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For the History buffs some old pictures
savage170
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Hitler inspecting the massive 800mm "Schwerer Gustav" railway gun - the largest-caliber rifled weapon ever used in combat (1942).
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B-32 Bomber Factory in Fort Worth , Texas (1944).
Testing a bulletproof vest (1923).
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Policemen inspect a "lumber truck" that smelled of alcohol during prohibition (1926).
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The night they ended Prohibition (December 5, 1933).
If you all like these I have quite a few more I'll post this evening
Hitler inspecting the massive 800mm "Schwerer Gustav" railway gun - the largest-caliber rifled weapon ever used in combat (1942).
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B-32 Bomber Factory in Fort Worth , Texas (1944).
Testing a bulletproof vest (1923).
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Policemen inspect a "lumber truck" that smelled of alcohol during prohibition (1926).
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The night they ended Prohibition (December 5, 1933).
If you all like these I have quite a few more I'll post this evening
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Some trivia back at ya:
The B-32 Dominator was the last allied aircraft to be engaged in combat in WW2
The Schwerer Gustav at 800mm is the biggest gun used in combat but the Little David was bigger at 914mm. He was on his way to fight the Japs but the war ended.
check it out:
The night they ended Obamacare. (December 5, 2015).
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Shell for Gustav gun at APG when I was there.
Please,post more when U get a chance.
Thanks for the post..
Which one did the shelling at Sevastopol in the Crimea ?
Didn't Gustav have a twin...Carl ?
Which one did the shelling at Sevastopol in the Crimea ?
I think that may have been 'Dora'.
One was destroyed in an Allied air raid.
quote:Originally posted by savage170
The night they ended Obamacare. (December 5, 2015).
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GREAT!!!
Yes, it will be just like that if we can make it happen someday.
Great pics!
Love the "lumber" truck!
The Krauts loved big guns for some reason, but planes were much more efficient.
I think the B-32 was more of a maritime bomber.
Please post more pics!
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Hitler inspecting the massive 800mm "Schwerer Gustav" railway gun - the largest-caliber rifled weapon ever used in combat (1942).
I think Hitler was compensating for something. . .