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Offline AirFlyer

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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2009, 09:05:25 PM »
Been looking at this and I just remembered where I saw it, it reminds me of the Zero found on Pagan Island.







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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2009, 07:55:06 AM »
Pagan Island, that's it, not Tinian like I thought.  Hey give me a break it was over 6 years ago.  If I remember I'll get you some pics of it when I get home tonight since I don't have them at work.  Between there and Iwo, we saw tons of stuff that others will never get an opportunity to see.
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2009, 03:02:38 PM »
I believe the text said this one was from Tinean. Lots of little sandy islands out there.
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2009, 04:13:08 PM »



So did the poor Dutch soldiers need to pedal those things, or what? Looks like a Little Tykes version of an APC!
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2009, 04:50:38 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on November 17, 2009, 09:24:12 AM
For some reason this picture caught my eye. The terrors of war .... at peace.

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Looks like the weathering is all wrong on it, not enough wear and tear for a submittal for a skin.
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2009, 07:05:20 PM »
Quote from: lowZX14 on November 19, 2009, 07:55:06 AM
Pagan Island, that's it, not Tinian like I thought.  Hey give me a break it was over 6 years ago.  If I remember I'll get you some pics of it when I get home tonight since I don't have them at work.  Between there and Iwo, we saw tons of stuff that others will never get an opportunity to see.

Looking forward to seeing them. Any idea what model of A6M it is? Something about it has me saying one of the A6M5 series but for the life of me I can't really tell...
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2009, 08:11:59 AM »
Looks like the zeke was left to rot, not crashed, or maybe ditched.  The prop is not bent.
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2009, 08:35:11 AM »
Quote from: Simaril on November 19, 2009, 04:13:08 PM
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So did the poor Dutch soldiers need to pedal those things, or what? Looks like a Little Tykes version of an APC!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Carrier

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With some 113,000 built in the United Kingdom and abroad, it was the most numerous armoured fighting vehicle in history.

Doesn't say anything about pedals!
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #23 on: November 20, 2009, 10:57:52 AM »
Quote from: Fencer51 on November 19, 2009, 04:50:38 PM
Looks like the weathering is all wrong on it, not enough wear and tear for a submittal for a skin.
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #24 on: November 20, 2009, 04:51:24 PM »
Quote from: AirFlyer on November 19, 2009, 07:05:20 PM
Looking forward to seeing them. Any idea what model of A6M it is? Something about it has me saying one of the A6M5 series but for the life of me I can't really tell...
A6M5 or later.  It has the ejector stacks which are still identifiable despite all the other damage.
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #25 on: November 20, 2009, 05:07:19 PM »
Airflyer doesn't read the earlier messages in a thread.

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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #26 on: November 21, 2009, 04:33:34 AM »


These Aussies are taking cover behind a Panzer III they just blew up :D
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2009, 02:52:30 PM »
Fascinating picture of the Zeke. Probably destroyed by the bomb that make the crater beside it.

The last picture of of the Aussie troops behind the Panzer III is posed. I think it's part of the well known propaganda newsreel featuring the Aussies.

As for the Dutch, 'Universal Carrier' actually it's a Carden Loyd tankette which predates the Bren gun Carrier.

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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #28 on: November 22, 2009, 04:20:09 PM »
Here are a few of my grandfather's war pictures.

Grandfather is on right.













I have more if you'd like me to share.
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Re: Interesting WWII pics
« Reply #29 on: November 22, 2009, 05:25:34 PM »
Thanks for the pics, Jack. More, more!

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