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Nose art painted by Sgt Eugene Townsend 301st Bomb Group, 32nd Bomb Squadron England, North Africa, Italy SPECIAL DELIVERY II B-17F-5-BO 41-24418 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron Assigned to the 352nd Bomb squadron at Westover, this B17F was initially named as "Mickey Finn" and flew eleven missions from Chelveston bearing that name. Lt Walter A Williams flew the Fort on the 301BG's first combat sortie to Rouen on 5th September 1942. When the group redeployed to Tafaraoui in North Africa, 418 was transferred into 32BS and re-named as "Special Delivery II" after the originally named Fort suffered flak damage in mid December and was scrapped. Sixty-eight more missions were completed before "Special Delivery II" was considered "War Weary" and sent back to the USA proudly sporting at least eight swastikas for fighter kills. Here it was used to train the seemingly endless line of fledgling aircrews at Rapid City AAB, including men destined for service with 398BG. In October 1944, it was worn out and written off.

91st Bomb Group Bassingbourn, England SUNKIST SUE B-17G-50-DL 44-6293 401st Bomb Squadron Jack Gaffney was also Crew Chief to this Douglas-built B17G which he named and embellished with a beautiful piece of nose art. One of the pilots which flew the ship intended to rename the plane as "Peggy" after his wife but he never got round to it before moving on to another Fort. Another pilot who flew the plane was less than enthusiastic about it, complaining that it was "sluggish and had trouble maintaining position in the formation". He suspected it had an fundamental airframe fault and as a consequence the plane had its ball turret removed at the end of October 1944. His test flight of the modified "Sunkist Sue" was no milk run -- it was to Merseburg on 2nd November and the formation came under severe fighter attack. His crew claimed five enemy fighters during the ensuing melee. On 29th January 1945, flown by James Ashlock's crew, "Sunkist Sue" lost an engine over the Niederlahnstein rail yards and lagged behind the formation. Finding safety at an emergency field on the continent, Ashlock's crew left their plane there and returned by ferry flight to England. It did eventually return to Bassingbourn but does not seem to have flown any further missions before returning to the USA in June 1945.

Nose art painted by Sgt Johnnie White 96th Bomb Group Snetterton Heath, England BLACK HAWK B-17F-90-BO 42-30180 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron This was another Fort originally assigned to 384BG but transferred on 6th July to 96BG. Some sources suggest that the aircraft was also named "Guzzlers" but on its right side Johnnie White painted an impressive design of a black bird riding an 8-ball sprouting machineguns like a chin turret, or ball turret. "Black Hawk" did not in fact carry the chin turret which became standard with later B17G models. If it had the aircraft might have faired better in the latter half of the year. Between mid-July and 31st December it sustained notable battle damage on at least seven occasions. On the final day of 1943, flak inflicted particularly serious damage which put the plane out of action for some time. Returning to combat in January 1944 it was hit heavily again on 29th when "Black Hawk" was riddled with 20mm cannon fire, which also wounded two of the crew. The veteran Fort may have been withdrawn from combat operations after this battering and at some time later in the year was transferred to be modified for the experimental remote control "Aphrodite" project. Stripped of weaponry and packed with explosives and extra fuel, the aircraft was aimed at the submarine pens at Heligoland on 11th September 1944. Tragically, one of the pilots was killed as he bailed out of the "drone" but it was successfully controlled by the "mother" ship and aimed at the target. 350 metres short of its aiming point it was shot down into the sea. Note that just below the angled cheek gun mounting, someone has added further embellishment by cutting out a Vargas pin-up from a copy of Esquire magazine and pasting it onto the side, adding the name "Bette Lore".

