Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (4 Viewers)

[CATCH 22]

Zuiho Fighter Unit's Division Officer (Buntaicho) Lt. Saneyasu Hidaka seen during March 1943, at Truk Island FACB
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Great detail on his boot: is this the unit code or his personal # or both?

 

[Viking1066]

Unit code. As for the bottom, I am not sure JANE

 

[CATCH 22]

Unit code. As for the bottom, I am not sure JANE
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Thanks! I was thinking of that AI (what? AI?) when looking at the first photo. Thanks for the additional info!

 

[Viking1066]

Thanks! I was thinking of that AI (what? AI?) when looking at the first photo. Thanks for the additional info!

You bet. They were changing carrier prefixes so often, I lose track at times.

 

[Viking1066]

A6M2 Zero Model 21s of the Atsugi Kokutai lined up at Atsugi Base, circa late 1943 to early 1944. FACB

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi B5M1 Navy Type 97-2 Carrier Attack Bomber "Mabel" of the 33rd Kokutai (tailcode red/white outlined 33-305) seen at Surabaya air base in Summer 1942 FACB

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero being fueled for mission Saipan 1944 WOWO

 

[Viking1066]

IJN Junyo D3A2s Solomon islands during I-GO operation April 1943 JAPE

 

[cammerjeff]

Interesting Picture, I don't remember seeing many pictures of D3A's with centerline external fuel tanks mounted before.

 

[Viking1066]

Interesting Picture, I don't remember seeing many pictures of D3A's with centerline external fuel tanks mounted before.

They actually sent them to attack Oro Bay, New Guinea. It didn't go well.

 

[SaparotRob]

Interesting Picture, I don't remember seeing many pictures of D3A's with centerline external fuel tanks mounted before.

I don't remember a seeing a picture of so many Vals in one place, on the ground, including some flight decks.
Good catch on the fuel tanks. I missed it completely.

 

[Viking1066]

I don't remember a seeing a picture of so many Vals in one place, on the ground, including some flight decks.
Good catch on the fuel tanks. I missed it completely.

They were really serious about the Guadalcanal situation. What's sad is how they thought the small payload the Aichi could carry could cause the damage needed to sink anything. Allied airpower was unstoppable. They really thought they had a chance.

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi built A6M5 of 601st Kokutai, Matsuyama airfield January1945 JAPE

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi F1M2 FACB

 

[SaparotRob]

Mitsubishi F1M2 FACB
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I've always liked this plane. I'd love to have one to putter around my islands with, when the PBY was in the shop.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[cammerjeff]

I don't think I have ever seen a Picture of a Loire-Nieuport 40 taking off of the Bearn before; Source the internet.

 

[Viking1066]

USS Langley (CV-1) with Vought VE-7 aircraft on deck, at anchor off Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, on 18 March. In the background are the USS Tennessee and two New Mexico battleships 1926 NAVS

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi J2m3 model 21 of the 302nd Ku at Atsugi AB REDD

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi G3M flying over Dr. Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing FACB