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Offline bcadoo

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World War II: North African Campaign
« on: September 05, 2011, 09:13:57 PM »
In 'The Atlantic' I found this article with many pictures I had never seen before.

Good reading! :aok

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/09/world-war-ii-the-north-african-campaign/100140/?google_editors_picks=true


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Re: World War II: North African Campaign
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2011, 09:58:30 PM »
I can hear a booming Aussie accent screaming:  "Let's go get us a Panzer, mate!"   :D
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Re: World War II: North African Campaign
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2011, 10:36:14 PM »
How to speak Australian: Blitzkrieg
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Re: World War II: North African Campaign
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2011, 11:06:58 PM »
In 'The Atlantic' I found this article with many pictures I had never seen before.

Good reading! :aok

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/09/world-war-ii-the-north-african-campaign/100140/?google_editors_picks=true


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That actually be a nice little troop scouting vehicle for towns...

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Re: World War II: North African Campaign
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2011, 02:57:22 AM »
Another awesome photo:




Try to fly through this:



Mosquito VI - twice the spitfire, four times the ENY.

Click!>> "So, you want to fly the wooden wonder" - <<click!
the almost incomplete and not entirely inaccurate guide to the AH Mosquito.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGOWswdzGQs