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[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[special ed]

FG-1D Bu/No 92236 17 AUG 1950

FG-1D B/N 92509 mfg 1941 at airshow Coatesville , PA 13 OCT 1974

F8F-2 bu/no 121594

F8F and F6F

F8F-2

F6F-3 bu/no 41930 photo July 1966

source: ed's collection

 

[Wurger]

 

[special ed]

A few veterans in track clothes.

source: ed's collection

 

[Wurger]

 

[special ed]

A flock of ducks

J2F-5 at New Orleans NAS

photo from Peter Bowers collection

J2F-5

J2F-5 Bu/No 00659 of S. E. U. 951 (Ship Experimental Unit) 16 OCT 1941

J4F-2 Widgon


and some dead ducks

18 JUNE 1942 aboard CV-4

Most photos from National Archives except the one from Bowers collection

source: ed's collection

 

[Wurger]

Nice shots ..

 

[special ed]

Factory photo of prototype

F4F-4 National Archives photo

national archives photo

Feb 1942 fighting 71 from U.S.S. Wasp at Norfolk, Va. - National Archives photo

F4F aboard Saratoga 1942 - National Archives photo

National Archives photo

FM-2

The same FM-2


Source: ed's collection

 

[Crimea_River]

Very nice. The last post needs to come with a viewer discretion warning for Terry.

 

[Wurger]

Nice shots.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[special ed]

A few P-47s

P-47C 65th F W - 56th F G - 63rd F.S. coded UN * A

S/N 42-27376 9th AF - 371st FG - 404th FS

P-47D-26 56thFG - 63rdFS - 65thFW - pilot Col. David Schilling

65th FW - 56thFG - 62nd FS - 65thFW - "Silver Lady" shared by L. Smith and Polish pilot Landoski - coded LM * Z

Not Zemke's original, painted for show in Paris Aug 1, 1945 - 56thFG - 63rdFS - 65thFW

Col. David Schilling - 56thFG


source: ed's collection - Photos from National Archives

 

[Wurger]

 

[special ed]

It looks like they are deciding which fuel tanks and armor to put in or take out.

N3N-3 BuNo 2920 is still on the civil register after it's military time. How many modelers can tell us the last military unit equipped with these and what year they
were finally struck off charge?



Source: ed - photos from the National Archives except the last - The N3N-3 is from Peter Bowers collection

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[special ed]

P-51Ds of 361stFG 376FS 8thAF with B-24Js of 466thBG

same

Maj. "Kit" Carson 8thAF 66thFW 357thFG 362ndFS

Maj. Gates P-51 357thFG 362ndFS

P-51B s/n312151 Lt. Keher (MIA Feb 44) 8thAF 66thFW 357thFW 362ndFS

Capt. Gilbert O'Brien P-51B 357thFG 362ndFS

P-51B "Little Bitch" Capt. Dave Perrin 357thFG 362ndFS (KIA while climbing through overcast at 20000ft)


source: ed - photos from National Archives

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Excellent pics.

 

[special ed]

8thAF 359thFG 370thFS

8thAF 66FW 339RG 504FS s/n 4406812 coded 6N* A - appears to have a hole in the wing

8AF 65FW 4FG 334FS /sn44-13306

356FG 359FS Lt. Wallace

356FG 360FS Capt. Hockmeyer

June 1942


Source: ed - photos from National Archives