David
Thu October 7, 2004 12:30pm
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Das Kolonialabzeichen
Das Kolonialabzeichen. The Colonial Badge, also called Elephantenorden (Elephant's Order). Awarded to all German colonials who, during the 1st WW and in the former German colonies, were acting or serving on behalf of the colonies.
This silvered badge made of copper or aluminium has on the obverse a palm tree and an elephant. The lower part of the badge is covered with oak leaves and around the upper rim are the place names "S?DSEE * AFRIKA * KIAUTSCHOU" referring to the larger areas where German colonies were situated. The pin backed reverse has only the text "GES. GESCH?TZT NR. 33992" (Legally protected Nr. 33992).
This official decoration was instituted in October 1921 and was to be purchased by the recipient. By 21 November 1936 some 8,000 were issued and it is safe to assume that few later awards took place.
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David
Thu October 7, 2004 12:31pm
Rating: 10
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Das Deutsche Feldehrenzei
Das Deutsche Feldehrenzeichen (German Field Decoration). This was a non-official decoration awarded during the Weimar Republic. On a background of grey metal rays lies a white enamel cross with gilt crossed swords between the cross's arms. The gilt rimmed medaillon in grey metal shows a fully packed soldier. The pin backed reverse had the following text : "Deutsches / Feld - Ehren - Zeichen / Ges. / Gesch. / e.O. / Hamburg 11" (German Field Decoration, legally protected, ?)
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David
Sat February 26, 2005 9:58am
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Pelopennesian War, Walls
Pelopennesian War, Walls Protecting the City, 431 B.C.
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b3196
Mon May 2, 2005 4:36pm
Rating: 10
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Larry protecting his virg
Larry trying out one of Hals armor suits
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David
Tue June 14, 2005 3:50am
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CBR D PERSONNEL PROTECTIV
CBR D PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE 4 JAN 91
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David
Tue June 14, 2005 3:59am
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PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND M
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND MOPP GEAR EXCHANGE
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David
Tue June 14, 2005 4:01am
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CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIO
CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICAL INDIV PROTECTIVE EQUIP
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David
Tue June 14, 2005 7:05am
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INTERIM DOCTRINE CHEMICAL
INTERIM DOCTRINE CHEMICAL TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTION 14 NOV 90
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David
Tue June 14, 2005 7:32am
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PROTECTION AGAINST THE CH
PROTECTION AGAINST THE CHEMICAL BY PRODUCTS 21 FEB 91
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David
Tue June 14, 2005 7:47am
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CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFA
CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROTECTIVE
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David
Tue June 14, 2005 2:12pm
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NBC AND PREVENTATIVE MEDI
NBC AND PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE PROTECTIVE ITEM STATUS 22 DEC
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David
Tue June 14, 2005 2:19pm
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BUSY COVERS FOR C1 AND C2
BUSY COVERS FOR C1 AND C2 CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE MASK CANISTERS
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David
Tue June 14, 2005 2:26pm
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NBC AND PREVENTIVE MEDICI
NBC AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PROTECTIVE ITEM STATUS
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David
Tue June 14, 2005 2:41pm
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TRANSITION OF USN CHEMICA
TRANSITION OF USN CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GAS MASKS 16 AUG 90
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Matzos
Wed August 3, 2005 10:28pm
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TSR 2
The British Aircraft Corporation's TSR-2 was an ill-fated cold war project in the early 1960s to create what would, at that time, have been one of the most advanced aircraft in the world, with supercruise ability, and similar thrust and Mach 2+ performance to the Rockwell B-1A and significantly higher performance than the current Boeing IDS B-1B
Project cancellation
The American team behind the General Dynamics F-111 project had been pressing their case and newspaper reports had suggested that the RAF were considering it. In response to suggestions of cancellation, BAC employee's had held a protest march. The new Labour (and suposedly pro-worker) government, which had come into power in 1964, issued strong denials. In the budget speech of April 6, 1965, the cancellation in favour of the F-111 was announced. A week later the Chancellor defended the decision in a debate in the House of Commons, saying that the F-111 would prove to be cheaper.
The TSR-2 tooling and partially completed aircraft were scrapped. The two finished aircraft survived, though with substantial internal damage inflicted, and can be seen in the RAF Museum at Cosford, and the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. A number of unfinished airframes were hastily scrapped, with very few parts retained intact. The only airframe to ever fly, XR219, was taken to Shoeburyness and used for as a target to test the vulnerability of a modern airframe and systems to gunfire. The haste with which the project was scrapped has been the source of much argument and bitterness since - some feel it was done with vindictiveness to score political points, though others have suggested that it was simply to prevent the very high technology secrets falling into the wrong hands, as the cancellation came at a period of particular paranoia during the cold war. Instead of the TSR-2, the RAF decided it would buy the swing-wing American General Dynamics F-111 - however, the F-111 itself suffered such enormous cost escalation (exceeding that of the TSR-2 projection ) that the RAF eventually cancelled their order, procuring instead the F-4 Phantom II and the Blackburn Buccaneer, some of which were transferred from the Royal Navy. Ironically, this was the very same aircraft that the RAF chose to deride in order to get the TSR-2 the go-ahead. Fortunately, the Buccaneer proved very capable and was still in service into the early 1990s. The TSR-2 nonetheless remains a lingering 'what if?' of British aviation, as painful in Britain as the Avro Arrow in Canada
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