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I'm guessing you didn't lose any sleep making that decision:
- "Hmmm, a commercial standard civilian jeep or a tricked out brute of an M109.....which should it be?"
There's a mighty fine item, and a winch to boot, nice score.
What's the stack behind the cab on the driver's side, is that a stanchion for an antennae maybe?
Two of those for $100?!
Sure, it's the shipping that nails you ($175), but what's the catch?
Those seats look sweet, but are they made real cheap (light duty fabric, light duty frame) or something?
How did you handle the splice;
- with crimp-on fittings
- or just typical wire-splice at each wire ("lineman" twist) and electricians tape
- Something else?
Some of those WWI camouflage schemes used by Germany on their aircraft were pretty funky.
Of course, those schemes were:
- WWI era.
- German
- And aircraft specific.
But. You know. Other than that. Pretty funky!
This is kind of long (8 minutes +/-), but it gives an overall summary, from the early development to the final few sorties.
Towards the end of the vid it addresses a U.S. bomber raid over Berlin involving 1,200 bomber aircraft. That would not have been a good day to be in Berlin...
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