Happy Birthday to the US Marines!

242 years old today!

D-day landings scenes in 1944 and now

The Guardian has an interactive set of images, then and now.

It is surprising how little has changed.

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/ng-interactive/2014/jun/01/d-day-landings-scenes-in-1944-and-now-interactive

Westland Lysander in Action

Found a rare view of this unsung hero of WWII.

 

Here is  my copy in Microsoft Flight Simulator FSX.

Rare German WWII helicopter footage

There was an interesting discussion in one of the forums I visit about early helicopters in action. Somebody pointed that although rarely depicted by Hollywood (except maybe in “Were Eagles Dare”), the Germans were indeed working on helicopters during WWII. Here is a YouTube video of an Fa 223 Drache (Dragon) in action as a cargo (with sling) and medevac (circa 1942).

 

Here’s a nice write-up on early German helicopter technology.