Picture of the day

[diopter]

Merry Christmas From Portuguese Naval Aviation.

And a more recent version from the Portuguese Airforce.

BTW. Happy New Year too.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

'A letter home from Evelyn Waugh.'



https://www.standingwellback.com/

The writer training with 8 Commando, Arran.

That is brilliant. Mr. Waugh really was a sterling writer.

That and many more available to you in the Oxford Book of Military Anecdotes, one of the best brandy-by-the-fire books I know.

 

[Ironers]

Oops double post!

 

[Ironers]

I finished this model.The more I learn about Vickers Wellesley the more I'm amazed.Airship technology used to make fabric covered, relatively light bomber with decent bomb load and range.

Very nice!

 

[fat tony]

^I must agree that is a sweet model Donor!

 

[CV32]

Iraqi T-55 from the 1st Gulf war, destroyed by a Maverick missile. Not that big of an entry hole, but it's worth noting the complete absence of the engine deck, which should give some idea of what happened on the inside of that particular iron coffin.

The missile itself (probably the AGM-65D variant) is only 30 cm across, and the shaped charge warhead significantly less than that. But that sucker weighs 57 kg, and that hit couldn't have been better placed. T-55 tanks seem to often blow out through the rear, rather than pop their turret. Even with a hit so devastating.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Got a soft spot in my head for Sunderlands.

"Tell the Sprogs to have a little extra breakfast. We've got a bit of a job for them."

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

The only part of the HE177 that was more dangerous to the Allies than the crew of the aircraft itself:

Cozy, and easy to leave if things went bad. Maybe the best job on the whole awful airplane.

 

[diopter]

I finished this model.The more I learn about Vickers Wellesley the more I'm amazed.Airship technology used to make fabric covered, relatively light bomber with decent bomb load and range.

https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/vickers-wellesley

 

[Tikka223]

Got a soft spot in my head for Sunderlands.

"Tell the Sprogs to have a little extra breakfast. We've got a bit of a job for them."

Is it just me or does she look a little shot up?

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Pretty fresh out there today. But not this bad.

 

[donor]

Lend-Lease transit airfield for Russia bound aircraft? A-20 Bostons with strapped on ferry tanks.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

...and red stars on a white field. Could be Grande Prairie for all we know.

Meanwhile, further south, someone is about to get the hair screamed clean off.

 

[HuskyDude]

Meanwhile, further south, someone is about to get the hair screamed clean off.

Not sure... kinda looks like might just be lucky he's landed...

 

[XRCD011]

^ I agree, I think the crew where lucky to just get it back on the ground after something went Ka-boom inside.

 

[grelmar]

The missile itself (probably the AGM-65D variant) is only 30 cm across, and the shaped charge warhead significantly less than that. But that sucker weighs 57 kg, and that hit couldn't have been better placed. T-55 tanks seem to often blow out through the rear, rather than pop their turret. Even with a hit so devastating.

Thanks for that... I was a bit curious as to why the turret was even in the same postal code. I wonder if the poor buggers even had any ammo for the thing.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Similar looking hole...

This American Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy four-engine bomber from the 505th group was damaged by its own propeller in the raid on Yokohama (Japan) – due to engine failure, the propeller fell off and hit the fuselage.
On three engines, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress reached Iwo Jima, where it lost control and rammed the tail of another B-29 bomber when landing. The collision resulted in a damaged nose and a destroyed air gun turret.

Checks out. Pretty sphincter-tightening day for those lads. Those early B-29's had issues galore with the engines.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

I stumbled on this, causes similar damage and not good, but internal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBNBdvYoptY

Grizz

 

[bush1]

Pretty fresh out there today. But not this bad.

Herman Nelson heaters were a necessity for aviation work in the North. It’s funny that so many girls in the North knew a guy called Herman Nelson

 

[Grizzly Adams]

...and red stars on a white field. Could be Grande Prairie for all we know.

Could be Edmonton as well.

Grizz