The Mk VII was a RAF-operated B-24H model with the US rear turret replaced with Boulton Paul Type E turrets. There is a photo of that type of...
Because we all know that radar-guided fighters weren't invented until after the war!
It evolved over the war, and one needs to think about what "type" of pillbox one is referring to - a more ad-hoc log and sand structure built...
But is that as sad as when passing ruffians can say "Ni" at will to old ladies?
Duty calls!
Aloha General... having published web sites since 1995 I'm familiar with plagerism and flat-out copying. I'm not suggesting you did this, just...
Well played, sir!
You missed the part where it says, "This article was written by Warren R. Schmidt and originally appeared in the May 2001 issue of World War II...
Also not trying to steal thunder, but I have a Puget Sound report on the January 1942 torpedo shot posted here; it's not as detailed as the...
I've got some photos I came across in the San Bruno branch of NARA... I'd post the Navsource link to them, but the site's down at the moment....
Just don't let him add comments :D With regards to "USS Blowhole," the cruiser Birmingham was called "Old Faithful" for her journey back to the US...
I don't view the idea as very practicable or successful. Armor piercing would not work; your most likely kills are from hydraulic forces...
The "text nazi" retired earlier this year.
Makes me wonder if there was a manual on tunneling I could find in the archives. :D
Regarding the tunnel of boxes... if you put on a heavy restrictive suit and pull a cap down over your eyes, you could always operate by feel and...
I've got more, but am trying to pace myself and not burn out. I'm missing a couple as well (Honolulu & Pennsylvania) but am going to be scanning...
I've been working on scanning in and posting reports from the attack on Pearl Harbor; last December I posted BB-44 California's damage report....
A random one; thanks for the history lesson! This photo was scanned out of Record Group 80-G at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland....
Here's a photo I scanned in at the National Archives last month: [ATTACH] It's Tarawa, but the exact date wasn't listed, only "Filed 28 March, 1944."
Oh God... the captions.... so WRONG..... Since those are mostly new to you, here's a quick run down on what's wrong with the first group of...
