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Normandy
Hey Uwe, Good to have you on board. That makes me feel better about the shops in St.Mere Eglise, if they'd been open I bet I'd have succombed to something. There's something about seeing a thing in a shop, if I saw it on Ebay or somewhere online I wouldn't dream of buying it, but when it's... -
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WWII Re-enactment Open to the Public!
Would love to go, but it's a bit of a way from the UK... What chassis is the Tiger based on? I read somewhere it was a T-34. I thought when SPR came out that the Tiger was a pretty accurate copy, but just a little too narrow overall, and the wheels didn't overlap as I recall. Hardly surprising... -
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Normandy
Yo Paddy, Our guide was called Richard Bass, an extremely nice chap who has apparently written books on the subject-our drivers, who have done loads of these, said he'd taken them to places they'd never seen before. It's a hell of a long time on a coach, especially all the way from Cornwall-we... -
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Normandy
Just got back from my visit to the Normandy D-day beaches. Had a great time, although I was on a coach tour and as we were trying to fit in as much as possible, we didn't get as long as I would have liked in some places. Went to Pegasus Bridge and the Cafe Gondree (first house liberated in... -
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The Great WWII Aviation Movie Thread
A few more... Some of my favourites not yet mentioned:- Catch-22 (B-25's and beautiful A-2s) The Way to the Stars (both RAF and 8th AAF, and some nice rare aircraft like Avro Ansons and A-20 Havocs-Bostons in this case) Appointment in London (Dirk Bogarde and Lancasters) Stalag 17 (no... -
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Early War Birds or Late War Birds?
B-25's-always for me associated with Catch-22, one of my favourite films, especially that opening sequence when they're all taking off. Also that film has some of the nicest A-2 jackets of any film, IMHO. -
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"Red Leader to Mike French...Tally-ho Spitfires over Duxford!"
Re: Mikey, love your Avatar..! Thanks Paddy! Actually this one is only intended to be temporary-like I said, I'm planning a little drive up to RAF Davidstow Moor to get another shot, hopefully with the control tower in the background. It's sunny here at the moment, but a bit breezy and... -
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"Red Leader to Mike French...Tally-ho Spitfires over Duxford!"
I AM SO EXCITED AND JEALOUS AT THE SAME TIME! I WANNA GO HOME TO WEYBRIDGE WHERE I GREW UP! Mike [/B] Mike, Is that Weybridge, Surrey? Home of Brooklands, one of my favourite places. My wife comes from Guildford, and every time we go up there I make a pilgrimage to Brooklands. Not only... -
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"Red Leader to Mike French...Tally-ho Spitfires over Duxford!"
Sorry to disappoint you boys, but I think you'll find the twin-engine aircraft in the pic is a Grumman Tigercat, a regular at Duxford airshows. The one in the background of the reenactors shot is, I think, a P-47. As far as I'm aware there still isn't a Mossie flying in the UK, although I... -
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Early War Birds or Late War Birds?
Root, the B-25H was a pretty impressive aircraft, all right. Apart from the 75mm cannon it carried 14 50 cal's and could also carry a torpedo or 3200 pounds of bombs! They built 1000 of them at the Inglewood plant. Apparently the 75mm was not a great success, it was innaccurate with a slow rate... -
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"Red Leader to Mike French...Tally-ho Spitfires over Duxford!"
Yes Paddy, when I went last year the big 'Balbo' flypast at the end was one of the highpoiints for me. They had a big group of Spits as well, 9 I think, awesome sound although the flying was a bit ill-disciplined, I thought. Preferred the Breitling fighters (P-40, P-51, Corsair and Spit, whose... -
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Early War Birds or Late War Birds?
I see what you chaps mean. the F-model is my favourite B-17 as well, it just seems a bit more elegant than the G. I agree also that the B-26 is a beautiful aircraft, love that cigar-shaped fuselage. I'm also with you on the early P-47's and P-51's-the teardrop canopy may have given better... -
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Flight or Bomber Jackets on a budget!
Uh-oh, slight mistake on my part-should've checked-Aero are actually offering free shipping to the US on orders over £200(about $359), so order a patch (they do one with patch already on if you) or a pair of gloves or a t-shirt or something. Still not bad ! -
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Flight or Bomber Jackets on a budget!
IMHO, another 'budget' jacket that's well worth a look is Aero's Indian goatskin A-2. It has Aero's trim WWII style cut and reasonable detailing, and it's not too pricey at £175 ( about $314), and I believe they're still offering free shipping to the US due to the differing exchange rate at... -
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What did you do in the war Daddy...?
Reminds me.. of an episode in a fairly little-known but excellent book I have called 'Dynamite for hire', about a U-boat commander during WWII by the name of Hans Fehler, by no means a Nazi. Apparently before the war the Nazi party were recruiting heavily, including amongst seamen, (Fehler was... -
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Hey Paddy!
Hi Paddy, nice to be here Yes, I've had a little lurk for a while, ever since you mentioned this forum on C20th, everyone seemed extremely amiable so I thought it was about time I poked my oar in! My trip to Normandy is only the 4-day I'm afraid, couldn't get a date for the 5-day that fitted in... -
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Hey Paddy!
Well well, Paddy, do you put a little shamrock on the top when you pour the Guinness? Mine's a Bushmills! Good evening folks, allow me to introduce myself. I'm another WWII/flight jacket nut from the jacket forums, and Paddy and I know each other from there. We've never had a chance to meet as...