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Diciamo che fanno parte della stessa tipologia di rappresentazioni, per quanto riguarda la parola fine, direi che vi sbagliate ne avrei ancora parecchie da postare !!! :asd: Facciamo un pò il punto della situazione: Post N°1521-1524-1526-1528-1531-1532-1533-1534-1535-1537-1538-1539-15401-1541-1542-1543-1545-1546-1552-1553-1559-1560-1563-1564-1567 Tutti già postati, inoltre per le colorazioni speciali degli aerei di linea c'è già un topic apposito! Quando gli aerei si vestono..., la pubblicità vola alta... SATAN'S WORKSHOP B-17F-75-BO 42-29931 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron This B17 served with the famous "Bloody Hundredth" 100th Bomb Group prior to being transferred out of the 3rd Bomb Division in mid-July and sent to the 303rd Bomb Group at Molesworth. It completed three missions flying from Thorpe Abbotts sporting the name of "Jaybird". After arrival at Molesworth the aircraft flew many lead roles and sustained considerable damage in the process. Of its 35 recorded missions, nineteen were flown as group lead; on eleven of them significant battle daamge was sustained from flak, fighters and friendly fire. On 4th October 1943 the crew of Captain John Casello claimed three Me110s shot down -- the same crew claimed another Me109 over Oschersleben on 11th January 1944. David Clifton's gunners had bagged an Fw190 over LeBourget in mid-August and Major Mitchell's ball gunner destroyed another over Emden in early October. It was the icy cold waters of the English Channel that finally claimed Satan's Workshop on 22nd February 1944. George Underwood had the #2 engine shot out by flak over Achersleben and after struggling back across the enemy coast he was forced to ditch into a rough sea -- all on board were killed.

Altre Meraviglie Sovietiche!

UDES XX20 Articulated Tank

Mha... Anche nella foto appare "Bianca", evidentemente vista la colorazione inconsueta c'è qualche riflesso che trae in inganno!

TAGS through the years World War 2 & later Pair of compressed fibre, standard early WW2 issue, identity discs, one round and one octagonal. Both are impressed in obverse 'NX70937 J.K. GREER C.E.' and in the reverse 'O 4'. The round disc has a single hole punched through it and the octagonal disc two holes. Both are attached to a fine silver chain which is held together in two places with fine cotton thread. Circular brown leather identity disc on 600mm long fine steel chain. Impressed obverse 'R J / REYNOLDS / TEL / PA 2957 / MOSS2A'. Associated with PA2957 Wireless Telegraphist 1st Class, R J Reynolds, RAN. He enlisted 1942 and was posted to HMAS Melville, early in 1943. He subsequently served in HMAS Tolga (1943-1944) and HMAS Adelaide (1944). Reynolds was seconded, in 1944, to the Coastwatchers (later Australian Intelligence Bureau) as crew aboard HMAS HDML1321. This motor launch was allocated to Special Operations and operated in insertion, extraction and supply of Commando and GRD intelligence raiding parties. ML1321 also participated in the ill-fated Z Special Force raid to Mushu Island. New Guinea. 6 June 1944. Stainless steel identity discs have replaced fibre discs which are unsuitable in New Guinea's climate. Private L. Matthews of Belmore, NSW, his tools laid around him, stamps out the steel discs for members of his unit, north of Alexishafen. Note that he is using an axe head as his anvil.

Qualche video in merito! X-47B UCAS UCAS X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (Togliete L'Audio)

Esatto, io ci sono stato, ed è veramente particolare, se capitate da quelle parti vi consiglio di dargli un'occhiata! Bruno Bentivoglio!

U.S.A.F. Canadian Air Force

Digital Pattern!

Description: 12 inch mortar railway artillery guns. ARC caption : "Beginning with the Civil War, the U.S. Army recognized a need to provide for coastal defenses in the Pacific NW along the Columbia River and in the Puget Sound. A number of forts, many no longer in service, were built for this purpose". Item from Record Group 392: Records of U.S. Army Coast Artillery Districts and Defenses, 1901 - 1950 Location: NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) (NRISA)

Fantastico Manu è una vera e propria opera d'arte, poi lo Spillone è sempre piacevole da rivedere in ogni sua rappresentazione!

