T-34-76 tank produced at the Stalingrad Tractor Factory has been retrieved from the Don River in Russia.1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
The “Red Zone” In France Is So Dangerous that 100 Years After WWI It Is Still A No-Go Area2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Ducking pond where witches were drowned. This depression in the ground was once a lot deeper & filled with water. This is where witches were tied to a ‘cucking stool’ & lowered into the water – if they drowned then they were innocent of witchcraft and if the survived they were guilty & hanged.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A man who bought a tank on eBay for £30,000 got more than his money’s worth after he discovered £2 million of gold bars hidden in the fuel tank in 2017. [956x999]2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Now this isn't something you see every day... Shackleton’s Endurance Discovered in the Icy Waters of Antarctica [799x987]2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
A man who bought a tank on eBay for £30,000 got more than his money’s worth after he discovered £2 million of gold bars hidden in the fuel tank in 2017.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A 110-pound silver bar that once belonged to the Scottish pirate Captain William Kidd. He terrorised the oceans during the 17th Century. The bar is thought to be from Captain Kidd’s wrecked ship – the Adventure Galley. The ship was built in England1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/BeAmazed
At the bottom of the lake is a 12th century medieval town, Fabbriche di Careggine, Italy and the small villages of Pantano and Piari that were flooded when the lake was filled and only sees the light of day when the lake is drained for maintenance.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
American M1 Abrams tanks are in storage. In total, there are about 3500 Abrams tanks of different modifications in warehouses.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/TankPorn
The photo show an almost completely intact MiG-25RB of the Iraqi Air Force being dug out of a mountain of sand1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Military
A man who bought a tank on eBay for £30,000 got more than his money’s worth after he discovered £2 million of gold bars hidden in the fuel tank in 2017.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/TankPorn
Lady Be Good, vanished in 1943, found 15 years later. Still mostly intact, with a working radio and operational machine guns.7mo ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/aviation
Thomas Donaldson cargo ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat in March 1945. These 2 Shermans were recovered from the wreck in 20172yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/TankPorn
Like a tale from an Indiana Jones movie, a number of warbirds lie untouched in some of the remotest areas of the world.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/aviation
Very interesting but it doesn’t make any sense. Looks like you could push it over.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
NOT the best place to be during an attack - imagine the noise and metal-spalling fragments flying around during shelling.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert. NEARLY A MILE ABOVE SEA level in an isolated corner of Northern California, more than 26,000 armored vehicles stand ready.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/TankPorn
The Town That Was Buried Underwater For 25 Years. Villa Epecuen, an old tourist village in Argentina that spent a quarter of a century underwater. Established in the 1920s along the shore of a salt lake the town thrived several decades & peaking in the 1970s. Was home to over 5,000 people.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Like a tale from an Indiana Jones movie, a number of warbirds lie untouched in some of the remotest areas of the world.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/ww2
In 1978 the United States uncovered the existence of an enormous, mysterious self propelled gun in Koksan, North Korea. Lacking further data, they imaginatively named it the M-1978 Koksan.1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Military
Sainte Mere Eglise. What a line up. Build up to the 78th anniversary of D-Day.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/ww2
This B-24 Liberator’s wreckage still remained near Reims, France in 1947. Some of these downed planes, especially in remote areas such as Indochina or the Soviet arctic, were still extant in the 1950s.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/wwiipics
Can you imagine being able to buy Flying Fortress for 26k from an ad in a paper!2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/wwiipics
By the time it has retired, the B-52 would have been flying for nearly 100 years.1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/aviation
I have no idea what decade this pic is from or where is was taken. But the battlefields must have looked like this for many years after the war.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/ww2
The first German Tiger tank to be knocked out by New Zealand M-4 Sherman's during WW2. Colourised2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/TankPorn
Buy a house in Normandy they said, has sea views they said....2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/urbanexploration
