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Gunner (born c. August 1941-April 30, 1955) was a male kelpie dog who became notable for his reliability to accurately alert Allied air force personnel that Japanese military aircraft were approaching Darwin during the Second World War.
Prior to the formation of the group, each character had his own adventures in DC's war anthology comics. Captain Johnny Cloud, a Navajo pilot who always destroyed his planes after a mission, had appeared in All-American Men of War #82–115 (1960–1966); the two-man team of Gunner and Sarge had first appeared in issue #67 of the same title (March 1959) before transferring to Our Fighting ...
Fairchild AT-21 Gunner, an American World War II specialized bomber crew trainer; Gunner (dog), a dog noted for his ability to hear Japanese air raids approaching Darwin, Australia, in the Second World War; The Gunners, a nickname for the British Royal Artillery
Gander (originally Pal, and also known as Sergeant Gander) was a Newfoundland dog who served as the mascot of the Royal Rifles of Canada during World War II.He was killed in action during the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941, and was posthumously awarded the Dickin Medal, the "animals' Victoria Cross", in 2000 for his deeds in the course of that battle. [1]
Pages in category "Military animals of World War II" ... Gander (dog) Gunner (dog) H. Horrie the Wog Dog; Horses in World War II; Hundesprechschule Asra; I. Iris XVI; J.
A simple, non-turning form of the low-Yo-Yo is depicted in John T. Godfrey's description of his first kill, flying a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt over Europe during World War II; Breathlessly I watched the 109 in between the breaks in the clouds as I dove. At 12,000 feet I leveled off and watched him up ahead.
Nicholas Stephen Alkemade (10 December 1922 – 22 June 1987) was a British tail gunner in the Royal Air Force during World War II who survived a freefall of 18,000 feet (5,490 m) without a parachute after abandoning his out-of-control, burning Avro Lancaster heavy bomber over Germany.
The M41 Walker Bulldog, officially 76-mm gun tank M41, was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes. [8] [9] It was produced by Cadillac between 1951 and 1954 and marketed successfully to the United States Army as a replacement for its aging fleet of World War II-vintage M24 Chaffee tanks. [6]