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syscom3
Pacific Historian
Heinkel 163 Salamanders underground factory
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Man, I have had dreams of discovering a room like that.
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
The slave laborers who built the cave and tunnel works had nightmares about it too.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
No doubt, but not the angle I was thinking of.
Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
Inflatable rubber Sherman tank being set up to fool spies during the build-up to D-Day.
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My turn to add a photo.
B-17G Flying Fortresses of the 96th Bomb Squadron are joined by a damaged P-38J Lightning fighter on the return from a mission to Ploesti, Romania, 10 Jun 1944. Note the feathered engine on the P-38 with oil stains covering the engine cowling.
238069 'Big Widget' Assigned 25 Jan 44. MIA Odertal 22 Aug 44 on its 67th mission. Attacked by fighters, plan exploded. Crashed near Sarvar. Charles Duncan crew, Bogie, Clark, Cazier, VanDenplas, Levine, Rodriques, Wentzel, Tomasik, Willett. Tomasik, Willett KIA, rest POW. Aircraft Assigned
Many more photos, World War II Pictures and WWII planes
B-17G Flying Fortresses of the 96th Bomb Squadron are joined by a damaged P-38J Lightning fighter on the return from a mission to Ploesti, Romania, 10 Jun 1944. Note the feathered engine on the P-38 with oil stains covering the engine cowling.
238069 'Big Widget' Assigned 25 Jan 44. MIA Odertal 22 Aug 44 on its 67th mission. Attacked by fighters, plan exploded. Crashed near Sarvar. Charles Duncan crew, Bogie, Clark, Cazier, VanDenplas, Levine, Rodriques, Wentzel, Tomasik, Willett. Tomasik, Willett KIA, rest POW. Aircraft Assigned
Many more photos, World War II Pictures and WWII planes
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
That is a great pic!
I agree with VB! Great pic!
Flightpath
Airman 1st Class
I'd love to be with a squadron of Hurricanes or Spitfires about 1000ft above and behind those Stukas!
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Flightpath
Airman 1st Class
I'm trying to work out what part of Melbourne the Beaufighter is over but can't get work it out, I worked in Melbourne for many years, are you sure that it's Melbourne.
Melbourne...Melmaybe....one of the two! 
Rimshot!
Thanks. I'll be here all week folks. Try the veal and remember to tip your waiters and waitress'.
Rimshot!
Thanks. I'll be here all week folks. Try the veal and remember to tip your waiters and waitress'.
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Maybe this will help.
1945 aerial photo of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne Library - Map Collection
This photo-map covers the area around Melbourne, Albert Park, Docklands, Port Melbourne, Yarraville, and Williamstown.
Flightpath
Airman 1st Class
Thanks Milosh,
the Beaufighter photo is not over Melbourne, there's no place like that in the Melbourne dock area with a bridge (there were very few bridges over the Yarra river back then), looks much more like Sydney. (nice to see the CAC and GAF factories with their grass runways at Port Melbourne on the aerial map, my grandpa worked at CAC for many years after he left the RAAF).
cheers,
-John
Wildcat
Major
Hiya John, sorry for the bumsteer mate. I had it listed as over the docklands area.
Sweet pics!
John does this look better, City of Sydney Map Collection
Look under Aerial Survey of the City of Sydney, 1949, Main Survey > Aerial#37
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
The US Army 6x6 was known to be able to handle almost everything. But it looks like General Mud got the best of this truck.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Excellent photo finds guys, keep'em coming!
