Picture of the day

[diopter]

The commentary on this video is classic, reminiscent of Blackadder series.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

One real French aviation success - the Dassault Mirage:

 

[diopter]

And the British equivalent.

 

[donor]

Dornier Do-22.Nearly forgotten plane since few were made and even rarer picture of one on wheels rather than usual floats.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Thanks for that, Donor. That's a brand new one for me, and that's saying something.

 

[donor]

http://sa-kuva.fi/webneologineng.html

Lots of pictures never seen outside of archive and I'm pretty sure they keep adding new ones as they get scanned.Fantastic quality scans too.

Disassembled T-34 .I'm thinking ammo explosion.

 

[Sharps '74]

Re: 10 Worst Aircraft ....

Looks like no one country had a monopoly on expensive failures. So much for aeronautical engineering as a science.

 

[diopter]

Yankie doodle poopoo:

Soviets go one better 11 worst aircraft. Hmm... Spinal tap

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

So long, Senator.

A guy with more balls than most.

 

[Sharps '74]

Will he be buried at Arlington?

 

[donor]

Cher Ami and Sergeant Stubby. I have heard of few animal war heroes but never heard about those two.Both are preserved in the Smithsonian.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_425415

http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_439710

 

[canuck94]

No he will be buried at the Naval Academy

 

[JP]

To be buried at Annapolis Naval Academy. One of the few Republicans to stand up to Trump

 

[Ganderite]

To be buried at Annapolis Naval Academy. One of the few Republicans to stand up to Trump

I hope that last little bit of poor judgement is not held against him.

 

[Sharps '74]

Like his choice of Sara Palin as his running mate?

 

[oldstarfire]

Like his choice of Sara Palin as his running mate?

Do you really think the Dems (Like our Liberals) would not go full insult assault on the enemy???

 

[grelmar]

No need to let an otherwise fine thread descend into a discussion of the current state Yankee politics - no good will come of it.

 

[Brookwood]

No need to let an otherwise fine thread descend into a discussion of the current state Yankee politics - no good will come of it.

Agreed.


Here's a twist - "Soviet soldiers inspect a captured British Mark V tank from World War I, in Berlin, May 1945"

Brookwood

 

[grelmar]

Everyone loves a good Civil War. Bring your own rifle and ammo bandoleer, and we'll provide the spiffy hat:

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[purple]

Pretty rough audience here on CGN. I, for one, can separate the military man from the politician. Facing heavy AA and missile defences 23 times and getting shot down and wounded in the middle of Hanoi and then enduring 6 years of torture and deprivation as a POW is more than most of the peanut gallery here can relate to. The US Navy thought his performance was honorable in the circumstances and worthy of decoration and promotion. As a military person I'd entirely agree.