John

Hi Gordon.

Fascinating posts. What was the criteria for the award of the U-Boat Badge?

John

It certainly does, always in days gone by, because no one gave a stuff. I had a great uncle once, who had served in RAC in North Africa , during the war. His reletives used to moan about him getting p*ssed, and then talk about it.

How ungreatful. It used to make me so angry. Yet, they still enjoyed the freedom that he gave them...... flame

BJOW,

Nice to have their names remembered.

John

Hi,

Its in very good condition. Any history behind this particular one? I'd love to know when, where, from, etc

Hi all.

Some very nice posts. I do like the idea of a memorial cross. i believe the New Zealand forces still do it too.

We should do something similar in UK. But then , our successive governments have never looked after its Forces. Its makes my blood boil. flame

The Canadian cross is particularly nice.

John

Any idea what their load capacity was ?

Hi,

I must admit , I haven't seen this one before, but it loks typicall era. there are several types in the same style which are usually small German helmets used for ash trays....

Could it be a Halifax?

Hi Coastie,

Interesting about the NASA awards. Can you tell us more?

John

Hi Scott.

Remind me not to come to yours for Sunday roast!

Mr Wasp,

Most of the people you 've mentioned here have a better write up than Beharry.

The media didn't print much either. I remember after the Falklands Campaign, when Jones & Mckay were to be awarded the VC, it was front page news for a week, and you coudn't get it off the television.

Its sad, really, it appears to have been devalued . I can't see it going for a quarter of a million ounds at Spink.

Bit of a beast. Whats the big gun on it?

Excellent Mr Firefly. Its in service still all over the world. It was superceded in Russia mostly by the BMP and BTR series. wub.gif

I agree. This is a Gentleman's Forum. There are other forums available that may cater better for your interests.

Looks very 'Iron Claddish' to me.....

Yup, an aluminium hull and steel turret. Many third world countries still use them.

The Germans should have stuck with the long-barrelled and up-gunned MKIV Panzer. The production lines were so well established that they could have produced so many thousands of the things....

By the end of the war it wasn't the 'best' tank, but there was nothing wrong with it. The crews may have found themselves with the same probs the Shernman crews had, but there would have been so many more of them....

Having said that, one of my books says that the Allies needed ten Shermans to take out just one Tiger I!!....

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NOT AT VILLERS BOCAGE!

The Germans never really stuck with a design for anything, unlike the allies with the sherman and t34.

But, there's no doubt that they influenced future Tank design forever.

Yup, we could have rushed him off to the dentist.....

So what does the trem, 'Rum, Bum & Baccy' come from?

Yes, Its starting to smell abit. We seem to have opened the floodgates of 'compensation culture'......

Hmmm..... I wonder who has it and when it will turn up.... i don't beleive that it was destroyed.

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Hi Kaktus,

Welcome aboard.

I thought the 'moth' had gone into production, but was being kept well away from observers. Yes and the gun is a beast... wub.gif

Who was Paul Revere?

That was a rally interesting post Dimdem. We are taught nothing about the American Civil War, yet it was an enormous war.

I didn't realise it was such a massive issue, as regards to the Confederate flag. We also have a problem in UK , with flying the Union Flag, because of its association with Skinheads( racist thugs), which is sad, particularly as every one else flies their flag here.