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An underrated scrapper and predecessor of the the P40.
"Mohawk IV hunt (Hawk 74 A4)
Export version of the American P-36. Hunting in the face of Portuguese insistence on supplying modern fighters, namely Spitfires, England gave in 15 Mohawks. For suffering transport damage, only 11 have entered service, forming XY squadron. In 1940 they glowed at the Battle of France but in 1941 they were outdated, despite in several ways being superior to Spitfire and Me-109. In service between 1941 and 1946."
"Mohawk IV hunt (Hawk 74 A4)
Export version of the American P-36. Hunting in the face of Portuguese insistence on supplying modern fighters, namely Spitfires, England gave in 15 Mohawks. For suffering transport damage, only 11 have entered service, forming XY squadron. In 1940 they glowed at the Battle of France but in 1941 they were outdated, despite in several ways being superior to Spitfire and Me-109. In service between 1941 and 1946."
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Not sure if what I am about to do will violate any forum rules but here goes. I recently met the author of a novel written about men who landed on Juneau beach. The author has followed their exploits right through to the liberation of Holland and the defeat of Nazi Germany. I found it a very entertaining read. It is a novel, and therefore fictional to a large degree. But in the style of George MacDonald Fraser (author of the Flashman papers) this story involves real WW2 vets and real battles that they fought in.
In keeping with the theme of this thread, here are pictures of the book covers.
In keeping with the theme of this thread, here are pictures of the book covers.
I'm almost sure that aircraft is Blackburn Skua.Did Portuguese pilots get any training in UK prior to 1945?It sure looks like it because I doubt Skuas were ever send to Portugal.
Then again stranger things happened
No Portuguese Skuas.
https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/by-country.asp?Nation=Portugal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Portuguese_Air_Force
They did have 6 Blackburn Shark IIA's
https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/by-country.asp?Nation=Portugal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Portuguese_Air_Force
They did have 6 Blackburn Shark IIA's
A 16 de Setembro de 1943 o Junkers Ju52 nº210 incendiou-se durante a aterragem em Rabo de Peixe, S. Miguel. A falta de meios adequados de socorro no aeródromo ditou a completa destruição do aparelho.
On September 16, 1943 Junkers Ju52 #210 burned during landing at Fish Butt, S. Miguel. The lack of adequate means of rescue at the aerodrome dictated the complete destruction of the machine.
On September 16, 1943 Junkers Ju52 #210 burned during landing at Fish Butt, S. Miguel. The lack of adequate means of rescue at the aerodrome dictated the complete destruction of the machine.
The Minute Men of Montenegro. This group of Montenegrin soldiers, who returned from their jobs in the Colorado mines to help their motherland in the war, came to meet Lieut. Col. Robert E. Olds, American Red Cross Commissioner to Europe, on his tour of the Balkan countries. They are the best fighters in the Montenegrin army and go about armed to the teeth rifles, hand grenades, knives and pistols being a part of their equipment. After the armistice these men formed a "Minute Man" Company to resist any attempt of another country to gain control of Montenegro. They also volunteered to act as guards for Red Cross Relief supplies” American Red Cross photograph, January, 1920.
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That's as shifty a crew as I've seen, despite wearing the second most useless headgear ever invented, taking the silver medal in the Useless Headgear Olympics to the pillbox hat. Were I the Lt. Col, I'd be disinclined to let them know where the Red Cross supplies were, much less empower them to stand guard over them. That fellow on the far right has just now remembered his cousin, the one with the truck and connections in the capital, is home from jail...
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I'm reading the MacAuslan books by George MacDonald Fraser (of Flashman fame) and enjoying them immensely. He mentions the Marble Arch of Libya (a.k.a. the Arch of the Philaeni) built on the orders of Mussolini himself to celebrate the mighty domination of the Italian Army in North Africa.
Something of a landmark during the desert war, and a big old thing, more so out in the arse-end of noplace between nowhere and yonder.
It wasn't around long. Proving that if there's one thing a monomaniacal fascist can't stand it's the works of another monomaniacal fascist, Qaddafi had it dynamited in 1974.
Ozymandias-ly enough, bits remain scattered here and there, with some rumoured to be kept safe in museums, but considering the state of Lybia of late, no one knows.
Sic semper tyrannis, Benny.
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1942 Life On Midway. Squadron of US Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers in flight, patrolling coral reefs off Midway Island searching for Japanese troops prior to the famous naval engagement. (Photo by Frank Scherschel 110936013/The LIFE Picture Collection)
Pic from World war Pictures facebook page.
Pic from World war Pictures facebook page.
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Guy on the left reminds me of Omar Sharif.
Grizz
Haw! Yeah, me too. In a kinda scruffy, meth-y sort of way... Omar Sharif on 500 calories a day.
Denmark 1941
Insignia of a blind-flying school. Note the twin yellow bands on the cow -- two yellow bands on the fuselage 'warned' others nearby of this aircraft's role.
An early G variant of the He-111.
Pics from World War Pictures facebook page.
Insignia of a blind-flying school. Note the twin yellow bands on the cow -- two yellow bands on the fuselage 'warned' others nearby of this aircraft's role.
An early G variant of the He-111.
Pics from World War Pictures facebook page.
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Various German aircraft abandoned in Denmark after the surrender in 1945.
BV 138 B-1, was powered by three 880 PS (868 hp, 647 kW) Junkers Jumo 205D two-stroke, opposed-piston aircraft diesel engines. The engine cowlings also had an atypical appearance, due to the unique nature of the vertical orientation of the six-cylinder opposed-piston Jumo 205 diesel engines, and resembled the cowlings of 4 or 6-cylinder inverted inline engines found on smaller civil and utility aircraft from the Jumo 205's propshaft placement, emerging forward at the uppermost front end of the powerplant.
BV 138 B-1, was powered by three 880 PS (868 hp, 647 kW) Junkers Jumo 205D two-stroke, opposed-piston aircraft diesel engines. The engine cowlings also had an atypical appearance, due to the unique nature of the vertical orientation of the six-cylinder opposed-piston Jumo 205 diesel engines, and resembled the cowlings of 4 or 6-cylinder inverted inline engines found on smaller civil and utility aircraft from the Jumo 205's propshaft placement, emerging forward at the uppermost front end of the powerplant.
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