Two high ranking German officers being transported by soldiers of the US 4th Armored Division in a Ford GPW jeep, pass by a 37th Armored Battalion M5 Stuart tank during the surrender of Hersfeld in Germany. March 31 1945.
Two high ranking German officers being transported by soldiers of the US 4th Armored Division in a Ford GPW jeep, pass by a 37th Armored Battalion M5 Stuart tank during the surrender of Hersfeld in Germany. March 31 1945.
13 August 1945, Ford reverts to making trucks again.
P-51 Mustang 353rd Fighter Group England January 1945, a new type of prop strike?
TIL Harrison Ford was frozen in The Empire Strikes Back because, unlike Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, Ford had only signed on for two films. After the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lucas didn't think Ford would return for the 3rd Star Wars film, but left him frozen just in case. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ret…
A long line of US Army GI's wait patiently outside a Souvenir Depot (also referred to as "Booty Tent") to register and bring back their amassed collection of war souvenirs and trophies at Camp Lucky Strike (RAMP Camp No. 1); St. Valery, France, summer of 1945
Aboard USS Hancock (CV-19), ammunition handlers fasten 5 rockets on the wing of an F4U Corsair prior to take off for strike on Kyushu, Japan, 21 March 1945.
Colorized photo of two captured high ranking German officers being transported by soldiers of the US 4th Armored Division in a Ford GPW jeep - March 31 1945
A Helldiver (BuNo 20831) assigned to Bombing Squadron 12 crashed while trying to recover on the flight deck of USS Randolph, February 17 1945. Note that a fire has started and the damage to the wooden deck from the propeller strikes.
TIL There was an elevator driver strike in NYC in 1945. Up until then people were afraid to use automatic elevators but the strike drove their mass adoption. The elevator driver job driver demand started to decline which ultimately meant their job is lost forever. npr.org/2015/07/31/427990…
Anti-aircraft gunners man the 40mms of the USS West Virginia (BB-48) awaiting a Japanese air strike, late March 1945. [860x588] (Original color photo)
What were the causes of the 1945-46 strike wave, and what was the American public's reaction to it?
There's a lot of news coverage right now about strikes, with mentions of how this recent "Striketober" compares to past eras. One thing that comes up every now and then is the height of striking in the U.S., which occurred right after World War II in 1945 and '46.
What were the causes of that strike wave? To what degree were they coordinated across multiple industries? Did the fact that the war had ended mean that socialists within the labor movement were resuming efforts that they had set aside during the war?
And most importantly, how did the public react to that wave of strikes?
Harrison Ford on the set of The Empire Strikes Back, 1979
USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, 24 September 1945. She was the most decorated US Navy warship in WW2. At one point she became the only operational aircraft carrier against the Japanese for awhile which prompt her crew to put up a sign that read "Enterprise vs Japan" [1920x1080]
Photo taken on April 8, 1945. This horrific picture is part of a photo sequence taken by the automatic bomb strike camera of a B-17. The photosequence shows the final 18 seconds of B-17G 42 'Wee Willie' over Stendal, Saxony- Anhalt, Germany, after it was hit by an 88mm flak burst. [836 x 980]
Harrison Ford on the set of "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980)
Harrison Ford on the set of The Empire Strikes Back, 1979
Marine First Lieutenant Hart H. Spiegal of Topeka, Kansas, uses sign language as he tries to strike up a conversation with two tiny Japanese soldiers captured on Okinawa. The boy on the left claims he is “18” while his companion boasts “20” years. 1945
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Infantrymen of the 44th Division, 7th US, Army, ride atop a tank destroyer fording the Danube river near Berg (Germany) April 1945. (Photo by Photo12/UIG/Getty Images)
Marine F4U Corsairs over Okinawa. Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-323 "Death Rattlers" on a rocket strike against Japanese positions south of the front lines in Okinawa. 1945.
A Helldiver (BuNo 20831) assigned to Bombing Squadron 12 crashed while trying to recover on the flight deck of USS Randolph, February 17 1945. Note that a fire has started and the damage to the wooden deck from the propeller strikes.
In late 1945 1 P-51 Mustang was modified to receive 2 Ford PJ-31 pulsejets. These were basically American versions of the German V-1 engines that would lead to the missile Republic-Ford JB-2 Loon. It didn't work, when not in use they were dead weight and on piston alone performance was poor.