Aerial view of Flying Wing planes at the Northrop plant in Hawthorne in 1949. Stunning! [798x799]2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
Sainte Mere Eglise. What a line up. Build up to the 78th anniversary of D-Day. [899x951]2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
American M1 Abrams tanks are in storage. In total, there are about 3500 Abrams tanks of different modifications in warehouses.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Military
The Boirault machine was an early French experimental landship, designed in 1914 and built in early 1915. It has been considered as another interesting ancestor of the tank, and described as a rhomboid-shaped skeleton tank without armour, with single overhead track1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/TankPorn
The “Red Zone” In France Is So Dangerous that 100 Years After WWI It Is Still A No-Go Area2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Military
Though now it is nothing new but these 'now and then' images never get boring to me.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/ww2
Rows of Vought F4U Corsair‘s and Grumman F6F Hellcat’s fresh off the factory line await to be shipped to the Pacific theater of operations, 1944.1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
D-Day veteran: From June 1944 she was positioned off Normandy to mark a mineswept shipping lane used for the Operation Overlord landings. After the war she was stationed in the Bristol Channel until sold for scrap in 1973. It is now facing the gas axe.1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/ww2
Ducking pond where witches were drowned. This depression in the ground was once a lot deeper & filled with water. This is where witches were tied to a ‘cucking stool’ & lowered into the water – if they drowned then they were innocent of witchcraft and if the survived they were guilty & hanged2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Warsaw just after WW2. Looking at the church on the horizon (how did that survive?) I would say that’s the district of Muranow which was part of the Jewish Ghetto.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/ww2
Aerial view of Flying Wing planes at the Northrop plant in Hawthorne in 1949. Stunning!2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/aviation
The Rockwell XFV-12 was a prototype supersonic United States Navy fighter which was built in 1977. The XFV-12 design attempted to combine the Mach 2 speed and AIM-7 Sparrow armament of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/aviation
Now this isn't something you see every day... Shackleton’s Endurance Discovered in the Icy Waters of Antarctica2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/abandoned
Incredibly, it took 200kgs of Zimmerit to cover a Tiger 1 - as if it wasn't heavy enough.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/ww2
Thomas Donaldson cargo ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat in March 1945. These 2 Shermans were recovered from the wreck in 20172yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
The velocity of that round is incredible - bet that round is still going!2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Warthunder
Aerial view of Flying Wing planes at the Northrop plant in Hawthorne in 1949. Stunning!2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Abandoned gate house of a big country house in Somerset, England. You can imagine the horse carriages traveling along here, full of the nobles and the wealthy.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Two Tigers here - must have been an aerial bombardment to make sure a mess? [564x519]2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/DestroyedTanks
Taken after war was over. I found it freaky or fascinating that the battlefields will still littered with wrecks for many years. Guessing this Jagdtiger went under the gas axe.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/TankPorn
On April 4th of 1942 Widowitz was shot down by a Soviet lend-lease (rather, in reality “lend-keep”) Hurricane whilst on an escort mission. Hits to his engine were observed followed by a forced, near perfect, wheels-up landing on the ice of a frozen lake. Recovered in 2003.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Bolshoy Tyuters an abandoned island – full of WWII relics left by the German army.1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Marching 100's of thousands of surrendering German soldiers. Most walking, a few with horse or ox carts, and even fewer with a motorized vehicle. They didn't move any faster than the rest and when they ran out of petrol, they walked like everyone else.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/wwiipics
With its tall silhouette and relatively thin armor, the Nashorn was ill-suited for duels with opposing tanks and armored vehicles. However, its powerful cannon meant that the Nashorn was equipped to knock out the enemy vehicles before they closed the range.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/wwiipics
Thomas Donaldson cargo ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat in March 1945. These 2 Shermans were recovered from the wreck in 20172yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Military
Two men power the treadmill which operates the crane. This one is capable of lifting 1/2 a ton/500kg. There are no modern mechanical cranes onsite to do the heavy lifting. Only medieval techniques are employed. Guedelon Castle is being built in France with 13th skills & methods.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/castles
