Picture of the day

[Dark Alley Dan]

The Boeing BQ-7, the sporty convertible runabout B17 for the hot young pilot on the go:

 

[Dosing]

The Boeing BQ-7, the sporty convertible runabout B17 for the hot young pilot on the go:

Always stuck with me how much bad luck ran in that family.

 

[Ganderite]

He and his brother were war heros. They had the connections to stay out of combat, yet they both put their as s on the line.

 

[MarkCNP]

 

[bags]

Is that Irish military? During WW2

 

[0neshot]

The helmets seem out of place for commonwealth countries in WW2, though they are carrying Lee Enfield No.1's. Perhaps WW1?

 

[Eaglelord17]

German troops issued captured British arms from Dunkirk?

 

[AP]

German troops issued captured British arms from Dunkirk?

the road signs are a tip off:

 

[0neshot]

Maybe it has something to do with Ireland's rebellion against the commonwealth coming on the end of World War 1. I think Germany tried to help support the rebellion against Britain by supplying weapons. Maybe where the helmets came from?

 

[fat tony]

I am guessing it is a "Dad's Army" style Home Guard ex in Britain. The young soldiers look goofy in the Stahlhelm.

The civilian sedan is a 1930s British car by the looks of it, possibly a Hillman or Vauxhall.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Training exercise? Tommies in German-ish kit?

 

[fat tony]

I think so. I have heard about it before but never seen pics.

 

[JP]

Irish army used German style Helmets produced by Vickers Post WW1, so probably taken in Ireland and not in the UK.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

The three male leads in the 1940 way-the-hell-off Broadway production of Guten Tag, France!

Possibly the lowest grossing musical of all time, and the inspiration for Springtime for Hitler.

 

[Cottage Hill Bill]

That's the Irish Model 1927 helmet, made by Vickers.

 

[AP]

Training exercise? Tommies in German-ish kit?

I thought the "AA" road sign showing 3 1/2 miles to Blarney in English and Irish Gaelic was a pretty good tip off of where that photo was taken... Ireland was ostensibly "neutral" .. and took injured German military personnel for treatment ...

 

[fat tony]

Coventry, 25 August 1939

BBC news article on the bombing:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-28191501

 

[Sharps '63]

I thought the "AA" road sign showing 3 1/2 miles to Blarney in English and Irish Gaelic was a pretty good tip off of where that photo was taken... Ireland was ostensibly "neutral" .. and took injured German military personnel for treatment ...

Saw a good flick a while back re: Irish Internment Camps during WWII .....

The story line was that the RCAF pilot was shot down by a Luftwaffe night fighter who also crashed due to battle damage. Both were interned by the Irish.

Allied POWS and German were kept in separate compounds. They only came together occasionally in local pubs. The story was about an RCAF pilot and a Luftwaffe pilot that fell for the same Irish Colleen. She chose the Canuck and had a child by him.

Eventually both escaped and returned to flying missions. The Canadian was killed. The German survived the war. After the cessation of hostilities, the German returned to Ireland and married the Colleen, raising the son of his rival as his own.

Allegedly a true story. If it isn't it damn well oughta be!

 

[MarkCNP]

Notice the Irish helmets are dented; German helmets don't seem to dent like that:

 

[fat tony]