Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (9 Viewers)

[Vic Balshaw]

Like the polka dots.

 

[Viking1066]

Like the polka dots.

Brilliant! The enemy would never even notice

 

[Shinpachi]

IJA and IJN seize small islands of Philippine surrounding Luzon by May 1942 to complete the campaign.

Joint U.S.-Filipino Army burns military facilities of Cebu Island to retreat in early April, 1942. Seized by April 21.

Panay, Mindanao, Palawan and Negros islands in May.

Source: History of Showa-era (一億人の昭和史・日本の戦史 8・太平洋戦争 2)(Dec.1978)

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

IJN Shokaku CAP with 'EI-125' in the lead no.1 December 1941 WAMI

IJN Shokaku CAP with 'EI-125' in the lead no.2 December 1941 WAMI

 

[Viking1066]

NHI UH-90A (NH-90TTH) 'MM81533' Italian Army Casarsa della Delizia March 2012 AIRFIG

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima A2N3 type 90 'NI-104' IJN Kaga 1937 PINS

 

[Viking1066]

Boeing P-26A '78' of the 94th PS at Selfridge Field 1937 USACA

 

[Frog]

Caen, Saint-Désir church june 1944.

 

[cammerjeff]

Boeing P-26A '78' of the 94th PS at Selfridge Field 1937 USACA
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Selfridge field, still protecting the great state of Michigan from the aggressive intentions of Canada!

 

[Shinpachi]

On January 4, 1942, IJN 4th fleet and 1st aviation fleet began to attack Bismarck-Archipel. On 23rd, IJA Nankai (south sea) detachment based on 55th division and IJN landing force occupied Rabaul. This was called Operation R.

Source: History of Showa-era (一億人の昭和史・日本の戦史 8・太平洋戦争 2)(Dec.1978)

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

Kawasaki Ki-32s 6th Sentai 1939 JABS

 

[Viking1066]

Vought F4U 7 Corsair French Navy Flottille 17F2 on the flight deck ASBIZ

 

[Frog]

Notice the TBM-3W in the foreground.

 

[Viking1066]

type 92 machine gun on G4M1 WW2D

 

[Viking1066]

Vought F4U 4 Corsair VF-82 Operation Pinwheel CV 15 USS Randolph at Athens Greece 1950 ASBIZ

 

[Shinpachi]

Bombing Port Moresby from Rabaul began on February 24, 1924.

*Not 1924 but 1942

Source: History of Showa-era (一億人の昭和史・日本の戦史 8・太平洋戦争 2)(Dec.1978)

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima A6M2-Ns on Kamikawa Maru late 1942