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  1. TD-Tommy776

    TD-Tommy776 Man of Constant Sorrow

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    Don't throw out the crate. They say collectibles are more valuable if you have the original box. ;)
     
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    Yeah I know, not WW2, not even from the Joyeau Noel era of Christmas in the trenches of 1914, but cool nonetheless. Could be Christmas of 1917 or 18. Looks like the Brit is a freshly taken POW and is sharing a smoke with a former foe.

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    The WW2 version in Tunisia.
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    Well, if it works....

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    My grandfather in Iraq and Egypt in late 1944/early 1945.

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    I presume he's the tall one on the right in both pics? :)
     
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    Australian Diggers in Egypt...

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    Flying too low? Or just dropping in for tea...
     
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    Pilot hate walking home from work.
     
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    Battleships USS Nevada, USS Oklahoma and USS Pennsylvania and the armored cruiser USS Seattle moored at Port Melbourne, Australia, 1925.



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    USS Oklahoma (BB-37) righted to about 30 degrees


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    Oklahoma?
     
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    Yes it is. An engineering marvel, getting that ship raised. Good thing the Japanese cancelled the 3rd wave. That spared the dry docks and fuel storage.
     
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    I read about the righting of the Oklahoma. I think I remember the author saying the electric motors working the winches were only 1/2 horsepower each.
     
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    Mega Torque...
     
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    You got the 1 and 2 correct...21 5hp motors were used to right the Oklahoma. They were taken from unused Honolulu electric street cars.
    http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/631/2/Salvage.pdf
     
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