Friday, 10 April 2015

#WW2 #OnThisDay1940 10th April 1940 The First Battle Of Narvik

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HMS Hunter sunk at First Battle Of Narvik, found at: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c02WufFlBsM/UOuVjacSJYI/AAAAAAAAjPU/oxlRj8ljbRg/...
Thursday, 9 April 2015

#WW2 End Of Phoney War - On This Day Denmark & Norway Invaded By Germany #OperationWeserubung

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Today in 1940 Denmark was invaded and captured by German forces - notably 170th & 198th Infantry Divisions. Norway was also attacked...

#WW2 The Messerschmidt Bf 109 or #Me109 One Of the Biggest Hoaxes Of The Second World War

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Me109 found at:http://www.flugzeug-bild.de/name/galerie/kategorie/historische-flugzeuge~militaerische-propellermaschinen~messerschmitt-me-...

My Favourite #WW2 Escape Films

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My last post about the forthcoming escape film featuring famous amputee pilot Douglas Bader had me thinking.  http://oldecuriosity.blogspot....
Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Another #WW2 Escape Film? This One Featuring Douglas Bader

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Douglas Bader, found at:http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41683000/jpg/_41683370_bader_long203.jpg Just read in the papers today a...
Monday, 6 April 2015

The B-17 Flying Fortress and The Avro Lancaster

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I thought I would put together a few factoids about the iconic #Lancaster and B-17 bombers. B-17 found at: http://www.airplanesgallery.c...
Sunday, 5 April 2015

B-17's Bomb Messerschmitt Factory 1943 - US Army Air Corps

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Until 1945, the USAAF bravely bombed Axis targets in daylight, often unescorted. The Schweinfurt - Regensburg  raid is infamous in Au...

#WW2 World War 2 Blitz - Kingston Upon Hull Bomb Damage

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It is surprising how many people are unaware of how widespread the bombing was in Britain during World War 2. London, Liverpool and Cove...
Thursday, 2 April 2015

Advancing Harvest Technology From 1930's Horse-Drawn Combine, 1938.

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There has been much discussion on #Twitter recently regarding the video above. I could not believe something horse drawn could operate a c...
Monday, 30 March 2015

Carrying Fire: In case you'd forgotten how good the Andrews Siste...

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Carrying Fire: In case you'd forgotten how good the Andrews Siste... : In case you'd forgotten how good the Andrews Sisters were. h...