Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (1 Viewer)

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queen of the parade

 

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OK, I dont recall where I found these, but they are supposed to lay out the possibility of a mid engine in the P-51, sounds more like BS then fact but here it is anyway

 

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Taxi accident takes out a brand new P-35

 

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In one of the plants the workforce was 60% female, we couldnt have won with out them

 

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German propaganda poster. At first I thought WWI but I noticed the star on the "Russian" cap. The implication of German air power rising from the ash. Mid war maybe?

 

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Ju-88 production line

 

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Italy in Greece

 

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pranged Me-110

 

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Morane dressed as a 406 but is actually a Swiss 410, the fixed radiator gives it awayView attachment 847158View attachment 847159

But it looks so good!

 

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Indian Free Corps volunteers allied with the Germans guarding the Normandy coast against the allies

 

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Nakajima Ki-44-II Ko '1134' flown by Koki Wakamatsu at Nanking 1944 HIKO
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The Ki-44 always looked to me, like it needed a bigger prop. But a smaller diameter probably allowed a faster turning engine which allowed for more horsepower output.

 

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2nd lieutenant Tonouchi Suzumi is seen relaxing at Kashiwa Airfield whilst behind him is a Kawasaki Ki-100 (left) and a Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate March 1945 REDD

 

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"33" of the 53rd Hiko Sentai night fighter 1944 MODE

 

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Vichy D-520 in Levant wearing yellow recognition markings demanded by the Germans

This particular photo is not from the Levant but from Athens-Eleusis, Mai 26, 1941. The Dewoitines are from GCIII/6 en route Syria. They arrived in Athens from Brindisi. Apparently the yellow markings have been applied in Italy.

 

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Indian Free Corps volunteers allied with the Germans guarding the Normandy coast against the alliesView attachment 847188View attachment 847196

Atlantic Wall, yes ; Normandy : no.
Prior to D-Day, they were deployed by Lacanau in the bay of Biscay.

 

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A6M5s night fighters of the 302 Ku 1944 MODE

 

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Captain Fumio Nakamura, commander of the first squadron of the 107th Attack Squadron of the 503rd Kōkūtai, poses in front of a Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (Comet) Model 11 REDD

 

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A Ki-27a of 2 Chutai 64th Sentai China November 1938 KEGO

 

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4th Sentai night fighters 1944 MODE