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[Capt. Vick]

Australian soldier with flame thrower in action at Wewak, 1945.

Are you sure that's not a picture of the average Australian doing yard work?

 

[fastmongrel]

Must have made it a bit drafty

 

[syscom3]

Looks like they collided with something. I dont see any shrapnel holes you associate with near by detonations.

 

[syscom3]

B-17 making a supply drop over Los Negros Island, 1944.

It's in the Pacific for sure. But Los Negros in 1944? All B17's were out of the SWPA by then.

 

[fubar57]

97th BG of 8th Bomber Command(later 8th Air Force, Polebrook, Northhamptonshire, fall '42.

Geo

 

[GrauGeist]

Are you sure that's not a picture of the average Australian doing yard work?

Remember the discussion recently about ticks?

Well, there ya' have it...

 

[Wildcat]

It's in the Pacific for sure. But Los Negros in 1944? All B17's were out of the SWPA by then.

In the transport role the B-17 soldiered on well into 1944. Check out the 54th Troop carrier wing whose units utilised the B-17, one such example is this - Pacific Wrecks - B-17F-25-BO "???? by Horse" Serial Number 41-24548 Field Number 167

 

[Wildcat]

Tired looking Aussie Diggers take a break during the battle for Gona, Nov 42.

 

[fubar57]

Sticking with the Aussie theme, I was not aware of this...

Geo

 

[fastmongrel]

Courtesy of Avialogs A.P. 2512 Sleigh MKI MKII Pilot's Notes

 

[Njaco]

Aerial photograph of battleship Missouri during the Tokyo Bay surrender ceremony, 2 Sep 1945

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[vikingBerserker]

Brilliant Pilot Notes!

 

[fastmongrel]

Wonder why Missouri has A and B mounts traversed to starboard.

 

[Wurger]

I have found a such one via the net... L-5s and L-4's assembly, France 1944.

 

[GrauGeist]

Wonder why Missouri has A and B mounts traversed to starboard.

Probably to create more of an impression, since the Delegates all arrived and boarded on the starboard side.

What I am wondering, is just how deep that water is there, from the looks of the photo, it's pretty shallow...

 

[fastmongrel]

A Digger with his Owen SMG equipped with an extended 72 round magazine

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Wonder why Missouri has A and B mounts traversed to starboard.

After studying the photo it may have been to make more room for the ceremony taking place on the starboard side of the ship on the same deck as the upper turret, and they probably turned both turrets to keep it uniformed but am just guessing here.

 

[Wayne Little]

great shots, that Missouri shot is excellent!

 

[fastmongrel]

After studying the photo it may have been to make more room for the ceremony taking place on the starboard side of the ship on the same deck as the upper turret, and they probably turned both turrets to keep it uniformed but am just guessing here.

Its funny but after looking at photos of the surrender ceremony for years I had never noticed the turrets werent fore and aft. Yet now going back and looking through google images of the ceremony its so obvious they were traversed I wonder why I never noticed.

 

[fastmongrel]

Who would be a tail gunner. Hope he made it home.