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A row of destroyed “Hanomags” – France 1944
The “Hanomag” or Sd.Kfz 251 series of vehicles was a half tracked armored fighting vehicle of Nazi Germany. Over 15,000 were built during the war, there were 22 variants of the base vehicle. These particular half tracks were knocked out by Allied air power between Carrouges and Rânes – an area below Caen and roughly a […]
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Me-163 A-V4 – Prototype Komet interceptor aircraft in a field
The Me 163A V4 was shipped to Peenemünde to receive the HWK RII-203 engine in May 1941. By 2 October 1941, the Me 163A V4, bearing the radio call sign letters, or Stammkennzeichen, “KE+SW”, set a new world speed record of 1,004.5 km/h (624.2 mph), piloted by Heini Dittmar, with no apparent damage to the […]
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8.8cm flak mounted on a Vomag Omnibus 7
An interesting photo as the Vomag Omnibus 7 was a civilian transport vehicle. There isn’t a lot of information available about the Omnibus 7. The variant is known as the Vomag 88mm Flak 18 Waffentrager. It is an example of the need to get such an excellent but horribly immobile weapon into battle and as […]
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Ilyushin Il-4 gun turret being loaded
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RAF Pilot receiving a haircut in between sorties
With a pipe and a good book, this young pilot receives a haircut in between sorties. Knowing that each time they went out it could be their last mission, keeping mentally busy is key.
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“A date that will live in infamy” – Dec 7th 1941
The USS Arizona burns during the attack on Pearl Harbor A double post today – It’s the 8th down here in NZ but for our American readers it is the 7th. “The attack commenced at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian Time. The base was attacked by 353 Imperial Japanese fighter planes, bombers, and torpedo planes in two […]
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A P-51D Mustang fighter taking off from Iwo Jima. 1945
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A Douglas A-20 making a bomb run on D-Day, 6 June 1944
Assigned to the Ninth Air Force the 416th Bombardment Group, they were equipped with Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft, seen here wearing the invasion stripes – alternating black and white bands on the wings and fuselage – an attempt to increase recognition and thereby reducing friendly fire incidents. D-Day invasion stripes were removed from the upper […]
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Ju 88G W7+ N of the Nachtjagdgeschwader 100
Hungary 1944 Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 (NJG 100) was a Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. Nachtjagdgeschwader 100
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Heinkel He162 Plane Factory in a Salt Mine near Schönebeck 1945
The He 162 Volksjäger – Peoples Fighter, primarily made of wood due to the short supply of metals at this late point in the war. It was the fastest of the first generation of jet fighters produced during the second world war.