Gunner's view from P-47 Thunderbolt, taking out some Japanese fuel supplies.
Interestingly, the P-47 was not only the heaviest, largest and most expensive piston-engined fighter ever built, but the two engineers who designed it for Republic Aviation were a Russian and a Georgian immigrant who -along with many others at the company- came to the United States escape Stalin's purges
Krupp K5railway gun: fired 562lb (280mm) shell/32 miles
US Liberty Ship Robert Rowan hit by Luftwaffe off Sicily, July 1943
German V1, forerunner of today's cruise missiles
Here an RAF pilot "tips" a Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) by flipping it's wingtip with his, thus knocking the flying bomb off-course. British pilots had to get far too close to shoot them down without being taken out by the explosion... thus the innovative technique evolved
Thanks Anon- but with Google AdSense, you really have no control over content- it's the program's primary drawback, although my readers DO click a lot of ads anyway
I don't think too many will be switched over by those lousy Obama ads, have you seen the video lol
Well Old Coast and Brian, I dunno about the boat, this started out as one of those emails, and I researched each item prior to posting. There were other errors, such as the King Tiger was labeled a Tiger I and such.
But the German pontoon plane's cockpit does seem too far back for a J-88... but in my googling I was unable to find a Heinkel like this one, particularly the radial engines- glazing seems off too, who knows lol
Hi this is my first time here. I have some photos that were my uncle's from WWII. He was a photographer and artist. One is an original of the Famous Lucky Legs II photo that you see posted everywhere. I also have a photo of two soldiers in heavy undergrowth, and another of what appears to be a liferaft with 7 soldiers coming ashore. Who could I get these photos to so that the most good would come from them?
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An amazing group of historical photographs.
Thanks for presenting them.
It is my pleasure, Tainan- enjoy your day
Great photographic tour ;-) Thanks for sharing.
You got it Red, happy to hear from you as always!
For what it is worth, when your main page loads, the Google ad the came up was for Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.
Thanks Anon- but with Google AdSense, you really have no control over content- it's the program's primary drawback, although my readers DO click a lot of ads anyway
I don't think too many will be switched over by those lousy Obama ads, have you seen the video lol
The picture of the USS Phillipine Sea appears to be a Korean War-era picture.
Now there's a find!
I'm thinking that the twin-engine on pontoons is a Heinkel 111, not a Junkers 88.
Agree on the Philippine Sea photo - WW2 aircraft did not have 4-blade props.
Well Old Coast and Brian, I dunno about the boat, this started out as one of those emails, and I researched each item prior to posting. There were other errors, such as the King Tiger was labeled a Tiger I and such.
But the German pontoon plane's cockpit does seem too far back for a J-88... but in my googling I was unable to find a Heinkel like this one, particularly the radial engines- glazing seems off too, who knows lol
Those are some great pics! Thanks for sharing them.
My pleasure, Steven
Hi this is my first time here. I have some photos that were my uncle's from WWII. He was a photographer and artist. One is an original of the Famous Lucky Legs II photo that you see posted everywhere. I also have a photo of two soldiers in heavy undergrowth, and another of what appears to be a liferaft with 7 soldiers coming ashore. Who could I get these photos to so that the most good would come from them?
Not sure what you're looking for Tambucca, sell or donate?
They sound pretty interesting
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