peter mcgahey

some time cyclist, student of lifemanship. He who questions training only trains himself at asking questions.

[Tank Archives @Tank_Archives]

The 7.62 cm F.K.(r) auf gp. Selbstfahrlafette (Sd.Kfz. 6/3) was the simplest kind of tank destroyer: a captured Soviet F-22 gun in an armoured box on top of a surplus halftrack chassis. These ersatz tank destroyers first arrived in Tripoli #OTD in 1942. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

[Hush-Kit Aviation News, History & Satire @Hush_Kit]

The DOWA 18 home-built East German aircraft. Built to enable Dr Gerhard Wagner and his family to escape from East Germany by flying over the Iron Curtain. Sadly, Dr. Wagner was arrested by the Stasi the day before he was to make the escape attempt. credit: @capntom.bsky.social

[WW2 Airfields Archive @WW2Airfields]

James Stewart standing near the control tower of Tibenham Air Force base in Norfolk from where he flew bombing raids during World War Two, circa August 1975.

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[Air Power @RealAirPower1]

Frightenin' Lightning! Did you know that when it debuted in 1960, the English Electric Lightning surpassed all comparable jets in speed and climb performance? It could hit Mach 2 in level flight and reach 60,000 ft in under three minutes. Though its ceiling remains classified, it's been reported that it once intercepted a U-2 spyplane at 80,000+ ft!

[Air Power @RealAirPower1]

Did you know that in 1967, the North Vietnamese put a bounty of $25,000 on Col. Robin Olds' head? That's $230,000 in today's money! Due to such risks, the Pentagon decided to relieve Olds as soon as he got his fifth MiG kill (he had four at the time). 1/2

[The Tank Museum @TankMuseum]

The PaK 36 was the primary towed anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht early in WW2

It was nicknamed the ‘army door-knocker’, as its shells often bounced off Matilda IIs & Char B1s

It was light & easy to transport, & was a serious threat to Soviet light tanks such as the BT-7 & T-26

[VictorianMilitarySoc @BritishSquare]

BBC2, 3.30pm New Year's Day - Peachy and Danny get themselves into a spot of bother in Kafiristan .. @kiplingsociety @MasonicFind @DiariesEmpire @ColonelAndy @StuartMillson @Lodge3151 @ChasBlackUK @Nick_Britten @ExeterCIGH @FreemasonsHall @BritishHonour @lodgeMilHis @SurreyMason

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Met Uncle Bulgaria in 2024, nailed it I tell you, absolutely nailed it. 😎

[James Holland @James1940]

We’ve a series of three Christmas-related episodes on the @WeHaveWaysPod this week and last up is the Sherwood Rangers’ Christmas of 1944. What wonderful, extraordinary men they were. @almurray

https://t.co/Z24mG1ynsf

[Air Power @RealAirPower1]

Old Sweat(s): An Indian Air Force Jaguar leads a USAF A-10 during Exercise Tarang Shakti 24. Both the A-10 and Jaguar entered service around the same time in the 1970s. While the A-10 was used exclusively by the USAF and never exported, the Jaguar enjoyed some export success. Today, only the Indian Air Force still operates the Jaguar. Interestingly, both aircraft are now slated for retirement around the same period.

[Chris Bolton @CcibChris]

1975 Ark Royal and Nimitz comparing size. Empty decks as the Air Group had disembarked to NAS Oceana and NAS Jacksonville

[Delta @Delta]

Every time Jimmy Carter flew Delta, he shook hands with each person on the plane. Because that's who he was. Someone who treated people as people.

[The Tank Museum @TankMuseum]

Mid-WW2, the Wehrmacht urgently needed tank destroyers. They filled this need by fitting German guns onto outdated tank chassis.

Pictured is a Marder III, a Czech 38(t) with a PaK 40 anti-tank gun. An improvised measure, which proved cheap & effective given the circumstances.

[The Tank Museum @TankMuseum]

By 1943 the Stuart was showing its age. Rather than phasing it out though, it was repurposed for the reconnaissance role.

By removing the turret, it lowered the tank’s profile so it could hide more easily, while keeping the tank’s famous speed.

[Rodney Marshall @RodneyMarshall1]

Gordon Murray with some of his 8-inch-tall Trumptonshire creations, heads made from ping-pong balls, clothes from foam latex. Animators Bura & Hardwick were commissioned to make the series in black/white, but filmed it with a second camera in colour – a decision that paid off...

[Tank Archives @Tank_Archives]

Merry Christmas from Tank Archives and the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers!

[Tank Archives @Tank_Archives]

One of the biggest drawbacks of the Valentine tanks in Red Army service was their low traction when driving on ice. #OTD in 1943 a report was composed on designs of additional spurs for this tank, which proved quite effective. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

[The War Chaplain: WW2 British Army Chaplains @thewarchaplain]

As it’s Christmas, I thought I’d share an insight into the role on an army padre on Christmas Day during the war. In some ways, it was much the same as any other day.
The diary of Padre Leslie Skinner reads as follows:

Monday December 25th 1944: Christmas Day

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