Thursday, October 30, 2014
Zero
Mitsubishi A6M-3 type22 Zero, "zeke", JNAF 251 Kokutai (tail code UI 105) flown by japanese ace Hiroyoshi Nishizawa known as the "red devil of rabaul" by the alies.Seen here flying over the Solomon islands in 1943. Colorization by Doug Banks.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Sweetheart Grips
During WWII, soldiers were known to take precious family photos (and Pinup Girl photos) and put them under clear grips on their 1911 pistols - called Sweetheart Grips. Many of the grips were made from pieces of broken plastic windows from bombers.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Armored Column
From World War II Pictures in Detail...
"Blurred but interesting shot of 6. Panzer-Division's second echelon passing through the supply convoys of the first echelon - the large number of vehicles visible in this photograph is the reminder of the enormous logistic 'tail' necessary to keep an armoured division moving. The Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) on the right carries air recognition flag draped over the crew bedrolls on the rear deck. Note wooden stakes marking the edges of the rollbahn!"
Photo taken in Vyazma, Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union, October, 1941.
"Blurred but interesting shot of 6. Panzer-Division's second echelon passing through the supply convoys of the first echelon - the large number of vehicles visible in this photograph is the reminder of the enormous logistic 'tail' necessary to keep an armoured division moving. The Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) on the right carries air recognition flag draped over the crew bedrolls on the rear deck. Note wooden stakes marking the edges of the rollbahn!"
Photo taken in Vyazma, Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union, October, 1941.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
American War Dads Canteen
A color postcard of the War Dads Canteen in Springfield, Missouri.
War Dads’ Canteen, at the Frisco railroad station in Springfield, Missouri. The War Dads of Springfield were very active in supporting the morale of the patients at O’Reilly hopsital; for example, in 1945, they paid all expenses for 65 mothers to visit their sons at the hospital. February 21, 1944.
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War Dads’ Canteen, at the Frisco railroad station in Springfield, Missouri. The War Dads of Springfield were very active in supporting the morale of the patients at O’Reilly hopsital; for example, in 1945, they paid all expenses for 65 mothers to visit their sons at the hospital. February 21, 1944.
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Soviet Fighter Pilot
Sergey Mikhalkov, a Soviet fighter pilot during World War II. Colorized by Za Rodinu.
