Sabrejet Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #51 Posted June 10, 2012 Or a bob you know the British coin. You mean Her Majesty's former "shilling" which became obsolete in 1971 when we adopted decimal currency?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 10, 2012 Share #52 Posted June 10, 2012 Ian or others, what is that thing on the side of Gavin's helmet ? is it a Insignia of some sorts ? it almost looks like a VII Corps Patch type crest. VII Corps patch type DI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted June 10, 2012 Share #53 Posted June 10, 2012 Great shots of great lids, this thread should be considered for the reference section. Well done :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #54 Posted June 10, 2012 Great shots of great lids, this thread should be considered for the reference section. Well done :thumbsup: Thanks Dwight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted June 10, 2012 Share #55 Posted June 10, 2012 Thank you Ian!! BR, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #56 Posted June 10, 2012 Thanks for taking the time to post all of these Ian! I have seen most of them in person at the museums and you did a great job of photographing them from behind glass! Some spectacular helmets there, although I think you're right about some of the displays, I see a few that appear to possibly be re-creations for the purposes of display. I may be wrong but some seem just too perfect or mint to be originals. Thanks again, it was a great virtual tour for those of us who couldnt make Normandy this year! Cheers, Rick Thanks Rick...Il était mon plaisir! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #57 Posted June 10, 2012 Thank you Ian!! BR, Ricardo. Obrigado Ricardo...glad you enjoyed! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GITom1944 Posted June 10, 2012 Share #58 Posted June 10, 2012 Thanks for posting these - its like a virtual vacation. You just saved me airfare & expenses. There is an airborne helmet on the first page wrapped with cord. Is that WW2 era det cord? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted June 10, 2012 Share #59 Posted June 10, 2012 What a thread!! :thumbsup: How many memory chips did you take along??? :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 10, 2012 Share #60 Posted June 10, 2012 Great show Ian. Any interesting stories to go with these and what museums do they come from ? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #61 Posted June 10, 2012 Thanks Manay. Well, most had cards or captions but if I itemized them all it would take me a month of Sundays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #62 Posted June 10, 2012 What a thread!! :thumbsup: How many memory chips did you take along??? :w00t: Just two. More than enough capacity. 638 shots in total edited down to about 375. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 10, 2012 Share #63 Posted June 10, 2012 Thanks Manay. Well, most had cards or captions but if I itemized them all it would take me a month of Sundays! How about one or 2 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #64 Posted June 10, 2012 Hmmmm...I'll see what I can do...tomorrow! I didn't arrive home until 0300hrs UK time today so I'm about to hit the proverbial sack. Having fun in Normandy is very tiring you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted June 10, 2012 Share #65 Posted June 10, 2012 Sleep well......we'll be waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #66 Posted June 10, 2012 Another interestingly marked liner. "Monitoring" what? Or, was it worn by a crewman aboard one of the Monitors which bombarded the shore before the landing craft went in? :think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 10, 2012 Share #67 Posted June 10, 2012 Hmmmm...I'll see what I can do...tomorrow! I didn't arrive home until 0300hrs UK time today so I'm about to hit the proverbial sack. Having fun in Normandy is very tiring you know! The older I get the more tired I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 10, 2012 Share #68 Posted June 10, 2012 You mean Her Majesty's former "shilling" which became obsolete in 1971 when we adopted decimal currency?! Bob' s your Uncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 10, 2012 Share #69 Posted June 10, 2012 VII Corps patch type DI. Yes, that would be what I'm seeing as well doyler, but did Jumping Jim wear that DI on his Pot on D-Day ? :think: photos ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swmdo Posted June 10, 2012 Share #70 Posted June 10, 2012 Another interestingly marked liner. "Monitoring" what? Or, was it worn by a crewman aboard one of the Monitors which bombarded the shore before the landing craft went in? :think: I actually picked up a nice trench art ashtray made from a shell used in the main guns of one of those monitors uss lcs L 3 #4. It is a 3-in-50 cal mk 3 mod 3 shell casing. Not sure if this one participated in the D Day landings or not. Interesting little boats.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted June 11, 2012 Share #71 Posted June 11, 2012 General "Jumpin" Jim Gavin's helmet. Is that Gavin's uniform with the helmet? I quite recently met a Brother at my Scottish Rite who served under Gavin in WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC-RECON0321 Posted June 11, 2012 Share #72 Posted June 11, 2012 Ian, Welcome back and thanks for bringing all this to the forum!! Great job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share #73 Posted June 11, 2012 Ian,Welcome back and thanks for bringing all this to the forum!! Great job!! Thanks Troy! (Unfortunately, the only named musettes I saw were in museums!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share #74 Posted June 11, 2012 Thanks for posting these - its like a virtual vacation. You just saved me airfare & expenses. There is an airborne helmet on the first page wrapped with cord. Is that WW2 era det cord? Tom I think it probably is Tom..yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken88 Posted June 11, 2012 Share #75 Posted June 11, 2012 I'll add some more from July of 2011 :thumbsup: A lot of the same, from a different angle perhaps. This one was 82nd airborne. My saliva's probably still over the place in that museum: Mozley's: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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