In the background

[alvin5182]

A couple of recent "finds"

RNZAF in the Pacific


RAAF in Korea



Somewhere in England





Al Davis

[Keith Webb]

Love those F8s, especially the one with the Fortress nose.

The Korea one will be a C60X.

[gjamo]

Not sure where this was taken.

[lynx42]

Korea I'd guess. The 2 Chaffey tanks would be the give-away as although the Yanks had them in 1944 in Europe I don't think that there were any in the Islands with the Aussies.

The first M-24s reached American armored units in November 1944 and served throughout the European theater until the end of the war. British forces also received the new M-24, although in nowhere near the numbers of either the M-3 or M-5, and named it after General Adna R. Chaffee, the first commander of the United States armored forces. The United States subsequently adopted the name. (Thanks Google).

[cliff]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Korea I'd guess. The 2 Chaffey tanks would be the give-away as although the Yanks had them in 1944 in Europe I don't think that there were any in the Islands with the Aussies.

Australia received 2 Chaffee M24 tanks for trials in Australia and New Guinea just after WW2 but decided to purchase something else (Churchills I think) so the photo may well be Australia rather then Korea.

[lynx42]

Good on you Cliff, I forgot about them. Your probably right, The terrain looks like Qld or somewhere up north.

What sort of artillery was inuse in that photo? Plenty of cardboard casings on the ground on the right.

Rick

[Keith Webb]

This is a photograph of 3 Squadron RAAF Mustangs in Italy near the end of the war.
3 Squadron used a number of CMP Fords, mainly F15 and F60L versions.

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by gjamo

Not sure where this was taken.

My guess would be Korea as I believe the tanks are M26/46 Pershings and not M24s.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Keith, interesting picture! I wonder if this is Arromanches though, as the Arromanches boulevard is (and was) known for it's sea wall. Could well be a village next to Arromanches for that matter, maybe Saint-Come-de-Fresne(?)



Alex

[Keith Orpin]

Hi Alex,
Have to agree on this one with you Alex, and I've just realised it actually reads, near Arromanches, which as you suggest is just down the coastline. Just shows how busy the beach area was post D.Day
Regards
Keith

[Keith Webb]

Cab 12 F60L to the rescue!

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Love those F8s, especially the one with the Fortress nose.

Keith,
Both F8 photos are of the same vehicle, you can see the nose cone in the top photo as well.
Rick.