johan willaert
Finally riding a big boys bike
For the life of me I cannot un-see this! Make it stop!
Haha, I knew you'd like it....
BTW the Shorts, Athletic are original 1945 US Army issue....
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Bicycles of the USAAF in England, WW2
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Haha, I knew you'd like it....
BTW the Shorts, Athletic are original 1945 US Army issue....
DaGasMan
Finally riding a big boys bike
Although I don't have a retro photo to share, I do recall wearing
Bombay Bloomers as part of a British 7th Armored uniform with
my BSA M20. Those with the Egyptian muslin cloth battle dress shirt,
wow, the most comfortable re-enactment uniform I'd ever worn. Catch
the wind just right up the drawers... ahhh! Watch out for errant bugs.
I must have an old picture somewhere.
Bombay Bloomers as part of a British 7th Armored uniform with
my BSA M20. Those with the Egyptian muslin cloth battle dress shirt,
wow, the most comfortable re-enactment uniform I'd ever worn. Catch
the wind just right up the drawers... ahhh! Watch out for errant bugs.
I must have an old picture somewhere.
Pedro96
Look Ma, No Hands!
Hello all, I have just come across the below two imagines of Tyndall Air Force Base. Looks like the early curved downtube variety with coke bottle grips.
Something I have noticed is that on the photo of the single bike, the lamp on the front fender seems to have some kind of raised lump on the top (maybe a field mod switch)? I appreciate it's not in England but thought I would post it anyway.
Thanks,
Pete
Something I have noticed is that on the photo of the single bike, the lamp on the front fender seems to have some kind of raised lump on the top (maybe a field mod switch)? I appreciate it's not in England but thought I would post it anyway.
Thanks,
Pete
Mercian
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Hi Aaron, @Huffy45
I'm not an expert on this, but there appears to be a B17 in 8th USAAF/ 1st Air Division / 1st Bomb Wing red tail markings, so either 91st, 381st or 398th Bomb Group. Also it dates the photo to after July 1944 when these markings were introduced.
381st Bomb Group B17's
The 91st operated from RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England.
The 381st operated from RAF Ridgewell, north west of Halstead, Essex, England.
The 398th operated from RAF Nuthampstead, straddling the border of Hertfordshire and Essex, England.
The house visible behind the Dodge Command Car may help tie it down better.
Or, of course, it could be visiting (-:
The signal caravan was originally built for the British and the remains of British 'Mickey Mouse' (ears) camouflage is still visible.
The controller is using an Aldis lamp and standing under a recycled aircraft nosecone, possibly from a B26 Marauder?
B26 Marauder
Best Regards,
Adrian
I'm not an expert on this, but there appears to be a B17 in 8th USAAF/ 1st Air Division / 1st Bomb Wing red tail markings, so either 91st, 381st or 398th Bomb Group. Also it dates the photo to after July 1944 when these markings were introduced.
381st Bomb Group B17's
The 91st operated from RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England.
The 381st operated from RAF Ridgewell, north west of Halstead, Essex, England.
The 398th operated from RAF Nuthampstead, straddling the border of Hertfordshire and Essex, England.
The house visible behind the Dodge Command Car may help tie it down better.
Or, of course, it could be visiting (-:
The signal caravan was originally built for the British and the remains of British 'Mickey Mouse' (ears) camouflage is still visible.
The controller is using an Aldis lamp and standing under a recycled aircraft nosecone, possibly from a B26 Marauder?
B26 Marauder
Best Regards,
Adrian
Pedro96
Look Ma, No Hands!
@Huffy45
im no expert on british civilian bicycles however this may be a raleigh, judging by the chainset and the only real way to distinguish British civilian bicycles at a distance. I've made this assumption based on the fact the chainring has an inner ring as well as what could be 3 straights from the BB to the edge of the chainwheel.
See below for reference. As I say, I may be wrong but most bikes on the airfields were civilian bikes (although the RAF did have a very small number of bikes made specefically for them which were marked RAF and then a serial number).
im no expert on british civilian bicycles however this may be a raleigh, judging by the chainset and the only real way to distinguish British civilian bicycles at a distance. I've made this assumption based on the fact the chainring has an inner ring as well as what could be 3 straights from the BB to the edge of the chainwheel.
See below for reference. As I say, I may be wrong but most bikes on the airfields were civilian bikes (although the RAF did have a very small number of bikes made specefically for them which were marked RAF and then a serial number).
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