Just another day at the office: WW2 Edition

Tripoli · May 27, 2024, 11:15:02 AM

I am going through some of the history of the action on 6 June on Omaha Beach invic Vierville-su-Mer. I happened to come across this recon photo of the beach defenses. Note how low the P-38 is flying:

Source: "Report on Beach Intelligence, Operation OVERLORD, June 1944", pg. 91, https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4013coll8/id/4395/rec/19

Here's another:

Sir Slash · May 27, 2024, 10:00:44 PM

Low and hauling ass I bet. Great pics Trip.

Gusington · May 28, 2024, 08:00:13 AM

Holy crap it's like 15 feet in the air

Tripoli · May 28, 2024, 08:32:54 AM

Just think: the guy flying that aircraft was probably doing around 400 mph. My guess is he was probably around 24 years old (although the average age was 21-22).

bobarossa · May 28, 2024, 11:44:06 AM

And he was having a Thrill!
Wonder what the shutter time was to get clear images at that speed?

ArizonaTank · May 28, 2024, 02:25:07 PM

Quote from: Tripoli on May 27, 2024, 11:15:02 AMSource: "Report on Beach Intelligence, Operation OVERLORD, June 1944", pg. 91, https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4013coll8/id/4395/rec/19

I love the CGSC Ike Skelton online library. Full of great gems. Great find Tripoli!

Tripoli · May 28, 2024, 03:53:51 PM

Yeah, the Ike Skeleton collection has been a big help for the BoC project. My current project is to try to get a CMBN AAR of the first scenario of the "Blue and Grey" campaign done by 5 June. The scenario portrays the attack of the video of the 1/116 on DOG GREEN. The game scenario is basically unwinnable, as it was in real life. To make it both interesting and as a memorial on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, I've decided to present the actual information the troops had going ashore, and to make my moves based on that. Hence my recent foray to the Ike Skeleton library.

ArizonaTank · May 29, 2024, 05:50:22 AM

Quote from: Tripoli on May 28, 2024, 03:53:51 PMYeah, the Ike Skeleton collection has been a big help for the BoC project. My current project is to try to get a CMBN AAR of the first scenario of the "Blue and Grey" campaign done by 5 June. The scenario portrays the attack of the video of the 1/116 on DOG GREEN. The game scenario is basically unwinnable, as it was in real life. To make it both interesting and as a memorial on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, I've decided to present the actual information the troops had going ashore, and to make my moves based on that. Hence my recent foray to the Ike Skeleton library.

Cool idea!