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Archive for August, 2007

Picture Of The Day

August 26, 2007 7:46 am

Gun Camera Footage – Allied

3:17 am

Found On YouTube – Tribute to the troops

August 25, 2007 12:20 pm

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This video  was created by a 15 year old girl and has received over 15,000,000 viewings on YouTube. I like it so I figured I’d share it with you all.

This is not an invitation to debate the right or wrongs of the Bush administration or the war in general. This is about the troops and thats it. Any derogatory or inflametory comments will be deleted. If you want to debate politics then I’m sure google can help you find a place to do it.

Gun Camera Footage – Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty/Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka

3:06 am

Picture Of The Day

August 24, 2007 4:59 am

WWII Manufacturing Short films

3:03 am

Comments

August 23, 2007 5:20 pm

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WWII Airplane Debris Found In San Jose

5:04 pm

Via Aero-News.net

A construction crew laying pipeline near the Pajaro River in north Monterey County, CA unearthed the remains of a World War II-era Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless (type shown below) in early July. The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency collected and secured the artifacts, which were discovered in the middle of farmland.


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According to the San Jose Mercury News, among the items recovered were a high school class ring, bullet casings, a can of Spam, landing gear, a burnt parachute, spent flares, and bone fragments from the pilot and co-pilot. The plane, which impacted terrain during a nighttime training mission more than 60 years ago, was an unsolved mystery until the crew stumbled on the site.

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Picture Of The Day

3:19 am

WWII German Newsreels – Luftwaffe attack on Murmansk

3:09 am