AH-1W Super Cobra
The following article first appeared in 'Combat War & Weapons' published by Modern Day Periodical, Inc. in December 1986
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Images are copyrighted from my original 35mm slide collection.
OH-58 70-15098 at Lakehurst Municipal, NJ September 1973. Photo by Bruce R. Trombecky of Willingboro, NJ. This OB-58 is in MERDC camoflage paint which was not adopted.
OH-58A 71-20345 June 1974 in MERDC camoflage paint scheme (OD, Green, Black, Sand) which was experimental and not adopted for use by Army Aviation. Photo by Jeuny Liang.
Camp Aterbury NJ OH-58A's on the makeshift flight line
OH-58 70-15098 at Lakehurst Municipal, NJ September 1973. Photo by Bruce R. Trombecky of Willingboro, NJ. This OB-58 is in MERDC camoflage paint which was not adopted.
OH-58A 71-20345 June 1974 in MERDC camoflage paint scheme (OD, Green, Black, Sand) which was experimental and not adopted for use by Army Aviation. Photo by Jeuny Liang.
Camp Aterbury NJ OH-58A's on the makeshift flight line
Monday, March 11, 2019
The Panther tank depicted here belonged to 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12th SS-Panzer Division Hitlerjugend.
Contrary to incorrect captions of the time stating it was 'blown up by allied bombers' the Panther was actually knocked out by an anti-tank gun located in the Almir Garden near the Church on the South side of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse on 8 June 1944. This was during Kurt Meyer's poorly planned and failed night attack on Bretteville Norrey where he committed Max Wunsche's Panthers to a engagement without proper infantry support. Ironically Kurt Meyer would mock the British for this in his post-war memoir 'Grenadiers' published in 1957. The results of his folly spoke for themselves.
Other captions indicated the tank was flipped over after being knocked out by an Allied fighter bomber which is also not factual. The fact was that the knocked out Panther was encumbering vehicle passage along the N13 road and was bulldozed off into the field where it came to rest upside down on it's turret. The Panther was then expeditiously used for explosives testing on the underside hull which was now exposed. The banner hanging from the side of the Panther hull was placed there to warn others there was unexploded ordinance and ammunition still loaded inside.
The Lemanissier Shed, seen to the right in the first image, is still there to this day
A modern view of the same location
Contrary to incorrect captions of the time stating it was 'blown up by allied bombers' the Panther was actually knocked out by an anti-tank gun located in the Almir Garden near the Church on the South side of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse on 8 June 1944. This was during Kurt Meyer's poorly planned and failed night attack on Bretteville Norrey where he committed Max Wunsche's Panthers to a engagement without proper infantry support. Ironically Kurt Meyer would mock the British for this in his post-war memoir 'Grenadiers' published in 1957. The results of his folly spoke for themselves.
Other captions indicated the tank was flipped over after being knocked out by an Allied fighter bomber which is also not factual. The fact was that the knocked out Panther was encumbering vehicle passage along the N13 road and was bulldozed off into the field where it came to rest upside down on it's turret. The Panther was then expeditiously used for explosives testing on the underside hull which was now exposed. The banner hanging from the side of the Panther hull was placed there to warn others there was unexploded ordinance and ammunition still loaded inside.
The Lemanissier Shed, seen to the right in the first image, is still there to this day
A modern view of the same location
Monday, February 11, 2019
Friday, November 9, 2018
VIP US Army Huey Helicopters
Here are a few of the images in my 35mm photographic slide collection showing VIP Hueys from the 1960s-70s-80s.
Close up of the interior of a typical US Army VIP Huey that flew around Europe for US Army Europe and NATO commands. Note that the rear aluminum tube and nylon covered troop seat is removed and has the VIP Naugahyde Leather cushioned seating installed.
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| A very early short bodied UH-1B VIP Huey for the Division commander of 7th Army in Germany, 1964. The skids have a step added and there is a small 2 star pennant mounted center line of the windscreen. Outside of that this Huey bears all the high visibility markings of a standard Huey of that time.
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Friday, October 12, 2018
The Rescue of Major Gerald J. "Jerry" Lawrence, U.S. Air Force Retired, in Laos during the Vietnam War
These screen grabs are from the 20 August 1972 rescue of Captain Gerald Lawrence. After flying numerous "Arc light" missions over Vietnam in 1968 and 1969 he returned to the United States assigned to flying transports from Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth. He was later assigned to his second tour in Vietnam to pilot QU22 reconnaissance aircraft and was shot down over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in August of 1972. He managed to evade capture until being rescued and returned to his unit to continue flying KC135's.
Major Gerald J. "Jerry" Lawrence passed away 28 July 2012 at 69. May you RIP hero.
They show the cockpit of the HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant that rescued him.
HH-53 Cockpit
Center Console of HH-53
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