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Abandoned Iconic WW2 40mm Bofors AA Gun I came across (More Below) [2246×3682]

September 26, 2025

The 40mm Bofors was the iconic AA gun of the 2nd World War, it's signature "thunk thunk thunk" sound would become synonymous for AA fire. This one served in WW2 and ended up abandoned near a bridge during the Yugoslav Wars. Much more like this on My Channel thank you for any interest!

Finding an abandoned working German FLAK 88mm

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CommercialLog2885 on September 26, 2025 2:26 am

The 40mm Bofors was the iconic AA gun of the 2nd World War, it’s signature “thunk thunk thunk” sound would become synonymous for AA fire. This one served in WW2 and ended up abandoned near a bridge during the Yugoslav Wars. Much more like this on [My Channel](https://youtube.com/@tattooedtraveler) thank you for any interest!

[Finding an abandoned working German FLAK 88mm](https://youtu.be/_rhc8Jnf0r8)
Gnatlet2point0 on September 26, 2025 2:38 am

For a hot second before the picture made sense in my head, it looked like a very very very old, very very very abused microscope. 🤣

Abandoned Iconic WW2 40mm Bofors AA Gun I came across (More Below) [2246×3682]

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Abandoned Iconic WW2 40mm Bofors AA Gun I came across (More Below) [2246×3682]

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17 Old Copper Culture “Spuds” from the Judge James R. Beer Private Collection. These are adze-like woodworking tools produced between 4500-1000 B.C.E. They were found throughout Wisconsin, and spuds have also been found in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and New York [1509 x 640]

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