Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (3 Viewers)

[SaparotRob]

IJN Shokaku 1942 WIKI
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You sure that's IJN Shokaku?

 

[cammerjeff]

You sure that's IJN Shokaku?

Rob it is either the Shokaku or her sister ship Kuikaku the W shaped rear flight deck support is a give away. I also found the 2 ships design to be curious, as they look like conversions of capital ships at 1st glance like the 4 earlier IJN Fleet carriers. But they were build from the keel up as Carriers so the open flight deck extensions always looked like an odd choice to me for ships that were meant to operate in the vast Pacific ocean.

 

[Viking1066]

Rob it is either the Shokaku or her sister ship Kuikaku the W shaped rear flight deck support is a give away. I also found the 2 ships design to be curious, as they look like conversions of capital ships at 1st glance like the 4 earlier IJN Fleet carriers. But they were build from the keel up as Carriers so the open flight deck extensions always looked like an odd choice to me for ships that were meant to operate in the vast Pacific ocean.

Zuikaku and Shokaku look very similar in appearance.

 

[Viking1066]

IJN Zuikaku November 1941 WIKI

Shokaku and Zuikaku flight deck arrangement.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

IJN Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro at Rabaul New Guinea 29th Oct 1943 ASBIZ

 

[Viking1066]

IJN Zuiho 1942 JANU

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

Boeing B-29A Washington B.1 of 90 Squadron Royal Air Force based at RAF Marham 1952 WIKI

 

[Viking1066]

Boeing RB-29A Superfortress '293967' (42-93967) Cordele 2013 FLIK

 

[The Stannum Liberator]

Boeing RB-29A Superfortress '293967' (42-93967) Cordele 2013 FLIK
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I used to think the B29 looked silly, but I think its got a charm of its own.

 

[Viking1066]

I used to think the B29 looked silly, but I think its got a charm of its own.

It truly does.

 

[Viking1066]

Tupolev ANT-2 [unmarked] first flown 1924 FLIK

 

[Viking1066]

Tupolev ANT-2 [unmarked] sole example of five 2012 FLIK Truly an ugly beast.

 

[bf109xxl]

Tupolev ANT-2 [unmarked] sole example of five 2012 FLIK Truly an ugly beast.

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There's an even more interesting airplane behind. I think many people would be surprised to learn where it was actually built.

 

[Zippythehog]

The ANT-2 looks a lot like an Aeronca C-3. But the prop on the C-3 turns the right way.

 

[Zippythehog]

There's an even more interesting airplane behind. I think many people would be surprised to learn where it was actually built.

Looks like a Fairey Battle to me.

 

[special ed]

ANT-25 if memory is correct. A replica, as no originals exist, unless we ever find the one lost in Alaska.

 

[SaparotRob]

ANT-25 if memory is correct. A replica, as no originals exist, unless we ever find the one lost in Alaska.

I'll grab my coat!

 

[Airframes]

Fairey Battle ??!!
Definitely not !