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[ARTESH]

May their souls rest in eternal peace.

 

[GTX]

Churchill Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE) with a 290mm demolition gun that had to be loaded externally.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Frog]

Lambert Field US Naval Reserve Air Base St Louis MO.

 

[Snautzer01]

Someone pissed off the wrong admin.

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[syscom3]

B-17's of the 94th Bomb Group during Muenster Raid Nov 11
1943. The bombers are returning and heading back to England. The city of Wesel is about in the middle. Note the aircraft in the distance. Those might be P47's assigned to escort them for the inbound segment. Or more sinister, Nazi fighters setting up for an intercept.

 

[syscom3]

Crashed B-17G 42-32098 "GI Vergin II" of the 457th BG. Battle damaged Cologne with two engines out and force landed Belgium, Oct 2 1944 with crew all OK; . Salvaged Nov 14 1944.

 

[syscom3]

B-17F's on a training mission over Rapid City, South Dakota in 1944. Note the tail code of "RC".

 

[Wurger]

 

[Prop Duster]

A B-17 on the production line at Vega Factory in Burbank, California.

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SEE? Pre-shading! I Knew It was true all along-----HA--so there.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

SEE? Pre-shading! I Knew It was true all along-----HA--so there.

Pre-shading?

 

[SaparotRob]

I think I actually get it. A nod to the pre-painting of models?

 

[syscom3]

US Navy blimp L-8 approaches USS Hornet (CV-8) to deliver parts for the Doolittle mission's B-25B aircraft. Taken
shortly after the ship left San Francisco, 4 April 1942. Note package hanging below the airship.

 

[syscom3]

A B-32 on the assembly line at Fort Worth, Texas.

 

[Snautzer01]

The Ostfront was though on little Freddie and only the thoughts of his mom kept him going. Next stop Stalingrad.

 

[Wurger]

 

[syscom3]

TBF-1 landing mishap aboard USS Card, December 9, 1942.

 

[Snautzer01]

Someone pissed off the wrong admin.

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O OldGeezer Why the dislike? Its the german version of guy fawkes day and fawkes day seems to be ok. As a geezer you should know that. Its a bonfire or are you against that? In that case carry on.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Pilot: I hate these short CVE flight decks!
Radioman: Yeah. But look how wide this one is!