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[asphaltgambler]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

That is an 'effin tragedy right there if it's a real Judge, or GTO

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by bkreigsr

General Patton, allow me to introduce you to the Chesapeake Bay Punt gun.

I read about those in Micheners novel.

[daepp]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

On February 17, 1864, The Confederate submarine, HL Hunley, attacked and sank the 1240-short ton (1124 metric tons) screw sloop USS Housatonic, which had been on Union blockade-duty in Charleston's outer harbor. Soon afterwards, the Hunley sank, killing all eight of her third crew. This time, the ship was lost.
Finally located in 1995, the Hunley was raised in 2000 and is on display in North Charleston, South Carolina, at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center on the Cooper River. Examination, in 2012, of recovered Hunley artifacts suggests that the submarine was as close as 20 feet to her target, the Housatonic, when her deployed torpedo exploded, which eventually caused the sub's own loss.

When the hand-cranked Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley torpedoed the mighty USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor on February 17, 1864, it didn’t change the course of the Civil War, but by becoming the first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship, it altered naval warfare forever.

Hunley Researchers Probe the Mystery of Time
August 8, 2003
Time itself is a multi-layered mystery to the international team of scientists working to excavate and conserve the world’s first successful military submarine.

On the day before the third anniversary of the raising of the H. L. Hunley from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, researchers may be closer to answering questions that have puzzled historians for over a century: when exactly did the Hunley take on water?

The Rosetta stone that may help answer these questions is the ornate gold pocket watch that belonged to Hunley commander Lt. George Dixon, which was recovered during the excavation of the submarine on May 30, 2002. When the watch was opened earlier this year, Hunley scientists were hopeful the time on the watch would offer insight as to why the submarine mysteriously vanished after sinking the USS Housatonic on February 17, 1864.

As the scientists were soon to learn, however, there are many layers to the mystery of time.

Accounts from crewmembers aboard the Housatonic say the Hunley’s attack took place between 8:45 and 9:00 in the evening. When Lt. Dixon’s watch was opened earlier this year and the face displayed 8:23, more questions were raised than answered. After researching the operation of the watch and the time keeping standards of the day, Hunley scientists uncovered a series of fascinating clues.

During the Civil War, the Confederate States kept Local Apparent Solar Time as its standard, while United States naval vessels maintained the Local Mean Solar Time of Washington D.C.. These varying calculations, when adjusted, mean the time kept on Dixon’s pocket watch was probably 26 minutes behind the time kept onboard the Housatonic.

When scientists adjusted the time on the watch to the Local Mean Solar Time of Washington D.C., they came to the conclusion that Dixon’s watch stopped ticking at precisely 8:49. At first glace, such a time setting would appear to indicate the watch stopped within minutes of the Hunley’s attack on the Housatonic, suggesting the Hunley’s crew compartment flooded immediately after the attack. Drawing that conclusion at this moment, however, would be premature, according to Friends of the Hunley Chairman Warren Lasch.

“An important clue we will soon discover is whether or not the watch was completely wound down,” Lasch said. “To answer that question, experts will need to examine the watch’s internal mechanisms. And we still don’t know if the time is AM or PM or even the same day,” Lasch said.

The spring driven balance wheel used to power Dixon’s pocket watch cannot function underwater because the friction of the water stops the pendulum mechanism. Senator Glenn McConnell, Chairman of the Hunley Commission, is hopeful the watch will soon provide scientists with even more timely information.

McConnell said at this point the body of scientific evidence suggests that the Hunley crew compartment may not have immediately filled with water, a theory that could explain why most crewmembers were found at their stations.

“It is entirely possible that the Hunley’s crew compartment remained water tight long after the oxygen the crew needed to survive was gone. If the watch was protected for a time from the invasion of water, then it would have continued to tick until it gradually wound down,” McConnell said. The Hunley project team is currently working with watch experts to determine whether the watch had wound down, and once the research is completed, Lt. Dixon’s pocket watch may yet hold new clues to the mystery of the Hunley’s fate.

“If we lock in on the exact time, we lock in on the time sequence of her fate,” said McConnell.

“I continue to be awed by how much we’ve accomplished since the Hunley was recovered three years ago. This truly is a fantastic journey and a stirring tribute to the spirit of innovation that connects the past, the present and the future,” Lasch said.

The H. L. Hunley was located in 1995 by Clive Cussler”;s National Underwater Marine Agency (NUMA), a 501c3 non-profit organization. The hand-cranked submarine was raised on August 8, 2000 and delivered to the Warren Lasch Conservation Center, where scientists are at work excavating and conserving the historic vessel and its many artifacts.

For more information on the Hunley Project, log onto www.hunley.org. Hours of operation for public tours and the Hunley gift shop are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays and from noon to 5:00 p. m. on Sundays. All proceeds go to support the Hunley conservation and excavation project. To purchase tickets call toll free 1-877-4HUNLEY (1-877-448-6539) or log onto the Internet at www.etix.com.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Control Room of the German UB-11 Submarine (First World War).

just imagine the blueprints for that build!

[craigster59]

This photo shows off one of the trailer park sets designed by Art Director Edward Carfagno for The Long, Long Trailer, a 1954 romantic comedy starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Ball and Arnaz play newlyweds who decide to honeymoon by driving across the country pulling an oversized trailer equipped with every modern convenience, with predictably disastrous results. Though it’s about a road trip, most of the film was shot on the stages and backlot at MGM, where Carfagno and his crew equipped the sets with numerous full-size New Moon Trailers that were cleverly customized for the film.

