Surplus vehicles

[O.C.]

Unashamedly stolen from another forum

http://mashable.com/2015/08/15/wwii-surplus-vehicles/

[Charlie747]

 

[Richard]

Some great pics

[Charlie747]

Hey OC 

Can yer put me down for

1 x Low mileage Sherman
1 x B17G with only light battle damage

 

[O.C.]

Hey OC 

Can yer put me down for

1 x Low mileage Sherman
1 x B17G with only light battle damage

 

Yep no problem Charlie....I'll need an up front deposit though.

Send your donation (substantial) to Rogsripoffs.com   

[davetherave]

Brilliant stuff.

A friend of a friend has a (disarmed) surface to air missile mounted on a vehicle, jealous 

[pross]

I would love me a half track and show that prat of a taxi driver who keeps parking in front of my flat.

[Charlie747]

I would love me a half track and show that prat of a taxi driver who keeps parking in front of my flat.

Easy Bro................his time will come ...............may be in a bus lane   

[Charlie747]

Brilliant stuff.

A friend of a friend has a (disarmed) surface to air missile mounted on a vehicle, jealous 

COOL 

[pross]

Easy Bro................his time will come ...............may be in a bus lane   

It's a pity I can't bring one home a nice double decker would sort out my thoughtless  neighbours 

[virginiajim]

Some of those ships are still hanging around...

http://hamptonroads.com/2010/10/ghost-fleet-haunts-james-river

[O.C.]

Some of those ships are still hanging around...

http://hamptonroads.com/2010/10/ghost-fleet-haunts-james-river

Dya know Jim there really is something eerie about 'broken'  ships "rust stains like dripping blood" really sums it up for me.

Thank you for your post /link 

[Charlie747]

Some of those ships are still hanging around...

http://hamptonroads.com/2010/10/ghost-fleet-haunts-james-river

Good read Jim.  Thanks 

[virginiajim]

As Charlie can tell you, I get worked up emotionally with aircraft, especially ones that get abandoned or destroyed.  Some many people have worked on them that they leave a part of themselves with the aircraft.  I couldn't stand for a single one to be 'recycled', but I understand why they do it.  The B/RB-36's were turned into scrap metal as soon as they hit the bone yard.  I don't think they even gathered any dust to speak of.

https://youtu.be/Kx9HNAM1eKQ

There's actually a photo in a book or floating around somewhere of my dad's RB/36 (748) at Davis Monthan (Bone Yard).  He was it's crew chief  in the early to mid 50's.

Found it...  http://www.aerofiles.com/convairJRB36H.jpg  The multiple square windows were camera ports for observation of airborne nuclear tests in the Pacific.

[Charlie747]

Nice pics Jim 👍🍻🍻🍻🍻🍸🍷👍