25 pounder

Welcome from the "Belgian section" on the forum:coffee::coffee::coffee:

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Welcome to the club Jeff,

I'm a member of the forum for a couple of years now , I truly admit , a treasure of information can be found here

The most interesting place to surf on

Enjoy yourself !!

An urgent call for Belgian and Dutch members ,

I got a demand , to guide an Australian veteran on his tour through Belgium and Holland , from october 21st till 27 th,

Unfortunately , I cannot do this myself , due to proffesional occupations , but I'm trying to help our friend , so they can go home with a good feeling , of hospitality and generosity,

A copy of the original mail will be send on request,

Best regards to everyone

Phil

The badge reads 'MINITUG' if that means anything to anyone. The larger boxes appear to have 4 lights, the smaller ones 2.

Are those lights ment for guidance-signalling airplanes on the airfield ???

just a guess !!!!

British and French tanks at the start of WW2 were amongst the most advanced in the world. Half the trouble was the tactics employed, the so called 'penny packet'.

I fully agree , 1939 to 1945 , 6 years , but it looks a century of (military) evolution ,

If we compare British with German military machinery at the beginning of WW 2 , there is not a lot difference , in the equipment

It was the need of superior material , and the will to achieve targets that helped the German war machine with their surch to better machinery,

At the end , it surely was a negative factor , because of the number of types and various models , the war machine had a lot of problems to keep up with spares and parts for repair damaged tanks/tractors/guns

i've got a "Lake & Elliot" too , different modell than yours , manufactured in 1940, and I still use it , without any problem until now

The Belgian section of "The Garrison" will be there , known as the 1st Belgian Field Battery.

We joined The Garrison at a training session , at Tilbury Fort , met them at Normandy , Ver-sur-Mer , where they had built gun emplacements for the famous 25 Pounder guns, and for a firing demonstration at Trungy , where the regiment had their gun emplacements during WW 2

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Hi Nuno , welcome to the club,

We share a common thing , Portugese relatives , my niece is about to wed a Portugese guy ,

Nice lightweight you've got there ,

My intrest rather goes to WW 2 vehicles and equipment , so my question to you , ; do you know the sad story about the gun tractors in Portugal , are they still there ?

other possibility is vehicle , 1 number on the shield , or vehicle with trailer what results at 2 numbers on the yellow disc

I don't know about the real idea behind this formula of "sightseeing".

A battlefield (former) is a place to commemorate , in silence and with respect for the men who died there. It should not be a way to make easy money , not by selling souvenirs , nor by flying over it at a high rate with the passengers .

Let's honour the fallen on the traditional way , by paying our respects in front of the graves , while reading the names on the tombstones. We ow them more than a quick "fly by"..

A friend of mine owns a 'real' Schwimmwagen , very nice piece of "Deutsche Meisterschaft"

I'm very curieus to follow this fantastic project , keep up !!!!

A 60mm Brandt Mortar & some accessories for my 25pdr

hi Lee ,

I bought several 25 Pr cartridges , one manufactured 1937 , reloaded 1939 , and marked 3,45 Inch , and a HE shell , with fuze

Hi there ?

Welcome to the club !!

http://www.flightlevel.be/313/vti-ieper-bouwt-morane-saulnier-parasole.html?cpage=-25315

ONE OF THE LINKS TO THE PROJECT

Welcome to the forum ,

A school in our neighborhood achieved a project for its students to built an exact copie of a WW 1 fighter plane , and they have suceeded , the plane ran on the runway , due to restrictions by authorities , it was not permitted to take off , as it made an attemt to do so .

Hi ,

Sorry it took a while before answering this post,

All I can say about the replica is that I've seen it on the HWW -show at Wommelgem (Antwerp) , and it looked very nice (to me altough !! )

I know the artist's personally , Maurice Robens, he lives in the French speaking part of Belgium , near the village of Maredsous

Hello , Stephane

I tried to sent you a private mail , but the adress you gave seems not ok

Do

you want any detailed photographs ?

:-\

Hi ,

I'm working on the same truck , doing the engine-gearbox now ,

Van body has been restored , new brakes , master cilinder , hoses, all new parts have been installed

I've found 2 British water cans , dated 1944 , both green , can it be the original colour , or were they always painted brown ?

The diggers , a group of archeologists , who search on the former battlefields of Flanders may no longer proceed their activity,

They have been brought to trial by a professional archeolog , and he seems to have the Lady of Justice on his side,

Industrial plants are rising on Flanders Fields , and the secrets and victims will be sealed for ever under the concrete,

The diggers have done great work , several soldiers of the Great War recieved at last a final place , after having been hidden several decades in anonimity, near their comrades on a burrial ground

Lots of artefacts , silent wittnesses of time have been brought to surface,

It's a shame that some people try to deny and forget !!!!!!:???:???

Near the city of Darmstadt is a big American Military Base , only I don't know if it's a rocket base

Hi there ,

I know a man , in Belgium , who has made a very nice replica of the 6 Pr ATG

Do you want the factory collor ? If you clean block you will usually find the bottom collor grey (industrial grey ) olive drab /green is french Army rebuild , red is Belgian army rebuild, grey or egshell green on ex Dutch Gmc`s .Israel used light grey .

I prefer the factory color , as they went in service with the US Army , WW 2 period

After cleaning my block thoroughly , I found no color at all , everything was very rusty

While restoring my GMC , open cab , tool set , I've separated the engine - gearbox from the frame and want to restore it to original color ,

Does anybody knows what's the right color for the "power unit ", I've understood , on other net blogs, it should be painted olive drab , but glossy paint ,

Before going into action , I'd rather ask the "specialists" on this forum ;

No French nor Belgian , rather Russian , as the model is the same , except for the finn on top