some anniversaries in 2024

[Impisi]

just a few anniversaries in 2024

January 17th 80 years since the beginning of the Battle of Monte Cassino (of the Second World War) ending on 18 May, 1944
as GB theme, no explanations are needed, right?

January 21st 100 years since the death of Vladimir Lenin
as GB theme everything Soviet land, air sea

March 9th 90 years since the birth of Yuri Gagarin, Russian astronaut and Soviet pilot
as a GB theme everything space

April 3rd 100 years since birth of Marlon Brando
as a GB theme everything driven, flown what ever in one of a film he did play in

April 4th 75 years since Founding of NATO
as a GB theme eveything NATO may be limited to a defined period of time i.e. first 25 years

May 23rd 75 years since Founding of the Federal Republic of Germany
as a GB theme verything German may be limited to a defined period of time i.e. first 25 years

June 6th 80 years since D-Day 6 June 2024
as GB theme, no explanations are needed, right, but already more often held already

August 26th 50 years since the death of American aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh
as a GB theme everything flown in his peroid of living time

October 1st 75 years since Foundation of the People's Republic of China
as a GB theme everything used in China may be limited to a defined period of time i.e. first 25 years

November 9th 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall
as a GB theme everything military (east & west) used in 1989

[Stuart]

Some very interesting ideas Martin - I especailly like the last one.

[AndrewR]

Berlin Wall would interest me. Ich war dabei

[PaulBradley]

As JFK once famously said, “I am a sausage!”

Some goods ideas there, Martin! The NATO and Berlin ones appeal most to me, but there is certainly some good potential with the others.

[fredk]

6th April 1814, 210 years since Napoleon Bonaparte's abdication and the end of the Napoleonic Wars, which actually was a World War of 25 years length
Take in figures, artillery and sailing ships. Take in the US - UK war of 1812

15th August 1944, 80 years, Operation Dragoon, the forgotten invasion of France, in the south

June to August 1914, 110 years, the start of World War 1 for the Europeans. US Americans have to wait a bit longer

1914, Blackburn Aircraft company founded (Skua. Roc, Firebrand, Beverley, Buccaneer )

1924 Imperial Airways founded

1914, Mercedes dominated the last Grand Prix race season before WW1 started - all Mercedes cars

Just some thoughts

[TimJ]

April 1964, launch of the Ford Mustang.

[jssel]

Nice list Fred. Gets my brain ticking.

[mil 24]

hi all

there is a few good idea for themes and built wide range of models

dave

[wokka]

As JFK once famously said, “I am a sausage!”

"Ich bin ein Berliner". A Berliner is in fact a doughnut so he said "I'm a doughnut"

On another point, didn't we do a NATO GB last year? Maybe we ought to do a Scandinavian GB as a welcome to Sweden and Finland joining Nato, the Swedes in particular have some really interesting stuff in armour as well as aircraft.

[PaulBradley]

As JFK once famously said, “I am a sausage!”

"Ich bin ein Berliner". A Berliner is in fact a doughnut so he said "I'm a doughnut"

I stand corrected!

[PaulBradley]

On another point, didn't we do a NATO GB last year? Maybe we ought to do a Scandinavian GB as a welcome to Sweden and Finland joining Nato, the Swedes in particular have some really interesting stuff in armour as well as aircraft.

We did a NATO GB in 2020 - just seems like yesterday...! We could certainly target a particular region and Scandinavia is a great idea - any equipment used by any of the four countries since the country since joining NATO, perhaps?