WWII Artifacts
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Originally a mobile museum visiting schools delivering our unique and highly acclaimed teaching of life at home during WW2, we opened the doors to our static museum in August 2017 - and have been adding to our comprehensive range of exhibits ever since.
Introduced to the LMS by Henry Ivatt after WWII, the 4MT design eschewed elaborate curved designs for an economical and maintenance-friendly - some might say, ugly - simplified design wtih high running boards. Albeit built to an order placed by the LMS, this locomotive was actually built well into the British Railways era at the former LNER Darlington Works, entering service in 1951. The Ivatt 4MT, or "Flying Pig" as it's nicknamed, was one of the first locos to arrive on the fledgling Severn Valley Railway in 1968, arriving under its own steam and taking part in the official opening in 1970.
The Severn Valley Railway runs through some spectacular scenery in the British Midlands as it follows the Severn River between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. Stations along the line have been restored in spectacular fashion, such as this example at Hampton Loade.
Paris' Gare du Nord, Europe's busiest train station, ground to a halt on Friday while an unexploded World War Two bomb was defused, causing the cancellation of all Eurostar trains for the day and huge disruptions to nearby traffic.
Railway workers found the 500 kilogram (1,100 lb) device 2 metres underground at around 0230 GMT in Saint-Denis, a northern Parisian suburb, during construction work on a bridge. Police say the area is known to contain "vestiges" of the war.
Une découverte inattendue. Ce vendredi 7 mars, une bombe de la Seconde Guerre mondiale a été retrouvée « au milieu des voies » sur la commune de Saint-Denis à 2,5 km de la gare du Nord de Paris. En conséquence, le trafic est interrompu à la gare du Nord, a indiqué la SNCF.
Aucun TGV, Eurostar, RER, ni TER ne circule.
reprise du traffic vers 18h
Au total, les perturbations ont touché "500 trains"
et "600. 000 personnes",
L’interruption du trafic a été décidée « à la demande de la préfecture de police de Paris » après la découverte de la bombe « non explosée » dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi « lors de travaux réalisés en amont de Paris gare du Nord », explique la société ferroviaire dans un communiqué transmis à l’AFP. Elle mesure un mètre et pèse 500 kg.
un quart du milliard d’obus largué pendant la Première Guerre mondiale n’a pas explosé. Le chiffre est de 15 % pour les 600 000 tonnes de bombes utilisées lors du second conflit mondial. Ces explosifs sont peut-être vieux d’au moins 80 ans, mais ils n’en sont pas moins dangereux.
Rien qu'en 2023, le service de déminage de la Sécurité civile a réalisé près de 13 000 interventions pour des munitions des deux guerres mondiales.
1940's Chevy and bus trailer. These trailers were old car carriers that were converted to transport War Workers.
Alnmouth beach, Northern England.
These concrete cubes were placed on Alnmouth beach during WWII to impede the progress of any German invasion. They are very photogenic and have a brutalist nature to them. They make good hiding places for kids playing on the beach and they make handy seats for adults.
Shot on iPhone 11 Pro.
My afternoon run took me past this memorial to what used to be a US submarine base in WWII. I was thinking today how the Corona virus has every nation working with a single purpose - keeping people alive.
Grumman Wildcat FM2 G-RUMW Fleet Air Arm JV579 Royal Navy The Old Thing
This aircraft was acquired by The Fighter Collection in 1993 and shipped to Duxford in April of the same year. This aircraft wears the colours of a Fleet Air Arm Wildcat on board HMS Tracker in 1944
Photo taken at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire 18th April 2024
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North American P-51D Mustang NL74190 Happy Jacks Go Buggy USAF 44-74452 N74190
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2023
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Alright, I'm back from Brickfair in one piece, and got a lot of nice swag. While I'm not going to post a picture, this one displays my 2 favorite BA items obtained quite nicely.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
- Winston Churchill
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I went to the WWII memorial this morning hoping for a different image. The fountains didn’t come on until about 15 minutes after sunrise.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM), Hamilton Munro airport, Mount Hope, Ontario
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Markings: Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) 86180 c1952; CWHM C-GCWG
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Wright R-2600-20 Twin Cyclone 14-cylinder two-row 42.7-litre radial, 1900-hp
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Hoek van Holland is an amazing place which you have to visit every now and then. Today we explored HvH!
Taken in Pensacola, Florida, USA at the National Museum of Naval Aviation. The Dodge 1 3/4 Ton Truck saw service with US forces in WWII and the Korean War.
An old WWII Observation Post atop a hill on the Marin Headlands view a great view of the entrance to the Golden Gate. At the end of the dirt path on the right you can see the Point Bonita Lighthouse in the distance.
WWII weekend, Jefferson Barracks. St. Louis, Mo. German reenactor kick starting his four-stroke motorcycle.
North American P-51D Mustang
M472216 122-38675 G-BIXL Miss Helen
Delivered United States Army Air Force as 44-722164 Allocated to 487th FS, 352th FG, 8th A
Photo taken at Duxford Friday practice day for Flying Legends Airshow 2017
WWII Memorial. Washington D.C. Photo by John Lishamer Photography (www.johnlishamer.com) All Rights Reserved. Nikon F3. Nikkor 24mm f2.8 ais. Fuji Neopan 400 @1600 (expired). Rodinal.
WWII Memorial. Washington D.C.
Photo by John Lishamer Photography (www.johnlishamer.com) All Rights Reserved.
Nikon F3. Nikkor 24mm f2.8 ais. Fuji Neopan 400 @1600 (expired). Rodinal.