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  2. Welbike - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Corgi Motorcycle Co Ltd. - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. American airborne landings in Normandy - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Paratrooper - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Norton 16H - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  7. Dnepr M-72 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. WWII ships found 30 miles off North Carolina coast

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    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 ...

  9. Boozefighters - Wikipedia

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    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.

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