What have you learned about WW2 recently?

is the Officer on Far right same as Officer in Presentation of "Hats" looks a rather "Ally" chap

 

Image looks to reversed? Calvert’s medal ribbons are on the right side of his tunic?

 

Definitely Steve, printed a*** about face!

Should be thus:



Courtesy of IWM Collections:

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196763

Also, to redtop's question in post #1422 above; No, not the same officer. The chap accompanying/escorting Mike Calvert has medal ribbons up, while the hat carrier(s) has none. And yes, it's same day at Tarbes, same ceremony, just different chaps.

No ribbons, sans rubans.



Kind regards, Garde à vous, always,

Jim.

 

Yes I agree had me puzzled for a while ,could not work out if Troops cap badges were on right as per. French or UK reversed but his ribbons prove it.

 

I was looking at the WWII service history of Gerhard Barkhorn in relation to a comment at a 1963/64 RAF West Raynham Officer Mess Battle of Britain dining in night.

As he and his fellow pilots from the Tripartite Kestrel Evaluation Squadron entered the room the mess steward announced "Winners to the Right - Losers to the Left".


Gerhard Barkhorn - Wikipedia

His record was disputed at 301/302 Allied Kills.

Barkhorn was said to have commented, "Drei hundert und zwei [302]!" after he was helped from the Kestrel XS689 he had just wiped out the u/c on landing.

Disputed 302nd kill as it was repaired and is now in NASM collection.

Pictured here in NASA service - NASA521


Aircraft Photo of NASA 521 | Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | AirHistory.net #793480

Ross

 

The amount of stuff laying around the family house, which is of WW2 origins.
Fork, knife, spoons, etc stamped WD in the cutlery drawer.
Large Black pen knife, with Hoof stone remover tool (spike) stamped WD.( now in the fishing bag)
Funny metal plate rectangular, with Italian lettering. Littolli etc. in the old coins box.
an Italian I.D Tag? Now, long gone. But nice to know eventually what is was.

Not this one obviously, but the same type.


An astrocompass Mk 2 Contract Number: AC27901 same as the below photo/script.


Which my father purchased Post war to make an adjustable camera mount. (but never got around to.)