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fastmongrel · May 2, 2015

The Miles Hoopla. Designed in 1941 to carry a 1,000lb bomb to Germany and return. You though drone strikes were a 21st C thing

fastmongrel · May 2, 2015

fubar57 · May 2, 2015

Very cool. Did a little more investigating; "Accuracy was not a major consideration as its intended target was to be German cities". Hit the right time zone....close enough.

Geo

EDIT: A bit more here...Have I found the worlds first UCAV?, page 1

GrauGeist · May 2, 2015

fastmongrel said:
You though drone strikes were a 21st C thing

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/drone-warfare-40838.html

fubar57 · May 2, 2015

I'm outta tracer, but it's still night...Searchlights, Gibraltar, 1942.

Geo

Shinpachi · May 2, 2015

A lot of amazing photos are posted in this thread

This is a JMSDF flying boat US-2 manufactured by Shin-Meiwa (old Kawanishi Aircraft) dated April 28, 2015 offshore Kohchi Prefecture.
Sorry this is not ww2 photo but looked like a flashback of the day.

Capt. Vick · May 2, 2015

Wow! Did they survive?

Shinpachi · May 2, 2015

Capt. Vick said:
Wow! Did they survive?

Thanks for your care, Capt. Vick
5 out of 19 injured but no dead fortunately.

fubar57 · May 3, 2015

Bomb exploding on the Enterprise...

Story of the photo here...Japanese Bomb Impacts USS Enterprise (CV-6) During Battle of the Eastern Solomons | The World War II Multimedia Database The bomb was dropped by a Japanese Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bomber piloted by Kazumi Horie who died in the attack.

Geo

GrauGeist · May 3, 2015

The Enterprise sure took a beating that day

Capt. Vick · May 4, 2015

Shinpachi said:
Thanks for your care, Capt. Vick
5 out of 19 injured but no dead fortunately.

Good to know. In the end that's all that matters.

Wildcat · May 4, 2015

Wirraway flying a ground support mission over New Guinea.

yulzari · May 4, 2015

fubar57 said:
I'm outta tracer, but it's still night...Searchlights, Gibraltar, 1942.

View attachment 291325

Geo

On the lookout for French Air Force bombers

Wurger · May 4, 2015

The B-25 Mitchell bowing....

fastmongrel · May 4, 2015

Experimental SP Gun a 5.5inch mounted on a Crusader chassis

fubar57 · May 4, 2015

Nice!

Geo

rochie · May 4, 2015

Looks like a giant version of the wheelbarrow

GrauGeist · May 4, 2015

German SP gun crew in action, France, 1940.

Airframes · May 4, 2015

rochie said:
Looks like a giant version of the wheelbarrow

Exactly what I thought too. ( BTW, The 'Wheelbarrow' was a device used by Bomb Disposal, for dealing with car bombs in Northern Ireland, and is still used.)
Dave, that's a great shot, and is a 'still' from early WW2 cine film, seen in B&W and later colourised.

fubar57 · May 5, 2015

Factory lay-out of the P-51B...

Geo

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