Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous

[MIflyer]

And on Makin Island, the Army Air Force also had P-39's, some of which were painted pink. Alas, none of the pilots seem to have resembled Barbie.

Apparently they were very concerned about the Japanese spotting activity on Makin Island and coral pink was the best camo color for that airfield.

 

[Frog]

Th

Were the A-24s in the PTO more effective than the ETO?

A-24s were used by the Groupe 1/18 Vendée of the French Armée de l'Air to bomb the German occupied ports on the Atlantic coast.
on the site''pertes_armee_france '', it is indicated that three were shot down on september 22, 1944, october 6, 1944 and november 27, 1944.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Were the A-24s in the PTO more effective than the ETO?

A lot more effective in the PTO, since the USAAF didn't use them and only the Armeé de L'Air and the Aeronavale in autumn 1944 against the germans.

 

[MIflyer]

I think the A-24's were most effective in Puerto Rico where they were used as target tugs. The Free French AF also was equipped with captured Ju-88 to attack German holdouts in France.

 

[Viking1066]

Douglas DB-7C 1942

 

[cammerjeff]

Caproni Ca.114 fighter in Peruvian service. Beautiful A/C IMO

source - The Caproni Ca.114 in Peruvian Service

 

[Viking1066]

Fiat CR.42s of 20 Squadriglia, 46 Gruppo, 15 Stormo North Africa summer 1942 BUND

 

[Viking1066]

Tachikawa Ki-36 1930's WIKI

 

[Viking1066]

Close-up of a Re.2000 Serie III showing the 'duck' insignia RCJO

 

[MIflyer]

Here is another picture of an A-24B that I just found.

 

[Viking1066]

Yokosuka K5Y1 trainer BURI

 

[Viking1066]

The Aichi E13As seized by the French Aeronavale unit 8 Escadrille de Servitude (8.S) at BAN Cat Lai

 

[Zippythehog]

Yokosuka K5Y1 trainer BURI
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I think I have an old 1/32 Nitto model of this.

 

[Viking1066]

I think I have an old 1/32 Nitto model of this.

It's a great kit! I have the floatplane and trainer. As well as this one.

 

[MIflyer]

Martin Baltimore at Bolling Field. The RAF seems to have like the airplane quite well. Probably much better than a Blenheim.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

Junkers Ju 87B Picchiatellis RA 5 Stormo 96 Gruppo 237 Squadriglia based Southern Italy 1941 ASBIZ

 

[MiTasol]

Martin Baltimore at Bolling Field. The RAF seems to have like the airplane quite well. Probably much better than a Blenheim.

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Great photo of an aircraft you never hear much about, like so many others - Maryland, Hampden, Albermarle, Hereford and many more I cannot think of off the top of my head.

I don't like those underwing bomb racks though - obviously designed in-house to match the requirements of the standard RAF bomb racks but with far more drag built into them. A pylon with the standard Brit rack would have been far cleaner. This one carries everything from 8 1/2lb to 500lb bombs - the fusing units can be detached as well as be moved from the full extended position shown to hard up against the bomb crutches (anti sway braces).

Are those gun barrels in the wing inboard of the landing light?

 

[Viking1066]

IJN Shoho undergoing conversion into a light carrier September 1941 WIWA

 

[Viking1066]

Junkers Ju 87B1 Stuka 7.StG1 (6G+HR) France July 1940