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I always thought it was the fanatical Philippine Moros, the Moslem suicide bombers of their day.
Grizz
IMHO, I think the U.S. was looking for a way to justify their expansion by demonizing the Moros, who also fought against the Spanish.
https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/TLGR/tlgr.html
The United States Department of State states that the war "resulted in the death of over 4,200 American and over 20,000 Filipino combatants", and that "as many as 200,000 Filipino civilians died from violence, famine, and disease".
Result: American victory: American occupation ...
Territorial changes: The Philippines becomes ...
Date: February 4, 1899 – July 2, 1902; (3 years, .
Result: American victory: American occupation ...
Territorial changes: The Philippines becomes ...
Date: February 4, 1899 – July 2, 1902; (3 years, .
I had read "The Man-eaters of Tsavo" before going to Kenya 32 years ago. I took the train from Nairobi to Mombassa and return which crosses the Tsavo River and recalled the problems with the lions. These days the Chinese are the new imperialists and have dumped a lot of money into Kenya to own and control upgraded port facilities in Mombassa as well as the railroad and other infrastructure. There are a lot fewer lions to deal with these days, only dragons and pandas it seems.
In the 60's the RCAF flew these Neptunes on anti-sub patrol out of Comox.
The USN also flew a similar plane out of Whitby, just south of Comox, in Washington.
The planes were the same, but there were differences. When flying with the USN, one wore a brain bucket and parachute harness.
And the USN had nuclear depth charges. We did not.
The RCAF flew bare headed with the harness in a flight bag.
The two pictures showing me in a helmet are from a flight with the US Navy.
The boots picture is me flying over the shore near Powell River. I carried a Minox in those days, so my negatives max out with 5x7 prints.
The USN also flew a similar plane out of Whitby, just south of Comox, in Washington.
The planes were the same, but there were differences. When flying with the USN, one wore a brain bucket and parachute harness.
And the USN had nuclear depth charges. We did not.
The RCAF flew bare headed with the harness in a flight bag.
The two pictures showing me in a helmet are from a flight with the US Navy.
The boots picture is me flying over the shore near Powell River. I carried a Minox in those days, so my negatives max out with 5x7 prints.
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Why Ganderite, you Intrepid Naval Airman you.
The Neptune was a pretty bird. had you been in that line of work some years before, you could have crewed a PV1 Ventura:
2247 looking weary, but back home in California.
And because Canada, one on skis:
The Neptune was a pretty bird. had you been in that line of work some years before, you could have crewed a PV1 Ventura:
2247 looking weary, but back home in California.
And because Canada, one on skis:
The Ventura was before my time. But my father flew them (and later, the Hudson) off both coasts on anti-sub patrols. His crew bombed 3 subs.
There is a Hudson on display at the Gander museum. Dad told me that it was his practice to sign his name on the partition behind the pilot in each plane he flew in. I have wondered if the Gander plane has any signatures.
This sub is a bit unusual in that it has 2 deck guns..
There is a Hudson on display at the Gander museum. Dad told me that it was his practice to sign his name on the partition behind the pilot in each plane he flew in. I have wondered if the Gander plane has any signatures.
This sub is a bit unusual in that it has 2 deck guns..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_anti-tank_rifle
The Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55in, Boys, commonly known as the "Boys Anti-tank Rifle" (or incorrectly "Boyes"), was a British anti-tank rifle in use during the Second World War. It was often nicknamed the "elephant gun" by its users due to its size and large bore.[3]
There were three main versions of the Boys: an early model (Mark I) which had a circular muzzle brake and T-shaped monopod, built primarily at BSA in England; a later model (Mk I*) built primarily at the John Inglis and Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that had a square muzzle brake and a V shaped bipod; and a third model made for airborne forces with a 30-inch (762 mm) barrel and no muzzle brake. There were also different cartridges, with a later version offering better penetration.
Although adequate against light tanks and tankettes in the early part of the war, the Boys was ineffective against heavier armour and was phased out in favour of the hollow charge-based PIAT mid-war.
The U.S. Marine Corps purchased Canadian Boys rifles prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. They saw limited use by the Marine Raider Battalions against enemy bunkers and aided in shooting down two seaplanes off Makin Island.[9] The U.S. Army's 1st Ranger Battalion was also equipped with Boys, but they were not used in combat. The other five Ranger battalions were authorized Boys, but were not equipped with them.
