Dad spent 1943 at Sherburn-in-Elemet photographing top secret trials of gliders for major landings such as Operation Varsity on this day March 24 1945. The secret trials were not so much about the gliders but how they handled carrying troops, panniers , field guns and even tanks (in...
battle of britain
battle of france
british commonwealth
british empire
british expeditionary force
cold war
éire
european theater of operations
french third republic
great britain
mediterranean and middle east theatre
mediterranean theater (wwii)
north atlantic treaty organisation
post-worldwarii
raf fighter command
royal air force
st. patrick's day
the few
united kingdom
worldwarii
Hi everyone,
I am currently finishing to upload my early 2025 research in the French archives to my Google Drive repertories. Yesterday, I completed the upload of archive number GR 9 N 281, which contains notices of various developments between 1933 and 1938 (mid 1938 tops); including the...
This "design" apparently did exist as a specification for the Maru 6 program -- but since the plan was pretty much shelved with the defeat at Midway, nothing came of it. Assumedly, most (if not all) records of its existence were destroyed. Certainly, no official drawings survived (if they ever...
6th naval armaments supplement programme
early 1940s
empire of japan
heavy cruiser
imperial japanese navy
imperial japanese navy technical department
late 1930s
maru 6 keikaku
ministry of the navy (japan)
worldwarii
First, my apologies: Recent eye-surgery has temporarily hobbled my Google_Fu...
( APHont and Ctrl-Scroll zoom for the win...)
IIRC, US sent but one (1) B-29 to UK to astonish and, yes, boost morale...
If deployed in numbers, such as for Silver-plate / Saddletree delivery, some spares might...
Beloved singer and unparalleled French aerospace historian/writer died yesterday, the 2nd of March 2025, at 80 after a long battle with cancer:
For those that are unfamiliar with his top selling history of Soviet and German aircraft, might you find in the below titles a glimpse of what was his...
1945
2025
aerospace industry
author
aviation historian
aviation history
aviation magazine
cold war
france
french fifth republic
french fourth republic
popular culture
post-cold war
provisional government of the french republic
singer
worldwarii
an tseirbhís chabhlaigh
british commonwealth
cold war
cold warii
éire
interwar period
irish free state
irish naval service
marine and coastwatching service
óglaigh na héireann
post-cold war
republic of ireland
ukrainian crisis
worldwarii
Hello,
Described in both Naval Fighters #75: Grumman F7F Tigercat and F7F Tigercat in Action is a zero-length launch rack for launching the 11.75" Tiny Tim rocket without need for a drop beforehand, developed at NOTS China Lake and intended for the F7F.
Evidently it seems it's only for the...
Hello, recently I've come across a 1942 Data Sheet for the Lockheed Hudson Mk.V aircraft, and in this sheet it lists the aircraft having:
* 2 x Fixed forward Firing .303s (500 rounds per gun)
* 2 x .303s in Dorsal turret (2000 rounds per gun)
* 1 x .303 in a ventral Position (1000 rounds per...
[I have taken the liberty of moving this discussion to its own new thread, to avoid stepping on the toes of Oberon_706's Australia-oriented thread.]
Dilandu points out that Canada had 2 coasts to defend in the first half of the 20th century, although I believe that was considered in Ottawa to...
20th century
canada
canadian armed forces
cold war
cold warii
early 21st century
interwar period
maritime command
maritime command (canadian armed forces)
national shipbuilding strategy
post-cold war
royal canadian navy
worldwar i
worldwarii
In reading "Diary of A Wartime Naval Constructor", DNC Sir Stanley Goodall's wartime diary, I can identify most of the ships referred to, but there are repeated references to a 20Kt Fast Oiler, probably for the 1945 Programme, where I'm coming up blank.
1942
P136. 11 November: … Bateson...
1940s
1945
allies
british pacific fleet
director of naval construction (royal navy)
fleet replenishment oiler
great britain
logistics
pacific ocean theater
replenishment oiler
royal navy
worldwarii
Hello, , I have an old 80 gal fuel tank from North American Aviation Inc. It is from the Engeneering and Experimental Division. Its about 4 ft long X 2 ft tall. X 1 ft wide. It says Model SOC-1, or I. Part number 17-48002. Contract No. 41257. Material SS AL.ALLOY. marked with a NA 6 in a...
Hello, i'm looking to experimental projects for supplying isolated japanese garrisons in ww2.
For example: Special containers used with submarines.
Unkato, Tokugata Unkato, Unpoto.
Special waterproof landing craft on after deck of submarines.
How the supply were stoked on the deck ? With a net...
Hi everyone,
I just came across this current video on the unguided glide bomb GB-1 experimentally used by the USAAF in WW2:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ij1FjUwi-E
It wasn't very successful, but I think it shows an interesting technical approach to the problem, and the video also...
Things in the Pacific seem to be moving closer to a Sino-US war.
View: https://youtu.be/Bck_CHmtWPI?si=lO_Glm0Ud3HFUCt7
View: https://youtu.be/CW1TYDVBSmI?si=7Cixue4hcIjrBSmU
Hi people,
Recently I was reading David K Brown's work on British naval design ( Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923-45), and here this description about what he referred to as "B bomb" caught my attention.
Unfortunately I could not find much information about it...
20th century
air new zealand
ansett airlines of australia
ansett airways
ansett transport industries
ansett-ana
british commonwealth
british empire
civil aviation
cold war
commonwealth of australia
early 21st century
interwar period
late 1930s
new zealand
pacific ocean theater
post-cold war
sir reginald myles ansett kbe
united states army air forces
worldwarii
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