I have a great uncle who is still there somewhere. Another won the MM, and a total of 5 great uncles served in 5 different AIF battalions, all...
I doubt that a 1.25 inch hull plate would have saved the Titanic. She was doomed when the hole was ripped in her side. And she broke her back...
The natives are wearing a 'Penis Gourd'. It is a native traditional dress, ceremonial I think, maybe to impress the ladies. John.
I am IMPRESSED!!! Did they ever put it in a plane?
McCoffee, Very interesting, I had not heard of it being done anywhere before, do you have any figures on its performance? Another day dream of...
I have often wondered just what a top RR 'Griffon' in a P-51, P-38, Mosquito, Hornet,etc would be like. John.
Is that some sort of Russian 'Karrier Killer'? A delivery system for anti-ship missiles?
Do NOT laminate them! Keep them in a lockable steel box, above possible water level, in a cool place AWAY from the house so they are safe in case...
Lee Marvin was a regular visitor to the far north Queensland city of Cairns, and he was known to enjoy a glass (or three+) of cleansing ale, and...
Errol Flynn is reputed have had one LARGE attribute! But being a Tasmanian, he is not out of the ordinary, at least around here. ;-) America,...
Bomber and sub crews would have lost the greater % of those involved, surely. Maybe fighter pilots would be next. There were millions of...
Liesl, I will accept that there would have been Australian communist sympathizers in the Tobruk garrison, but unless they were of fairly senior...
FAR more important than all of the above, June 25th 1910. My father is born in Forrest, Victoria, Australia. June 25th 2010, his centenery is...
I would say that the age of teh manned warplane is drawing to a close. I cannot see a B-3 or an F-23 or F-36 in the future. With a 'Predator'...
Any chance of a 'Predator' hovering above Pyongyang, and a couple of 'presents' for "Dear Leader" next time he is reviewing the NK goose steppers....
Carl, A few years ago I read a statement that "many of the US heavy bombers were ferried across the Atlantic by women pilots", presumably WASPs....
Do a 'Google' on 'Oil spill evaporation rates'. Specifically, Light Sweet Crude. John
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...and the 'Penal Battalions' clearing mine fields by foot. I really doubt that the Russians cared too much about casualty figures, just so long...
TOS, "German war production continued to increase until late 1944 when it started to decline more for lack of raw materials than for anything...
