Why you should never wear camouflage when metal detecting
Starting from this is why I don’t (ussualy) wear camo when metal detecting: Why wear camo if you don’t have anything to hide? Maybe in your country you must ask permission to enter somebody’s land and dig, or you go in a natural park or reservation. If you’re dressed for…
Jassy – Kishinev Offensive area 1944 – Part 2 – Sherman Tank Lid & Shells
Well, you don’t find a Sherman tank lid every day 😀 Especialy, after calling it a day and heading to the car with the detector still on and the guy in front of you switches his off. In spring/summer 1944 the Jassy – Targul Frumos area “hosted” one of the…
Jassy – Kishinev Offensive area 1944 – Part 1 – Personal Items
Got the chance to go and dig in the Jassy area where, in 1944, the Red Army tried in the sping and succeded in autumn to break the Axis front. Lots of interesting personal stuff, and check out the Sherman Tank lid I found near Jassy.
LT. AV. Mihai Basarab Brancoveanu
Pilot of Escadrila 51 Vanatoare de noapte (Night squadron), Lt. Av. Mihai Basarab Brancoveanu, flying a Messerschmitt BF 110D-4 2Z + NW W.Nr 3711 – crashed and died in 10 august 1943 near Valea Leurzii Village, Dambovita County. With my friend from Romanian WW2 Aircraft Archeology we found the crash site in a orchard…
The Vulgar Virgin – B24 shot down near Ploiesti during 1st Tidal Wave
In one of my outings, some friends form Ploiesti took me to a crash site of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber, shot down during the first Tidal Wave, on August, 1st, 1943. Most likely (based on archives and books) it’s the place where “The Vulgar Virgin” had it’s last moments.
Boteni Airfield (Titu, Dambovita)
On Boteni airfiled, also known as Titu, the Luftwaffe 3./JG 4 was stationed from August util November 1943, and from June to July was used by the Romanian VII Fighter Group. Rated for bombers, it had an unpaved runway, a medium curved roof hangar and a workshop, the cement foundation…
Antik & Militaria Compagniet – Stockholm (SE)
In my trip to Stockholm (autumn 2016) I’ve visited a small militaria shop – Antik & Militaria Compagniet. Very, very nice owner, had a long chat with him and found out great stuff about the militaria market in Sweden. Lots of stuff from both wars and also pre 1900 stuff…