Equipment/Gear identification thread.

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#21

And you are definitely right, my dear Mr. Panzerknacker. I stay corrected. Presented airplane definitely is a Piaggio P 108 A – those propeller-blade root flanges are the most distinctive element available. Here you have a complete airplane profile that was partially presented before. Please, just follow this link:

Thanks, is always nice to be right :smiley:

The Piaggio 108 was a very good plane for his intended use, that is long range bomber, however the italians never developed enough numbers or the right tactics to use this powerful airplane.

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#22

Undoubtedly, my dear Mr. Panzerknacker, but the price you have to pay is sometimes very heavy - it usually costs you your joie de vivre.:wink:

And yes – Piaggio P 108 really was a very good airplane. Here you have another not very well known photography that was taken back there in April of 1942. The bombers were heading home from an action over Mediterranean.

Besides, just imagine those never achieved, always only supposed potentials of a joint Italo-German airplane production… Piaggio P 108 really was an already available solution for those neglected plans toward operationally usable, but desperately deficient strategic component of the Luftwaffe, anticipated by late Lieutenant-General Walther Wever.

Piaggio P 108 B, april 1942

And yes - perhaps we could start another thread about achievements and equipment of Reggia Aeronautica. After all – so many stunning pictures are still unknown…

In the meantime, as always – all the best!

#23

Nice catch !
much easier with the whole picture isn’t it ?

#24

Cheers lads.

Good information.

#25

much easier with the whole picture isn’t it ?

Categorically, my dear Mr. Windrider. In that case all those highly observable specific parts - so characteristic for a given airplane type - are more than apparent. And yes, here is a small gift for you: a not so well known snapshot of the Junkers Ju 290 A3. As far as I know, this picture today has its own web-premiére.

Junkers Ju 290 A3

And thank you for the given cerebral stimulus, Mr. 1000ydstare. You know, situation with conundrum-solving is like rowing against the current. As soon as you stop, you drift back again. So keep us tuned.:wink:

#26

I was just about to ask this…

Thank you for answering. The Germans would have had a four engine bomber in which to attack Soviet factories moved east, and possibly transports bringing supplies to Britain…

#27

Thanks for the nice picture, Mr. Librarian!
That was quite an impressive-looking plane.
I’m obliged to contribute with a few pics from http://www.luftwaffephotos.com/
(a very impressive collection from various sources, if you don’t already know)
1st pic, loading ramp down.
2nd pic, notice the radar antennas ?

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#28

The soldiers with German helmets and Totekopf paintings are soldiers from the army of Finland. I don’t know wich regiment.

#29

Jessem, mate, we have already sussed that, if you read the whole thread.

Welcome to the forum though, from where in Denmark do you hail?

I have visited a few places including Aeroskobin on the island of Aero, Frederica and Sondorburg.

#30

My uncle found a german stick pin in his father in laws shed a few weeks ago and we want to know what they where used for.

THIS IS NOT THE ONE HE FOUND

His has a ring around the swastika

#31

It depend what you mean with pin, there was some insignia that could pinned in the soldiers uniform, but those were combat insignia like this, the nahkampfabzeichen, close combat clasp.

#32

i will try and get a photo of it next time i go over his house.

#33

American Sniper.

The photo you posted is a lapel pin. It sounds like your uncle could have found something similiar to that.

#34

I think those where used by NSDAP Civil Officials like Gauleiter etc.
Those had been also pinned to ties.

#35

True, but I thought the ones pinned to ties were more of a pin back…

Similiar to the classic Afrika Korps tie pin.

#36

as said, its probably a NSDAP Party badge or award pin?

http://www.regaliaspecialist.com/catalogue.php?sid=AWARDS%20-%20STICKPINS%20AND%20MINIATURES

http://www.regaliaspecialist.com/catalogue.php?sid=MEMBERSHIP%20AND%20AFFILIATION%20STICK%20PINS

http://www.regaliaspecialist.com/catalogue.php?cid=THIRD%20REICH%20GERMANY

#37

My history teacher has a very strange Nazi Armband…

Before I ask my questions, I’ll give you a brief history on what I already know…

My teacher’s uncle was an American soldier in Holland during WWII (1944), and his job was to pull paratrooper gliders that had crashed into German territory back to American territory.

Anyhow, his uncle was pulling back gliders, when he was assaulted by Waffen-SS troops. His uncle fled, but got lost and jumped into a ditch in enemy territory. He had to stay there for a week or so.

He was able to recover a strange Nazi Armband used by the Waffen-SS Military Police.

Strangly, it had no indication of Military Police on it, but it was in the style of a NSDP armband.

Unlike regular SS armbands, this one did not have any black stripes along the edges. It also has a blood stain partialy in the white and red zone of the armband.

My teachers uncle unfortunately died before he would tell my teacher how he retrieved the armband, so my information is limited to that.

Does anyone have any ideas where this was from?

#38

#39

Do notice the blood stain. I need any information :smiley:

#40

I suposse that there is no chance you provide some picture, at list an aproximate one.

(Edited, all right I see the picture now)