Picture of the day. (15 Viewers)

[Capt. Vick]

Loving all these B-18 photos!

 

[Snautzer01]

protect cat and dog against air raid fright

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175618151443?hash=item28e3a85413:g:vTMAAOSwDSRjpDu8

 

[Snautzer01]

KW Vorkrieg Werbung LEIBNITZ KEKS Hannover truck still exits today butterkeks

 

[Wurger]

Krakersiki OW ... nice.

 

[syscom3]

B-18 Bolo at Wright Field.

 

[Torch]

KW Vorkrieg Werbung LEIBNITZ KEKS Hannover truck still exits today butterkeks

View attachment 708449


View attachment 708450

They are still good

 

[syscom3]

A PBY-5 of VP-52 sinks off the Galapagos Islands as crewmen from USS Richmond (CL-9) attempt to salvage the aircraft,
17 January 1942. The aircraft had landed eight days earlier due to fuel exhaustion and had been abandoned.

 

[Frog]

USS Richmond (CL-9) - Havana 1932

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

Top brass was very confident that operation Sealion would be a complete succes with these heavily armed soldiers. Heinz on the other hand had that sinking feeling.

Foto Wehrmacht Soldaten mit Floß, Offiziere 1935 (7351x) | eBay

Entdecken Sie Foto Wehrmacht Soldaten mit Floß, Offiziere 1935 (7351x) in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!

www.ebay.de

 

[Snautzer01]

Heinz was right.

Foto Wehrmacht Maschinengewehr auf Floß,Soldaten,Stahlhelm 1935 (7350x) | eBay

Entdecken Sie Foto Wehrmacht Maschinengewehr auf Floß,Soldaten,Stahlhelm 1935 (7350x) in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!

www.ebay.de

 

[syscom3]

The heavy cruiser USS Houston (2nd ship of that name). View looking aft, showing damage to the ship's stern area resulting
from a torpedo hit amidships received off Formosa on 14 October 1944. This photo was taken while Houston was under tow,
but prior to the second torpedo hit on 16 October. Note OS2U floatplane that had been jarred off the port catapult,

 

[Wurger]

 

[syscom3]

Pilots of F6F-3 Hellcats who shot down 21 Japanese enemy planes in less than 15 minutes over Truk Atoll, 29 April 1944,
aboard USS Langley (CVL-27). Shown, left to right: Lieutenant Junior Grade Lloyd R. McEachern, USNR; Lieutenant Hollis
H. Hills, USNR; Lieutenant Junior Grade Harry C. McClaugherty, USNR; Ensign John A. Pond, USNR; Lieutenant Junior Grade
Don E. "Dagwood" Reeves, USNR; Commander Edward C. Outlaw, USN; Lieutenant Junior Grade R.A. Schulze, USNR;
Lieutenant Junior Grade Richard H. May, USNR.

 

[CATCH 22]

Top brass was very confident that operation Sealion would be a complete succes with these heavily armed soldiers. Heinz on the other hand had that sinking feeling.

View attachment 708727

Found the counterpart of the above men of war - 3rd Infantry Division, Hawaii:

 

[syscom3]

Ground crew for a Douglas B-18 Bolo.

 

[Erich]

from the net. Panzer IV's with W-SS truppenView attachment 709115

 

[stug3]

Pilots of F6F-3 Hellcats who shot down 21 Japanese enemy planes in less than 15 minutes over Truk Atoll, 29 April 1944,
aboard USS Langley (CVL-27). Shown, left to right: Lieutenant Junior Grade Lloyd R. McEachern, USNR; Lieutenant Hollis
H. Hills, USNR; Lieutenant Junior Grade Harry C. McClaugherty, USNR; Ensign John A. Pond, USNR; Lieutenant Junior Grade
Don E. "Dagwood" Reeves, USNR; Commander Edward C. Outlaw, USN; Lieutenant Junior Grade R.A. Schulze, USNR;
Lieutenant Junior Grade Richard H. May, USNR.

Hollis Hills also had the distinction of making the first Mustang kill of the war, while flying a Mk.I for RCAF 414 Sq. He downed an Fw.190 during the raid on Dieppe on August 19, 1942. It was later depicted by artist Don Greer.

 

[syscom3]

B-18A of the 7th Bomb Group, 11th Bomb Squadron at March Field (California).

 

[Snautzer01]

Lothar was very protective about his new toy.

org. Foto Luftwaffe Soldat Flak Geschütz | eBay

Entdecken Sie org. Foto Luftwaffe Soldat Flak Geschütz in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!

www.ebay.de