Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (8 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

December 23, 1941, after successfully completing their attacks on the Philippines, 3rd Kokutai A6M2 Zeros depart from Takao, Taiwan, to advance to Davao air base on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao FACB

 

[Viking1066]

Destroyed B6N2 model 12 from 131 Ku with type 3 radar antennae KEGO

 

[Viking1066]

E13A1 running up its 1,060 hp Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 radial engine on a seaplane ramp INHG

 

[Viking1066]

Aichi D3A2 Model 22

"53-204" of the 553rd Ku 1944 WYNA

 

[Viking1066]

Aircraft aboard Kaga type 90 no.3 fighters, type 94 (kanjo bakugekiki) dive bombers and type 89 no.2 attack planes (kanjo kigekiki) south Sukumo Bay May 193

9 KURS

 

[Viking1066]

An A6M Zero - probably from the 254 Kokutai attempting to intercept B-24 bombers of the 308th Bombardment Group attacking the Kowloon dockyards, Hong Kong, October 1944 FACB

 

[MIflyer]

The Barbie Spitfire was a limited edition release and thus was not seen in most theaters of war.

 

[MIflyer]

Ilmari Juutilainen was Finland's top scoring pilot.

 

[Viking1066]

Fairey Albacore with full bomb-racks being wheeled into position on the flight deck of HMS Formidable 6-9 November 1942 DEST

 

[Viking1066]

Fairey Fulmar on HMS Formidable during the Madagascar Operation 24 April-10 May 1942 DEST

 

[Viking1066]

Martlet (Wildcat) fighters preparing for takeoff on HMS Formidable Sep 1942 DEST

 

[Viking1066]

A Kawanishi H6K refuels from submarine I-122 1940 REDD

 

[Viking1066]

A6M2 just before take off, IJN

Carrier Akagi WOWO

 

[Viking1066]

Aichi D3A1 "BI-262" of the Soryu February 1942 WYNA

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima Ki-49 Hamamatsu Aviation School 1944 FACB

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Viking1066]

Japanese pilot on his Aichi D3A2 Model 22 1944 WYNA

 

[Viking1066]

Tachikawa Ki-54 1945 WIKI

 

[Viking1066]

Tachikawa Ki-36 liaison aircraft OPSO

 

[Viking1066]

Tachikawa Ki-54b with the rear mounted machine guns FACB