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  1. Grey Havoc

    McKinley Climatic Laboratory

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eavbt2GLRLg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinley_Climatic_Laboratory
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    • 20th century 21st century building 440 cold war eglin air force base us army air force usaf world war ii
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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    Boulton Paul P.101. Weapon options.

    How can 3 40-mm Type S guns be mounted on Boulton Paul P.101? P.S. I ask you about location of 3 guns on the plane.
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    Howie Belly-Flopper

    One of the ancestors of the Willys Jeep. Formally known as the Howie machine gun carrier, the belly flopper was also known as the Howie-Wiley. View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/hrc9vz/whats_this_thing/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_machine_gun_carrier...
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    • allies fort benning reconnaissance car united states army infantry school world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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    Project 1047 Battlecruiser (Royal Netherlands Navy)

    https://www.netherlandsnavy.nl/Special_battlecruiser.htm
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    • 1938 1939 1940 design 1047 dutch east indies koninklijke marine late 1930s project 323 rnln world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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    Dame Vera Lynn passes away

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/18/dame-vera-lynn-dead-aged-103/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53091856 Rest In Peace :(
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    • the forces' sweetheart world war ii
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    • Forum: The Bar
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    Dunkirk - 80th Anniversary

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/02/captain-sir-robin-knox-johnston-royal-naval-association-have/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_evacuation
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    • 1940 2020 allies british expeditionary force covid-19 fall of france operation dynamo royal navy the little ships world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    Douglas Munro and the Battle of the Matanikau

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    • guadalcanal campaign medal of honor the history guy united states coastguard united states navy usmc world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    Major General Percy Hobart

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    • british army croft pike great britain hobart's funnies home guard major-general hobart the tank museum world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    Norwegian Campaign (naval element)

    Meant to add 'Operation Wilfred' as a tag as well but ran into the limit.
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    • 1940 drachinifel kriegsmarine marine nationale operation weserübung plan r 4 polish navy royal navy royal norwegian navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    VE Day

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52577473 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52585652 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/08/ve-day-2020-75-anniversary-celebrations-live-latest-news/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/07/ve-day-2020-celebrations-pictures/...
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    • 1945 2020 allies great britain victory in europe day world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    Owen Submachine Gun

    https://www.forgottenweapons.com/submachine-guns/owen-smg/ https://portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/heritage/owen-submachine-gun
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    • australian army evelyn owen freddie kunzler john lysaght (australia) pty ltd korean war owen gun owen machine carbine vietnam war vincent wardell world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath

    Thought we already had a thread on the Goliath robot demolition vehicle, aka tracked mine. Oh well. A reasonably good though short overview (though it overlooks the reusable version): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_tracked_mine
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    • beetle tanks borgward remote-controlled robot tank sd.kfz. 302 sd.kfz. 303a sd.kfz. 303b teleoperation wehrmacht world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    WWII USN Torpedo Scandal

    https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/ww2-navy-torpedo-problems-mk14?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3 https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/torpedo-scandal-rear-adm-charles-lockwood-the-mark-14-and-the-bureau-of-ordnance/...
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    • anti-surface ship torpedo buord drachinifel mark 14 mark 6 magnetic influence exploder mark xiv torpedo naval torpedo station newport rear admiral charles a. lockwood united states navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    Luftwaffe Ace Erich Brunotte

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    USS Nevada (BB-36)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nevada_(BB-36)
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    • 1941 1944 d-day european theater of operations pacific ocean theater pearl harbor the greatest generation the history guy utah beach world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    Secret Axis Flights

    (also mentions efforts planned or actually attempted with the Ju 290, Ju 390, and the Ki 77. Overlooks the Me 264 though.) The Rome-Tokyo flight was arguably one of the Regia Aeronautica's finest hours, though unfairly forgotten. https://comandosupremo.com/rome-to-tokyo/
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    • axis powers comando supremo italy japan mark felton nazi germany roma-tokyo s.75 rt savoia-marchetti sm.75 ga world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    CA class Midget submarines (Royal Italian Navy)

    An interesting midget submarine that became a vital part of an even more interesting operation of the Decima Flottiglia MAS that came close to fruition in 1943 (it was ultimately scheduled for December of that year, but events intervened). Development of the CA-class had begun pre-war, in 1938...
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    • 1930s 1942 black prince marconi-class submarine mark felton new york raid r.smg. leonardo da vinci regia marina società italiana caproni world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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    1942 Raid on Makin Island (The History Guy)

    The Youtube comments are well worth a look.
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    • gung-ho lcr (l) marine raiders pacific ocean theater special operations usmc uss argonaut uss nautilus world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
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    USMC Stinger machine gun

    http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2020/01/fullbore-friday_17.html https://www.guns.com/news/2012/08/15/stinger-light-machinegun
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    • 1943 1944 1945 anm2 bar m1 garand pacific ocean theater squad automatic weapon united states marine corps world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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    Kaiten (Oga base memorial park)

    I thought we already had a thread on these, but I must have been wrong. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201404060014 IMAGE CREDIT: THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
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