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OK, that's hot - a nurse with an MG42. What's not to like?
When I was a kid lots of black dogs were named "niiiiir". It seemed to work out OK for the dogs and their owners.
That’s because that word is the ye olde English word for black. Just another word that fell out of favour over time.
I still get rid of cobwebs from time to time. Cob is the ye olde English word for spider.
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Hunting for Swallows
As the Allied armies advanced deeper into Germany the soon-to-be winners started worrying more and more about the post-war and who would rule next. To assure supremacy a tech race took place with special teams on all sides trying to be the first, and if possible the only ones, to get their hands on Germany’s advanced weaponry and top scientific personnel and research.
Like all other teams, the US Army Air Force’s Air Technical Intelligence (ATI) Division had at the top of its priority targets’ list one name: Messerschmitt 262, nicknamed ‘Schwalbe’ (Swallow) in its fighter variant.
By May of 1945 Germany’s defeat was just a matter of time. Intelligence reports indicated that several Me 262s had been spotted on an airfield in Bavaria, just south of Augsburg. In fact, this was Lechfeld airbase, the home base for the main Messerschmitt factory. ATI Colonel Harold E. Watson sent a request throughout the theater of operations for a small group of volunteers, drawn from the most capable pilots and mechanics available. As the new team members filtered in, they were formally assigned to the project and finally informed of their highly classified mission: locate a squadron's complement of the Luftwaffe's most advanced jet aircraft, learn how to operate and maintain them, and stand by for orders to fly them out of Germany.
When one of Watson’s men, Lt R. C. Strobell, arrived at Lechfeld, he was relieved to see that a small group of Americans had preceded him onto the field. These men, from the 54th Air Disarmament Squadron, had arrived in the area a few weeks earlier with orders to preserve and safeguard as many Me 262 as possible. A week prior to Strobell's arrival, the last of eight flight worthy Me 262 had been test flown, and two more were awaiting engines. The 54th ADS men were quick to make their mark upon the project by painting conspicuous names on the left side each of these airplanes. The right side of each jet bore their unofficial squadron name, borne of their constant squabbling: the Feudin' 54th.
The aircraft in this photo (V083) ‘Wilma Jean’ was the 50 mm cannon-armed Me 262 A-1a/U4 prototype: a bomber killer. Unfortunately, on the 30th of June, during a ferrying flight, one of the engines began shedding turbine blades, and the resultant vibration caused a tailplane malfunction that placed the jet into an uncontrollable dive. The pilot, Ludwig Hofmann (a former Luftwaffe’s Me 262 test pilot), managed to bail out and deploy his parachute before blacking out, thus surviving the event although "suffering severe bruising from head to toe".
Of the 8 original Me 262 in existence worldwide today, 4 of them are part of the original batch of ten rescued by ATI and the Feudin' 54th.
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M4A3(76)W Sherman of 14th Armored Division. Rittershofen Germany, 1945.
Wonder if they ended up getting better radio reception?
I saw a picture , can’t remember where I saw it , but General Patton chastising a Sherman crew that had put sand bags all around their tank , adding extra weight
Got it somewhere in my books. Will try to dig it. i think it is (at least...) in the Heimdal publishing First Army memorial album
Edit... Found it in an osprey publishing New vanguard #73 on the m4 76mm. The picture struck me when i first saw it. Not making politics, but trump make same look... Not sure the photograph made it unscathed too. Sorry for the bad quality, picture from a book vintage style:
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Got it somewhere in my books. Will try to dig it. i think it is (at least...) in the Heimdal publishing First Army memorial album
Edit... Found it in an osprey publishing New vanguard #73 on the m4 76mm. The picture struck me when i first saw it. Not making politics, but trump make same look... Not sure the photograph made it unscathed too. Sorry for the bad quality, picture from a book vintage style:
I’m wondering if that extra weight did contribute to final drive failure , definitely must have increased fuel consumption, but did give the crews more confidence in their tank
Patton didn't have to ride a Sherman tank and go up against the dreaded 88s or Panzerfausts. People would do anything to give themselves an edge, even if it was for morale building purposes. You see many pics of Shermans with welded on track shoes, logs and sandbags. Regulations tend to get fewer the further forward you go.
People would do anything to give themselves an edge, even if it was for morale building purposes. You see many pics of Shermans with welded on track shoes, logs and sandbags. Regulations tend to get fewer the further forward you go.Patton didn't have to ride a Sherman tank and go up against the dreaded 88s or Panzerfausts.
patton was not known for his compassion for his soldiers!
I read they could offer some protection against shaped charged warhead, but nothing against german high velocity AP projectiles. The marines in the pacific also used that protection against molotov, satchel charges and magnetic mines
The ordnance units of the seventh army apparently developped a standardized kit for mounting the sandbags on shermans
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ye is a left over of german printing presses. germans didn't have the character for thorn which looks sorta like the modern letter p and made the th sound. in early fonts, the Y looked similar to the hand written thorn character so it was used as a replacement. eventually th became a commonplace alternative to thorn
I think what would have been offensive to him (Patton) was that the crew had compromised one of the key advantages of armour ... the first of which is mobility.
Patton clearly understood that armour provided mobility, shock and firepower .... he had a lot of tanks .... and he meant to exploit them to seize ground. The maintenance of a rapid advance also minimized casualties as the enemy had little time to prepare effective defence. You can imagine with this going through his mind he was a little pissed at the crews actions that might slow their advance, was obviously done with a defensive mindset (which offended his principles of constant attack) could add another burden to his logistics (in this case maintenance) problems .... and on top of all of this - he didn’t authorize it ... which I imagine to him was one of the biggest piss offs! Just conjecture .... Patton never confided in me
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Patton wasn't a master strategist and missed numerous opportunities especially during the battle of France.
Being an armchair general I would offer this humble opinion that after trapping and mauling German Army Group B at Falaise he should of pivoted 3rd Army and driven it into the British right flank for a second Dunkirk.
Being an armchair general I would offer this humble opinion that after trapping and mauling German Army Group B at Falaise he should of pivoted 3rd Army and driven it into the British right flank for a second Dunkirk.
Patton wasn't a master strategist and missed numerous opportunities especially during the battle of France.
Being an armchair general I would offer this humble opinion that after trapping and mauling German Army Group B at Falaise he should of pivoted 3rd Army and driven it into the British right flank for a second Dunkirk.
Patton was an aggressive Go Getter. When the situation called for it, Georgie got the job and usually got it done
Montgomery, his rival, was the opposite. Grizz
"Marine Corps pilot 1st Lt. Loren
Grover of Marine Fighter Squadron
(VMF) 212 launched from Saipan
in F4U-4 (BuNo 81473) assigned
to VMF-211. As the plane gained
speed, the left wing rose toward the
folded position. Upon reaching the
end of the flight deck, the left wingwas at about a 45-degree angle. As
soon as the plane became airborne,
the wing was torn off. The Corsair
rolled to the left, hit the water off
the port bow in a 35-degree, nosedown attitude on its back, and sank.
An extensive search was conducted,
but the pilot was never recovered.
The accident board determined
there was a failure to check the left
wing for positive lock before final
turn-up and launch " Source: Naval Aviation News
So ye is pronounced the?
Yup, scott585 nailed it. So if you see 'ye' it's not "Yeeee ole drinking pub", it's "The old drinking pub". Rather deflates things, no?
So tell me what this word is: "veffels" appearing on almost all riparian Canadian Land Patents. Or how about a visit to the local MVSEVM?
