Picture of the day
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Dark Alley Dan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Darkest Edmonton
No idea, but I hope that cat in the driver's seat is OK.
What a badass looking crew. Looks like they just robbed a bank.
What a badass looking crew. Looks like they just robbed a bank.
- Location
- West Quebec
Norway after the war:
Holy cow.. never saw anything like that..
OK, thanks.
I ask as I've seen a similar pic in our family stash.
FWIW, after a little Google-Fu:
From user Gelgoog on ar15.com
"My uncle emailed me this picture of my grandfather from WWII (He is the second guy from the left, the one with bloody legs). He was a tail gunner on B-25, B-24s and B-17s. He flew in the africa campaign in 42' then was transfered to the European front to bomb targets in Germany. At the end of the War he participated in the Berlin Airlift, and continued to fly through Korea. He had a ton of photos from the war but they were lost after he died Still not sure how he survived throughout the entire war as a tail gunner. Just thought I would share."
Yup, they were stacked high enough to fit into tractor trailers with about 6 inches of clearance from the roof. Some of them looked like they had been stacked out in the weather for a long time as well. Most of them had the slings removed before coming to Canada. Those were all in big wooden crates in various condition. When they came off the ships they were uncovered and were banded to the pallets with clipped steel strapping. No pads on the corners. They were bought cheap and shipped cheap.
Canadian First World War Official Exchange Collection
I popped into the Imperial War Museum last week to look up some info on a couple of relatives who served in WWII and came across this collection of photos....
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/listing/object-205015517?items_per_page=50
If you head to their site and do a general search heading of 'Canadian' it brings up hundreds more photos from all theatres.
Hope you find something of interest.
I popped into the Imperial War Museum last week to look up some info on a couple of relatives who served in WWII and came across this collection of photos....
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/listing/object-205015517?items_per_page=50
If you head to their site and do a general search heading of 'Canadian' it brings up hundreds more photos from all theatres.
Hope you find something of interest.
ipscgraz
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
‘The Long Fall’ - March 9, 1944. An otherwise undamaged B-17 that lost its tail to a friendly bomb plummets 20,000 feet, the crew trapped inside by a rapid, uncontrollable flat spin.
Norway after the war:
There were estimated to be 350,000 to 300,000 K98 rifles turned over to Norwegian authorities, at the time of the German surrender in May 1945
Norway took approx 200,000 - 250,000 K98 rifles,..the rest were scrapped for spare parts, these were chambered in 7.92 mm, and the Norwegians used up the remaining German stocks of ammo, until 1953, and then the Kongsberg Arsenal began rebarreling these rifles to the US 30-06 cartridge
The 98K stayed in Norwegian service till the mid 1960"s, they were then place in war reserve..some were later released into the North American civilian market,..the balance were destroyed as per Norways agreement with the UN treaty, banning the sales of small arms
I remember seeing a Norwegian armoured column in the early 1980's in which some crewmen had German MP-40's .
Dark Alley Dan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Darkest Edmonton
One of the things I like about guns is their durability. Given proper care and reasonable use, they last damn near forever. The MP40 was a capable thing in 1940, and as people's physiology hasn't changed, they're still a pretty effective tool today. No reason the Norskis wouldn't still be using them if they hadn't been used up.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...what-russia-looked-like-before-1914-in-color/
What kind of Russian rifle is this? It does not look like a Mosin Nagant to me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...what-russia-looked-like-before-1914-in-color/
What kind of Russian rifle is this? It does not look like a Mosin Nagant to me.
It's could be a Russian Berdan Rifle, or the muzzle loader that preced it. Hard to tell as no lock, or bolt handle is visible. If someone can tell from the trigger guard I would be impressed.
I guess when you arrive with three battleships for French fries and gravy...trivial formalities like an invitation are irrelevant. The early days of a very effective foreign policy: Speak Softly but Carry a Big Stick
Battleship Number 30, USS Florida, entering Halifax harbor, Nova Scotia, for some French fries and gravy, 1923. She is followed by two other U.S. Navy battleships
....unfortunately that important and compelling subtlety is lost today as the policy has devolved into: Speak Loudly and Use a Big Stick.
Sorry Scharnhorst was a Battle Cruiser not a pocket battleship. Pocket Battleships were an odd concoction resulting from the Versaille Treaty. Much smaller and more lightly armed than a Battle Cruiser but much heavier guns than a cruiser. Battle Cruisers were basically armed like a battleship but had lighter armour and could typically sail faster.
That's what you call riding the bow wave. I could watch dolphins ride the wave for hours. Just like kids having fun. Awesome sight.