This jacket was worn by Captain (Pilot) Patrick Gordon Taylor, an Australian who served in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). In 1915 he was appointed temporary lieutenant in 26 Battalion CMF, replacing a Lieutenant who had joined the AIF. Keen to be on active service too, but rejected by the AIF, he traveled to England at his own expense to join the RFC. Commissioned with the rank of Lieutenant on 12 August 1916, he was posted to 66 Squadron, which was equipped with Sopwith Pup scouts, and was awarded the Military Cross in July 1917. Promoted Captain and served with 94 and 88 Squadrons. Returned to Australia in 1919. Note the 3 pips of Captain's rank on the lower sleeves. Leather flying helmet as issued to Royal Flying Corps and Australian Flying Corps in the early part of WW1. They were later replaced with a solid crash helmet. Below. Leather flying gloves

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Le Immaginbi parlano da sole!

"Kolossal-Wagen" This super heavy breakthrough tank was designed for planned service in 1919. Two prototypes were built, but never tested and destroyed after the war.

Uniforms of the AFC Australian Flying Corps (AFC) L1 Pattern tan leather flying jacket. This maternity style flying jacket has a high-backed soft stand collar and a waist belt. A short buttonholed strap is sewn to the left side of the collar and it can be fastened beneath the wearer's jaw to a pair of buttons on the right side of the collar. The patch type map pocket on the breast slopes slightly downwards towards the left side. Its simple opening is on the right side. Six concealed brown plastic buttons fasten the front of the jacket on the right side. A large pocket with a flap has been let into the front left panel below the waist belt. It has orange coloured brass press studs on the flap.

Marines? Ok! Tanto lo Skyray è un soggetto molto valido dal punto di vista estetico, quindi, anche se ti può sembrare monotona la livrea rende bene sul soggetto! Qualche Profilo!

Uniform variations of the Royal Scots, the oldest Infantry Unit in the Commonwealth 1633 to 1840 1843 to 1880 1881 to 1903 1910 to 1991

:asd: Staff Officer of the NZ Division 1918 Insets: New Zealand Signal Corps (NZ Engineers) cap badge and a blue armlet with a silver fern worn by staff officers with Brigade HQ NZ Division. Medal: Victory Medal Rifleman of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (NZRB) 1916-18 Insets: Brass NZRB shoulder titles, and soldier with the rank of corporal manning a trench. Medal: Victory Medal RNZAF Bomber Pilot attached to Bomber Command (Royal Air Force), 1943 Insets: Escape compass (concealed in a button), RNZAF Pilot's badge Medal: New Zealand War Service Medal

Weilà flankedd, ma il cokpit sta venendo benissimo,noto con piacere che stai facendo balzi da gigante, sono contento, ciò dimostra che chi si impegna nella vita può raggiungere qualsiasi risultato! Grande Continua così!

EQUIPAGGIAMENTI NELLA GRANDE GUERRA Germania Dopo il 1910 il fante tedesco avrà in dotazione una uniforme moderna di colore feldgrau. La giubba (feldrock) modello 1907/10 con colletto ripiegato era realizzata di un panno pesante e solido e foderata in tela di cotone. Sulle maniche e davanti vi era una filettatura rossa viva caratteristica dell'arma della fanteria. Giubba con due tacche sui fianchi tagliate in senso orizzontale munite di battente abbottonato. Si chiude davanti con otto bottoni di tombacco non lucidato (diam. 21 mm) ornati da una corona reale su fondo granuloso con bordo liscio. Collo chiuso da un gancio di acciaio. Qui il collo e rissvolti delle maniche sono bordati con un gallone dorato distintivo di sottoufficiale (Unterroffizier). Sulla spalla destra e al secondo bottone è fissato il cordone di un premio di tiro. Una cravatta di tessuto di cotone grigioverde protegge il colletto dal sudore.