The Boys rifles were also used by the Chinese Nationalist Army during the late Second Sino-Japanese War in both China and Burma.[10]
The Boys rifle was also equipped and used by the Philippine Army and Philippine Constabulary during the Second World War against the Japanese occupation and to aid the Allied liberation. Following the Post-Second World War era, it was operated during the Hukbalahap Rebellion against the Hukbalahap Communist fighters in Central Luzon and by the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) against the North Korean and Chinese Communist forces.
In September 1965, members of the IRA hit the British fast-attack patrol boat HMS Brave Borderer with a Boys rifle, crippling one of her turbines while she was paying a visit to Waterford, Republic of Ireland.[11]
Was out Greenwood way and saw the mighty Neptune on static display there.
Indoors the museum has an Argus simulator, and one of the panels had displays to indicate whether the stores underneath were Mk 46, Mk 44, Mk 101, or Mk 57. Wikipedia seemed to think some of those numbers were instant-sunshine depth charges. I'd guess they must have trained for those even if the real item might not have been a regular thing unless the international pucker factor had gone way up.
Awesome story thx for sharing!!!!
The helmet pic is only about 5 yrs ago....right!!!! LOL
The helmet pic is only about 5 yrs ago....right!!!! LOL
In the 60's the RCAF flew these Neptunes on anti-sub patrol out of Comox.
In the 1940s, 133 was flying Hurricanes out of Boundary Bay at first, later Tofino where they were joined by 135.
They had Canadian-built Hurricanes, each armed with a dozen speeded-up Brownings.
I thought it was an easy show until one Christmas, when we got my Dad a big book which listed every RCAF aircraft ever made. Those guys lost a LOT of birds -- and pilots -- on anti-sub and counter-IJN patrols. Dad went down the list, remembering each plane, sometimes commenting.
He never talked about it again. Instead, he preferred to remember the funny things, such as the American pilot who took off right from the hard standing, not even bothering to use the runway. Of course, he had to put that poor Merlin through the gate to do it, meaning a complete rebuild when it landed, and he did get a thorough dressing-down from the C/O.... but it really WAS an accomplishment.
I still have the book, of course.
At the same time, my Mom was building Hudsons in Vancouver. The screeching of the handsaws used by inexperienced workers as they cut the sheet-metal pieces cost her endless nights of sleep.
All the true tales not told..... and now we have a generation which doesn't want to know.
They had Canadian-built Hurricanes, each armed with a dozen speeded-up Brownings.
I thought it was an easy show until one Christmas, when we got my Dad a big book which listed every RCAF aircraft ever made. Those guys lost a LOT of birds -- and pilots -- on anti-sub and counter-IJN patrols. Dad went down the list, remembering each plane, sometimes commenting.
He never talked about it again. Instead, he preferred to remember the funny things, such as the American pilot who took off right from the hard standing, not even bothering to use the runway. Of course, he had to put that poor Merlin through the gate to do it, meaning a complete rebuild when it landed, and he did get a thorough dressing-down from the C/O.... but it really WAS an accomplishment.
I still have the book, of course.
At the same time, my Mom was building Hudsons in Vancouver. The screeching of the handsaws used by inexperienced workers as they cut the sheet-metal pieces cost her endless nights of sleep.
All the true tales not told..... and now we have a generation which doesn't want to know.
I was an armament officer. We had nukes on base, but not depth charges.
I suspect that the Argus had an American weapons controls system, which would have had nukes on the menu.
Neptune had 2 types of homing torpedo (active and a passive), 2.75" rockets with HEAT warheads and conventional depth charges. Also had a big air rifle that shot wooden floating smoke markers out the back of the plane. We could dial up an air charge that would launch the bowling-pin size and shaped marker out the back at the same speed as the plane. Marker would then fall straight down. Handy.
My dad often talked about training on the Boys 55 caliber anti tank rifle , when he joined the British Army in 1939, a vicious recoil was one of it enduring qualities, when his brigade , the 20th Guards Brigade , 2nd Welsh Guards, and 2nd Irish Guards landed at Boulogne France , in May 1940, in a effort to slow the German advance towards Dunkirk , his battalion carried their Boys anti tank rifles , though his company was lucky not to encounter German armour , several of the other companies in both battalions did use their Boys anti tank rifle against the enemy tanks ,there was some success against the German light tanks ,but it proved ineffective against the larger German tanks , Dad did however see a Boy anti tank rifle fired 5 rounds at a church bell steeple , where several enemy snipers were firing at them, they had returned fire with their .303 SMLE rifles and Bren guns , the round jut bounced off the thick walls , the Boys did shoot big chunks out of the walls of the steeple with its amour piercing 55 cal rounds ,That did end the sniping , it was also at Boulogne that his battalion first came under attack by the German Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber
