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Ki-43 assembly at Nakajima's Koizumi Plant. The Ki-43s on the right are the Ki-43-IIb variant, can't positively ID the others, but likely the same

 

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Children of German internees at the end of the war - Tatura, Victoria.

Tatura - Wikipedia

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(AWM Photo)

 

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And the Ugly Bird winner is........................................................

 

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And the Ugly Bird winner is........................................................

I want to say Blackburn something.

 

[CATCH 22]

I want to say Blackburn something.

No, it's a Hampden (Handley-Page) and it's not ugly at all - it's more gracious than many of the WWII bombers.

You may laugh but for me a Hampden has always had a futuristic look, like from a sci-fi movie.

 

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A bomb is being loaded into a B17. I wonder if that loader is wearing his helmet to protect his head from the sharp edges inside the bomb bay.

 

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A Supermarine Seafire of the British Pacific Fleet losses the undercarriage in a rough carrier landing .

 

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25 June 1936. First flight of the Bristol 142M 'Blenheim', Modified civilian Type 142 with more powerful 626kW Mercury VIII radial engines.

 

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