Members of a British Royal Air Force bombing squadron hold thumbs up on April 22, 1940, as they return to home base from an attack on German warships off Bergen, Norway. 

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The Churchill "Double Onion", capable of placing demolition charges at heights up to 12ft.

The tank was driven towards the wall and, on arrival, the framework was lowered to the ground against the obstruction. The vehicle was then backed off to a distance of some 100 feet, paying out an electric detonating cable as it went. The explosives were then detonated by the driver .


greetz,brummbar

Double Onion

Officers of the 2nd Batallion, Worcestershire Regiment, Waziristan, British India, 1940.  The vehicle is a Crossley "Indian Pattern" armoured car.  These were developed in the interwar period for internal security duties in Northern India, based on a Crossley truck chassis.  Substantial British and Indian Army forces were occupied in internal security in India during WW2, as the possibility of insurgency (encouraged by the proximity of Japanese forces from 1942) was a substantial concerrn.  "Indian Pattern" armoured cars remained in service until Indian and Pakistani independence in 1947.  The model here (like most others) was reconditioned in 1939, in the course of which the worn-out Crossley chassis was replaced with a Chevrolet truck chassis.  Best regards, JR.