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      Falkenstein, Sigismund Freiherr von

      in Germany: All Eras: Signature Database

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      Generalmajor Sigismund Freiherr von Falkenstein.

      Born: 14 Sep 1903

      Died: 02 Jun 1972

      Chef Ausb.Abt.(3.Abt.)/Gen.St.d.Lw
      Gruppenkommandore I./KG 27
      Gen.stabs-Offizier im OKW Abt.Landesverteidigung
      Chef des Gen.stabs des X. Fl.Korps
      Chef des Gen.stabs des Lw.Kdo. Südost
      Chef des Gen.stabs des Lw.-Bef.Mitte
      Chef des Gen.stabs der Lfl. Reich
      Kdr 3.Flieger-Div
      (Details taken from LW Officer Career Lists by Larry & Doug)
      DKiG - 19 May 1943
      Image: Citation
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      Maubeuge, Boris von

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      Major Boris von Maubeuge.

      Born: 1902

      Highest rank reached: Oberstleutnant

      Staffelkapitän 1./KG-2
      Kdr Störkampfgruppe Luftflotte 1
      Stab/General der Nahkampfflieger
      Inspekteur d.Inspizient der Nachtschlacht beim General der Schlachtflieger
      Kdt Fliegerhorst.Kdtr. A(o) 104/XI
      (Details taken from LW Officer Career Lists by Larry & Doug)
      Image: Citation
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      Lampe, Carl-Heinrich

      in Germany: All Eras: Signature Database

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      Korvettenkapitän Carl-Heinrich Lampe.

      Born: 25 Jul 1907

      Highest rank reached: Fregattenkapitän

      Bordnachrichtenoffz Scharnhorst
      Stab Marinestations-Kdo Ostsee
      Stab Deutsches Marinekommando Italien
      Kdr Zerstörer Z-30
      Kdr Zerstörer Z-28
      Kdr Zerstörer Z-43
      Image: Soldbuch (1941)
      Image: KTB (1945)
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      Clacton Air Show - The Last 2 Airworthy Lancaster Bombers

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      Today I paid a visit to Clacton-On-Sea which, for those that don't know, is situated on the east coast of England approx 45 miles north east of London (as the crow flies). For the last 24 or so years they have held an air show and today I paid a visit primarily to see the last 2 airborne Lancaster bombers in the world. One of the Lancaster's belongs to the RAF Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight while the second usually flies in Canada but for a few weeks it is on the UK display circuit, the first time that 2 Lancaster's have been airborne in the UK for over 50 years. After the Canadian aircraft returns home who knows how long it will be before such a sight is witnessed again. As it wasn't a purely military themed show there was the usual mix of military aircraft and stunt aircraft.

      RAF Search & Rescue Sea King display View 1... View 2...View 3...

      Wing Walkers View 1... View 2...

      Spitfire View 1... View 2... View 3...View 4...

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      RAF Cosford - 19th August 2014

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      Victor... Leopard I...

      BMP-1... Lightning...

      British Military Mission Car (if you have read the book Live & Let Spy / BrixmIs you will know about these vehicles and their covert ops)

      View 1... View 2... View 3...

      Berlin Wall... Pave Low...

      Flight Log Book... Hunter...

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      RAF Cosford - 19th August 2014

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      Still on my 2 weeks summer leave from work so yesterday I headed off to RAF Cosford which was another place I had never been to before. In terms of the exhibits it may not be as big as Duxford or it's sister establishment at Hendon but it is well worth visiting. In travelling time it took me a total of 10 hours to get there and home again (via train) and I'm glad I made the effort.

      In a way it is a pity it is located where it is as many people visiting the UK probably won't make the journey, preferring to stay around London and see the museums around there but for anyone contemplating visiting these shores and you have a day spare, it is worth taking the time to pay a visit (via train it is 40 minutes direct from Birmingham on the Birmingham to Shrewsbury line and the train station at Cosford is located alongside the airfield, so you just have a half mile walk to the gate). Plus you'll get to see more of the English countryside while you get there!

      The main halls are split up into Test Aircraft, War Planes and the newest one showing items from the Cold War. There is also a small area set aside that shows the recently recovered Do-17 undergoing preservation. In addition to that, on Tuesday's & Thursday's there is a side stand set up where two of the volunteers who are preserving the aircraft do their work allowing the public to watch them clean bits & bobs from the bomber along with items that have already been preserved such as oxygen bottles and a magazine for one of the machine guns. The one aircraft I really wanted to see was the Me-410 Hornisse so I was pleased to of been able to tick that one off the list.

      Late Arrivals Club Certificate... Neptune...

      Test aircraft to experiment with a prone pilot...

      Aircraft that eventually evolved in to the English Electric Lightning... Kestrel...

      Eurofighter...

      Luftwaffe items including Incendiary bomb... Japanese pilots tunic...

      Avro Lincoln...Japanese 'Dinah'...

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      Commission Build - Just a question.

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      Very recently I acquired a Soldbuch (as well as some photos and a Kriegstagbuch for a period when one of his ships was sunk) for a Kriegsmarine officer who ended up commanding destroyers from early 1943 to wars end, having served on Scharnhorst from at least 1938 to 1941. It is such a nice set and the research potential is huge and after doing some looking, it turns out that Trumpeter actually do models of all 3 of the destroyers he commanded in 1:350 & 1:700 scale and I have been toying with the idea of commissioning a build of one of the models. I'm not the greatest model builder in the world and haven't done any since I was around 14 plus I see the examples by others with the weathering and seascapes and know full well that it would be beyond me.

