Tony Brown
@agbdrilling
Water Well Drilling, Sapper, History enthusiast, Military Vehicle collector, Suffolk
Peak Mortar 🇺🇸😁
"Little David" US 36-inch muzzle-loading mortar test firing in 1945. One of the largest caliber guns ever manufactured, it could fire a 3,650 lb shell out to just under 9 kilometers.
The story of Scammell (New Video) The sad demise of Britain's 🇬🇧last Tank Transporter manufacturer. It was still a world beating truck but had no support from the Government. The Germans and US supported their military heavy truck suppliers, hence we are now buying those My…
Lots of 25-pounders, Morris CS8s, Bedford MWs and QLs. Worth a watch. Had not seen this film of the 30 Corp trip before @ClubEnthusiasts youtu.be/2C1GIAG9bWU?si…
Good morning. Old ‘Stringbag’ the Fairey/Blackburn Swordfish. Taken at Shuttleworth. My Dad went up in one when he was in the team working on the design and installation of the steam catapult on Aircraft Carriers #MikesAircraftPhotos
Great Thread on British ingenuity during the Falklands War 🇬🇧
Lets have a chat about... A lesser known aspect of the 1982 Falklands Conflict, the San Carlos Forward Operating Base (FOB) 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗
#WheelWednesday This week, I've chosen the massive M26 armoured tractor unit, with detail of the oiling feed for the chain drive on the rear wheels. Beltring 2010. #MAFVA @agbdrilling @Burntime0101 @AdamWatkinson1 @Shadowc40481222 @USAS_WW1
They did this in many parts of London after the war. Condemned many streets of houses. Broke up communities and families. Put them in Tower blocks. The residents had little say, because councils and planners had a vision for the modern future. Ruined so many communities and…
If you ever wonder how long the British government has been at war with the people, watch this from 1963. They destroyed all the houses in this community, but somehow the pub was left standing. The old residents TRAVELLED to the old pub because they "couldn't settle".
Surely the Essex Chief Constables job is not going to survive this. They are a complete laughing stock
"We were expecting additional officers to assist in the policing of the Bell Hotel protest. When we went to collect them we accidentally collected masked hard left agitators instead and took them to the protests by mistake. When we denied doing so we were still of the belief that…
Free Polish Army 3DSK Virtuti Militari Monte Cassino Cross Medal group coming up in my September militaria sale. New to the market. 🧵
Cold War Royal Engineers Airfield Damage Repair Team excercise 🇬🇧
#TankTuesday A Churchill III in the arena at Tankfest 2023. #MAFVA @TankMuseum @USAS_WW1 @PhilLoder @RobertGlenniePT @jr_liscano @Tinker_Sparked @Korean_DMZ_Vets @SofiGaming @agbdrilling
Polish families released from Siberian exile in an African refugee camp during WW2 Remarkable story of oppression, tenacity and survival ⬇️ gov.pl/web/tanzania-e…
Marvellous
The ice cream man passed away… and every ice cream truck in the city pulled up like it was a final parade
For the cost of last month's UK debt interest payment, we could according to Grok have purchased over 1000 Challenger 3 Tanks That includes the additional cost for the extra hulls required 🇬🇧🙂
🇬🇧FV432 APC mounted with Cymbeline Mortar Detection Radar, seen at Beltring several years ago
You sometimes hear a piece of music that takes you straight back to your youth. This did today 🙂 youtu.be/bAedY3NucEs?si…