The Welcome Wagon - German Style
Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:33 pm
This pic was posted on a Drag Racing board by one of the relatives of one of the boys in the pic.
We all have some black sheep in our past.
We all have some black sheep in our past.
Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:01 pm
thats a heck of a BB gun!
Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:09 pm
Is that an 88 or 120mm flak gun?
Great pic!
cheers
greg v.
Great pic!
cheers
greg v.
Great pic..
Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:38 pm
88mm....Setup for AAA role in a battery setup.Great pic and they look very relaxed.
its Hans and Frans!
Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:51 pm
Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:00 am
A few minutes of boredom interspersed with hours of terror...
From a national pride standpoint they were just doing theie job I'm sure.
From a national pride standpoint they were just doing theie job I'm sure.
Re: The Welcome Wagon - German Style
Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:03 am
Jesse C. wrote:This pic was posted on a Drag Racing board by one of the relatives of one of the boys in the pic.
We all have some black sheep in our past.
My mom had an Uncle that fought for Germany and survived the war. He did what he had to for his country, we never considered him a "Black Sheep" or otherwise.
Re: The Welcome Wagon - German Style
Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:49 am
Roger Cain wrote: My mom had an Uncle that fought for Germany and survived the war. He did what he had to for his country, we never considered him a "Black Sheep" or otherwise.
My neighbor's dad was in the Wehrmacht during WWII. Met him when they were visiting from Germany last Christmas. Also was told he did what he had to do for his country. Seemed to be a nice guy, very reserved until he saw how you regarded him.
Speaking of black sheep, I have an old western outlaw down my family tree - that resulted in our last name being changed!
Mike
Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:16 pm
You didn't notice my last name, didja? 
Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:16 pm
I believe the guy with the round on his shoulder is the Pope, just kidding....
Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:48 pm
muddyboots wrote:You didn't notice my last name, didja?
Wow - that's cool. You're related to LeBron James!
Couldn't resist!
Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:21 pm
I am pretty sure it is bigger than 88mm. The configuration is quite different from the 88mm that we have here, and the shell that the guy is holding is a lot bigger than the 88mm shells that I trip over all of the time here. My guess would be 120mm.
Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:10 pm
I think it is a10.5cm Flak 38 or 39 as the Germans didn't use a 120mm gun and it doesn't look large enough to be the 12.8cm gun
Re: The Welcome Wagon - German Style
Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:48 pm
So they chose "Junkyard" as the better name?Junkyard36 wrote:Speaking of black sheep, I have an old western outlaw down my family tree - that resulted in our last name being changed!
