Tom @ Snake River Posted December 15, 2009 Share #26 Posted December 15, 2009 Ah ! I sure miss DDT, it was great stuff, it saved a lot of lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted January 18, 2010 Share #27 Posted January 18, 2010 "Anti-typhus gun" in action, Cologne, Germany, 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REG Posted January 18, 2010 Share #28 Posted January 18, 2010 I once owned a genuine WWII Plane. [scroll down] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmoore456 Posted January 25, 2010 Share #29 Posted January 25, 2010 Heres mine, a pump sprayer. Period unknown but I suspect Vietnam. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linedoggie Posted January 25, 2010 Share #30 Posted January 25, 2010 I would like to add this photo I have showing an American Soldier armed with a "delousing gun" in the act of spraying a not very convinced Sicilan farmer.The sign in the back reads "Protect yoursef from typhus, get dusted at disinfecting station". DDT was very popular in Italy to late 60's as the "final solution" for mosquitoes and lil'critters in general. Tons have been sprayed by planes or simply poured in rivers and ponds untill it was realized how harmful this chemical was for humans as well The G.I. Looks like Wendall Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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