured.

 

[RRCo.]

Speaking of subs:

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

There was a Russian sub moored outside of Vancouver for a while (New Westmeinster Quay) - pretty interesting, really cramped ....

There's a WWII sub moored in San Fransisco also that can be toured.

And another in San Diego, and what a total POS it was. The Soviet Navy had elected to paint the interior the single ghastliest shade of Institutional Yellow available. It's the same yellow in old psych hospitals and cancer wards. The whole interior is a forest of valves, pipes, and opportunities to die of mechanical malfunction or concussion.

A truly awful place to spend time. Never understood the "romance" of submarine warfare.

Here's an Ostfront photo:

 

[msnacks]

What scopes are on those Mosins?

 

[bearhunter]

What scopes are on those Mosins?

PE the fore runner to the PU. Some Snipers preferred them.

 

[plinker 777]

I think that the Toronto Harbour Commission still has its offices there, although there is almost no chance of seeing the water out their window any more...

Oh, most definitely Hawkshadow. Although dwarfed by downtown now, it is still a large impressive Limestone building. The Steakhouse/Restaurant entrance is the large front doors on the main floor. Upper floors, who knows? The Harbour Authority still has a reason of existence so...

 

[PatLaf]

Some very interesting WW1 3D pictures! YES, 3D! from this site.

The translation from this site:

A photography studio based in the city of Toronto has found a stereoscopic camera, accompanied by slides taken during the First World War. The end result is simply stunning!

Who would have thought that could one day take pictures "animated" and pseudo 3D of the First World War? Anyway, these pictures are indeed real, and now available on the web, thanks to a photography studio who got lucky in the discovery he made!

The stereoscopic camera in question perhaps in the attic of one of your (rear) grandparents cache: it is a Verascope, used at the time by French soldiers. The slides are available which depict scenes in the trenches in the streets and on the battlefield.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Is the thread dead? Let's see:

 

[Gibbs505]

The picture is!

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

So 'tis. Damned internet foibles. Lemme try again...

That's a slick looking bird.

 

[Skaal-tel]

A6m2-N ?

 

[sail32]

Kawanishi N1K Kyofu ?
http://japaneseaircraft.devhub.com/blog/479591-japanese-aircraft-an-overview-v/

 

[Cdn303]

Is the thread dead?

Nope, its just summer and people are to busy doing other things.

 

[bellero]

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

That's quite the bike. Swoopy!

Here's something I didn't know existed:

Pretty short-ranged to be of any use to the Japanese...

 

[Rule 303]

...and it's the early E (Emil) version which was used in the Battle of Britain.

 

[Desert_Fox]

That's quite the bike. Swoopy!

Here's something I didn't know existed:

........

Pretty short-ranged to be of any use to the Japanese...

Is that a Kawasaki Ki-61?

If so, I think the Japanese made some with drop tanks...


Or is that just the standard Teutonic fare with Nippon markings??

 

[silverfoxdj]

Very cool were they ever used in numbers?

 

[bellero]

Very cool were they ever used in numbers?

From what I understand, only a few prototypes were ever made and none of the originals are still in existence today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killinger_and_Freund_Motorcycle

 

[Rule 303]

I think that the Toronto Harbour Commission still has its offices there, although there is almost no chance of seeing the water out their window any more...

Now known as the Toronto Port Authority.