Picture of the day. (11 Viewers)

[Njaco]

A British soldier examines a row of partially complete Messerschmitt Me 109G fuselages in a hangar at Wunstorf airfield, captured by the 5th Parachute Brigade, 6th Airborne Division, 8 April 1945. The aircraft have been disassembled and their paintwork stripped as part of a refurbishment that was never completed.

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[Wayne Little]

 

[N4521U]

It's just a cryin shame more aircraft could not have been preserved.

 

[Njaco]

It may be an optical illusion, but the canopy on that first 109 looks strange. Like a bubble canopy?

 

[Milosh]

It may be an optical illusion, but the canopy on that first 109 looks strange. Like a bubble canopy?

It is an Erla canopy.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

It may be an optical illusion, but the canopy on that first 109 looks strange. Like a bubble canopy?

Chris, it looks to be tipped open to this side. I didn't realize they did that on any of them.

And Milosh has explained it. I should have scrolled down further.

 

[syscom3]

August 15, 1944 - African American U.S. Army Nurses arrive in Greenock, Scotland. We all know that Black Americans soldiers served in the war. But I didn't know we sent nurses too.

 

[michaelmaltby]

Building the ALCAN Highway - started March, 1942, opened to Military traffic, October, 1942. Dawson Creek BC to Delta Junction, Alaska

 

[Njaco]

Dancers entertain the crewmen on the battleship Tirpitz's afterdeck, while she was moored in a Norwegian fjord, circa 1942-44.
Note camouflage hung on the ship's 380mm (15") gun turrets.

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[Milosh]

tried to delete as per request

 

[Capt. Vick]

I LOVE this thread!

 

[vikingBerserker]

August 15, 1944 - African American U.S. Army Nurses arrive in Greenock, Scotland. We all know that Black Americans soldiers served in the war. But I didn't know we sent nurses too.

Very cool! I had no idea either.

 

[michaelmaltby]

Building the ALCAN - 1942

 

[syscom3]

Sorry not WW2, but didn't know where else to put this interesting photo.

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http://www.109aw.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123115842

This is specifically for WW2.

 

[Lucky13]

Supermarine Seafire's on board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Stalker...

 

[Wayne Little]

I LOVE this thread!

It's great ain't it!

 

[michaelmaltby]

Building the ALCAN, 1942

 

[Lucky13]

He looks a tad cold I'd say....

Great thread indeed lads!

 

[michaelmaltby]

ALCAN construction

 

[syscom3]

This ship is f***ed.

A B-25 of the Far East Air Forces 38th Bomb Group roars in over a Japanese destroyer in Ormoc Bay Leyte.