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55 minutes ago, cutiger83 said:

These huge trucks are amazing. I imagine they are expensive to own and maintain. Are these owned by individuals?

 

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Hi kat,

 

basically I believe that they are all privately owned,  having said that I know that a number of the vehicles are owned by the owners of transport companies, so they have the warehousing / space, facilities / mechanics to maintain and keep these larger vehicles on the road.

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 18  2022.

 

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General Apathy
19 hours ago, cutiger83 said:

Ken,

 

I am just loving these pictures!

 

...Kat

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Hi Kat, 

 

Some more of the big beasts on the Red Ball Express . . . . . 

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 19  2022.

 

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General Apathy

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More of the Red ball express vehicles . . . . . .

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 19  2022.

 

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General Apathy

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More Red Ball Express vehicles . . . . .

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 19  2022.

 

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And a local Normandy character that turns up at most of the military vehicle shows in the region . . . . 

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 19  2022.

 

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18 minutes ago, General Apathy said:

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More Red Ball Express vehicles . . . . .

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 19  2022.

 

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Hey, who allowed those little motorcycles in the mix? Hahaha!

 

...Kat

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Im sure these pictures are very familiar to Ken but will post for those who are not (like myself)

 

Aerial Pictures taken during the Battle of Saint-Lô - July 1944

LIFE Magazine Archives - Frank Scherschel Photographer

 

 

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17 hours ago, doyler said:

Im sure these pictures are very familiar to Ken but will post for those who are not (like myself)

 

Aerial Pictures taken during the Battle of Saint-Lô - July 1944

LIFE Magazine Archives - Frank Scherschel Photographer

 

 

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Hi Ron,  

 

Thanks for all the images,  yes the aerial shots are very familiar,  but much more difficult to get matching images. Always makes me wonder the reason when vehicles are going in opposite directions to one-another, the track looks like it has a quad-50's mount in the rear. Amazing the farmer stood in the middle of the junction, wonder how many vehicles of different nationalities he has seen passing by there. 

 

Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 21  2022.

 

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General Apathy

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Made in the Ukraine . . . . . . . 

 

How many people have ever paid attention to anything stamped ' Made in Ukraine ' before the current war hit the headlines.  A local friend bought a new oil filter for his Jeep yesterday from a Jeep dealer near Omaha beach, looking at it later at home he saw where it was made, it's certainly well made .

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 21  2022.

 

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General Apathy

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Events at the Carentan Victory museum weekend of 23 / 24 July 2022 . . . . . 

 

For any Normandy forum members or readers theres a number of events at the Carentan Victory museum this weekend . . . .

 

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Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 21  2022.

 

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Nice colorized photo of a War time  sailor and his motorcycle. No info was posted with it. Looks like a submarine docked in the background 

 

 

 

 

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Salvage Sailor

I believe that this is a posed photograph.  The ship in the background would not be flying the national standard, but rather a Navy Jack on her bow as are these four submarines.

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Johan Willaert

The photo of the sailor on the Harley is indeed a posed and modern picture

The Navy Harley belongs to Sarafan, a HD parts dealer

The soles on the shoes are a give away too

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17 hours ago, General Apathy said:

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Hi Ron,  

 

Thanks for all the images,  yes the aerial shots are very familiar,  but much more difficult to get matching images. Always makes me wonder the reason when vehicles are going in opposite directions to one-another, the track looks like it has a quad-50's mount in the rear. Amazing the farmer stood in the middle of the junction, wonder how many vehicles of different nationalities he has seen passing by there. 

 

Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 21  2022.

 

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You just need to learn to jump really high. Or get a big balloon. 

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On 7/20/2022 at 7:18 AM, doyler said:

Aerial Pictures taken during the Battle of Saint-Lô - July 1944

LIFE Magazine Archives - Frank Scherschel Photographer

 

 

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More good photos, Ron! 

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On 7/21/2022 at 10:20 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

I believe that this is a posed photograph.  The ship in the background would not be flying the national standard, but rather a Navy Jack on her bow as are these four submarines.

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On 7/21/2022 at 10:43 PM, Johan Willaert said:

The photo of the sailor on the Harley is indeed a posed and modern picture

The Navy Harley belongs to Sarafan, a HD parts dealer

The soles on the shoes are a give away too

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Hi Salvage Sailor and Johan,  

 

just came on-line before heading to bed and see that you had beaten me to the decision that this wasn't a WWII colourised image. 

 

I had passed my suspicions onto several friends off-forum, personally the shoes, the denims, the belt and the shirt pocket flaps put me off believing it was genuine.  

 

Thanks Salvage for the detail on the Jack, and also Johan for the mention of Sarafan . . . . . . . .

 

Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,  July 23  2022.

 

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