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Classic Military Vehicles Magazine (Jan - Dec 2018)
Classic Military Vehicles Magazine (Jan - Dec 2017)
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This video is quite interesting by Mike Fenton. One would hope that any remains of WW2 German vehicles that are still left abandoned in the Golan...
When sorting through some things today I came across this image which is not captioned. Is it a Diamond T? Perhaps someone can confirm exactly...
This is Piper L-4 "Grasshopper" 43-29080, delivered to the US Army on 28 May 1943. It's a complete restoration, and an 80 mph aircraft any way you...
This privately owned, ex RAF, Avro 504 is believed to be flying from Clacton-On-Sea aerodrome (?) and was one of the aircraft that my late...
Bloke in my suburb has had an airframe wrapped in clear plastic under his house for years. I thought it may have been Wirraway or Boomerang tail bits...
Well I hope you enjoy looking at the progress of my halftrack restoration as I am building it. Im trying not to replace every part but when you get...
Hi all... I have one of those steel tool boxes for the CMP vehicles that is missing its latch..oddly enough it appears that the missing latch was...
New to me, its a 1968 BSA WD B40, these were produced to replace the remaining Matchless G3L's and BSA M20's in the Army Like most Brit bikes...
I have been aware of the existence of this underground former airbase in what was Yugoslavia for some time but the documentaries etc in which I have...
A short but interesting film clip of the UK's version of the F4 Phantom being tested on HMS Eagle. I believe that I am correct in stating that only...
I served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA 42 from late 1964 till late 1967. One of the three post war Midway class of...
The 3rd Mosquito to be restored by Avespecs in NZ made it first post-restoration flights yesterday :clap: PZ474 making a pass along Ardmore's runway...
Hello folks, I've noticed a wealth of knowledge on these pages. I've been researching U464 for a while now and I wonder if there are any submarine...
This is worth a look... American pilot in US-marked Spit recon over Berlin. Wow! SPITFIRE 944 - YouTube
I thought those who collect these and those who admire them like I do might find it interesting that I walked into a Duluth Trading Company store and...
Another interesting archive film featuring a low level raid by light bombers including Bostons and Mosquitos on the Philips factory at Eindhoven,...
Some interesting archive footage here of B17 Flying Fortresses. It would be interesting to know which airfield it is featured in the film but it...
Does anybody have a clear photo or drawing of the vehicle spigot mount for the Boys AT - as pictured (partially) on the Morris LRC - also used on the...
An interesting WW2 US training film. I found the humour at the end quite amusing but, sadly, today probably politically incorrect? How To Fly...
I found this glider film which looks quite interesting despite the lack of sound. I bet that the chap driving the jeep out of the glider...
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