Christmas photo competition

[the lancaster kicks ass]

v2's pic's a nice one, the -109 over the snowy countryside with the church.........

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I agree.

 

[R Leonard]

Found a bunch of these. USN photo as published in Naval Aviation News (the in-house rag for DCNO-Air). Disclaimer - US Gov't photo from US Gov't publication, no copyrights involved.

This is from December 15, 1943 issue. Not really aviation related, but a good place to start.

 

[R Leonard]

More to follow . . .

Cover of Naval Aviation News, 15 December 1944

 

[R Leonard]

Cover of Naval Aviation News 15 December 1943

 

[R Leonard]

And inside the 15 December 1944 Naval Aviation News

 

[R Leonard]

Naval Aviation News, December 1945

 

[R Leonard]

From Naval Aviation News, December 1947

 

[R Leonard]

Naval Aviation News, cover, December 1948

 

[R Leonard]

Naval Aviation News, cover, December 1949

 

[R Leonard]

More later.

Rich

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Those are some good magazine covers there.

Spamming though huh, making them all seperate posts!

Just kidding I dont care.

 

[R Leonard]

Okay, now I see how that works, got to remember to think backwards though . . . learn something new everyday.

All from Naval Aviation News: back cover December 1950; covers from December issues of 1951, 1952, 1953; interior page December 1953.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I was only kidding around with you man.

 

[evangilder]

Those are great!

 

[Erich]

Schön Weihnachten vom Schwäbisch Hall December 1944, NJG 6. Peter Spodens mount

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

nice one erich, that's more the type of thing i'm after rather than the newsletters..........

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Heres one of a He-111 having its engines pre heated in the snowy winter.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice ones Alder and Erich.

 

[P38 Pilot]

Here's mine. Its a painting of some Fw-190s in Russia, during Christmas! (Or before.)

Anyway its got snow, aviators, and it says merry christmas at the top!