A fantastic post Jim. The most well known pilot in WW1 and had to be a German! The British High Command refused to let our pilots wear...
A superb film. I enjoyed the book even more.."The Cruel Sea" written by Nicholas Monsarrat. It was based on his war time experiences...and other...
Welcome mate. Nice to see you here. Hope you enjoy yourself.
Another great topic mate , and very informative as per usual. Machine guns are very apt to jam/overheat etc. (ref the Bren gun by Jim. and my...
Sten Hate to pour cold water on your topic mate, since you have took the time to research and post it. But the Sten was a very un-reliable...
Rear gunner What a sad loss. A very brave man. Can you imagine the guts it took to squeeze into that rear turret time after time? I looked...
Another great topic, and another good video from Jim. Did you notice in the vid the first shooter was left-handed? This can be a big...
Great topic mate! Very informative. I worked at one of the factories where they made this great aircraft. They made them, then wheeled them...
Deception Almost stranger than fiction isn't it? There was a saying in the army... Bullshit baffles brains! And the Germans were certainly...
A great story Jim. Very very brave people the Resistance. A lot of them were betrayed by their own countrymen it seems. But what agony you had...
You have covered the subject really well mate. Most informative. And great photos too. Well done!
Tanks Nice find mate:thumb: Didn't the Russians produce another heavy tank and named it J S mk1 + 2. The J S after Joseph Stalin? I think it...
I will keep my eye out for this one.
Germans Havent read the book yet mate, but years ago Micheal Caine made a very good T.V. film about Britain under the nazi rule. He played a high...
Japan A great find mate. Very informative. There is a American aircraft carrier "The USS Hornet" in Oakland harbour San Francisco,which is...
the Bren The Bren Gun .303 was the mainstay m/g of the British army when I was serving. It was deadly accurate..even from 1000 yards!...
ammo Nice photo Jim. These blokes loading the ammo were the unsung heroes of the war. With-out these lads the pilots could not have done...
Hurricanes Superb photos and thread yet again Jim! Where do you keep finding them?.. Keep em coming mate
Spits Again a brilliant find Jim!
Bolton Another nice find Jim. It does look like Spitfire doesn't it? Not a lot has been written about this aircraft as far as I know. Perhaps...
