The incident was resolved by Israeli special forces in the famous Entebbe Raid.
Hi guys, can somebody tell me what this model is called?
Thanks.
Sometimes you just gotta be a bit patient and lucky. So, these boots popped up from a local seller here in Germany and they are exactly what I was looking for: 2nd Pattern Jungle Boots from 1965, the model without the ankle support strap on later models.
I'm currently working on an impression set in early 1966 and in original footage you can commonly see these 2nd Pattern Boots. Vietnam War era boots are not that common over here in general, so finding the even rarer 2nd Pattern makes me very happy. I paid a price on the low end of what more common models go for over here.
Upper leather and sole are soft and wearable which is always a concern with these. There are no structural damages and they have lovely patina. Plus they are in my perfect size, 10 W.
"Operations Manna, Chowhound and Faust provided food to relieve a famine in the 1944–1945 German-occupied Netherlands. By May 1945, about 20,000 people in the Netherlands had died of starvation and three million were surviving on an ever-diminishing supply of food. The main area impacted by the famine encompassed the large cities in the west. The operations were undertaken by Allied air and ground forces in the last ten days of World War II. A truce with the German occupiers permitted the relief operation to be carried out.
Manna (29 April – 7 May 1945), air-dropped 7,000 tonnes of food into the Nazi-occupied western part of the Netherlands. The operation was carried out by British Royal Air Force (RAF) units and squadrons from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and Polish Air Force squadrons in the RAF. Chowhound (1–8 May 1945) dropped 4,000 tonnes of food and was accomplished by the United States Army Air Forces. Faust (2–9 May 1945) was a ground operation carried out by the Canadian army which delivered 7,000 tons of food. In total, 18,000 tonnes of food were air dropped or trucked into the occupied Netherlands over 11 days. The war ended in the Netherlands with the 8 May overall surrender of Nazi Germany.
Operations Manna, Chowhound, and Faust staved off a more extensive famine in the Netherlands. With the end of the war, the Allies sent additional large quantities of food into the Netherlands to relieve food shortages."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_Manna,_Chowhound,_and_Faust
Nothing too flashy here, but these are my most recent acquisitions for my impression/loadout that will be set in early 1966. Pretty happy about them. Thanks for looking.
- Coated Nylon Twill Poncho, dated 1964
- M1956 Sleeping Bag Carrier
- Leather Combat Boots, dated 1964
- M17 Gas Mask, dated 1965 with an early M15 Carrier with Chemical Corps insignia
Maybe it's his way of showing affection or something...
Hi folks, can anybody tell me what these stamps on the straps of an 1965 dated M17 mask could mean?
Thank you.
"US paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, hold their automatic weapons above water as they cross a river in the rain during a search for Vietcong positions in the jungle area of Ben Cat on 25 September 1965. The paratroopers had been combing the area for 12 days with no enemy contact
Photograph: Henri Huet/AP"
Artwork I made about two years ago. Maybe I revisit this some day; there are some inaccuracies and things to improve.
"An M10 Wolverine 3-inch self-propelled gun of 20th Anti-Tank Regiment provides cover for infantry of 3rd Division as they advance inland from Queen beach, Sword area, 6 June 1944."
- IWM
"SCENES IN NORMANDY B. 5088.
Troops take shelter behind a Sherman tank from fire by
troublesome snipers.
Taken by Sgt. Mapham. 6.6.44."
1965 dated PANCO/Goodridge Leather Combat Boots arrived today. VERY happy, as the upper leather as well as the sole are pliable and "alive" and they fit very well, despite me usually wearing a size 11.
I got them from a guy here in germany whos grandpa traded them off a US Army soldier decades ago on Ramstein Air Base. Pretty cool.
These "McNamara" Boots were the most common combat boots for american troops in Vietnam in 1965 and early 1966 before the famous Jungle Boot became the norm.