Picture of the day.

[syscom3]

I dont know why, but that Spitfire picture looks phony. Looks CGA.

 

[syscom3]

I am not sure Guam had a dry dock, but it could be one of the floating dry docks so it could be located in Guam.

The USN had several floating dry docks that were deployed throughout the Pacific for forward repairs.

 

[Crimea_River]

Re the Spit, my first impression as well.

 

[GrauGeist]

I dont know why, but that Spitfire picture looks phony. Looks CGA.

Looks to me like someone colorized a vintage photograph

 

[Lucky13]

A new pic then....

 

[vikingBerserker]

What are they doing, inventory or tossing them overboard?

 

[Lucky13]

If I remember correctly, they're replenishing their ammo, this I think, USS New Mexico BB-40....

 

[razor1uk]

Spitfire Pic a few posts above

To me it looks like a Spitfire from the game IL2 CLOD or IL2 Sturmovik 1946 imposed over a real background.

 

[Airframes]

Definitely a CGI 'skin' over a modern-day American landscape - note the terrain and straight roads. No Spits currently flying in that colour scheme in Europe, or that Mark and colours in the USA, and quite obviously a 'Photoshop' or similar editing programme job.

 

[Glider]

Have to say they did a decent job of it

 

[Glider]

If I remember correctly, they're replenishing their ammo, this I think, USS New Mexico BB-40....

I admit my first thought was that they were removing the ammunition. The heavy guns look as if they have seen some serious use and she might be going for a refit.

 

[syscom3]

How about Lucky or one of the mods delete it.

No need for fake stuff here.

 

[syscom3]

105mm Howitzer M2A1 crew of US 152nd Field Artillery Battalion on New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 1943

 

[vikingBerserker]

If I remember correctly, they're replenishing their ammo, this I think, USS New Mexico BB-40....

Named for the state of my birth, thanks for the explanation!

 

[GrauGeist]

How about Lucky or one of the mods delete it.

No need for fake stuff here.

Did a little deep digging and found this image is, in fact, CGI...an old CGI image but the guy's quality rivals that of Shinpachi's. The CGI artist is Polish, by the way.

The Rendering is of a Spitfire Mk II (serial P8528) PK-J belonging to Polish 315 Sqn RAF around July-August 1941.

 

[Njaco]

Replaced the Spit pic with a real one....

 

[GrauGeist]

Replaced the Spit pic with a real one....

Nice choice!

Pictured is Spitfire Mk.Vb (serial EN951) RF-D of S/Ldr. Jan Zumbach of the Polish 303 Sqn RAF

 

[syscom3]

I challange you Spitfire enthusiasts to put up a picture of every single Spitfire squadron from 1938 through 1946.

That should take up a couple months to do so.

 

[Njaco]

....in colour!

 

[GrauGeist]

Ok, Spitfires it is!! (hopefully these aren't supposed to be posted in chronological order!)

Here's a Spitfire Mk IXC of 307th FS, 31st FG, 12th AF, Italy, 1944.