Cool pix!

"[2077X1300] 03 September 1913, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom. Ottoman dreadnought-type battleship Reşadiye is launched. She will be seized by Royal Navy upon completion and renamed Erin."

 

Florence, Italy.
"I got you!"
"I got you first!"
"No you didn't!"
"Yes I did!"

 

"The Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin) was the only long-range Luftwaffe heavy bomber. Never an effective bomber due to engine problems and lacking a clearly defined tactical role. 1,100+ He 177’s were built, and served primarily on the Russian Front and were used during the Baby Blitz."

 

"Battleships Indiana (BB-57) and Massachusetts (BB-59) bombard the coast of Kamaishi, Northern Japan while the heavy cruiser Quincy (CA-71) is the left center distance, July 14, 1945."

 

"Crew of the Virginia-class submarine USS Missouri (SSN-780) render honors to the Museum Battleship Missouri (BB-63) [1953 x 1246]."

 

"Italian Fiat CR.42’s of the 162nd Squadron in the Aegean (1940). Deployed during the Battle of Britain, but primarily served in the MTO, was capable of 270 mph, with a service ceiling of 12,500 ft. Overall, “brilliantly manoeuvrable, an acrobatic gem, but under-gunned and vulnerable to enemy fire”."

 

"[1920x933] The Japanese destroyer Shinonome somewhere in the 1930's I believe. I recently learned my great-uncle sunk this ship. I believe it was the second Japanese ship sunk by the allies and the first and only ship sunk by a plane belonging to the Dutch navy during the second world war."

 

"USS PT-194 refueling from USS Wachapreague (AGP-8) on 20 October 1944 while enroute from Palau to Leyte Gulf. USN photo. [5722 × 3998]"

 

"Antisubmarine Mosquito FB XVIII with its 57mm 6lb cannon and 4x .303 MGs."

 

"Soldiers from an American 92nd Infantry Division mortar team in action near Massa, Italy, November 1944. This action was credited with liquidating several German machine gun emplacements."

♫It's Hammer time!♫

 

"[4714x2822] The Italian ironclad Sicilia."

Groan.

 

"Great view of the Italian light cruiser Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi underway. [2800x1808]"

Italian cruiser Duca degli Abruzzi - Wikipedia

 

"The American Light Tank M22 Locust from the Bastogne Barracks Museum exposition in Belgium"

 

"Private Harvey Clark holds a German Panzerschreck (left) and US Bazooka in side-to-side comparison for the benefit of the camera, 1945."

 

"The King George V class battleship HMS Howe, c. 1942-43. [1972 x 3026]"

 

"American tank destroyer firing near Saint Lo, June 1944."

 

"Boeing B-47 utilizing rocket assisted takeoff April 15, 1954 [1800x1416]."

 

"The beautiful FM-2 Wildcat of the Military Aviation Museum. Took this picture yesterday with the pilots training."

 

"The battleship HMS Warspite in her youth, c. 1920-24. [2362 x 968]"

 

Panzerwurfmine - Wikipedia