2/5/2006: Ice ship

xoxoxoBruce · 02-05-2006, 04:32 PM

Ice ship? That's not an ice ship. This is an Ice Ship.

Quote:

When he discussed the idea with Lord Louis Mountbatten, they had the idea of making their floating airfields by cutting the top off of icebergs, thus providing a deck and landing area. The Germans could strafe, bomb and torpedo an iceberg all day with no chance of sinking it. Best of all, ice was "free."

Nice pics, CF. That's the stuff that killed the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Cyclefrance · 02-05-2006, 06:00 PM

See what you do Bruce? - start showing pictures of V1s and V2s from WW2 and you get me starting on about a cycle trip two years ago to north France around the St Omer region to visit the two V1 and V2 launching sites, Blockhaus (which was soundly bombed for 300 days with little effect as you will see from the pictures) and La Coupole which now houses one of the finest active museums on WW2.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-05-2006, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyclefrance

See what you do Bruce? - start showing pictures of V1s and V2s from WW2 and you get me starting on about a cycle trip two years ago to north France around the St Omer region to visit the two V1 and V2 launching sites.

Your wife paid me to stir up your wanderlust.

02-05-2006, 06:00 PM	#2
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	See what you do Bruce? - start showing pictures of V1s and V2s from WW2 and you get me starting on about a cycle trip two years ago to north France around the St Omer region to visit the two V1 and V2 launching sites, Blockhaus (which was soundly bombed for 300 days with little effect as you will see from the pictures) and La Coupole which now houses one of the finest active museums on WW2. __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)