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[SaparotRob]

Impressive.

 

[at6]

Amazing that it survived to return to base.

 

[michaelmaltby]

Show me a B-24 that could survive that and fly home ..... awesome

 

[nuuumannn]

I'm sure it was over here somewhere.

"Helluva time to drop a contact lens, mate..."

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Snautzer01]

B-17G 42-38078 of the 2nd BG, 429th BS after direct hit by flak over Debreczen, Hungary. 21 Sep 1944 Amendola, Italy. The waist and tail gunners were killed. Surprisingly, this aircraft was repaired to fly again. But ultimately destroyed by fire after a crash landing in Jan 1945.

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This and others of this ship are in my Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[tyrodtom]

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For some reason, that reminds me of a certain thread on this forum.
I'm not going to mention it's name.

 

[syscom3]

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B-17F 42-29775 named Wongo of the 97th BG, 341st Bombardment Squadron.
This plane survived the war, returned home and was scrapped.

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[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

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The AWOL penalties are getting redicoulous.

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Snautzer01]

1943 US Navy 99th Lone Star CB Seabees Will Do comical Photo drinking & craps | eBay

On Aug 23. 1943 the 99th Naval Construction Battalion was adopted by the Governor of Texas and then known as the 99th Lone Star Battalion. The Fighting Seabees was being filming training scenes at Camp Rousseau.

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[Graeme]

(Straight and Level - Flight - April 1990)

 

[at6]

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I caught the wedding bouquet and now I'm engaged to Gunther.

 

[Андрей]

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This is Sevastopol. The base city of the Black Sea Fleet. Occupied by German troops on July 1, 1942.

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[ARTESH]

This is Sevastopol. The base city of the Black Sea Fleet. Occupied by German troops on July 1, 1942.

The video game "Men of War: Red Tide" is totally about this unit! and IMHO, best single player in the series.

Men of War: Red Tide - Wikipedia

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From Game's intro video (as i remember):

At 4 O'clock of June 22nd, 1941 , The German forced crossed the western borders of Soviet Socialist Republics, thus opened the eastern front of WW2. To the north, the Germans forces have been captured the city of Novgorod and were soon approaching to the Leningrad. In the west, Great battle of Smolensk was boiling and soon the Soviet defenders were pushed back to the area of the Azma! ...

 

[syscom3]

RIP ensign Arms.

Crash of F6F-3 Hellcat (BuNo 08904) after tail hook caught on end of flight deck of USS Cowpens (CVL-25), sending it over the port side, 6 October 1943. Aviator was Ensign Elden Robert Arms, who was returning from a Combat Air Patrol. A destroyer was dispatched immediately to effect rescue, but was unable to find the pilot.