Picture of the day.

[syscom3]

Imperial Japanese Army Type 97 heavy bomber Mitsubishi Ki-21s fly for the bombing of Yingtan during the Sino-Japanese War on March 5, 1940 in Kiangsi (Jiangxi) Province, China.

 

[syscom3]

View of the Pan American Airways compound on Pearl Island, Wake Island, on 5 March 1940. The hotel is in the upper left.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

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[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Spitlead]

The P-47D "Hairless Joe" painted in the markings of USAAF pilot Col. David Schilling who commanded the famed 56th Fighter Group. "Hairless Joe", coded LM-S was his personal P-47 from July 1944 up until his last documented combat mission on Jan 5th 1945. I don't know why there are only have invasion stripes on the right wing. This image, as well as other stunning warbirds images, is available on P-47D Thunderbolt

 

[Zippythehog]

The P-47D "Hairless Joe" painted in the markings of USAAF pilot Col. David Schilling who commanded the famed 56th Fighter Group. "Hairless Joe", coded LM-S was his personal P-47 from July 1944 up until his last documented combat mission on Jan 5th 1945. I don't know why there are only have invasion stripes on the right wing. This image, as well as other stunning warbirds images, is available on P-47D Thunderbolt

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Also, star and bar under both wings?

 

[cammerjeff]

Always Liked the looks of Constellations & early 1971-73 Chevy Vega's.

Source Crash of a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation in Tamarac | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

 

[Zippythehog]

How sad.

 

[cammerjeff]

I learned something new today already, I never knew there was a version of the AN-2 without the lower wings. So a Monoplane AN-2.

source Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Polyarny | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

 

[Wurger]

 

[Warspite63]

I learned something new today already, I never knew there was a version of the AN-2 without the lower wings. So a Monoplane AN-2.

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source Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Polyarny | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Would that make it an (AN-2)/2 ... or AN-1?

 

[SaparotRob]

I learned something new today already, I never knew there was a version of the AN-2 without the lower wings. So a Monoplane AN-2.

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source Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Polyarny | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Neither did I. Anyone know how successful it was? I'm guessing "not very" since it would've been easier to build.

 

[MiTasol]

I had never heard of this one either and did a little research - the R in the designation does not make it the monoplane.

It is an AN-2R cropduster biplane modified by supplemental type certificate TP-301. I could find not much else. It is not included in the AN-2 versions at Antonov AN-2 Welcome page

 

[Frog]

This is the Antonov - 1 (pic : Wikipedia) :

 

[syscom3]

Spotted Ape, a war-weary B-24 used as an assembly ship for the 458th Bomb Group. Her war came to an end on 9 March
1945 after veering off the runway during landing.

Spotted Ape, a war-weary B-24 used as an assembly ship for the 458th Bomb Group. Her war came to an end on 9 March
1945 after veering off the runway during landing.

More info -

Spotted Ape, Spotted Ass Ape, or Wonder Bread were but a few of the names for the 458th Bomb Group's second assembly ship at Horsham
St. Faith. After "First Sergeant" was destroyed on 27 May 1944 in a flare accident on the runway, the B-24H-10-DT, serial number 41-28697
Z5 P named Dixie Bell II was removed from combat operations after only eight missions with the 754th Squadron, and decorated in the same
paint scheme as her predecessor

Spotted Ape's career as the group's assembly aircraft came to an end on 9 March 1945. 2Lt William B. Cheney, Jr., pilot, along with 2Lt Kenneth
O. Gilbert as co-pilot were assigned to fly the ship that morning. Landing upon their return to Horsham St Faith, the plane skidded off the
runway and ended up on her belly. She was written off as salvage.

 

[syscom3]

"The skipper wants to see you".

An overturned Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk alongside USS Topeka (CL-67), as crews attach hoists to right the seaplane. 1945.

 

[syscom3]

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[Mike Wenger]

Spotted Ape, a war-weary B-24 used as an assembly ship for the 458th Bomb Group. Her war came to an end on 9 March
1945 after veering off the runway during landing.

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Hope the ball turret-gunner was seated next to the engineer!