Picture of the day

[fat tony]

An object thought to be either a perfume bottle or a grenade. It was found in a shipwreck off the coast of Israel. From the former collection of an electrical worker, whatever is meant by that. Marcel Mazliah is the name of the collector.

Supposedly the remains of these ancient munitions are often found in the Levant.

 

[Gibbs505]

B-24’s on their way home from a mission.

 

[wce323078]

B-24’s on their way home from a mission.

Not B-24 they had 4 engines, single tail more like B-26

 

[Dosing]

Not B-24 they had 4 engines, single tail more like B-26

Looks more like A20 havocs, the B26 was much rounder in appearance.

 

[wce323078]

Looks more like A20 havocs, the B26 was much rounder in appearance.

could be also.

 

[CV32]

Yeah, they are Douglas A-20 Havocs. Not returning from a wartime mission, either.

 

[XRCD011]

How they did things before CGI

 

[points]

How they did things before CGI

Great movie and book

 

[AP]

How they did things before CGI

Great scene. It is interesting that according to my father, while he was in Italy, there were instances of US aircraft attacking Canadian artillery and other positions in error. The error continued until a senior Canadian officer advised US counterparts that they would return fire if they were attacked again. Apparently the errors ceased to occur (or diminished significantly) after that.

 

[LA cowboy]

When the Germans flew over.... the Russians ducked.... when the British flew over..... the Germans ducked....
when the Americans flew over..... everyone ducked.

 

[Ganderite]

A friend of mine served in Vietnam. The only casualty of his platoon was when they got attacked by a US helicopter firing rockets.

 

[shortandlong]

A friend of mine served in Vietnam. The only casualty of his platoon was when they got attacked by a US helicopter firing rockets.

Never would happen in Canada , we don’t have helos that fire rockets

 

[Sharps '74]

When the Germans flew over.... the Russians ducked.... when the British flew over..... the Germans ducked....
when the Americans flew over..... everyone ducked.

I think it was at the battle of Monte Cassino where a flight of US bombers hit Allied troops. A frequent occurrence, unfortunately, along with "short rounds" from arty fire. And don't forget the US pilot that dropped a 500 lb bomb on the PPCLI in Afghanistan thinking they were Taliban.

The risk of "friendly fire" is a constant danger in combat.

 

[purple]

We can never eliminate the possibility of mistaken blue on blue airstrikes, but most would agree that the degree of support it gives to the army is worth the risks.

 

[shredder]

Great scene. It is interesting that according to my father, while he was in Italy, there were instances of US aircraft attacking Canadian artillery and other positions in error. The error continued until a senior Canadian officer advised US counterparts that they would return fire if they were attacked again. Apparently the errors ceased to occur (or diminished significantly) after that.

And the Americans STILL didn't get it, as members of the PPCLI found out in Afghanistan. Grrrrrrrr

 

[CV32]

The US Navy's Wickes class destroyer USS Ward (DD-139), the vessel that is claimed to have fired the first American shots of WWII (at Pearl Harbor).

Her wreck has just been rediscovered near Ponson Island in the Philippines.

She had been sunk by Japanese kamikaze attack on 7 December 1944, three years to the day after the Pearl Harbor attack.

 

[Sharps '74]

Looks like a WWI four stacker.

 

[Donny Fenn1]

And the Americans STILL didn't get it, as members of the PPCLI found out in Afghanistan. Grrrrrrrr

since the implementation of airpower the USA has an issue with attacking allies...

 

[fraserdw]

How they did things before CGI

Wonder what happens if the ship in front of you can't reach V1?

 

[diopter]