Picture of the day.
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syscom3
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B-17G 43-38853 398th BG, 600th BS. Shot down by flak over Berlin. April 10 1945. 6 KIA; 4 POW. Only a week to go
before the 8th AF ended missions.
before the 8th AF ended missions.
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syscom3
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Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless from the 10th bombardment Squadron (VB-10) before landing on the USS Enterprise CV-6 after
the attack in Palau, March 1944.
the attack in Palau, March 1944.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
The Big E and SBD's. Good stuff!
Should have been saved from scrapping
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syscom3
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TBF Avengers warming up aboard USS Santee (CVE-29), November 1943. And depth charges carried by the Avengers.
Snautzer01
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Some realley didnt like the commander of this tank ( Sd.Kfz. 171 Panther )
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Airframes
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Hit bt a Swiss-made Emmental round .....................
Michael Hope
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Is that a Wild Cat in the lower right of the top image?
I believe it's a FM-1. Here's a photo of this particular a/c with # 5:
There is a colour photo with the same a/c in flight (IMHO) - check the different antenna mast:
Cheers!
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SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Go Grumman! The other guys too.
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HMS Shah, moored at San Francisco in January 1944. The ship is ready to ferry a deck load of 29 Wildcats, 12 Avengers and 22 Curtiss Warhawks (P-40)
to Melbourne, Australia, Kochi (Cochin), India and Colombo, Ceylon. The CVE painted in camouflage Measure 21,
to Melbourne, Australia, Kochi (Cochin), India and Colombo, Ceylon. The CVE painted in camouflage Measure 21,
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Crash of a Barracuda aircraft, August 1944, when HMS Rajah was taking her turn as the west coast deck landing training carrier.
ARTESH
Chief Master Sergeant
ARTESH
Chief Master Sergeant
It seems not much work for ground crew!
special ed
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On the second carrier, isn't is carrying the fighters which cannot be mentioned?
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
I like that it is "Tied Down" in place.
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B-17G 44-8324 LL-R "Blood N' Guts" of the 91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron.
This B17 survived the war. Eventually scrapped at Kingman Arizona.
This B17 survived the war. Eventually scrapped at Kingman Arizona.
