Tuesday, October 30, 2012

WWII photos hidden in a trunk for 71 Years

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WWII photos hidden in a trunk for 71 years hard to believe but true


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Hard to believe they were just recently found in an old foot locker and were able to be developed. Squad of Rufe's at Bougainville . These things were very Nimble even With the pontoons.

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The A6M2-N float plane version of the Zero did Extremely well, Suffering only a small loss In its legendary maneuverability. Top Speed was not affected, however, the aircraft's Relatively light armament was a Detriment.

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Snow on deck. USS Philippine Sea North Pacific 1945 

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HARVS on the way in Shot by a P-47.. Rare shot.

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Deck Crew climbing up to get the pilot out. He did. Thats a fuel tank his foot is on. Empty?

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Marines Disembark LST at Tinian Island.

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Bougainville.

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Guam

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Outside Bastogne (Dec 1944 )

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German 280mm K5 Firing

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U.S.  Munitions ship goes up during the invasion of Sicily.

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GERMAN V1

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Spitfire "tipping-off" a V1. If you've never heard of this insane tactic ....... 
At First V1's were shot down by Gunfire. With the high risk of  Being blown up, some of the best pilots started tipping the V1's wing, because of damage to
wing tips they later developed a tactic of disrupting the airflow by placing their wing very close to the V1's wing, causing it to Topple. Not every pilot did this. At night this Was not possible, the flame from the V1 blinded the pilot to everything else, though some Mossie pilots flew past closely in front of the V1, again causing it to topple. The Thought of doing this at 450mph, 4,000 feet above the ground, at night, and being blinded gives me the willies. 

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Panzerkampfwagen VI "E Tiger"

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Ju-88 loading a torpedo. This is one HUGE bomber .. And it's on  Pontoons!!!!

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German "KARL" mortars. Sebastopol

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Reloading  a  KARL

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BOOM!

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Macchi  202v

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Italian 303 Bombers over N Africa

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(December  7, 1941)
Isn't  It amazing how a film could last so long in a camera without disintegrating? Fantastic  Photos taken 69 years ago.
Some of you will have To go to a museum to see what a Brownie box Camera looked like?
Here is a simple  Picture of that Brownie Box camera, we are talking about. ...  These  Photos are absolutely incredible.....Read below, the first picture and at the end... 

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PHOTOS STORED IN AN  OLD BROWNIE CAMERA 
 
Thought You might find these photos very interesting.
What quality from 1941. These Pearl Harbor Photos were Found in an old Brownie stored in a foot locker and just recently taken to be developed.
They Are from a  Sailor who was on the USS Quapaw  ATF-110.

PEARL HARBOR December 7th, 1941

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3 comments:

  1. I don't understand, how did such a variety of photos make it into a single trunk? Plus, I have seen some of these before...

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  2. While the actual photos are cool and everything, the story of all of them being found on a single roll of film left in a sailor's camera for 70 years has to be the most improbable thing imaginable. I.e., did he also suit up for piloting in both the RAF and Army Air Force, and then also join a Kraut artillery company? (I guess his globetrotting shutterbug career couldn't find the time to stuff in the Russian front for a few snaps of bodies in mounds at Stalingrad.)

    Gimme a break.

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  3. As a Photographer, I can tell you it is impossible to be in several places at once! Especially on the German side.... tho I enjoyed all the pix! J. Dunn

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