Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous

Wildcat · Nov 21, 2016

Sight seeing amongst the wrecks of captured Japanese airfields.
Oscar - Lutong, Borneo - 1945

Lily. Labuan, Borneo - 1945

Jake? Labuan, Borneo - 1945

Betty. Buna, New Guinea - 1943

Sonia. But, New Guinea - 1945

Tony. Dagua, New Guinea - 1945

Zero. Karavat, Rabual, New Britain - 1945

Zero. Manggar, Borneo - 1945

Lily. Labuan, Borneo - 1945

Shinpachi · Nov 21, 2016

Perfect, Andy.
Thanks for sharing !

Old Wizard · Nov 21, 2016

fubar57 · Nov 23, 2016

More great stuff

Wurger · Nov 23, 2016

Wurger · Nov 23, 2016

Shinpachi · Nov 23, 2016

Cute, Wojtek

Shinpachi · Nov 23, 2016

Raising a sunken battleship - IJN Mutsu.
Most of the hull part is still in the water as too heavy to lift and pay.

Wurger · Nov 23, 2016

Oh boy... how much of scrap metal. It would be enough for a lot of cars I would say.

fubar57 · Nov 23, 2016

What an impressive endeavour

Old Wizard · Nov 23, 2016

Shinpachi · Nov 24, 2016

Lifted artifacts of the Mutsu.
Salvage was planned in 1946, begun in 1970 and completed 70% in 1978.

Wurger · Nov 24, 2016

Old Wizard · Nov 24, 2016

Wildcat · Nov 25, 2016

RAAF Beaufighter strike photos.
Penfoei, Timor Feb 43. 12 aircraft were destroyed in this raid

Zeros destroyed at Lae - 1943

July 43 - Lily destroyed at Lingat, Selaru Island - note the running Japanese

Taberfane, Aru Islands - 5 floatplanes were destroyed on this strike. June 43

Zero on fire at Lae, March 43

michaelmaltby · Nov 25, 2016

.... great post.

Shinpachi · Nov 25, 2016

Looks a sudden attack.
Smart Aussies

Wurger · Nov 25, 2016

Airframes · Nov 25, 2016

Thomas the Tank Engines Bad Day Out ......................