Cool Picture Thread

[Stoney]

1 F4F and the rest FM2.

 

[Big Johnson]

Troops of the Eight Nations alliance in China, 1900. L to R: UK, US, Australia, India, Germany, France, Russia, Italy, Japan
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I don't think India and Australia were countries at that time. Some sort of subjects to the crown I think.

 

[Danziger]

I don't think India and Australia were countries at that time. Some sort of subjects to the crown I think.

Australia in 1901,India in 1947.

 

[Big Johnson]

That makes me wonder how the ANZAC troops got conned into WWI if they were an independent country. They sure got the short end of a shitty stick then.

 

[tdb59]

That makes me wonder how the ANZAC troops got conned into WWI if they were an independent country. They sure got the short end of a shitty stick then.

Same way they got conned into Korea.

 

[Big Johnson]

No, Korea was a UN thing. I can understand that one. Their involvement in WWI and WWII make no sense if they were an independent country. Just how stuck on the crown can they be?

 

[Danziger]

No, Korea was a UN thing. I can understand that one. Their involvement in WWI and WWII make no sense if they were an independent country. Just how stuck on the crown can they be?

I think they were volunteers on behalf of GB being an ally no?

 

[Delta-3]

1 F4F and the rest FM2.

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Great Airplane! It held the line until we could design & build fighters equal to or better than the Zero.

 

[Big Johnson]

Maybe as part of the 'common wealth'. The wealth being England and them being the commoners. If you haven't noticed, I've hated the British since 1776.

 

[tdb59]

No, Korea was a UN thing. I can understand that one. Their involvement in WWI and WWII make no sense if they were an independent country. Just how stuck on the crown can they be?

Perhaps you are unfamiliar with the Asian- Pacific Theaters of both WW1 and WW2.

 

[fulminata1138]

I think they were volunteers on behalf of GB being an ally no?

The Indian and Aussie counted as British forces, I guess, as the eighth power was the Austro-Hungarian empire.

A lot of Australians were of British heritage, so that's possibly a strong motivation for involvement in the Boer Wars and World War 1 on behalf of the UK. Australia was federated in 1901, but before then it was an odd set-up of self-governing colonies (now states). The Brits asked the colonies for troops to counter the Boxers in China; the Aussie in the picture appears to be naval infantry. Here's another view of some of the group:

 

[gunner30]

Last one, other than my and the wife's daily drivers. 1980 Corvette. Color is dark claret with a medium doeskin interior. (that's what chevy said)


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I had a coworker with a 1980 Corvette. I'd never been in one or driven one before. I was quite surprised how cramped that interior was for my six foot five frame!

 

[Laufer]

IIrc somebody already added this many months ago. Mostly authentic?

 

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[Delta-3]

 

[paulo]

 

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[Andy2205]

 

[fulminata1138]

 

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