Picture of the day

[Dark Alley Dan]

From Dosing's excellent source:

This Super Fort was almost lost on the night of 27-28th January 1945 on the mission to Tokyo. 20mm cannon fire from Japanese fighters ripped into its number 2 prop which then wind-milled until it broke off, taking part of the cowling with it and in doing so severely damaged the number 1 prop. Pilot Lt Frank Carrico was able to nurse the stricken B29 back to a safe landing on the only two remaining engines in spite of the damage.

"Pride of the Yankees" survived hostilities with sixty missions credited and flew at least two post war non-combat missions to drop desperately needed supplies to POW camps.

 

[HuskyDude]

I've seen this happen before....must have been a bird strike....
Either that or it happened the nite of Dec 24th....

See...It was a Japanese Bird.....

 

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[Higgs602]

Amazing quality for a ~80 year old photo:

 

[diopter]

Amazing quality for a ~80 year old photo:

Finnish war movie released 1963
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138810/

 

[Higgs602]

Ah that explains it, my mistake.

 

[L42A1]

Portugese colonial war

 

[johnny rotten]

Is he Rhodesian or a Portugese in Angola
Reasons I ask are his field cap looks Portugese and he has an AR10
Interesting camo pattern too, looks like splotches

 

[L42A1]

Is he Rhodesian or a Portugese in Angola
Reasons I ask are his field cap looks Portugese and he has an AR10
Interesting camo pattern too, looks like splotches

Im not 100%. His rifle is was is actually drew me to the picture.

Edit* definitely Portugese

 

[bearhunter]

Is he Rhodesian or a Portugese in Angola
Reasons I ask are his field cap looks Portugese and he has an AR10
Interesting camo pattern too, looks like splotches

Portuguese "Serpente' cap"

The rifle should be an AR10, which the Portuguese issued to their Paratroops in Angola

 

[diopter]

More Portuguese AR 10s

 

[Grizzly Adams]

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Now there's a pic you would never see of our modern Canadian army, close helicopter support.

Grizz

 

[ipscgraz]

Can anyone tell me the name of the background music, on this?

 

[diopter]

Here you go.
Youtube video above gave sound track credits.

 

[CV32]

Now there's a pic you would never see of our modern Canadian army, close helicopter support.

Grizz

Portuguese AF Puma just dropping off the boys.

 

[tokguy]

Always loved this movie...the cinematography is about as good as it gets.
More of a 'Deep' movie than most audiences will want though. After 3-4 times and reading the book, I still enjoy it.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Portuguese AF Puma just dropping off the boys.

In Afghanistan, the Yanks had that, our guys went by ground, one of the reasons we lost so many to IEDs.

Grizz

 

[Sharps '74]

Portuguese "Serpente' cap"

The rifle should be an AR10, which the Portuguese issued to their Paratroops in Angola

Same as the "Lizard" cap worn by French Paras in Algeria?

 

[CV32]

In Afghanistan, the Yanks had that, our guys went by ground, one of the reasons we lost so many to IEDs.

Royal Air Force Hercules C.4 (C-130J-30) ZH876, taken out by IEDs in Iraq during landing in February 2007.

 

[diopter]

Sepente caps were good for keep the nasty wildlife from getting between you back and your shirt. Snakes & Bugs. Keep the sun of the back of the neck too.