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The original prototype was designed by SOE motor cycle enthusiast Harry Lester, [3] from an idea developed by Lt. Colonel John Dolphin, the Commanding Officer of Station IX, the secret Inter-Services Military Research Establishment based in a mansion called The Frythe (latterly owned by the pharmaceutical company GSK) an hour's drive north of London near the village of Welwyn in Hertfordshire ...
The Corgi Motorcycle Co Ltd. was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Southport that produced 98 cc scooters developed by managing director John Dolphin from the military Welbike motorcycle. [1] Production of the Corgi scooter for the UK market began in 1948 and 27,050 were manufactured before production ended in October 1954. [2]
The paratroopers were divided into sticks, a plane load of troops numbering 15-18 men. To achieve surprise, the parachute drops were routed to approach Normandy at low altitude from the west. The serials took off beginning at 22:30 on June 5, assembled into formations at wing and command assembly points, and flew south to the departure point ...
Paratroopers of the armies of Britain, Italy, and the United States during an exercise in Pordenone, Italy, 2019. A paratrooper or military parachutist is a soldier trained to conduct military operations by parachuting directly into an area of operations, usually as part of a large airborne forces unit.
Norton was the main military motorcycle supplier prior to WW2 and one of the main suppliers of motorcycles to the British Army in World War II with a total of nearly 100,000 produced. British Army Nortons were also supplied to the Commonwealth forces such as Australian, New Zealand, India and the Canadian Army .
IMZ (M-72) The M-72 was a motorcycle built by the Soviet Union.Conceived as a replacement for the two heavy motorcycles used by the Red Army, the TIZ-AM-600 and PMZ-A-750, both of which had performed unsatisfactorily during the Winter War against Finland and were considered outdated designs.
Two sunken vessels from WWII were recently found off the coast of North Carolina. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration discovered the Nazi U-boat 576 and the ...
Its founder was William Clyde "Wino Willie" Forkner Jr. had served in the military during World War Two and had a difficult time adjusting to civilian life after the war. [1] [2] He had been a member of the 13 Rebels Motorcycle Club for two years prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.