>On 02/09/2014 20:48, John Szalay wrote:
>> a2dnZ2d@giganews.com:
>>
>>> On 01/09/2014 20:25, Lab Lover wrote:
>>>
>>> Useful bit of armament that!
>>>
>>
>>
>> I,ve got a photo on my old computer of the quad-50
>> mounted on a 2 1/2 truck, with the brass remains of one nights
>> firing on the VC. they used 7000 rounds in the dark..
>> rough night...
>>
>
>It was on display with this half track, on which type of vehicle it
>would have been mounted.
>
>These pictures were taken at the Memorial Pegasus Museum in France at
>the scene of the first Allied capture of D-Day, literally within the
>first minutes of 6 June 1944. This was achieved by British airborne
>troops with the capture of what is now known as Pegasus Bridge.
>
>Having been a paratrooper and worn the Pegasus badge on my arm it was of
>personal interest.
>
Great story and picture, we need more of this kind of stuff in this group!
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"At this point, what difference does it make?" -Hillary Clinton
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