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My father was in the 173rd FAB. Italy, 43 to 45.

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I was an AME at the old Peninsula Air at Mount Hope airport when Vera came in dangling bellow a helicopter,. One of the best days of my life. I live in Hamilton now and hear her scream over regularly. Thankyou so much.

I was present at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on Sept 22 1988 for the first flight of our Lancaster. It was a very emotional day to see her lift off so gracefully for the first time. There were many veterans there, including a few in WW2 uniforms of the RCAF. She is wonderful to watch in flight - it's amazing that such a huge aircraft can be so graceful in the air.

If I may ask: Did you make your uniform yourself? I am trying out a pattern by a German company (which started in the late 1920's and still exists today) called Lutterloh. They publish little 3 monthly pattern booklets and in 1941 in one of their booklets was a riding outfit (civilian version with loud and colorful fabrics) but the trousers were these obvious horse riding model (bulbous at the upper leg and more tight fitting on the lower legs / tucked into the boots. I wonder if the civilian 1930's riding breeches were any different than the Wehrmacht riding breeches...

Mein Name ist Müller (Miller in German) und mein Pferd heisst Dunkle Stürmische Nacht. Phonetically: Mine (the German mein sounds pretty much like the English mine and means the same too) Name (the a as in the a in extra - e as in uhhh) ist Müller (ü as in mule - so should sound like Mule-er) und mine Pferd (the e as in the i in Minnesota) heisst (ei as the i in ice) Dunkle (u as the ou in you) Stürmische (the sch as in hussing someone sjj - ü as in true) Nacht (a as in the a in extra). Hope that helps... What also helps is to try and find a way to watch some German television.. just to get a feel of the rather special way Germans tend to pronounce words... the Umlaute (ä ë ü ö) are very specific to German. As a cavalryman you may want to learn das Panzerlied (made famous by its use in the movie The Battle of the Bulge - youtube as some clips of it) which is/was used many decades after ww2 until Ursula von der Leyen (yes that von der Leyen who was Minister of Defence somewhere in the 90ś I believe) banned it from modern german military song booklets...not that any cavalryman gives a horse's rear end about that ban though... Ob’s stürmt oder schneit, Ob die Sonne uns lacht, Der Tag glühend heiß Oder eiskalt die Nacht, Verstaubt sind die Gesichter, Doch froh ist unser Sinn, Ja unser Sinn. Es braust unser Panzer Im Sturmwind dahin. Whether it storms or snows, Whether the sun smiles upon us, [Whether in] The day's scorching heat, Or the ice-cold of the night, Dusty are the faces, But joyful are our minds, Yes, our minds. Our tank roars there, Along in the storm winds. Kind of what you have going on with your horse now don't you agree?

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OMG!!! This was my grandfather’s plane, LtCol Leonard Fletcher!! I have to see this plane! I met Mike Ingrisano!

th-cam.com/video/_Aqt-8mJQgU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=UBBL5zK7V-iLmM9r i was a gunner M59 LONG TOM IN 1983 - GREETING FROM ITALIAN NATO FORCE ALLIED SOUTH EUROPE - WE WIN TODAY AGAIN.

My favourite Airplane, ' V R A ' ❤ the Unique Lancaster, in my favourite Museum ❤, the C W H M, located in Mount Hope ( Hamilton Airport ), Ontario, Canada!! 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦

My dad and friends had several weeks rest 100 m in front of these in Italy! Just before third battle of Gustav line 😅the concussion will burst your eardrums on the first shot ! At that position? And range

Diying to know what was the other character 🤔

I visited the museum many times during this restoration. The amount of work that went into this by volunters was staggering. I know I asked, but can't remember why it wasn't restored to taxi or air worthy condition. Was it funding? I believe that the engines weren't beyond repair but there was a problem getting access to a piece of equipment for extracting the cylinders. Apparently the Smithsonian had the only one of these tools. Also, the undercarriage was a mock up in steel because the original was made of magnesium that had desolved away over the years in the waters of the fiord.

