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In Czechoslovak colors.Just like with Me-109 and few other planes (and other war machines) Czechoslovakia kept on producing what Germans set up both for sale and its own use.

Czechoslovak Air Force was third after Germany and UK to operate jet powered fighter squadron.Me-262 almost made it to Israel along with Spitfires Mosquitos,Mausers and other materials.

Some say demonstrator example did made it to Israel but there is no proof of that anywhere to be found.

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donor said:
In Czechoslovak colors.Just like with Me-109 and few other planes (and other war machines) Czechoslovakia kept on producing what Germans set up both for sale and its own use.

Czechoslovak Air Force was third after Germany and UK to operate jet powered fighter squadron.Me-262 almost made it to Israel along with Spitfires Mosquitos,Mausers and other materials.

Some say demonstrator example did made it to Israel but there is no proof of that anywhere to be found.

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That would be both awesome and ironic to see with Star of David markings...
 
donor said:
Remains of Ki-54 Hickory preserved in Japan.Japanese equivalent of Lockheed Hudson.

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The Japanese still have a heroic concept of their role in WWll, nobody ever disabused them of that. Their surrender was handled with velvet gloves by the Americans.

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Face, and the saving thereof regardless of cost, is a huge driver in the Japanese mind. To admit the crimes of China, Malaya, the POW camps, etc. would mean casting Grandpa's name into infamy, and few are willing to do that. They seem more inclined to either ignore it or actively deny excesses and horrors perpetrated by the IJA and navy.

It gets easier every year as the Hong Kong vets and others of the generation fade away. Damn shame, but there we are.

Anyhow, pics. The Yanks picked up a Ki-54 at some point.

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...as did the N. Koreans...

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...and the French...

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A fairly popular little bird. Handy for hauling small groups and light loads.
 
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The F-11 Tiger is noted for being the first jet aircraft to shoot itself down.[3] On 21 September 1956, during a test-firing of its 20 mm (.79 in) cannons, pilot Tom Attridge fired two bursts midway through a shallow dive. As the velocity and trajectory of the cannon rounds decayed, they ultimately crossed paths with the Tiger as it continued its descent, disabling it and forcing Attridge to crash-land the aircraft; he survived.[4][5]

In addition to the F-11A (F11F-1) fighter, Grumman also proposed a more advanced version of the airframe known as the F11F-1F Super Tiger. This was the result of a 1955 study to fit the new General Electric J79 engine into the F11F-1 airframe.
 
diopter said:
In addition to the F-11A (F11F-1) fighter, Grumman also proposed a more advanced version of the airframe known as the F11F-1F Super Tiger. This was the result of a 1955 study to fit the new General Electric J79 engine into the F11F-1 airframe.
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And the General Electric J79 went on to power our CF-104’s and the USAF F4 Phantom. Ours for the 104 were made in Canada under license from GE by OEL Canada, (Orenda).
 
lugercollector said:
Not sure if videos count in this forum....here is a link to Germans in Normandy during WW2.....at 1.38 in the video there is a German soldier carrying a Lee Enfield sniper rifle.....unusual!!

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I don't think this is considered unusual, sniper rifles were always highly prized by any one who could get their hands on one. There is a documented case of a Kiwi, Sgt Hulme if I remember correctly, who armed himself with a captured K98 sniper used it to great effect and I believe was awarded the VC durring the Defence of Crete. I always thought that was the best use for a German rifle!
 
The USS Wateree had a brief service life, and quite a lot of it ashore rather than at sea. This from Wikipedia:

Assigned to the Pacific Squadron, Wateree departed Philadelphia soon after commissioning. During the next 10 months, she made the arduous voyage around Cape Horn to the Pacific Ocean. In addition to struggling against the heavy weather for which the Cape region is noted, the warship experienced difficulty acquiring fuel. That problem necessitated her making numerous stops along the way to acquire wood for her boilers; and, as a result, Wateree did not reach San Francisco, until mid-November 1864.

Upon her arrival there, the ship entered the Mare Island Navy Yard for repairs to damage she suffered during her arduous voyage and for a hull scraping. She did not leave San Francisco until late February 1865 when she put to sea to patrol the coast of Central America. During 1866, American naval forces in the Pacific were divided into a North Pacific Squadron and a South Pacific Squadron. Wateree was assigned to the latter unit, whose patrol area extended south from Panama to Cape Horn and west to Australia. For the remaining two years of her brief naval career, Wateree patrolled the coasts of Central and South America, protecting American interests in that region.

Wateree was enforcing the Monroe Doctrine following the 14 January 1866 Peruvian declaration of war against Spain, and moved south to Arica, Peru (which would later become part of Chile) to avoid a yellow fever epidemic in Callao. The 1868 Arica earthquake struck the city while Wateree was in port on 13 August 1868. Wateree observed dust from the earthquake and collapsing buildings at 17:20, but the sea remained calm as she sent a boat ashore to offer medical assistance. After the boats were ashore, a series of ten tsunamis struck. The first inward surge reached 34 feet (10 m) above the high tide line, and all ships anchored in the harbor went aground in the following outward flow. The following inward flow created a 46 feet (14 m) wave which snapped anchor chains and carried Wateree 450 yards (410 m) inland 3 miles (5 km) north of Arica at 19:20. The accompanying store ship USS Fredonia was destroyed, drowning all but two enlisted men and three officers who were on shore. However, on the Wateree the boatswain ashore was the only casualty. Wateree was intact and upright, and her crew provided stores and aid to the civilian population of Arica. The ship was considered too far inland to be salvaged, and was sold for $2,775 to Mr. William Parker on 21 November 1868. Her hulk was used as an emergency hospital, an inn, a hospital again, and finally a warehouse. She was eventually completely destroyed by another tsunami on 9 May 1877.
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Here she is, safe and sound upright and far from the sea:

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All that remains of her today are her boilers.

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That's a ship the ocean hated and just wanted gone. Two tsunami - one put her on the beach, and then years later a second one came up and finished her off.
 
Most likely part of the ejection seat sequence for canopy destruction, as used on canopy destruction ejection systems.

Canopy Destruct systems, which have an explosive cord (MDC – Miniature Detonation Cord or FLSC – Flexible Linear Shaped Charge) embedded within the acrylic plastic of the canopy. The MDC is initiated when the eject handle is pulled, and shatters the canopy over the seat a few milliseconds before the seat is launched.
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From Wikipedia.
 
Internet truth #74 - Every forum thread inevitably becomes a cat thread.

"Winston Churchill pets 'Blackie', the mascot of HMS Prince of Wales while the ship's company stands to attention in August 1941"

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Guess Winston was a cat person. Here he stops to pet a random cat in London, 1952.

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