      But if I was to commission such a build what would I be responsible for providing?

      Obviously one of the model kits but would I also be responsible for finding out what the camouflage scheme was like for the period the build would reflect in case the one in the instructions/guide was wrong?

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      The Imperial War Museum - Post-Refurbishment August 2014

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      I photographed all of the Welsh VC's except Rourke's drift (if they count as welsh) before they stopped me, as I could not see any signs telling me no piccies, must be going blind in my old age!

      A few pics from the day. I also visted the tower to see the poppies, very effective and worth a visit whilst they are there.

      ...

      I don't know why they restrict the taking of photos in those sections (regardless of eyesight :D ). If it is something to do with the flash than that would be understandable in some parts of the Holocaust exhibit as it is quite dark but the lighting is such in the Lord Ashford collection that you could probably get away without using a flash.

      I would of liked to of seen the poppies as it looks impressive but I had to head home. I believe the last one is due to be 'planted' on Armistice Day with people able to donate them by paying a contribution of £25.

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      The Imperial War Museum - Post-Refurbishment August 2014

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      IRA/Sinn Fein leaflet...

      Medals of Sigsmund Payne Best (captured at Venlo in 1940)...

      Spitfire... Wreck of a car caught in a car bomb blast in Iraq...

      Humber 'Pig'... Warning sign...

      Window frame from the World Trade Center...

      All in all, I would say that if I had to give stars out of 5 for the new look IWM, I would give it just 2 stars and they would be for the Holocaust & Lord Ashford VC/GC sections (taken individually I would give them 4 & 5 out of 5 respectively) although please bear in mind I didn't go into the WW-1 exhibit as I decided to leave before my allocated time slot.

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      The Imperial War Museum - Post-Refurbishment August 2014

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      Another negative point is that a lot of exhibits no longer have information boards next to them to tell you about the item in question. Instead basic information for a section of exhibits is clustered onto one board (as seen in the first photo to the left of the Chariot - also note how it isn't possible to look at all the chariot due to how it has been sited) so you could be in one part of the section and then have to walk over to read a board to find out information about what you were looking at. I would much rather be stood next to the exhibit and reading about it. That being said some exhibits do have their own individual tv screen but not many.

      Chariot... S-Mines...

      German Parachute Mine... 88mm Flak...

      Enigma Machine... Lancaster's forward fuselage...

      View inside the Lancaster... Tail fin from Schnaufer's nightfighter...

      Items found on German spy, Carl Hans Lody... IRA incendiary device...

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      The Imperial War Museum - Post-Refurbishment August 2014

      in Museums & Shows

      Posted · Edited by hucks216

      Last week I paid a visit to the IWM in London, my first visit since it reopened in July after a 6-7 month refurbishment (the last time I visited was about 5 or so years ago) and have to say that I was very disappointed with it. They seem to have gone down the route of the IWM North in thinking less is more.
      The main floor has been cleared and only hosts a handful of exhibits - no Jagdpanther on the main floor (in fact, not to be seen anywhere in the museum) and no Fw-190 or Volksjäger hanging from the ceiling. On the main floor there are now only 5 exhibits consisting of a WW1 Field Gun (that fired the first shot in that war), a Reuters Land Rover, a car wreck from an Iraqi car bomb attack, a V-2 and a T34 that is stuck at the back in a far corner behind some stairs. From the ceiling there now hangs a Harrier, Spitfire & V-1. It seems like a fair bit of the main floor area has been taken up with desks and a new stair case that wasn't really needed in my opinion as the old stairs and lifts are still there and used.
      A lot of the items have been stuffed up into the balconies which makes proper viewing of them very difficult (let alone trying to take a decent photo) especially when it is busy and quite a few items are positioned overhanging the balcony edges so you can't walk around them.
      A lot of the Third Reich German stuff has gone now with those galleries making way for the WW-1 exhibit but the demand to see the WW-1 exhibit is such that when you enter the museum you are given a time slot to enter the new WW-1 area which could be 2-3 hours or more from your time of entry depending on numbers. In the end I didn't bother hanging around to see it and headed off to the Churchill War Rooms for my first ever visit there and which I enjoyed more then the 'new' IWM in Lambeth, even if I did have to pay to get in.
      However, despite the negatives there are some positives but these are the things that have been left alone or enlarged. The Holocaust exhibit, The Spy section and The Lord Ashcroft Exhibition are still there and worth walking around - the latter has increased in size greatly from what I recall of my previous visit a few years ago. Last time I went I seem to recall that it was in a small room but now the room is huge and full of the VC/GC's and related items. It practically has a floor all to itself now such is the size. And the massive scale model of a small section of Auschwitz is incredible to see. But what I find frustrating (now and in my previous visit) is that the Holocaust & Ashcroft sections are the only sections where you are not allowed to take photographs.
      No visit to the IWM would be complete without a photo of the 15" Naval guns outside...
      Note the new stairs in th background... V1 & V2...
      20mm AAA... Reuters Land Rover...
      WW-1 Field Gun... German Op Sealion Map..
      LRDG Vehicle found in the desert... Sherman...
      Zero Fighter wreck..
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      The Churchill War Rooms

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      They didn't give any reason for the charge but that isn't unusual. Even though the main IWM in London and IWM North in Manchester are free to enter, IWM Duxford and HMS Belfast (again, run by IWM) both charge - £17.50 for the former (non-airshow days) and £15.50 for the latter. But then again, I really don't like IWM North and now the main IWM (the refurbishment has ruined it and dumbed it down) so I am glad I don't have to pay for those.

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