Thank you for your service, lest we forget.

Dump the Yiddish crap now.

I liked the scene where he went off at Winters and Welsh for over dosing Helligher after he was accidentally shot by a young on duty centurion.

Good job!

Too bad feet positioning.

Your performance in Bastogne is absolutely beautiful and emotional, it's my favorite episode of the series, and it's because of your incredible talent, thank-you ❤

TREMENDOUS JOB!!

My Uncle was in 502nd Co B!!

This is easily the best interview of this kind. And I include the event in New Orleans last summer. Shane is such a generous interviewee. It's criminal that we haven't seen much of him since BOB. Hopefully we can see a few more reunions or even some cons.

Well done. Appreciate how accurate and respectful your research is. Great job.

Cool video! My dad was 3rd Army, 20th Corp, 733rd FAB, Battery A Wire Section. He is always in my memories as a hero. I'm so thankful he shared so many stories about his service with me. The 733rd was one hell of an fighting unit!

Nice! Here is something to read about the German cavalry. Greetings from Germany. th-cam.com/video/Bit-8paxwfk/w-d-xo.html

dodge wc54 is my biggesssssst love ❤️ 😍

Great video Dave. I really look forward to re-visiting the Museum and of course will take another flight. Hoping it will be in the Firefly. The Museum is a great place to visit, I recommend it to everyone interested in aviation. And a last note, the facility and the airplanes are maintained impeccably, all the staff to be congratulated.

Beautiful plane, wonderfully preserved and more importantly USED ! We thank all the Canadians who built, flew, serviced and especially those who paid the ultimate price with their lives on the Lancasters. It's a great pity there are only two left flying, hopefully in about four or five years ( writing this in November 2022 )Just Jane NX611 will be brought up to airworthiness by the Guys and girls at the Lincolnshire heritage aviation centre at East Kirkby Lincolnshire here in the UK

Love his blue collar approach. Such a great actor

Brilliant...great guy

My mom was in the USO shows during WW2, Mexican, native American girls did Hawaiian dances in grass skirts. You tell me why?

Besides for the visual differences of this 155 mm long tom, how similar was this particular cannon to the Boers 155 mm long tom used in the second Anglo boer war? I'd like to know if anyone has the specs that would be much appreciated.

This was a very helpful video to watch! I’ll be there this year as a FR reenactor, and I can’t wait!

Once again the mustang being the only fighter escort with range myth arises, totally B's, both the jug and the Corsair had the same capacity and more

Is that MR TRUMP wearing darker green army uniform?

Is that a Burghfuhrer badge?

I think your German needs some work but really good video!

th-cam.com/video/TQm6-HsPtGI/w-d-xo.html M1A2 LONG TOM 155 mm. Italian Army 1989 - How We won the Cold War.

did they Use the M7

It is very confusing that the US had a very similar looking howitzer called the M115 that is 203mm / 8 inch caliber and a bunch of weapons like this one that are 155mm. There is a great old video here on TH-cam about the M115. th-cam.com/video/ruBnn2XUOhY/w-d-xo.html

he looks like boston rob in this interview

I am always puzzled by the difference between 105mm howitzer on a Sherman M4 tank and M7 105mm howitzer. They are all 105mm howitzer and why US army uses two different types.

This man is a magnificent actor, and more handsome than any well-known and great actor alive today.

Funny thing I live an hour south of ww2 armor

Easiest interview ever. All she had to do is ask "How are you?"

He had such a New Orleans brogue I never would have guessed he’s British

I finally got to go through this aircraft a couple of years ago after having watched it fly around the area for so many years. My Dad was a member back when it was first acquired and I remember seeing it sitting in the old hanger sans wings and tail when it was still painted in its Air Sea Rescue colours. Someone had spray painted a "D" on the end of Rescue. I always love seeing it fly over my house and I can recognize it by the sound before it ever comes into sight.

When me and my neighbor are old enough we are going to reenact and are hoping to watch in august

Very nice impression !

Jeff: Go to their website. It has all the information you require.