Dark Alley Dan
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Bomb graffiti. A particularly hardcore sort of comedy.
How's your German?
How's your German?
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German bombs: "Greetings from the squadron". "When one loves, one must gift". I can't fully make out the writing on the third one.
With regard to the English bombs, it seems WW2 era servicemen had a better understanding of grammar than many people today (so much for college).
With regard to the English bombs, it seems WW2 era servicemen had a better understanding of grammar than many people today (so much for college).
In the absence of texting people had to learn to communicate properly, both orally and in writing.
How many remember the endless handwriting critiques that we used to get in school? The use of ballpoint pens was verboten for me right through high school. It was fountain pens all the way. I wonder if you can even buy ink or an ink blotter these days.
At an 1860s military re-enactment, I was enrolling 'recruits' on parchment forms using a straight pen and black India ink from an antique ink well. Time and again I was asked by parents - "Where does the pen hold the ink?" even after they watched me dip the nib in the ink. I had been playing with calligraphy to hone my writing skills, so they looked pretty good.
Then they were photographed under a framed photo of Victoria wearing a kepi, holding an Enfield rifle about three feet taller than they were. "Soldiers of the Queen!"
Then they were photographed under a framed photo of Victoria wearing a kepi, holding an Enfield rifle about three feet taller than they were. "Soldiers of the Queen!"
In the absence of texting people had to learn to communicate properly, both orally and in writing.
Deltas are awesome...
Got a set of those Darts in the shed...weeds out the slow folks. Keeps the Gene pool cleaner, lol
In the absence of texting people had to learn to communicate properly, both orally and in writing.
Yes you can buy them. Not cheap though a very specialist area. I still prefer writing with a fountain pen but what a pain they can be.
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Deltas are awesome...
I like the price sticker in the top left corner
KILL
YER CHILD
$20
Haha good eye, I screwed up the difference between Wen und Wenn. Ich werde jetzt in der Ecke sitzen
Du sowieso teilweise recht warst!
"That's All Brother"
Lead aircraft of the over 800 Dakotas that dropped paratroops on D-Day. Rescued from a scrap dealer. Currently undergoing restoration by the Commemorative Air Force. The goal is to have her flight certified so she can participate in the 75th anniversary D-Day events in France in 2019.
The Wizard
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In the absence of texting people had to learn to communicate properly, both orally and in writing.
Good grammar is like personal hygiene - you can ignore it if you choose, but don't be surprised when people draw conclusions.
Dark Alley Dan
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I've often said much the same thing...
Nice to see they saved "That's All, Brother". C-47s are graceful old things, and ones with history like hers must be getting a bit thin on the ground.
Nice to see they saved "That's All, Brother". C-47s are graceful old things, and ones with history like hers must be getting a bit thin on the ground.
"That's All Brother"
Lead aircraft of the over 800 Dakotas that dropped paratroops on D-Day. Rescued from a scrap dealer. Currently undergoing restoration by the Commemorative Air Force. The goal is to have her flight certified so she can participate in the 75th anniversary D-Day events in France in 2019.
I hope there are US paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne jumping in the same kit their great-grandfathers did........
Dark Alley Dan
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And the wartime US para kit was much more controllable and safer than the German stuff. That's a lot of trust to put in one lil' steel ring:
Still, must have worked well enough. Here, some lads take a break from negating the military usefulness of Fort Eban-Emael:
Still, must have worked well enough. Here, some lads take a break from negating the military usefulness of Fort Eban-Emael:
And the wartime US para kit was much more controllable and safer than the German stuff. That's a lot of trust to put in one lil' steel ring:
Still, must have worked well enough. Here, some lads take a break from negating the military usefulness of Fort Eban-Emael:
The lads who assaulted the "impenetrable" Fort were deployed in several DFS230 gliders. The raid is studied as being a master stroke for its planning and operation on par with the Israeli raid on Entebbe. 80 men versus about 750 Belgian defenders took about 15 minutes to neutralize the main armament of the fort. They held the fort until relieved the next day.
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