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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month ago

British SAS in a jeep, North Africa, WW2, 1943

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British SAS in a jeep, North Africa, WW2, 1943

PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month ago
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  • Agent641@lemmy.world
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    Did they cut the grille bars to save weight, or to just make it look like teeth? Of all the things, I would probably keep the grille to protect the radiator from damage, since if it leaks, there ain’t no water in the desert to refill it.

    • ewo@piefed.ca
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      Maybe extra heat? Not sure but aye

      • espentan@lemmy.world
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        I can’t recall where I read it (perhaps in a post on that other site), but supposedly it was indeed done to increase air flow to the radiator.

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    What a fucking vibe, holy shit

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    I just watched a pretty good video on a night time raid on a Luftwaffe airbase by these guys. https://youtu.be/c7mPkuk5DLs

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    My great grandad was in North Africa in the 1940s. Part of the Royal Engineers.

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      Antifa family history, mad respect to your great-grandfather!

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    Is that Blair Mayne in the driver’s seat there?

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