Picture of the day

[Dark Alley Dan]

Those specific ones? Yep, apparently so.

Great material, light, works well, plenty of expertise in their manufacture. No downside as long as they're taken care of.

 

[donor]

Were those prop blades wood?

Late war FW190s and bf109s had wooden props as well.So did He111 and JU-88,possibly some other German aircraft.

Avia S-199 in Israeli service had them as well.S-199 was a result of mating BF109 airframe and Jumo engine from He111.Not very good idea but (it sort of) worked.

 

[XRCD011]

"Dear Mom. Hell of a day today. Bent an airplane, I'm OK. Say Hi to Dad. Love, Kazimierz"

^ That is a really cool picture.

 

[The Wizard]

In the mini-series "A Piece of Cake" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_of_Cake_(TV_series)) the "yank in the RAF" has his wooden prop go bad on him in flight.

 

[diopter]

In the City: !@#$%^& potholes!

In the country: !@#$%^& Gophers!

 

[Rule 303]

I have one reference book which lists "QH" as 302 Sqn.

Another reference shows 302 Sqn sporting "WZ".

Can anyone enlighten me on this apparent anomaly?

 

[donor]

Like Dark Alley Dan mentioned in original post squadron core letters have been changed in August 1945.

What I don't know is why? Why then and not earlier/later? Security breach?

 

[bush1]

I have one reference book which lists "QH" as 302 Sqn.

Another reference shows 302 Sqn sporting "WZ".

Can anyone enlighten me on this apparent anomaly?

At one time during the Battle of Britain the fighter losses were so high that there were very few left and they regularly changed squadron markings to convince the enemy that they had lots. It worked.

 

[Sharps '74]

Wasn't the RAF expression "pranged" and not "bent"?

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

I guess "Pranged my kite on an op, bad show, lads" would be the correct phrase...

 

[Rule 303]

"Dear Mom. Hell of a day today. Bent an airplane, I'm OK. Say Hi to Dad. Love, Kazimierz"

Hmmm...no rank , no wings, no ribbons, no flight gear, left side cockpit door is in closed position. I don't think he was aircrew.

Posed?

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

They should have posed him holding a shotgun with one foot on the wing, looking very proud of himself.

"'You can't hit anything' they said...'Not a good shot' they said..."

 

[Red_Liner740]

Good one.

They should have posed him holding a shotgun with one foot on the wing, looking very proud of himself.

"'You can't hit anything' they said...'Not a good shot' they said..."

 

[Cdn303]

It's said this is Ms. Dietrich giving a guy something to remember:

http://2.bp.########.com/-l_1GVKxWZxw/VAd9MaTnN8I/AAAAAAAAJyE/Gp0f6H1Lwaw/s1600/Actress%2BMarlene%2BDietrich%2Bkisses%2Ba%2Bsoldier%2Breturning%2Bhome%2Bfrom%2Bwar%2C%2B1945.jpg

The one getting the kiss, or the one looking up the dress.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Little of "column a", little of "column b"...

Ms. Dietrich was nothing if not generous.

Meanwhile, in the Pacific, the ship's carpenter sighs, shakes his head sadly and curses, softly but enthusiastically, under his breath:

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

And if you don't #### up the deck, you get ice cream.

 

[purple]

And if you don't #### up the deck, you get ice cream.

Big ship sailors lived pretty good compared to the poor buggers in Corvettes on the north Atlantic run.

 

[grinder08]

Big ship sailors lived pretty good compared to the poor buggers in Corvettes on the north Atlantic run.

That is until a Kamakazi crashed into that wood deck and set the ship ablaze. The corvette may have been uncomfortable but at least you had a good chance of surviving the war. Of course if you were a picket destroyer of Okinawa it sucked both way. Small ship discomfort plus being hammered by Kamakazis. Man I am glad my Navy days were combat free.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Corvettes were hard little ships to serve on, or so I've read. Spare a thought for HMCS Alberni and her crew:

Alberni was torpedoed and sunk by U-480, commanded by Hans-Joachim Förster, in the English Channel at 50°18′N 00°51′W. She was escorting a convoy approximately 25 nautical miles (46 km) southeast of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight at 11:45 on 21 August 1944. 59 crew were lost after the torpedo struck the warship on her port side immediately aft of the engine room, causing her to sink in less than a minute. (Acting) Lt. Frank. Williams was awarded the Royal Humane Society's bronze medal for his work in saving members of the crew. 31 crew members were rescued by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats.

 

[RRCo.]

Hmmm...no rank , no wings, no ribbons, no flight gear, left side cockpit door is in closed position. I don't think he was aircrew.

Posed?

Recovery crew writing up his report probably, before the heavy lifting began.