A well preserved M4 Sherman "Crab" dated back to the second World War period now sitting silently in Latrun Museum. The "Crab" clears the unknown paths ahead from any mine by rotating the heavy chains attachment. Not surprisingly, this mine clearing method is both noisy & slow!

This view shows the original American designed M60 with dozer blade attachment. The attachment points for the Blazer reactive armour "tiles" can be seen clearly on the whole turret. Notice the lower profile commander cupola?

This view shows a M48 Magach with mine rollers in Latrun Museum. Same as the earlier M60 Magach, Blazer attachment points can be seen all over the vehicle. Though the mine rollers look cumbersome to handle, it actually allows a high degree of movement even in rough terrain for the vehicle.

This view shows a pretty weathered B-26 Maruader on static display. This aircraft was used commonly for bombing raids on railroad depots, bridges, and airfields during the second World War, and it was probably best known in dam busting missions.

Another view of the same aircraft as above. Surprisingly, this aircraft posted the lowest loss rate, about 1% of USAAF combat planes during the second World War!

The same B-26 Maruader from another viewpoint. The big USAAF marking on the fuselage do make very good target reference for sharp fighter pilots. Notice the small gun turret station at the top & at the rear? Unlike the bigger bombers, medium size bombers like this B-26 are normally not very good in defending themselves against enemy airborne threats.

A close view of the Ex-USAF B-29 SuperFortress "FIFI" on static display. I understand that this is the only flyable B-29 left in this world today. The B-29 is perhaps best remembered today as the star that helped ended the second World War when they dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.

The same B-29 "FIFI" from the back. Comparing to the car in front of the bomber, this is really one huge flying giant during the War. If you are not aware, the B-29 was the one that helped Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager to become the first human to pilot an aircraft faster than the speed of sound when he broke the MACH 1 sound barrier in his orange X-1 dropped from a SuperFortress "mother" ship.

A close view of the USAF F-117 Stealth Fighter in Jacksonville naval air station. Even though classified as a fighter, it's actually a radar evading high precision strike bomber that toss smart bombs on enemy's heart. By carefully designing the airframe & coated with radar asborbing material on the aircraft's skin, this allows the radar signature to reduce to the lowest possible value. Thereby enabling the unique "invisible" effect to normal search radars.

Starboard side of the same USAF F-117 as above. In order to reduce the development time frame for this advanced Stealth concept in the 70s, a lot of sub-systems onboard were taken directly off the shelves from other existing proven aircraft designs so that the main focus was on the Stealth capability rather than the aircraft design.

A close view of an Ex-USAF F-86 Sabre. The first swept-wing jet fighter for USAF after the second World War, with it's initial flight on October 1, 1947. Originally designed as a high-altitude day-fighter, it was subsequently redesigned into various versions including an all-weather interceptor and a fighter-bomber.

A front quarter view of an Ex-USN F-4U Corsair on static display. One of the most unique feature for this aircraft which can be seen clearly from this view is the "bent" wing, the result of a marriage between the most powerful engine ever installed in a piston-engined fighter and one of the biggest propellers in the world!

Close up view of the massive propeller mounted on the Corsair. The inverted gull wing design allowed for shorter & sturdier undercarriage which was more suitable for naval operations. Furthermore, this design also gave the pilot better visibility over the wing and was actually useful during emergency water landings.

A well preserved Corsair taxing for departure with a P-51 Mustang close behind. Another cool feature of the Corsair is the distinctive engine noise, which helped in the the nick-naming of "Whistling Death". This noise was actually caused by the oil coolers within the wing-root's engine air inlets which ejected hot air through doors underneath the wings.

A-40 Albatross flypast the audience during the flying display. Unusually as a flying amphibian, the Albatross is jet-powered. First reported by Western intelligence in 1988, the Albatross is flown by the Russian Navy on maritime patrol missions.

RSAF Hunter deploying drag chute during landing. This photo was taken during RSAF Open House in the mid 80s. RSAF Hunter fleet has since been decomissioned in the early 90s to make way for newer aircrafts.

Newly painted AMX-13s rolling down the street for Singapore 25th National Day Parade. Even though this light tank destroyer is obsolete in term of Armour protection in today modern battlefield, the High Velocity 75mm Gun (French efforts derived from the German Panther) is still very lethal against the AFVs found commonly in ASEAN region.

Rare view of Mobile Giraffe low level search Radar system on the road. Giraffe is very effective in picking up low level flying infiltrators coming into Singapore coastline due to the erectable Radar mast. Together with the additional enhancement of RSAF E-2C AWACS coverage, the chances for surprise attacks are almost reduced to zero.

Side view of another Giraffe standing by for SAF Open House in Sembawang Air Base. As part of the overall local air defense network, the Giraffe is one of the most crucial component that provide important warnings to the rest of the field defense when fixed installations are crippled.

This Ex-Japanese Ohka bomb (Cherry Blossom) was once a dedicated weapon used in Kamikaze attacks against US Navy in the last days of the second World War. Modified Betty bombers brought them within target range and belly dropped the rocket-driven attack on their ship targets. Even though Ohka is less effective compared to the normal Kamikaze planes, the horrifying effects of these rocket bombs impacting are deeply rooted into anyone's heart if they encountered one!

A rare view of an Ex-Japanese Zero fighter cockpit from behind. I found this front half section in one of the Imperial War Museum halls located in London, UK. As can be seen from this view, some of the dials are gone & the general condition of this airframe is not in very good shape.

Front nose view of Ex-RAF Shackleton AEW in Manchester Aerospace Museum. The Avro Shackleton AEW aircraft was developed from the Shackleton Maritime Patrol aircraft, itself derived from the Avro Lancaster bomber which saw widespread use in World War Two. Originally a stop-gap solution, the Shackleton AEWs remained in RAF service until 1991 due to the failure of the Nimrod AEW3.

Close up view of the Radar bulge under the nose of the Shackleton AEW. The integration of the AN/APS 20(F) radar in this configuration forced a change back to a tail wheel configuration for the old aircraft as used on the original Lancaster and MR Mk 1 variant.

A close view of the British Ferret Scout car on static display. Developed by the Daimler company in 1949 and ended production in 1971 by which then over 4500 were already built. This nimble vehicle was used in almost every internal security campaign from Malaysia to Ulster by the British forces.

Side view of a highly polished British 25 Pounder gun. Since this gun is used only for ceremonial events, the maintenance is really top notch as can be seen from the shiny gun surface. Not surprisingly, I believe the amount of man-hours involved to maintain at this kind of "Showroom Shine" level is easily over hundreds per month for the gun crew.