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[Viking1066]

Early delivery Glenn-Martin 139 WH1's over Tanjong Priok – 1938 THJA

 

[Viking1066]

Bristol Beaufort L4516 of No 22 Squadron at North Coates, England December 1940 REDD

 

[Viking1066]

SB2U-3 Vindicator of Maine scouting squadron VMSB-131 NMNA

 

[Greg Boeser]

SB2U-3 Vindicator of Maine scouting squadron VMSB-131 NMNA
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Marine?

 

[Viking1066]

MARINE SCOUT BOMBING SQUADRON 131 (VMSB-131) while this squadron was designated VMSB (instead of VMTB), it flew Avenger torpedo bombers in combat.

 

[Viking1066]

TBF-1 Avenger "Daisy Mae" of Marine Squadron VMSB-131 based at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomons, 1943

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[MiTasol]

Operational. The RAAF received five F-4s from August 31, 1942. These aircraft were used for frontline photoreconnaissance sorties. Three served with No. 1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit RAAF and two were attached to a fighter unit, No. 75 Squadron RAAF.

For those interested in their history go to https://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a55.htm

 

[Viking1066]

Still wearing its flight to Alaska markings from the previous year, a B-12A coasts in to Boeing Field, August 7, 1935 JIVE

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wurger]

The B-24 Liberator 41-23683 "Green Dragon" of the 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

the pic source: the net.

 

[SaparotRob]

The B-24 Liberator 41-23683 "Green Dragon" of the 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

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the pic source: the net.

Interesting roundel.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Assembly ship?

 

[Lucky13]

Assembly ship?

Avengers Assemble?

 

[Viking1066]

B-10's seen here at Singkawang II a number of months before the outbreak of hostilities STUR

 

[GTX]

RNZAF Vickers Vildebeests

 

[Viking1066]

P 39-Airacobra RAF 601Sqn AH583 Duxford England ASBIZ

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

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RNZAF Vickers Vildebeests

It's a .303 gun in the port fuselage? Looks bigger than that.

 

[Lucky13]

Low-level 'beat-up'. A Halifax II, JB911/KN-X of No 77 Squadron roars low over an audience of appreciative 'erks' during
air tests at Elvington, Yorkshire, July 1943.

 

[Viking1066]

Assembling B-25 Mitchell medium bombers at North American Aviation's Kansas City NAAS