Challenge: Anything Military 2nd-4th April 2020
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Lorima wrote:
Thanks Al, my son collects a lot of vintage war items. He does research on every item and was looking for a pack of cigarettes from this time period to put under his "hatband". So this is called a "Steel pot" how interesting. Thanks for that.
We called it a steel pot. It was actually a steel outer pot (helmet) with an inner "helmet liner" that was made out of some type of fiberglass type stuff with a web harness that sat on your head. It was 50 years ago so I'm having to rely on an aging memory. Besides wearing them we also used them to cook/heat c-rations, etc. when a mess hall wasn't handy. As crazy as it may sound, we often used small pieces of C-4 blasting explosive as our cooking fire. It was really quite safe as long as it didn't have a blasting cap inserted. That's probably too much information, sorry. I guess I'm "enjoying" too much free time at home. <Gr>. Take care & ...
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Lorima wrote:
Great photo. Wasn't this the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb?
Yes it was. This was taken at the Smithsonian when the fuselage was displayed through a wall. The cockpit section was the only part exposed through this side of a wall.
Apr 2, 2020 14:08:08 #
Lorima wrote:
Is that you? Great photo. Thank you for your service.
Yes it is/was.
It was my honor.Apr 2, 2020 14:10:49 #
Lorima wrote:
Thank you Ann. Who is this fine young soldier?
One of my best friends brother whom way back when I was 17 had a crush.
Apr 2, 2020 14:10:53 #
Transbuff1985 wrote:
We all grow up and out, believe I weighed 135# at the time
You & I both.
Apr 2, 2020 14:16:29 #
Al Beatty wrote:
We called it a steel pot. It was actually a steel ... (show quote)
Just one item about cooking with C-4. We were told don't try to stamp out the fire with our feet.
Apr 2, 2020 14:22:28 #
Studio263 wrote:
Just one item about cooking with C-4. We were told don't try to stamp out the fire with our feet.
For WWII buffs. The radio operator's area of B-24 "Witchcraft.".
B-24 Liberator
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Lorima wrote:
So last month when I decided to host this "Anything Military" Challenge ............
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From the Air Museum in Tucson.
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