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Full Dress Summer uniform to a Leutnant aerial gunner/radio operator and veteran of the Spanish Civil War The hat has a removeable top, the tunic has removeable buttons and boards as well as collar tabs that are snapped on so that the tunic may be laundered. This Leutnant is standing in a summer field filled with early war aircraft. He wears the full dress summer uniform in white. It is made out of a cotton waffle-weave fabric and unlined. The uniform was finished off with white dress shoes, white shirt and tie. The dress belt and dagger could be added for parade occasions. The yellow piping indicates he is in the flight troops or paratroops of the Luftwaffe, but his decorations and badges narrow it down. The aerial gunner/radio operator badge on his left breast and the silver bomber clasp above his left pocket indicate he is a kampfflieger or bomber crewman. A close-up view of the cap shows the level of detail and finish in this superior quality officers visor hat. The eagle, wreath and chinstrap are all made of heavy bullion (as opposed to less expensive aluminum stamps). The top was removable and could be exchanged for the blue-grey winter top. Above the right breast pocket is a pre-1937 style eagle, the emblem of the Luftwaffe at the time of hostilities in Spain yet worn throughout the Second World War on summer uniforms and flight jackets.

Con questo, penso che l'inventiva umana abbia toccato veramente il fondo! :wip41: No clue as to the date or country of origin, but this appears to be an armored machine gun enclosure with extending wings designed to be pushed forward to a firing position.

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Scusa manu, una domanda, mi sembra di notare che la vernice presenta dei riflessi diversi sulle parti verniciate di nero, spero che alla fine il tutto si presenterà in modo uniforme!

Preferisco di gran lunga i Nose Art vecchio stile! Nose art painted by S/Sgt Lynn E Trank 405th Fighter Group, 510th Fighter Squadron Christchurch, England - Picauville & St Dizier, France -- Kitzingen, Germany TIPSY P-47 serial unknown 510th Fighter Squadron This Thunderbolt was assigned to Lt Harris S. Boyse and sported a beautiful piece of nose art by S/Sgt Trank. The photo here shows another pilot apparently associated with the plane and anyone with information on this P47 and its pilots is asked to make contact.

Già Postato! Anche se non va sui binari è una sorta di treno assurdo! American Armored Snow Train

Il primo è stato già postato, il secondo non ha nulla di strano! Landsverk 182

Nose art painted by George Rarey 362nd Fighter Group Wormingford, England TRISHIE IV P-47D Serial unknown Assigned to 1Lt Ray Fuchs of 379th Fighter Squadron who flew the group's first combat mission on 8th February 1944 leading Blue Flight. The serial number of "Trishie IV" is not yet known.

:blink: Mi dici cortesemente cosa c'è di strano nell'aereo appena postato??? Forse mi sfugge la sua particolarità intrinseca!

Nose art painted by Cpl Al G Merkling 20th Combat Mapping Squadron Nadzab, New Guinea & Okinawa PHOTO QUEEN! B-24 F-7A 42-73049 20th Combat Mapping Squadron Another stunning creation by Al Merkling, "Photo Queen!" portrayed the mission of the 20CMS in a new and very appealing light to men incarcerated on remote Pacific islands. His work on the titling style alone would have been a fine embellishment to any aircraft but his figure work was simply magnificent. It is hard to appreciate the extreme conditions under which he worked. Burning temperatures instantly dried the paint which was a mixture of shellac lacquers, house paint and USAAF official airplane paint, thinned with high-octane fuel and applied with a rough and ready collection of available brushes. In spite of all this, Merkling's skill reigned supreme and he produced some of the finest examples of nose art to be seen in the Pacific region. "Photo Queen!" flew its first combat photo mission on 16th April 1944 and completed a further 13 sorties before being retired due to combat damage. If anyone has information on the dates and targets of those missions and the circumstances of the aircraft's demise, please make contact.

Williams (1913 Jane's) 1908 = An oddity with four parafoil-type wings over an A-frame. Flight record unknown. Da segnalare questo stupendo sito dove sono riportati praticamente ogni tipo di aereo "Curioso" AEROFILES!

Flight Uniform to a Luftwaffe Major on the Western or Mediterranean front 2 No flight over water would be complete without an inflatable life vest. The major wears and inflatable schwimmweste model 10-30-B2. This was inflated either with a CO2 cartridge built in (near his left hand) or with the manual breathing tube on the chest. The parachute would be put on over the life vest. Pictured behind the Major is an ME-110. The back of the pneumatic 10-30-B2 schwimmweste shows how it is strapped on to ensure a snug fit when the pilot has to bail out. It was designed to keep the pilot's head above water until rescue. The pilot and crew would also have inflatable dinghy kits in case they had to ditch as well.

Questo invece è assurdo!

Sei venuto nel posto giusto benvenuto!

Questo Sovietico è strano forte!

Master???? Ma è assolutamente un nome (personalmente parlando) insignificante, che non mi comunica affatto le caratteristiche del velivolo, se fosse stato per me avrei fatto vincere il nome e la motivazione presentati da Tuccio!

Bene Flank. Vedo che stai migliorando anche nell'assemblaggio, infatti si possono notare una prescisione ed una meticolosità notevolmente migliorate !

Già postato Post n°311 Anche questo Sherman modificato non scherza affatto

Nose art painted by George Rarey 362nd Fighter Group Wormingford, England DANNY BOY P-47D Serial unknown Assigned to 1Lt Bob McKee of 379th Fighter Squadron who flew his first combat mission on 10th February 1944 escorting the heavy bombers to Brunswick. Flying "tail-end charlie", McKee was forced to belly land out of fuel on his return into an open field. It is not known if he was flying "Danny Boy" on this occasion as the serial number is not yet known undentified. McKee was flying as #3 ship in Rarey's flight on 26th June 44 and witnessed the loss of his fighter pilot/artist friend. His own plane was also hit by the same torrent of 20mm, 40mm and rifle fire which saturated the sky as they made their low level strafing run on a German truck. Rarey's P47 exploded and McKee was also reported lost but he struggled back to arrive 25 minutes after the rest of the flight.

LUFTWAFFE UNIFORMS UVV Gefreiter, part of the Luftwaffe ground units. The sleve shield is the same as other UVV forces, but sewn on the Luftwaffe blue cloth. Pilot from UVV (Ukrainian Liberation Army). It is not known if UVV had its own airforce, but Ukrainian volunteers serving in Luwtwaffe would still wear the UVV sleeve shiled.

Flight Uniform to a Luftwaffe Major on the Western or Mediterranean front Dressed for the relative warm weather of the western front, this major wears a combination of flight gear, service dress and private purchase items as was the fashion of the Luftwaffe elite. First, he wears an exquisite flight weight officer's cap that was designed to roll up. He then has a private purchase leather jacket with rank and branch of service insignia added. Under that he wears his shirt and tie from his service dress.

53 mm quick-firing gun in mobile turret

Tanti Auguri Little!

Panzerkraftwagen Sumida 1933