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USAREC · « **Reply #1 on:** November 24, 2003, 10:46:04 AM »

traffic jam?

defanitely not a bradley fighting vehicle eh?

JAWS2003 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 24, 2003, 11:14:13 AM »

pugg666 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 24, 2003, 11:31:57 AM »

M-16, Remagen bridge

Widewing · « **Reply #4 on:** November 24, 2003, 12:23:56 PM »

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Originally posted by pugg666
M-16, Remagen bridge

Yup, it's an M16 sitting on the approach to the Ludendorf railway bridge at Remagen.

My father crossed here as part of the 307th Field Artillery, 78th Infantry Division. He told me that the west bank of the Rhine was lined with bumper to bumper M16s, trailered quad fifty mounts and towed 40mm guns, all to deal with Luftwaffe attempts to destroy the railway, and (more importantly) the two pontoon bridges thrown up by the engineers.

He saw his first jet fighters here when a pair of Me 262s tried unsuccessfully to bomb the bridges. He said one of the jets was hit by tripleA and crashed into the river.

My regards,

Widewing

Rasker · « **Reply #5 on:** November 25, 2003, 02:42:29 AM »

those 262's were escorting Ar 234's, making this the first jet fighter/jet bomber combined ops of all time.

frank3 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 25, 2003, 11:15:55 AM »

But is that our ah M-16?? it looks like it has tracks?

Octavius · « **Reply #7 on:** November 25, 2003, 11:21:35 AM »

AH's M16 is a halftrack

frank3 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 25, 2003, 12:14:10 PM »

wait a minut............crap........ ..you're right........

please excuse me sitting in a corner

brady · « **Reply #9 on:** November 25, 2003, 12:30:57 PM »

M-16, Remagen bridge, it is:)