Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (3 Viewers)

[johnbr]

A selection of aircraft belonging to the three independent Air Services of the U.S. There was heavy competition between manufacturers as the U.S. Army Air Corps, the U.S. Navel Air Service, and the U.S. Marine Corps each purchased their aircraft separately.
Vol.3, No.57, Pg.16, June 18, 1938

 

[johnbr]

Alberta Aviation Museum

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Awesome!

 

[jetcal1]

Way, way cool!

 

[jetcal1]

Since all of my personal pix and books are in post-flood storage, I found this online. Since I was already a F-14 guy and really junior, I spent 4 1/2 months working in the ship's laundry and the aft galley. (Yuck!) As soon as I can, I will scan what personal pix I have and post once a week or so. This was my first cruise of six over a period of 480 paychecks.

F-4J Phantom II of Fighter Squadron VF-31 "Tomcatters" landing on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60). VF-31 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3 aboard the Saratoga for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 10 March to 27 August 1980. (Official USN photograph.)

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

me-p1107 ho-18b

 

[N4521U]

Strange stuff

 

[Wurger]

I agree.

 

[Shinpachi]

Interesting

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff guys!

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

Surcouf with guns trained off the centerline. Note how a portion of the superstructure rotated with the gunhouse.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[johnbr]

Aeronca Chief Factory Drawing - circa 1946

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

Radar plot from Opana Radar Station on the morning of December 7, 1941, indicating a large number of aircraft approaching the island of Oahu, which turned out to be the first wave of Japanese bombers. (National Archives Identifier 2600930

 

[johnbr]

Japan end ww-2 map