Anti-aircraft gunners man the 40mms of the USS West Virginia (BB-48) awaiting a Japanese air strike, late March 1945. [860x588] (Original color photo)
Marine F4U Corsairs over Okinawa. Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-323 "Death Rattlers" on a rocket strike against Japanese positions south of the front lines in Okinawa. 1945.
Aboard USS Hancock (CV-19), ammunition handlers fasten 5” rockets on the wing of an F4U Corsair prior to take off for strike on Kyushu, Japan, 21 March 1945.
1945 wheat cent weight is 2.6 grams. Reverse lamination error but obverse maybe spilt Planchet before strike. Or a very worn lamination through circulation. What do we think? reddit.com/gallery/rq1f49
On this day in 1945, laundry workers of the Irish Women Workers' Union (IWWU) went on strike to demand more holidays and better hours, earning two week's of annual holiday for all Irish workers after striking for fourteen weeks.
[6050 x 4980]Three Japanese aircraft carriers and a submarine in Kure Bay, during strikes by U.S. Navy carrier planes, 19 March 1945. Carrier at the extreme right is Kaiyo. Those in the center top (barely visible) and at the bottom are probably Amagi and Katsuragi
Anti-aircraft gunners man the 40mms of the USS West Virginia (BB-48) awaiting a Japanese air strike, late March 1945. [860x588] (Original color photo)
A 37th Armored Battalion M5 Stuart passes by two high ranking German officers being transported by soldiers of the US 4th Armored Division in a Ford GPW Jeep, Surrender of Hersfeld, Germany, March 31st, 1945
Remains of a German V2 rocket that made a deadly strike on the packed Cinema Rex in downtown Antwerp, Belgium in 1945. (1410 x 1225)
Marine F4U Corsairs over Okinawa. Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-323 "Death Rattlers" on a rocket strike against Japanese positions south of the front lines in Okinawa. 1945.
"Kyushu Strike" - Depicting an F6F Hellcat taking off from USS Hornet (CV-12) to strike Japanese targets on 4 May 1945, by Commander Dwight Shepler, USNR
In this famous scene from Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now Yakety Sax is played aloud from the attacking helicopters to strike fear in enemy soldiers, a tactic often utilized by the actual U.S. military. v.redd.it/6dctzocnnw881
Ford says Ontario close to child-care deal with Ottawa; province is last to strike an agreement theglobeandmail.com/canad…
In The Empire Strikes Back when Leia confesses her love for Han, Harrison Ford famously ad-libbed "I know." A less-known fact is that on his first take, he actually said...OWE
A 37th Armored Battalion M5 Stuart passes by two high ranking German officers being transported by soldiers of the US 4th Armored Division in a Ford GPW Jeep, Surrender of Hersfeld, Germany, March 31st, 1945
Strike photo from USS Ticonderoga aircraft showing burning oil storage tanks on the banks of the Mekong River in Saigon, French Indochina, 12 Jan 1945.
18 Jul 1945: [Photo] USS Hancock strike photo of Yokosuka Navy Yard ww2db.com/image.php?image…
USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, 24 September 1945. She was the most decorated US Navy warship in WW2. At one point she became the only operational aircraft carrier against the Japanese for awhile which prompt her crew to put up a sign that read "Enterprise vs Japan" [1920x1080]
Two high ranking German officers being transported by soldiers of the US 4th Armored Division in a Ford GPW jeep - March 31 1945
Lucky Strike Ad from a LIFE magazine. (October 8, 1945)
A Curtiss SB2C Helldiver flies over the USS Hornet on its return from a strike against Japanese shipping, Jan 1945. [1523x2000]
On this day in 1978, one of the first strikes of the "Winter of Discontent" began when 15,000 Ford workers, mostly from the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU), began an unofficial strike.
On this day in 1978, one of the first strikes of the "Winter of Discontent" began when 15,000 Ford workers, mostly from the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU), began an unofficial strike. Following several months of unrest, Margaret Thatcher came into power in 1979.
Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters prepare to take off for strikes against targets in Manila Bay. The two leading planes are F6F-5N night fighters, with wing-mounted radar. Probably 1945.
Harrison Ford on the set of The Empire Strikes Back
75 years ago today. June 28 1945. B-24M-30-FO 44-51928, the very last of 18,482 B-24 Liberator bombers to be built, is rolled out at Ford's Willow Run plant in Michigan.
