Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (4 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

ATA Pilot Maureen Dunlap in a Spitfire INHG

ATA INHG

"Lumber Jills" of the Women's Timber Corps INHG

 

[Viking1066]

A Formation of Lancasters Practicing for VE Day Celebrations, 1946 REDD

 

[Viking1066]

The Planes of Fame J8M was thought to be the sole surviving J8M until 1963 when a second airframe was discovered entombed in a cave in Japan INHG

This is the result of the restoration, on display at the Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum at Yokosuka, Japan INHG

 

[Viking1066]

Wreckage of a Ki-54 at the Misawa Aerospace Museum ALTH

Armed J8M with one of its pair of 30mm type 5 cannons. This would have been the production configuration for the Navy's J8M, a close copy of the Me 163B INHG

The Planes of Fame Museum in Chino was able to acquire the USAAF J8M and restore it to the configuration seen here INHG

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[nuuumannn]

The Planes of Fame J8M was thought to be the sole surviving J8M until 1963 when a second airframe was discovered entombed in a cave in Japan INHG
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This is the result of the restoration, on display at the Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum at Yokosuka, Japan INHG
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The aircraft is now at the Mitsubishi Komaki Plant at Nagoya Komaki Airport. Sadly, the museum is closed to the public now. I found this out before I went to Nagoya in April.

Wreckage of a Ki-54 at the Misawa Aerospace Museum ALTH
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Armed J8M with one of its pair of 30mm type 5 cannons. This would have been the production configuration for the Navy's J8M, a close copy of the Me 163B INHG
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The Planes of Fame Museum in Chino was able to acquire the USAAF J8M and restore it to the configuration seen here INHG
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The Ki-54 is no longer at Misawa, it was moved a few years ago. It is now in storage at the former Tachikawa plant just outside of Tokyo and hasn't been on public display for a while now, which is disappointing. Tachikawa did hold an open day to show the aircraft off but this was some years ago.

 

[Viking1066]

The Combined Fleet at the Yokosuka Naval Review, October 11, 1940 From the Samidare of Yudachi, Chikuma and Tone REDD

The Combined Fleet at the Yokosuka Naval Review, October 11, 1940 Front to back.left to right IJN Haruna, Kongo, Mutsu, and Nagato. IJN Hiryu and Akagi, Komahashi, Katsuriki, Jingei, and Chogei REDD

The Combined Fleet at the Yokosuka Naval Review, October 11, 1940 Yamashiro and heavy crusier Suzuya with Kawanishi H6K fly overhead REDD

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[Viking1066]

The IJA invested heavily in its Air Corps and by the end of the 1930s, this had become a potent force. This picture shows rows of Ki-21 heavy bombers, Ki-30 light bombers and Ki-27 fighters ALBG

 

[Viking1066]

Adak in the Aleutians in 1943 INHG

 

[nuuumannn]

A Formation of Lancasters Practicing for VE Day Celebrations, 1946 REDD
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These are 35 Sqn Lancaster B.1(FE)s in Tiger Force colours - FE for Far East. This is one of a series of photographs taken of these aircraft in formation. They were flown in formation as pracitse and for turbulence tests before flying to the United States and there were sixteen in total. Following the VE Day flypast over London the aircraft departed for the USA from RAF Gravely on 8 July 1946 in two Flights of eight aircraft, arriving at Mitchell Field, New York on the 17th, with stops at St Mawgan, the Azores, and Gander Newfoundland.

 

[Viking1066]

U.S. Navy ordnancemen working on bombs amid Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighters parked on the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10). In the background, the others watch a movie. Circa October-December 1943 WIKI

 

[Viking1066]

B-17 with B-24 over the Golden Gate Bridge REDD

 

[Viking1066]

B-25 Mitchell crew of 310th Bomb Group, US 12th Air Force celebrating 15,000 sortie with donuts Corsica August 1944 REDD

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Viking1066]

This B-10B seen at Boeing Field wears the markings of the 7th Bomb Group and was the personal plane of LtCol. Clarence Tinker JIVE

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

B-24J Liberator 7AF 30BG27BS Tropic Knight at Mullinnix airfield Tarawa Gilbert Islands 3rd Jan 1944 ASBIZ

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

Bell P 39D Airacobra used as trainers based out of Dale Mabry Field FL ASBIZ