Glaring Mistakes

Discussion in 'Books, Films, TV, Radio' started by Dave55, May 11, 2019.

  1. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    Holy mackerel.

    I want to see these German tanks with 12 inches of frontal armor and that 20 pounder gun.
     
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  2. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    "Breathtakingly" :)

    Perfect!
     
  3. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Well it's true, isn't it? I mean, it was clearly written without even looking at wikipedia... or not understanding it. The mind BOGGLES.
     
  4. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

     
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  5. Andreas

    Andreas Working on two books

    IT'S ON FIRE!!!11!!1!!

    Weeping,

    Andreas
     
  6. Wobbler

    Wobbler Well-Known Member

    Now, not 100% easy to identify, for me anyway, but what do you reckon that is flying past forebodingly in the recent special of Channel 5’s All Creatures Great and Small? It’s supposed to be Christmas 1938 by the way.
    Have a look at 50.07 and again at 51.25.
     
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  7. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    "Defeated Japan"
    Not that they didn't engage the Japanese in some difficult combat and earn a hollowed place in the history of the war, but there were far more Army troops engaged in the Pacific than there were Marines 22 Army divisions vs 6 Marine. Then, there is that small effort the Navy gave...
     
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  8. Andreas

    Andreas Working on two books

    I want to see you making this fine point in a bar in Quantico.

    All the best

    Andreas
     
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  9. BFBSM

    BFBSM Very Senior Member

    I thought it looked like a 4 engined bomber, it could have been a Stirling.
     
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  10. Blutto

    Blutto Banned

    Avro Lancaster possibly, just two years or so too early.
     
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  11. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    Don't know much about planes, but I couldn't hear Merlin engines on that clip, so not a Lancaster??
     
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  12. Wobbler

    Wobbler Well-Known Member

    Not easy to be definite is it, but my first thought was they’d just thrown a “that’ll do” icon at it, so bound to be a Lancaster, followed immediately by the usual “well, that can’t be right” lol.

    I agree it’s a four engined bomber; that last shot, silhouetted against the moon, seems to give us a glimpse of that, but I ruled out Stirling as I think, as hard as it is to see, that the tail has a twin fin configuration.

    I did also wonder Halifax?

    Whatever it is, I’m not sure it should be there, but perhaps it’s just not clear enough to be an obvious “glaring mistake”.
     
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  13. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Insight Guides book on Finland page 200.
    The Finnish swastika has nothing to do with Nazi-Germany & tanks weren't around in 1910. The Winter War was in 1940.

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  14. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    And I thought only the Hiyru and Akagi had the island on the port side. Silly me.

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  15. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Delhi police.

    They can have bayonets on their parade rifles but can't be trusted with the bolts?

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  16. TTH

    TTH Senior Member

    They might be "DP" rifles, i.e. drill purpose only. I know that Indian Police were using Enfields as service arms until at least fairly recently.
     
  17. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    A two for one deal.

    I heard a condescending radio host tying to put down some politician who said 'gazpacho police.' He said she confused a cold tomato soup with the East German secret police.
     
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  18. DogDodger

    DogDodger Active Member

    I'm sure the jacket designer was just copying the caption that was found on the original picture, but somehow I doubt COL Viet would be ecstatic with this cover design...
     

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  19. Sheldrake

    Sheldrake All over the place....

    What exactly was wrong with the party marching to surrender Singapore flying the Union Flag upside down? Wasn't the Empire in distress at this time.
     
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  20. timuk

    timuk Well-Known Member

    Perhaps it should have been but it wasn't carried upside down at the surrender. My argument with the IWM is that their main photo of the flag shows it upside down. They told me it was to show the other side. In doing so they've managed to flip it. Look carefully at the fly and the damage and you should see what I mean.

    Tim
     

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