I've wondered about Flyboys - seems like a good read. I'm usually wary of such books about the USAAF as the seem to be a lot more gung-ho in...
One would need a helluva lot of lager to wash that down with
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Brigadier John Prendergast - Telegraph Brigadier John Prendergast, who has died aged 97, won a DSO and two MCs in an adventurous military career...
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I found this interview very interesting: TheHistoryNet | Aces | Aviation History: Interview with World War II Soviet Ace Ivan Kozhedub
This gives a general overview of the units present: Battle for Australia Council 55th Australian Infantry Battalion 7th Australian Infantry Brigade...
Hi Adam welcome to the forum. The unit diary is available from the National Archives but unfortunately hasn't been digitised yet. It would be...
Now don't tease us Owen, what happened on that occassion?
Yes, aircraft guns did have a spread but they number of counter-factors meant that accuracy had to be built in as much as possible. The convergance...
The standard mag also used tracer though the only picture I could find was on the IWM site in it's standard configuration: [IMG] As for the...
I forgot to put the link for the above drum-Bren: Bren Gun - www.canadiansoldiers.com It certainly makes more sense to use the drum for the AA...
It's a twin Bren gun anti-aircraft mounting at RAF Duxford - picture from wiki. Yes, I've heard that the drum mags cost more than the gun. Would...
I think you should forget about the 25 pounder and go for this setup: [IMG]
The gun has been there as long as I can remember (5 or 6 years since I moved here), without it having been moved or anuthing. Though it does look...
A rather pathetic story about a rather pathetic woman. Nation & World | Horrific WWII memoir a hoax | Seattle Times Newspaper Almost nothing...
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