Random Cool Photo Thread

[Johnnie Espresso]

i found two caps like that that i'm currently bidding on....i keep you updated!

 

[Pa12]

The marine caps are widely available and inexpensive (replicas) I think I actually got mine on amazon

 

[Pa12]

HBT utility cap I believe is what they’re called.

 

[Johnnie Espresso]

very cool! thanks a bundle to everyone involved.

 

[B-Man2]

I believe the cap is an Engineers cap that the railroad workers wear . You can see photos below . They cost about $14.00 on Amazon.

 

[FlakMagnet]

 

[Lorenzo_l]

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The aircraft in the foreground are Vought F7U Cutlass, the first US Navy jet with swept wings and the first to have engines with afterburners. From what I've read, not the easiest aircraft to fly nor the best performer either. Its underpowered engines and unreliable hydraulic system made it prone to accidents, earning it the nickname of the "ensign eliminator".
In the background are two Douglas AD-1 Skyraiders, two Grumman F9F Panthers and a couple of Lockheed P2 Neptunes at the back of the flight deck.
Interesting mix of aircraft.

 

[B-Man2]

Wow !
Lorenzo knows his aircraft

 

[Lorenzo_l]

Thanks, Burt. Airplanes are cool!

 

[FlakMagnet]

Camouflage

 

[Sideslip]

I'm not much into firearms, but I must admit I've always been fascinated by the “Fallschirmgewehr 42” used by German paratroopers.

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I had the opportunity to fire 5 rounds on one of those about 10 or so years ago at Bisley Shooting Range. It was not very comfortable to use in prone position, but still a cool looking weapon. I was more accurate with the bolt actions (300 yards, prone, iron sights), but not self-loading so the 42 is an interesting evolution.

 

[Enigma1938]

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Caption: Waist gunners w/ Vickers K guns in a RAF Dakota / C-47 keep watch for Japanese fighters during a supply mission to air-drop supplies to Chindits in Burma - 1943

LIFE Magazine Archives - William Vandivert Photographer WWP-PD

Love the combination of Irvins with shorts

 

[Sideslip]

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Where and when is this?

 

[FlakMagnet]

CRASH LANDING ON CARRIER(1963)​

CRASH LANDING ON CARRIER

After+nose+wheel+mishap+US+naval+aircraft+Sky+Warrior+crash+lands+on+carrier.

www.britishpathe.com

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Where and when is this?

Last month , a training exercise at Japan.

 

[FlakMagnet]

RAN A-4 Skyhawk on an Oberon-Class submarine

 

[FlakMagnet]

 

[Micawber]

617 Sqdn Lancaster and Grand Slam

 

[Micawber]

RAF Ground personnel, including WAAF transport driver Peggy Meek, with bombs being readied for loading into a Avro Lancaster at an airfield in the UK - 1944 ( Courtesy of life Magazine Archives via FB Home Front group )

 

[Micawber]

Polishing of Frazer-Nash FN50 canopies turret for Lancaster bombers