noworky Posted April 12, 2011 Share #1 Posted April 12, 2011 On my visit with Hayes Otoupalik everywhere I looked was something I've just heard of or read about and ended up Hayes had a couple of them. These were a couple Para-dummies he has like the ones used in operation 'Titanic' the morning of 'D' day. The little one on the bottom is a British made 'Rupert' and the one on top is one of the U.S. 'Oscar' Para-dummies. Again I thought they were photo worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbinephalen Posted April 12, 2011 Share #2 Posted April 12, 2011 Wow! A Very interesting piece of D-Day history! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted April 13, 2011 Share #3 Posted April 13, 2011 Thats a great Piece of History you have got there and thanks for sharing the pictures with us, Yes Very Intresting :thumbsup: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUTY FIRST Posted April 15, 2011 Share #4 Posted April 15, 2011 A great piece from D day ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCRECON Posted April 19, 2011 Share #5 Posted April 19, 2011 Gummipuppen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilogale Posted April 27, 2011 Share #6 Posted April 27, 2011 Hello Folks. I thought that the "Oscar" paradummy was the small metal version that the U.S. tested but never used. In fact, I just happened to notice one that is currently listed on e-bay with a link to an OSS video that describes the testing. I've seen a photo of this metal version, but never one for sale. Does anyone know how many they made and how rare they are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bummer Posted April 28, 2011 Share #7 Posted April 28, 2011 What were they filled with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilogale Posted April 28, 2011 Share #8 Posted April 28, 2011 The "Oscar" I am referring to is solid metal and approximately 18" tall. The listing on e-bay has some good photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 28, 2011 Share #9 Posted April 28, 2011 On my visit with Hayes Otoupalik everywhere I looked was something I've just heard of or read about and ended up Hayes had a couple of them. These were a couple Para-dummies he has like the ones used in operation 'Titanic' the morning of 'D' day. The little one on the bottom is a British made 'Rupert' and the one on top is one of the U.S. 'Oscar' Para-dummies. Again I thought they were photo worthy. Hi noworky, nice shot's the American one is very unusual. Somewhere in the archives of this forum there should be a previous topic on D-Day dummies with photo's and a link to a website on the different styles of dummies, think it was between a year and two years ago. :think: I included in the topic one of my British made dummies opened out with the parachute showing, see if I can find my photo again and add here later if you like. lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilogale Posted April 28, 2011 Share #10 Posted April 28, 2011 The OSS video that describes the paradummy currently on e-bay is listed below: Anybody know anything about this version (i.e. how many were made, how rare, etc?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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