Ah yes, those insane fuel prices at work again... at least that's the supermarket's usual excuse. "Shipping costs more now"... "Fertiliser costs more...
Nice find John, If anyone is interested, an NAA file (control symbol: 51/1/209) shows photos of the "dugout" as well as similar ones the Army used at...
I'll second the STG44. Some earlier types such as the German FG-42 were used in an assault rifle role, but the defining characteristic of an...
I'm in! Packing up our research cell stuff as we speak for a permanent relocate to Canberra next week.
Roger. Flame war averted.
Step away from the keyboard plant-pilot. If you want to go off half-cocked how about you take it to a PM so I don't have to embarass you publicly?...
That's an interesting thread Andy. I've got some info and anecdotes I'll contribute to it soon.
IF one were to visit the Australian National Archives website (National Archives of Australia) and run a search using the terms "SRD Technical...
That's a great project. These sites are most definitely deserve to have their stories told. We have a rich heritage of WWII and pre-war...
I'm reading "Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold" by Sterling and Peggy Seagrave. It's quite a read.
Don't the Poms have an RSL or other Returned Serviceman's organisation which can step in here and take up some of the load? That's just wrong on so...
What would you like to know?
Great photos Kyt. I believe some of those are also available online here: National Museum of the USAF - Media Search I found them when I was...
He's planning to establish an air park at his property near Beaudesert. I believe it's sort of a similar concept to ol' Kermit's facility in the US....
We sent through an offer of assistance to the Flinders Uni Archaeology Dept. a couple of years ago to assist in locating this site with our ground...
False alarm folks. After we spoke with the reporter, we ascertained that the site is actually one of the wartime Quonset huts visible on the...
A disgrace. RIP Old Warrior.
It WAS a long post, wasn't it? Sorry about that, but it can get tiresome answering the same sorts of knockers and justifying the project to every Tom...
Another victory for the Swagman. Having seen one of his avengers up close, I'm bloody imperssed and can't wait till the Boston and now the Hudson...
RIP Charlton Heston died Saturday night (US Time). US Army Air Corps Gunner - Aleutians Campaign
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