Obviously not in a hurry in this picture.
Guys, look me in the eye, where is my bottle of schnapps? I packed it right here this morning.
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Guys, look me in the eye, where is my bottle of schnapps? I packed it right here this morning.
Some cutaway photos of this weird beast.
Built on a Holt crawler by the look of it. Funny, but the so-called caterpillar track was sold by Ruston to Holt after they couldn't get buyers for their crawlers. They offered it to the British War Department and the Germans were interested enough to make, or get a copy of, this film. The pitching caused by the over-sprung bogies and short track are obvious, and would have been easily corrected.
The remains of the only Ruston steam crawler are sitting out in BC on the north end of Vancouver Island. It was brought out to haul coal in the Yukon and then brought down to work hauling logs, but never did. The grand-daddy of all tanks left rotting out in the bush!
http://www.rdmw.bc.ca/media/Hornsby%20Crawler%20SOS%20FINAL.pdf
Dark Alley Dan
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And now you know where Belgian Harvards come from.
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That'll buff out. But you're stuck with the smell.
Mona Louise Parsons
Born in Nova Scotia (where she returned after WWII).
Ziegfried Girl and later an RN.
Was part of a network in Holland smuggling out downed Allied airmen.
Captured, tried, and sentenced to death by firing squad by the Gestapo. (First Canadian female civilian POW of the war).
Had her sentence commuted to hard labour.
Escaped German custody in 1945 and walked 125 miles (much of it without shoes) to reach Allied lines.
Received official commendations from RAF Air Chief Marshal Lord Arthur Tedder, and from General Dwight Eisenhower for her bravery and service.
Never officially acknowledged by the Canadian government.
Born in Nova Scotia (where she returned after WWII).
Ziegfried Girl and later an RN.
Was part of a network in Holland smuggling out downed Allied airmen.
Captured, tried, and sentenced to death by firing squad by the Gestapo. (First Canadian female civilian POW of the war).
Had her sentence commuted to hard labour.
Escaped German custody in 1945 and walked 125 miles (much of it without shoes) to reach Allied lines.
Received official commendations from RAF Air Chief Marshal Lord Arthur Tedder, and from General Dwight Eisenhower for her bravery and service.
Never officially acknowledged by the Canadian government.
looking at the picture of that P-38 there sure isn't much head room in there. Did they pick the pilots by hight?
Dark Alley Dan
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Mona Louise Parsons
Born in Nova Scotia (where she returned after WWII).
Ziegfried Girl and later an RN.
Was part of a network in Holland smuggling out downed Allied airmen.
Captured, tried, and sentenced to death by firing squad by the Gestapo. (First Canadian female civilian POW of the war).
Had her sentence commuted to hard labour.
Escaped German custody in 1945 and walked 125 miles (much of it without shoes) to reach Allied lines.
Received official commendations from RAF Air Chief Marshal Lord Arthur Tedder, and from General Dwight Eisenhower for her bravery and service.
Never officially acknowledged by the Canadian government.
I'm pleased to note that her story is known, and gaining some appreciation. There's even a website:
http://monaparsons.ca/
Fighter seats are usually adjustable for height. Probably so pilot has correct look through the gunsight.
Dark Alley Dan
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Women played a huge role in the Second World War, at least in the countries smart enough to make maximum use of talented hands and minds.
This is 1st Lt. Maureen Dunlop in a Spit. Love the glasses. Thumbs up indeed.
Classroom time. Looks like carburetor day.
"Captain Joan Hughes at the controls of a Lockheed Hudson bomber in September 1944. After the War ended, the Londoner went on to become the UK's first female test pilot and was given an MBE in 1946."
This is 1st Lt. Maureen Dunlop in a Spit. Love the glasses. Thumbs up indeed.
Classroom time. Looks like carburetor day.
"Captain Joan Hughes at the controls of a Lockheed Hudson bomber in September 1944. After the War ended, the Londoner went on to become the UK's first female test pilot and was given an MBE in 1946."
