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[Count de Bastrop]

Naval airplane with WAVES and airmen on duty in New Orleans MARI
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That is actually an Army A-20G - though it is clearly visiting a Naval Air Station, with N2S Kaydets and GH-1 Nightingales in the background.

 

[Lucky13]

HMS Royal Oak....

 

[MIflyer]

Here is another shot of the restored Staggerwing.

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Viking1066]

Saro A.36 Lerwick 4 FLIK

 

[Viking1066]

Third Gladiator received by Sweden 1937 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

Two WAVES cleaning an SNJ training plane at NAS Jacksonville JAXS

 

[special ed]

Two WAVES cleaning an SNJ training plane at NAS Jacksonville JAXS
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What type of wheel covers are those. Temporary to keep out water while cleaning?

 

[MIflyer]

What type of wheel covers are those. Temporary to keep out water while cleaning?

WHITEWALLS! See how they match the MLG doors?

 

[Dana Bell]

The US Navy developed a rubber paint to prevent retracted black tires from disrupting the effect of undersurface camouflage. It browned with age and wore poorly, so it was very rarely used.

Cheers,



Dana

 

[Viking1066]

Macchi MC200 Saetta 150 Gruppo 364 Sqa 364 7 Capt Marion Bellagambi 1943 ASBIZ

 

[Viking1066]

Parnall Panther N91 (IWM photo No Q63813) FLIK

 

[Viking1066]

WAVE Violet Falkum, aviation machinist, spins propellor of plane at the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville MARI

 

[Viking1066]

German Friedrichshafen FF.33 '728' AVIN

 

[Viking1066]

Savoia-Marchetti SM.79sil of 278 Squadriglia 1942 BUND

 

[special ed]

Parnall Panther N91 (IWM photo No Q63813) FLIK
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Note the man hiding under tailskid support.

 

[SaparotRob]

That's Jack. Not his name, his job.

 

[Viking1066]

Friedrichshafen FF33L '933' front view at Friedrichshafen facility on Lake Constance FLYN

 

[Viking1066]

Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7/B of II./JG 54 Romania 1941 REDD

 

[Viking1066]

Regia Aeronautica Fiat BR.20M Cicogna 37 Stormo BT 116 Gruppo 276 Sqadriglia Sicily Oct 1941 ASBIZ