Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (29 Viewers)

[c1951]

E13A1 8.S.11 being readied for a sortie ALTH
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Looks like one of the ones used by the French in Indo-China

 

[Viking1066]

A formation of USMC SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers on a transfer flight between Pearl Harbor and Midway Island, 1942 (4) INHG

 

[Viking1066]

view of the wing in mid-fold INHG

 

[Viking1066]

Another Loire in German markings, this time B1+XA INHG

 

[Viking1066]

ATS hauling bombs to Lancaster INHG

 

[Viking1066]

Supermarine 352 Spitfire F5C/Trop 417 Sqn Tunisia 1943 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

Supermarine Walrus K8341 onboard HMS York with folded wings NAVA

 

[Viking1066]

The eight French E13As were operated by the 8th Squadron from Cat Lai Air Base, Saigon until 1947. This portrait of a smiling French pilot provides an excellent view of the fuselage markings INHG

 

[Viking1066]

Ground crew are seen here spraying water under the J8M to prevent any chance of fire after the aircraft had been fueled INHG

 

[Viking1066]

Fugaku Special Attack Corps Ki-67-I with a trigger pole set January 1945 SEKAI

 

[CATCH 22]

A formation of USMC SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers on a transfer flight between Pearl Harbor and Midway Island, 1942 (4) INHG

The above (and many of the photos in colour) were probably done from a/c #1 which was on the right side of a/c #2:

And here's the "8-ball" pilot:

Source: as printed

 

[c1951]

ATS hauling bombs to Lancaster INHG
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Looks like a WAAF from the station Waffery

 

[MiTasol]

view of the wing in mid-fold INHG
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Nicely shows that #$%^ canopy top centre rail that I smashed my head against when standing up many times. Every other aircraft of the period had one piece canopies so you could easily stand up injury free.

 

[Viking1066]

Green Cross aircraft at Seletar Airfield in Singapore . In front is a Mitsubishi Ki-57Topsy, while the larger aircraft at the back is a Showa/Nakajima L2D FACB

 

[Viking1066]

Hiro H1H3 flying boats and other trainers of the Yokosuka Ku 1940-1941 BEUS

 

[Viking1066]

Maintenance crew from the 201 Kokutai relax under the wing of an A6M3 Model 22, tail code "1-114," at Lakunai Airfield, Rabaul, in late summer 1943 FACB

 

[Viking1066]

Major Kobayashi and some young ladies from a home defence school in front of his Ki-61 March 1945 BURI

 

[Viking1066]

Hiryu dorsal turret single 20mm Ho.5 cannon SEKAI

 

[Viking1066]

IJAAF pilots of the 53rd Sentai scramble to their Ki-45s Matsudo AB 1944 REDD

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!