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  1. Treetopflyer

    Just when you think you'd heard the worst of it ...

    There is nothing pretty about war. It is humanity at its worst.
  2. Treetopflyer

    Just when you think you'd heard the worst of it ...

    I concur that more people need to study history. Studying history is more than just looking at a Wikipedia page and getting the abbreviated version of events. Studying history is learning all aspects of events, who, what, when and why. To understand history you have to understand how events...
  3. Treetopflyer

    Just when you think you'd heard the worst of it ...

    You bring up a point that I have often thought about, how these so called "advanced societies" reached the point where they could conduct such atrocities on humans.
  4. Treetopflyer

    Just when you think you'd heard the worst of it ...

    Even before the U.S. was involved in the war, the Nanking Massacre took place in December of 1937. I've seen film footage and photographs, along with eye witness accounts. Those images will stay with me for life. I can't even imagine having seen those events real time and not have nightmares.
  5. Treetopflyer

    Inside a real WWII U-Boat!

    Have you ever seen 'Down Periscope'?
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    Inside a real WWII U-Boat!

    The U.S. WWII era subs that are on display are of the Gato, Balao and one Tench class.
  8. Treetopflyer

    Inside a real WWII U-Boat!

    There are 16 WWII era submarines on display at various museums throughout the United States. I toured the USS Drum (SS-228) in Mobile, AL two weeks ago. Her interior is in great shape for her age and the number of people that tour her every year.
  9. Treetopflyer

    POW Camps in America

    I just picked up that issue today! Can't wait to read it.
  10. Treetopflyer

    A 1940's Gaming PC - Addison

    Beautifully done!
  11. Treetopflyer

    Red Tails. Fact or Fiction?

    I understand everyone's sentiment about some of these movies not being realistic or historically accurate. Bottom line is that these are movies made for entertainment, not documentaries. I even find myself thinking about the inaccurate details in military movies at times. Then I have to remind...
  13. Treetopflyer

    Avirex AC Delco A2 ?

    It looks like a nice jacket, especially if you bought it for a reasonable price.
  14. Treetopflyer

    Nazi Plane Tailfin

    Based on all the evidence I have seen, I am of the opinion that it is genuine. The only question that remains is what type of aircraft did it come from?
  15. Treetopflyer

    Nazi Plane Tailfin

    roadierfl posted on page 2 of this post "3116.5 means it is an aluminium alloy (Al-Cu-Mg) produced in sheets up to 3mm thickness - for the aircraft industry. ENZ is the code of the producer - Enzesfelder Metallwerk A.G., Werk Enzesfeld/N.D" along with a picture of a piece of aircraft wreckage...
  16. Treetopflyer

    Nazi Plane Tailfin

    Based on the flat head rivets, the type of aluminum and the stringer still attached on the back side, I would say that it is definitely from an aircraft. The smaller holes evenly spaced apart at the bottom would have attached an additional sheet of aluminum, thus completing the swastika. As...
  17. Treetopflyer

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Before he was driving a Lincoln. From 'U-571'
  19. Treetopflyer

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Powers Boothe wearing an MA-1 from the movie 'Red Dawn' (1984)
  20. Treetopflyer

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    For the Navy, wearing a flight jacket was kept to the hangar and flight line. Aviators were not allowed to wear their jackets, or flight suits for that matter, off base until the late 1980s. Even then it was only to be worn to and from home and for brief stops for such things as putting gas in...
  21. Treetopflyer

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    In the movie 'Men of the Fighting Lady' the Aircraft Maintenance officer wears one. Sorry, I couldn't find a picture and I don't have it on DVD to get a screen shot.
  22. Treetopflyer

    figuring out who wore your peacoat

    Rate would be his job/specialty. Other services call it an MOS. I would say that CO 872 is probably his boot camp company number. In other words the group he trained with at basic training.
  23. Treetopflyer

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Admiral William "Bull" Halsey WWII.

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