One man’s mission to share with the world the fine art of cufflinks.
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series .....
We are back in to the realm of novelty cuff links today. These are a set that were a kind gift from an old friend that also has a passion for all matters aviation.
June 6 of course marks the anniversary of the Normandy invasion. Known as "Operation Overlord" it saw the largest number of troop movements in warfare with about 1,400,000 personnel involved in the invasion with a staggering total of 120,000 casualties. Operation Overlord or "D Day" had 12 nations armed forces involved and is considered by many historians as the turning point of World War 2. On a cold wet miserable weekend it is worth watching the film Saving Private Ryan. Albeit a Hollywood blockbuster it is a wonderful portrayal of the Normandy Invasion.
One of the work horses for the D Day operations was of course the Lockheed P-38 Lightening aircraft. Named "fork-tailed devil" by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" by the Japanese, the P-38 was used in a number of roles, including dive bombing, level bombing, ground attack, photo reconnaissance and extensively as a long range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks under its wings.
Distinctive black and white stripe livery signified that the aircraft was part of the Normandy invasion and assisted ground force so as to not miss-identify allied aircraft in the invasion and to monitor progress of the air force attacks on mainland France.
Today's Links were a birthday gift from an aviation buddy and they are replica Lockheed P-38 cuff links. In aviation circles they always elicit comment and are very good scale reproduction of an airplane that really did assist in turning around the war. On D Day they were worn with a cotton tailor made shirt and a Ralph Lauren blue silk neck tie.
Til Later
ONWARD
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series .....
We are back in to the realm of novelty cuff links today. These are a set that were a kind gift from an old friend that also has a passion for all matters aviation.
June 6 of course marks the anniversary of the Normandy invasion. Known as "Operation Overlord" it saw the largest number of troop movements in warfare with about 1,400,000 personnel involved in the invasion with a staggering total of 120,000 casualties. Operation Overlord or "D Day" had 12 nations armed forces involved and is considered by many historians as the turning point of World War 2. On a cold wet miserable weekend it is worth watching the film Saving Private Ryan. Albeit a Hollywood blockbuster it is a wonderful portrayal of the Normandy Invasion.
One of the work horses for the D Day operations was of course the Lockheed P-38 Lightening aircraft. Named "fork-tailed devil" by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" by the Japanese, the P-38 was used in a number of roles, including dive bombing, level bombing, ground attack, photo reconnaissance and extensively as a long range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks under its wings.
Distinctive black and white stripe livery signified that the aircraft was part of the Normandy invasion and assisted ground force so as to not miss-identify allied aircraft in the invasion and to monitor progress of the air force attacks on mainland France.
Today's Links were a birthday gift from an aviation buddy and they are replica Lockheed P-38 cuff links. In aviation circles they always elicit comment and are very good scale reproduction of an airplane that really did assist in turning around the war. On D Day they were worn with a cotton tailor made shirt and a Ralph Lauren blue silk neck tie.
Til Later
ONWARD
No comments:
Post a Comment