[JackDidley]

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Love this song.

[GH85Carrera]

A war-weary Corsair lands at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. May, 1945
RNZAF F4U-1D Corsair NZ5440 was coded '40' and given the nose art "L'IL AUDREY".
In this photo she is equipped with long range fuel tanks for the trip from Green Island to New Britain.
RNZAF official photo colorized.




London from the air before skyscrapers and the impact of WWII. (circa 1935).


A U.S. Air Force Fairchild C-119B-10-FA Flying Boxcar (s/n 49-102) of the 314th Troop Carrier Group in 1952. This aircraft was later converted to an C-119C in 1955-56. The 314th TCG served in Japan during the Korean War, participating in two major airborne operations, at Sunchon in October 1950 and at Munsan-ni in March 1951. It later transported supplies to Korea and evacuated prisoners of war. USAF Image

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Taken twenty minutes ago. I have sharpened a boat load of mower blades on this thing in the last 26 years, all sizes, and enjoyed it! It was my Dad's, perhaps his Dad's at one time. Not sure.

Originally Posted by porsche tech

Had this one probably 30+ years. Still has a tag on the top of it that says “To Daddy From Santa!”

I have 1 of each!

[GH85Carrera]

Minutes after landing on Iwo Jima. Mount Suribachi is in the background.

[shadowjack1]

[GH85Carrera]

Great craftsmanship!

[porsche930dude]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

A pair of those wheels are on marketplace in hunlock creek, pa

[Evans, Marv]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Taken twenty minutes ago. I have sharpened a boat load of mower blades on this thing in the last 26 years, all sizes, and enjoyed it! It was my Dad's, perhaps his Dad's at one time. Not sure.

Looks like a popular choice all those years ago.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

Looks like a popular choice all those years ago.

For over 100 years Sears was THE place to go for tools of all sorts. I can remember spending hours wandering around in the tool department at the Sears near my high school.

[GH85Carrera]

Of the 22 Medals of Honor awarded to United States Marines for actions during the Battle of Iwo Jima, five were awarded to Paramarines. The battle remains a reminder of the cost paid to bring WWII to an end. Woven into the battle and much of the heroism was a unique Airborne connection.
On February 19, 1945, United States Marines attacked the island of Iwo Jima after months of naval and air bombardment. The shelling, however, only created defenses for the Japanese defenders.
For the Marines, the first and biggest obstacle was not enemy fire but the beaches themselves. The shores of Iwo Jima are made of small volcanic pebbles. For the men attempting to move up the slopes of the beaches, it was like trying to climb hills covered with ball bearings. Only when all the Marines were on shore did the Japanese open fire. Marines became desperate trying to scramble forward or dig fox holes, only to have the volcanic pebbles fill back in. There was no cover and no way to create any.
Approximately 70,000 U.S. Marines took part in the battle. In thirty-six days of fighting on the island, nearly 7,000 Marines were killed. Another 20,000 were wounded. The island was finally declared secured on March 26, 1945. Some Japanese defenders remained in hiding and only surrendered in 1947.
Iwo Jima proved to be one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history. After the battle, the island served as an emergency landing site for more than 2,200 B-29 bombers, saving the lives of 24,000 U.S. airmen. Securing Iwo Jima prepared the way for the last and largest battle in the Pacific, the invasion of Okinawa.
Three parachutists would participate in the famed flag raisings on Mount Suribachi four days into the battle. Sergeant Henry O. Hansen helped put the first flag in place and Corporals Ira H. Hayes and Harlon H. Block were among the group of six featured in Joe Rosenthal’s photograph of the second flag raising.
In fact, among the 5th Marine Division that went ashore at Iwo Jima was nearly the entire recently deactivated USMC 1st Parachute Regiment.
Navy Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz said About the battle, “Among the Americans who served on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.”
This goes out to all United States Marines past and present. Semper Fidelis. Always Faithful. All The Way.
Photo, February 23, 1945, a squad of United States Marines advances up Mt. Suribachi under enemy fire for the flag raising. Photo public domain. Colorization by Nicholas Rodriguez/Mediadrumworld

77 years ago today.

[monoflo]

Semper Fi --to those guys!!!!

[bkreigsr]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Kendeigh

That's my Uncle Bill (5th Marine Div) that she's tending. Oorah .
About 20 minutes after disembarking.
The photo appeared in the next issue of National Geographic.
Bill K

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by bkreigsr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Kendeigh

That's my Uncle Bill (5th Div Marines) that she's tending. Oorah .
About 20 minutes after disembarking.
The photo appeared in the next issue of National Geographic.
Bill K

Did your uncle survive and did he suffer any lasting wounds?
Maybe you could update the wiki with this info?

[bkreigsr]

Originally Posted by svandamme

Did your uncle survive and did he suffer any lasting wounds?
Maybe you could update the wiki with this info?

Thanks for asking...
He survived.
He was flown to Guam where he underwent 1 year of re-constructive surgery and one year of rehab. Lasting wounds? Deaf in one ear, blind in one eye, no use of his left arm, plus the malaria he picked up in Guam. Lived to the age of 83.
Never once heard him complain. He enlisted without telling my grandparents - he was 19.
My first cousin (his son, also a Bill) is in charge of Wiki updates.

There is some footage shot by National Geo that is in the Nat'l Archives.
My cousin sent it to me, and if I can locate it, I'll post. They were actually documenting the nurse's mission.

P.S. At the 50-year anniversary of the landing, he and my aunt were flown to San Diego, and reunited with the nurse - not a dry eye in the convention hall.