Kinmen Island 1949

The Battle that Saved Taiwan - Kinmen Island 1949
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I didn't get much 20th century Chinese history when I was in school. Something about Japan bad, and we helped the Chinese fight against the bad Japanese, but that was about it. Only much later did I hear that the Communists abandoned the fight and marched West and hid out until the Japanese were defeated, then came back and kicked the war weary nationalists over the strait to Taiwan.

Anyway, Kinmen Island looked familiar because it's the home of the Black Dragon Howitzers.

Yakovlev Yak-18 U

Yakovlev Yak-18 U

Wikipedia:

The Yakovlev Yak-18 (NATO reporting name Max) is a tandem two-seat military primary trainer aircraft manufactured in the Soviet Union. Originally powered by one 119 kW (160 hp) Shvetsov M-11FR-1 radial piston engine, it entered service in 1946. It was also produced in China as the Nanchang CJ-5.

Wikipedia leaves off the U suffix, and some tack on an A suffix. In any case, it is not to be confused with the Yak-18T, which is not a trainer but a utility airplane.

Yakovlev Yak-18T

AMAZING Yakovlev Yak-18-A takeoff and low pass at Airfield Nötsch | D-EZCT
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Handley Page Halton

Handley Page Halton

Kay Aero has a long page about this aircraft with several excellent photos. It was derived from the Halifax bomber and served as an airliner for BOAC after the war. First flight in 1946, last one retired in 1961.

BOAC's flagship Halton, G-AHDU (c/n 1372) 'Falkirk' is captured in flight shortly after delivery - BA Heritage Centre

That is the same airplane in both images.

The name comes from English industrialist Sir Frederick Handley Page, head Handley Page Limited,  known as the father of the heavy bomber.

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

Jet trainer, first flown in 1948. Over 6,000 were built.

From Military use by other nations:

Some T-33s retained two machine guns for gunnery training, and in some countries, the T-33 was even used in combat: the Cuban Air Force used them during the Bay of Pigs Invasion, scoring several kills including sinking two transport ships.

1946 White Semi-Tractor

1946 White WA22 Semi-Tractor

From the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum:

1946 White WA22
Engine: 386 Cubic Inch White 6-Cylinder Gasoline
Transmission: 4-Speed, 3-Speed Auxiliary
Top Speed: 55 MPH

This 1946 White WA22 was originally used as a moving truck. It rolled off the assembly line in Cleveland, Ohio in April of 1946. Its original owner lived in Beaver Dam, Ohio. This truck was licensed and used by Mayflower Transit until 1979; it had only one primary driver for 33 years. It has been in the Iowa 80 collection for a number of years, but was newly restored in 2012. The truck can get up to 55 mph, which was more than sufficient given that the speed limit where it mainly operated didn't exceed 45 mph. This White has one of the first integrated sleepers seen in production, and it is only 18 inches wide. Still, that's wider than the truck's narrow cab. To add the sleeper, they had to angle the doors out. If you stand in front of the truck and look at the side you can see that when the windows were open, bugs would come through; if someone was in the sleeper, they'd get hit in the face by bugs as the driver traveled on down the road. The windshield wipers are air-operated; air from the brake system is used to power them. That is how it was done until the ‘90s. The truck does have a heater which is a bit unique for the time. This truck also has one of the last wood-structured cabs that White ever made; in 1947, all cabs produced were steel. Truck driving was - and still is - a hard job. However, running a truck like this made it harder. It has a crossover gas tank which holds about 100 gallons of highly flammable gas and sits right behind the cab. Diesel fuel can catch fire, but not nearly as easily as gas. Drivers that got into a wreck would burn up instantly.

White 160AX gasoline engine

From Military Veterans Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin:

All Auto-Car, Diamond T, and White half-tracks of all types utilized the White 160AX gasoline engine.  An example is this 386 cu. in. engine that could produce 148 hp at 3000 rpm.

The Ross Sisters - Solid Potato Salad

The Ross Sisters - Solid Potato Salad (DVD Quality) Full Video
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Those back bends are out of this world.

Wikipedia: 

The Ross Sisters were a trio of American singers and dancers consisting of Betsy Ann Ross (1926–1996), Veda Victoria "Vicki" Ross (1927–2002), and Dixie Jewell Ross (1929–1963), who used the stage names Aggie, Maggie, and Elmira. They performed as a three-part harmony trio, who also danced and were particularly noted for their acrobatics and contortionism. Their careers peaked during the 1940s, when they featured prominently in the 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film Broadway Rhythm, footage from which appeared in the 1994 compilation film That's Entertainment! III.