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This is part of the collection of the New England Air Museum located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. They have quite a nice collection of different aircraft and other memorabilia.
WWII half-track
German SdKfz 11 half-trackHalf-tracks were used extensively in World War II, especially by the Germans with their SdKfz 11s, SdKfz 250s, and SdKfz 251s, and by the Americans with their M2s and M3s. Half-tracks were widely used as armored personnel carriers, but also saw duty as mortar carriers, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, self-propelled anti-tank guns, artillery tractors, armored fighting vehicles and in other tasks. The Germans used a half-track motorcycle the Kettenkrad to pull small artillery guns, and also for other uses. Although not a feature on American vehicles, steering can be assisted by track braking, applied from the steering wheel.
Half-tracks soon fell out of favor, to be replaced by fully-tracked or fully-wheeled vehicles.
Half-tracks were used by France after World War II, seeing combat in the First Indochina War and the Algeria War. Half-tracks were in use by the Israeli Army until recently, where they were deemed to outperform fully-tracked and fully-wheeled vehicles for non-combat payload tasks such as carrying telecommunication equipment. As of March 2008, 600 halftracks were still officially listed in active duty, although they may have been phased out
Re-enactment WWII in Bedum (The Netherlands) in May 2011 remembering the liberation of this village in May 1945
Birds of a Feather - Not all of these birds are overseas - some may be roosting here - don't foul your nest by roosting with them!
Photograph of an unidentified street scene in Bruges, Belgium, during World War II (undated).
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon Church in Brussels, Belgium, during World War II. Photograph taken or collected by William L. Flournoy while he was stationed in Belgium with the 280th Port Company, U.S. Army (undated).
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.