Thanks, jmd62. Also sort of a rare helmet shield, too.

That must’ve been incredible to witness—an F-14 going vertical in full afterburner sounds like the definition of “ear-splitting”! I’ve only heard recordings, but I can imagine the chest-thumping roar in person. Totally agree about the C-5 too. It’s not sharp like a fighter jet, but the deep rumble of those turbofans feels like it shakes the ground. Ever heard one taxi by up close? That’s a whole different kind of loud!

Congratulations on finding such a beautiful knife!  

Can't say, never had it apart.

Thanks for that Ken, a Fram seems to be on most of the original WW2 photo's I have seen with slatties with their hood open. I have never seen or heard of proof that either Purolator or Fram were exclusively used at a certain date or frame number batch so I'm good with the Purolator till a nice Fram comes along for a good price. A friend has one in his spare parts stash that he was unwilling to sell, but maybe he would be interested in a trade (he has a GPW). I'll ask him next time I see him. Purolator or Fram, it will be an improvement over the visually different (smaller) post-war CJ filter housing I used till now.   For those still awake, there are some visual differences between Purolator and Fram oil filter housings as can be seen here:         Yesterday I had another delivery, from the US this time and it in was my new stencil set for the factory hood number, along with a set of radiator seals (not pictured)!     The last bigger and harder to find parts that I'll need are a 'GAS'-marked fuel gauge and a hinged Filterette, but I'm sure those will pop up sometime. 😊

Loudest..? That would have been an F-14 Tomcat, full afterburner, vertical climb.   Andrews AFB, Armed Forces Day, 1977.   In a different way, C-5s are quite loud. Loudest turbofans anyway.

Welp Loretta Swit passed May 30, at 87 

And moving on to I corps. Still WWII era greenback 

Nothing as of yet. :( Ordered a couple of vintage wooden "The Eyesaver" rulers....they're one of the last pieces I need to complete my US Army PH-261 darkroom set . I've not been able to find the exact match from the manual. But at least the brand and type are similar.  TM 11-400 shows a dual-range ruler with both inches and centimeters (Which is weird in itself considering the US Army did everything in "Eagles per Freedom" and not in the decimal system 😅 )     

A Wounded Medic being helped to walk, his helmet is painted soild White with the Red crosses on it. Unit and location and date not given, though obviously in the winter of 44-45 in the ETO.