Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (16 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

3rd Kokutai A6M2 Zeros at Takao (Kao-hsiung), Taiwan, have their engines running in preparation for their take off on December 8, 1941. FACB

 

[Viking1066]

53rd Sentai Ki-45 night fighter 1944 MODE

 

[Viking1066]

A flight of A6M2s start engines in preparation for a flight training from Oita Air Base in early 1944. FACB

 

[Viking1066]

A Ki-27b of Tachiarai Rikigun Hiko Gakko at Tachiarai serving in Home Defense "Hondo Boei Butai" KEGO

 

[Viking1066]

A G4M1-L2 South-West Pacific WYNA

 

[TB18B]

Here is a gunner in an O-47, an undoubtedly nice aircraft that proved to be almost completely useless.

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I humbly beg to disagree. O-47's did, in fact, go places and do things. See my book on this, yet another unloved airplane

 

[MIflyer]

P-51A of Lt Huneycutt in India, Jan 1944. Note the rocket tubes, also used on P-40 in the CBI theater.

 

[MIflyer]

I humbly beg to disagree. O-47's did, in fact, go places and do things. See my book on this, yet another unloved airplane

Well, I have seen one and I am sure it was the nicest useless airplane we built.

 

[MIflyer]

Early F4U-1 "Birdcage Corsair"

 

[MIflyer]

Birdcage Corsair in flight.

 

[MIflyer]

I have not flown in formation very much and this looks terrifying. Not only very close but in a bank!
Photo by John Dibbs Facebook.com

 

[Wurger]

 

[MiTasol]

I humbly beg to disagree. O-47's did, in fact, go places and do things. See my book on this, yet another unloved airplane

It would help if you named the book or provided a link to where it can be purchased.

Note that there is a whole thread for authors to promote their products

 

[Viking1066]

Thailand was a Japanese ally during the war, and Japan provided six E13As to the Royal Thai Navy during the war INHG

 

[Viking1066]

Shoki fighters if 2nd Chutai 47th Sentai TODA

 

[Viking1066]

A6M3 Model 32 fighter of the 204th Kokutai WOWO

 

[Viking1066]

47th Sentai Shokis in French Indo-China with Ki-44s in foreground KOKU

 

[Viking1066]

352 Kokutai pilot FPO2c Yoshihara and A6M3 Zero Model 22 at Omura Air Base 1945 FACB

 

[Viking1066]

Aichi E10A type 96 "Hank", which saw even more limited production with only ten being built INHG

 

[Viking1066]

A6M 221-26 D of the 221 Kokutai WOWO