The Mass Viking Burial Pit on the South Dorset Ridgeway. In 2009, a mass Viking grave containing 54 decapitated skeletons was discovered by archaeologists9mo ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Can you imagine being able to buy Flying Fortress for 26k from an ad in a paper! [564x519]2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
Goliath tracked mines, also known as beetle tanks, doodlebugs, or midget demolition tanks. When these worked they were highly effective.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/TankPorn
German ace Heinz Baer inspects the B-17he shot down. Two crew members were killed, the rest were taken prisoner.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Warthunder
Two men power the treadmill which operates the crane. This one is capable of lifting 1/2 a ton/500kg. There are no modern mechanical cranes onsite to do the heavy lifting. Only medieval techniques are employed. Guedelon Castle is being built in France with 13th skills & methods.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Prohibition Moonshiners used ‘Cow Shoes’ to Hide their Footprints. To help give themselves some extra time when fleeing on foot, some moonshiners came up with an unusual way of camouflaging their tracks and throwing pursuit off the trail — cow shoes.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The wreck of U-778 found by U-Boat Hunter Dr Innes McCartney. On 4 December 1945, she was being towed offshore, to be scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight, but foundered and sank before reaching the scuttling ground, at a point 55°32′N 7°7′W North East of Malin Head, Ireland.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
For the Band of Brothers collectors...This airborne helmet belonged to Edward “Eddy” Joint from Easy Company of the 506thPIR, 101st Airborne Division. He was one of the “Band of Brothers” and he parachuted into Normandy. He served in Holland and was wounded by a piece of shrapnel in Bastogne.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/wwiipics
The “Red Zone” In France Is So Dangerous that 100 Years After WWI It Is Still A No-Go Area2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
D-Day veteran: From June 1944 she was positioned off Normandy to mark a mineswept shipping lane used for the Operation Overlord landings. After the war she was stationed in the Bristol Channel until sold for scrap in 1973. It is now facing the gas axe. [772x829]1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Aerial view of Flying Wing planes at the Northrop plant in Hawthorne in 1949. Stunning!2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/wwiipics
American M1 Abrams tanks are in storage. In total, there are about 3500 Abrams tanks of different modifications in warehouses. [871x925]2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
This B-24 Liberator’s wreckage still remained near Reims, France in 1947. Some of these downed planes, especially in remote areas such as Indochina or the Soviet arctic, were still extant in the 1950s.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Massive sinkhole in the Siberian arctic. This one is 50 metres deep. Such craters are believed to be caused by the build up of methane gas in pockets of thawing permafrost under the surface.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The Pirate Cemetery of Madagascar. Home of an estimated 1,000 pirates reportedly. Including widely-feared brigands Adam Baldridge, William Kidd, Olivier Levasseur, Henry Every, Robert Culliford, Abraham Samuel and Thomas Tew.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Two men power the treadmill which operates the crane. This one is capable of lifting 1/2 a ton/500kg. There are no modern mechanical cranes onsite to do the heavy lifting. Only medieval techniques are employed. Guedelon Castle is being built in France with 13th skills & methods.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
I have no idea what decade this pic is from or where is was taken. But the battlefields must have looked like this for many years after the war.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
More than likely the voyeur from next door that just didn't know when to quit!2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/funny
A WW2 German mine found at a depth of 28 metres in Greece. Its anchor was also found close to the mine. Discovered by the Aviation Archaeology Scuba Diving Team in 2017.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Bolshoy Tyuters an abandoned island – full of WWII relics left by the German army.1yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A WW2 German mine found at a depth of 28 metres in Greece. Its anchor was also found close to the mine. Discovered by the Aviation Archaeology Scuba Diving Team in 2017.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Meet The Ilyushin IL-102, the most gorgeously ugly combat jet ever?!2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/aviation
Nudist Chases After Wild Boar who Nicked his Laptop in Germany.2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/AnimalsBeingBros
German bunker on Juno Beach in Normandy. Something big has hit that..2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/Military
The velocity of that round is incredible - bet that round is still going!2yr ⋅ Bagpussreturns ⋅ r/WorldofTanks
