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  1. Adrian Dwyer
    Fabulous piece of engineering, great project and an enthralling thread! As others have noted, thank you for sharing! A
  2. Adrian Dwyer
    The No6 mine was shaped a bit like a carrot; and significantly longer than ELSIE. The image is from <https://mjlmilitaria.com/rare-british-no-6-ap-mine/>
  3. Adrian Dwyer
    As a further aside, the images below show the empty plastic case of a Spanish P-4-B mine - recovered from The Falklands (minefield 22). The circular fragment of foil is the Spanish equivalent of the metal ring on the ELSIE. Something of a detection challenge.
  4. Adrian Dwyer
    The U shaped Allen key was Ranger-related. Image from Wiki. A
  5. Adrian Dwyer
    Drill version of the carrot-shaped ELSIE ap mine. Something odd about a laying drill that required the application of downward force via boot. A
  6. Adrian Dwyer
    Of the British AP mines, I always rather liked the No7 Mk1 - Digbat. Not biodegradable.
  7. Adrian Dwyer
    The British fuze was a much more elegant design than the German option for the 1943 barmine. (FWAM: the German translation for which has slipped my mind but was a great phrase to slip into conversational German.)
  8. Adrian Dwyer
    Plastic barmine. Happy Sappering!
  9. Adrian Dwyer
    The chap in the overcoat is a solid F.
  10. Adrian Dwyer
    Still can't quite place the moustache . . .
  11. Adrian Dwyer
    The generalissimo's cap seems similar to this Spanish item.
  12. Adrian Dwyer
    Spanish forage cap 50s/60s vintage. Looks similar? ($135 on ebay, if anyone was wondering. Moustache available separately).
  13. Adrian Dwyer
    My knowledge of dress uniforms is slight: but I was impressed (and possibly geographically diverted) by the moustache and the cap of the generalissimo. My next guess would have been Spain.
  14. Adrian Dwyer
    And another! (Same source)
  15. Adrian Dwyer
    South American?
  16. Adrian Dwyer
    Thanks Ron.
  17. Adrian Dwyer
    From the RE BD EOD facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebdeodhistory/>. Ubique!
  18. Adrian Dwyer
    Just been sent this monochrome image. I do not know where it came from - other than a continental motorcycling magazine of the 1950s. It shows the ARAMA workshop; and an elastico rear end a little less, er, agricultural, than the one on my 3HW! A
  19. Adrian Dwyer
    When I was given the photo I was told there was a link to Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks. On the back of the image is a photographer's shop stamp - but no WD-type markings. Each time I look at it I come away with a sense of the subjects' quiet collective pride in a job well-done! As an aside, the wonders of Google show the photographers (est. 1935) moved on long ago, but their name is still just visible on the front of the building.
  20. Adrian Dwyer
    Thank you both. Am I correct that the vehicle-type probably places the photo as of WW2 vintage? Thanks again. A
  21. Adrian Dwyer
    <https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205188895>
  22. Adrian Dwyer
    I was given this photo many years ago. It's undated but, looking at the age-range of those expressive faces, I am guessing it was during WW2 rather than post-war. Does anyone recognise the vehicle in the background? All I know about it - from the stencilling - is the max speed was 35 MPH and cruising was 30 MPH. All the best. A
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  24. Adrian Dwyer
    The Historic Wings site <https://fly.historicwings.com/2013/04/operation-tungsten/> credits the image thus: Fleet Air Arm personnel fusing bombs for Fairey Barracudas on the deck of HMS Victorious the day before Operation TUNGSTEN. Credit: IWM <https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205188895>
  25. Adrian Dwyer
    Before reading the thread, I looked at the image and saw bombs (500lb MC?, single British lug uppermost) being fuzed (i.e., having pistols fitted) and having drum tails fitted. I did not interpret it as a Naval BD class: there are just too many new fuzes/pistols and transit boxes visible. Having now looked more carefully, I'm still of that view. The only other observation I would make is that for a land-based photo, the horizon seems very flat. Whatever the case, great photo!
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