Remembrance Day, Veterans Day & War Memorials
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100% Brickmania designed M3 Grant. Built from Instructions Club instructions and Bricklink purchased parts.
Back story (this model was built about 14 months ago):
I wanted to own either the M3 Grant (British) or the M3 Lee (American) but neither were available for sale.
At the time I had just parted out several sets in my Bricklink store for sale and had a decent amount of Tan parts. Combined with the fact that I needed a break from Old Dark Grey projects I went with this.
The Few were the airmen of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the aviators of the Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy (RN) who fought the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. The term comes from Winston Churchill's phrase "Never, in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few."
Utah Beach
'We must never forget this'
Normandy, France
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World War 2 radar facility disguised as a water tower.
Now deemed to be an unsafe/dangerous structure.
LR3966 © Joe O'Malley
A pillbox hangs precariously overlooking the 'North sea' at Aldbrough.
What is a pillbox and why were they built?
A pillbox is the name given to a small defensive structure from which a few soldiers could keep an invading army at bay.
The pillboxes we see today were all built during the Second World War when fears of an invasion were at their height.
Pillboxes were never used, as fortunately, the first line of defense held and the RAF prevented any real chance of a German invasion of Britain.
I have gone for a retro sepia effect for this. This is the disused tram lines at the martyr's village, with the small station house on the left. The trams took commuters into nearby Limoges, until the vilage was destroyed and 642 villagers were killed by the SS in 1944. The village has been left as it was as a memorial.
The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila, within the boundaries of the former Fort William McKinley. With a total of 17,206 graves, it has the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II and holds war dead from the Philippines and other allied nations.
I still need to improve my photography skills when it comes to capturing the propellers of warbirds. Anyway, I am quite happy with this one. This Spitfire currently belongs to the Michael U. Potter Historic Aircraft Collection and is flown by Vintage Wings of Canada.
The Vultee BT-13 Valiant was a basic trainer aircraft used by the U.S. during World War II. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine, it was known for its durability and ease of handling. Over 11,000 units were built, serving as an essential step in pilot training programs.
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Lancaster P A 474, painted as "Mickey the Moocher", was a member of 61 Squadron R A F. Based at Skellingthorpe Lincolnshire and is believed to be one of the very few W W 2 bomber to complete over 100 operations. Its final tally was 118 operations, but the ground crews painted a bombing symbol on the nose every time the aircraft crossed the enemy coast resulting in 128 operations.
About an hour after taking Wing tips on the clearing (I), an image I saw as a black and white image before taken it, I decided to try capturing a colour image with a slightly different composition to differentiate if from Wing tips on the clearing (I).
Taken at Bulbjerg, Denmark.
Bulbjerg is the only limestone cliff in Jutland, and it also served as a lookout point during World War II.
Force 135 Living History at Elizabeth Castle, Jersey. Taken in July 2023. In the photograph, a Royal Engineer attached to 'B Battery Royal Artillery' is using an essential piece of kit - a mine detector. This was a demo and did not involve any real mines!
The Army company clerk's mobile office.
WWII Days Reenactment - 2024
Midway Village Museum
Rockford, Illinois 42.278690, -88.984483
September 28, 2024
WWII Reenactments at Midway Village - All Years
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The sun behind a tamarind tree planted among the grave markers at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. The second to the last in my series for Memorial Day weekend 2016.
The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila, within the boundaries of the former Fort William McKinley. With a total of 17,206 graves, it has the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II and holds war dead from the Philippines and other allied nations.
dramatic evening descends on the bend of river ourthe and the historic castle and town of la roche-en-ardenne, luxembourg, belgium
B 17 "Sally B" makes a slow pass with bomb bay open and the crewman in the bombadiers position gives a wave or maybe a saluteas it passes by. A tribute to all the Americans that took part in those massive air battles over Europe during W W 2
Can you image being cooped up in this for several months, This is wall to wall shot, dining and kitchen area, 5 sections that make up the full submarine, (1)Torpedo room, (2) office and control center (3) mess hall (4) bunks (5) engine room. The USS Batfish is dry docked off the Arkansas River in Muskogee Oklahoma for the World War II War Memorial Park.