Picture of the day. (46 Viewers)

[Lucky13]

 

[GrauGeist]

An MC.202 Folgore taxiing through a Sicilian Olive grove

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice gents!

 

[GrauGeist]

The Italians had some of the best camo of WWII, period!

A pair of MC.202s

 

[Wildcat]

RAAF Kittyhawks, PTO.

 

[Wayne Little]

The Italians had some of the best camo of WWII, period!

A pair of MC.202s

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Have to agree with that...

 

[Capt. Vick]

Same here!

 

[Njaco]

Two members of the Auxiliary Fire Service add pins, probably representing the current locations of fires or pumps, to a large map of London on the wall of the London Fire Brigade Headquarters. 1940

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[vikingBerserker]

Me as well!

 

[Wildcat]

RAAF Hudson A16-38 breaks up mid air following a pull out from a dive resulting in the deaths of all four crewmen on-board. The photo is a frame from a FoxMovietone recording.
Footage can be viewed here
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W1xxQumHkU.
photo source Welcome to ADF Serials

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Wayne Little]

The Hudson Dive didn't appear to be that severe...

 

[Airframes]

Might have been much steeper before the film clip started. At least it was quick for those on board.

 

[Milosh]

You'd almost think so. Here's another from the same place.

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P-47D "Miss Second Front" in Normandy

P-47 Thunderbolt getting some maintenence at a makeshift airfield in the French countryside following the invasion of Normandy, August 1944.

Pilot: Louis Vieck

Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt

Serial #42-75329

Named "Miss Second Front"

395th Fighter Squadron, 368th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force.

Photo taken at airfield A-3 in Normandy.

 

[Milosh]

Interesting one posted over at TOCH today:

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P-38 in France

A P-38J-10-LO from the 392nd Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force getting ready to fly a mission, August 26,1944. Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France (A-2).

After a lot of digging I've finally I.D.'d this plane.

named "Miss Mass" (H5-Q)

P-38J-10-LO Lightning

serial number 42-67449

flown by Lt. V.J. Noble

was originally assigned to the 20th Fighter Group

 

[Milosh]

A link to 420 pages of WW2 photos (~30/page).

Image Gallery

 

[Lucky13]

Good stuff mate!

 

[GrauGeist]

How about another MC.202?

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent finds folks.