Once Upon a Time in War is a photographic retrospect of the Great War, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam and the War on Terror.

I'm Lux, a twenty-something uni student studying modern warfare to become a museum archivist. I spend too much time playing World at War, and I have a dog named Loki von Bismarck.

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This is “Buss” the monkey. During the North Africa campaign he served as the mascot of an RAF squadron stationed in Libya, and routinely flew with the pilots in their American-built Tomahawks. The selection of mascots was a common thing for the RAF (and most units in any of the Allied armies during the war) and was a tradition that dated back to the Great War, when several squadrons of the RAF had a fox, a cat, and a dog serving as mascots.

This is “Buss” the monkey.

During the North Africa campaign he served as the mascot of an RAF squadron stationed in Libya, and routinely flew with the pilots in their American-built Tomahawks. The selection of mascots was a common thing for the RAF (and most units in any of the Allied armies during the war) and was a tradition that dated back to the Great War, when several squadrons of the RAF had a fox, a cat, and a dog serving as mascots.

Tags: World War IISoldiers with AnimalsWorld War II: RAFWorld War II: North African Theater

September 04, 2011, 11:46pm

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