very early Route 66 photo yesterday. It is of the construction of what would become Rt. 66 just west of Alanreed, Texas. No year is quoted. It appears to be even before Rt. 66 was established. They said, "This pic is in the museum on Main Street in Mclean - some of these men are family to Mr. John Morrow, his kin in this picture are great grandfather and grandfather other uncles and great uncles- this is the construction of 66 just west of Alanreed." This is courtesy of Blanca Schaffer at the "Jericho on 66" page.
US Soldiers utilize a captured German MG 151/20 Drilling Anti-Aircraft Gun at the Bridgehead in Remagen Germany - March 1945
The German MG 151/20 Drilling combined three MG 151 20mm cannons into one gun mount.
The MG 151/20 was a German 20mm aircraft-mounted autocannon produced by Waffenfabrik Mauser, as the Luftwaffe transitioned to 30mm cannons later in WW2, extra MG 151’s were made available for Anti-Aircraft gun mounts.
LIFE Magazine Archives - John Florea Photographer
This is supposed to be the next super spy plane, the DR72. Mach 6. I hope we have something like it. I will be surprised to find it is real.
Turbine Spiral Housing for the Sungari Power Station in Manchuria 1939
An approach is like a fart...if you have to force it, it is probably crap.