Yes of course, the M5 (and M3) was the Stuart; the Sherman was the M4. Tanks aren't my speciality; the later they are the less I know of them.
Not sure why they say this, unless they assume the Griffon was only fitted to the Shack. The Spitfire Mk XII first flew with the Griffon in 1943,...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2074450/Shackleton-Cold-War-air-crews-heroes-honoured-with-memorial.html Not quite WW2, but a memorial has been...
This appeared in the Daily Telegraph: World War II US D-Day invasion tank unearthed in France - Telegraph The article also mentions a WW1 tank...
Sorry, I've just remembered that you have to have 300 posts on the Great War Forum to get into "Skindles", their off-topic sub-forum. :doh: I've...
This WW2 thread appeared on the equivalent of Barracks on the Great War Forum Board Message (clicking on the link seems to bring you to the...
If the Germans truly want to confront their past, then Hitler needs to be there - far worse to not talk about him at all.
I've always wondered what one of those was... :doh:
Glad to have you back! But if you have to catch a 6.00 a.m. train, I won't blame you if you have less time to spend on forums in the evening!...
Just a few of the most famous Irish RAF airmen: Donald Garland VC (and his three brothers, who also all died serving with the RAF) Eugene...
My avatar is the Shuttleworth collection's Gloster Gladiator (the only one flying I believe); I took the photo myself last year. WW1 is also an...
AVM Sir Ralph Cochrane, CinC of 5 Group was an advocate of low-level bombing, at which 617 were of course the specialists. So Cheshire probably had...
It's even more worrying that they have waited this long to award him the medal, and then decide to do so when they must have known about the...
It was Biggles who not only got me into aeroplanes (metaphorically and occasionally physically), but also taught me the importance of qualities such...
I suppose its a tribute to the regard with which the Victoria Cross is held that Canada. Australia and New Zealand still call it that, albeit with...
This article appeared in the Daily Telegraph today.
That's right. 121 victories at night, mainly flying Bf110s. Knights Cross with oak leaves, swords and diamonds. Killed in a car accident, 1950.
Fascinating images - shame there doesn't seem to be a way of enlarging them. I don't know why the say this is the largest wartime wreck in the...
I looked for actor, Leslie Howard, the most obvious in this category. There were several other casualties for the same date, 1/6/43, so presumably on...
I haven't looked through all of these but I wonder if they are a little too inclusive. I randomly clicked on the casualties for those who died in the...
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