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History, Reference, Research, and GrogTalk => Military (and other) History => Topic started by: Tripoli on May 27, 2024, 11:15:02 AM

Title: Just another day at the office: WW2 Edition
Post by: Tripoli on 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: (https://i.imgur.com/VWnKFkm.jpg)
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:

(https://i.imgur.com/an1a4R6.jpg)
Title: Re: Just another day at the office: WW2 Edition
Post by: Sir Slash on May 27, 2024, 10:00:44 PM
Low and hauling ass I bet. Great pics Trip.
Title: Re: Just another day at the office: WW2 Edition
Post by: Gusington on May 28, 2024, 08:00:13 AM
Holy crap it's like 15 feet in the air  :shocked:
Title: Re: Just another day at the office: WW2 Edition
Post by: Tripoli on 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).
Title: Re: Just another day at the office: WW2 Edition
Post by: bobarossa on 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?
Title: Re: Just another day at the office: WW2 Edition
Post by: ArizonaTank on 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!
Title: Re: Just another day at the office: WW2 Edition
Post by: Tripoli on 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.
Title: Re: Just another day at the office: WW2 Edition
Post by: ArizonaTank on 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!
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