Picture of the day

[collector67]

Liking those pics, thank you for posting. I’m fascinated by “occupation “ photos in Japan after the war.

 

[diopter]

Last B-25 built by North American Aviation at the Inglewood plant. It is covered from nose to tail by workers signatures from there. The Inglewood plant switched to P-51 production, while B-25s continued to be produced in Kansas City. Bones flew in the CBI, as part of the 11th BS IIRC.... nope 81st.

 

[collector67]

Did it survive the conflict?

 

[ArmedGinger]

Did it survive the conflict?

Yes and no.

Just prior to the end of the war had a low altitude mid-air collision with a vulture that went through the windshield just missing the crew. She landed safely but she was never flown again and was reportedly scrapped somewhat in India.

 

[diopter]

Bones:
https://b-25history.org/aircraft/435104.htm

 

[purple]

Off for a ride in the Commemorative Air Force B-25 "Maid in the Shade" in Penticton, BC a few years ago. Noisy, pricey, but memorable.

 

[grelmar]

As the saying used to go, "paint it green and sell it for $5000 more.

And people pay the difference for the same reason they'll pay more for a Diemaco AR over a Norinco AR... because it'll run smoother, and when you really need it, you know it will work.

 

[fat tony]

HMS Cardiff.

 

[gewehr76]

HMS Cardiff.

Look at all the brass being washed off, I guess they don't reload

 

[ipscgraz]

Fire support from a white Tiger I, winter of 1944, Eastern Front.

 

[slug]

Fort Bragg, 1972. Taken by a friend with an Instamatic when he was taking parachute training.

 

[fat tony]

Look at all the brass being washed off, I guess they don't reload

This is from the Falklands war according to the source. Must have been during their rotation in the gun line for bombardment duty. Big 5.25" gun.

 

[diopter]

Chinese KMT soldiers during the 1937 battle at Shanghai.

 

[762.39]

Look at all the brass being washed off, I guess they don't reload

They use taxpayer dollars, no need to reload.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Jeeps can be anything. These jeeps were locomotives.

 

[CV32]

This is from the Falklands war according to the source. Must have been during their rotation in the gun line for bombardment duty. Big 5.25" gun.

No, it was a 4.5 inch (114mm/55) Mark 8 Mod 0. The photo is from 6 June 1982, the morning after a particularly intense bombardment. I believe Cardiff came off the gun line on 12 June, by which time her gun tube was probably pretty worn out.

 

[rempel429]

Jeeps can be anything. These jeeps were locomotives.

How hard was that on the clutches and brakes! 4low and third I guess.....

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Pre war FN version of the BAR, in the colorized photo, from Diopter ?

Grizz

 

[gewehr76]

This is from the Falklands war according to the source. Must have been during their rotation in the gun line for bombardment duty. Big 5.25" gun.

Lower ranks were forced to pick up each piece of brass after firing to save the color metal. Yet in that photo they waste it by the ton

 

[grinder08]

Lower ranks were forced to pick up each piece of brass after firing to save the color metal. Yet in that photo they waste it by the ton

Combat is different from training. Typically we would be very frugal during training. In my world we weren't even allowed to fire the 50's because the ammo cost to much.