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Post by Polar bear » 15 May 2014, 09:32

hi, Rob,

quite true, in both cases ;-)

once more, back to you.

greetings, the pb
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Post by Rob Stuart » 15 May 2014, 23:16

Thanks, pb.

Okay, what is this?
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Post by jtemple507 » 15 May 2014, 23:26

It looks very familiar...not M7 Priest...not Valentine AT...Probably not Alecto...hmm...
Shooting 'em down in flames!

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Post by Rob Stuart » 16 May 2014, 00:07

No, not any of those.

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Post by Rob Stuart » 18 May 2014, 13:11

Okay, time for a hint: the gun is a 25-pounder.

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 18 May 2014, 15:13

25 pdr mounted on a Ram tank chassis, the Sexton.
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Post by Rob Stuart » 18 May 2014, 15:39

Bingo! The photo is from Library and Archives Canada and is captioned "Sexton 25-pounder self-propelled gun being assembled, Montreal Locomotive Works Limited". The date is given as Summer 1943.

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 18 May 2014, 21:24

Which division did "Windy" command and who was he?
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Post by Rob Stuart » 19 May 2014, 01:07

Major General Sir Richard Nelson "Windy" Gale commanded the 6th Airborne Division.

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 19 May 2014, 08:08

The batton is back with you Rob.
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Post by Rob Stuart » 19 May 2014, 14:56

Thanks Clive.

So, the picture below shows a NCO of the Royal Canadian Artillery holding round objects of three different sizes, at Helchteren, Belgium, 29 October 1944. What are these three objects?
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Post by Rob Stuart » 21 May 2014, 22:50

Okay, time for a hint: these gunners belonged to the 1st Rocket Battery, RCA.

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Post by Rob Stuart » 05 Jun 2014, 03:46

Okay, I guess this was a little too obscure. The caption on the photo reads "Sergeant V.D. Miller of the 1st Rocket Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery (R.C.A.), holds three different sizes of spoilers used to regulate the speed of rockets fired from the Landmattress rocket launcher during firing trials near Helchteren, Belgium, 29 October 1944."

So I guess that anyone who would like to can ask the next question.

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Post by Graham Clayton » 04 Apr 2016, 13:49

Which RAF squadron had to reform with new aircraft in the mid-1930’s after their existing aircraft were unexpectedly destroyed by a tornado?
"Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air." - Air Marshal Arthur Tedder.

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Post by Graham Clayton » 25 Apr 2016, 11:55

As there have been no replies, I'll give the answer and let someone else ask a new question.

812 Squadron, whose Blackburn Baffins were destroyed when the tornado tore through the RAF base at Hal Far, Malta on the 24th of November 1936. The squadron was refitted with the Fairey Swordfish.
"Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air." - Air Marshal Arthur Tedder.

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