Picture of the day.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Dec 10, 2019

4th Fighter Group crew chiefs pose with Blondie at Debden . No photo credit available.

michaelmaltby · Dec 10, 2019

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Aaron Brooks Wolters · Dec 10, 2019

B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 44-6700) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight during a raid over Regensburg, 7 February 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '46700, 774BS, 463BG.' Printed caption on reverse: '60362 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 15th Air Force head for the oil refineries at Regensburg, Germany, on 7 February 1945. Fortresses of the 15th AF, partially responsible for reducing Ploesti's oil 80% before the Rumanian city capitulated to the Russians, have been keeping up their persistent attacks against the few remaining sources of German oil supplies.' On reverse: US Air Force 1361st Photographic Squadron AAVS (MAC) Photo [Stamps].

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Dec 10, 2019

The crew of the Sherman Mk III "Cameo," 2nd Troop, 'C' Squadron, 13th-18th Royal Hussars, 27th Armoured Brigade, rest and write letters home. Normandy, France. 10 June 1944. No photo credit available.

Greyman · Dec 11, 2019

Two infantry officers get a quick tour of their air support.

Snautzer01 · Dec 11, 2019

X3075 Foto Kind Junge in WH - Uniform Kindersoldaten Boy Youth Child | eBay

Kid: Yo mama's so fat, when she fell I didn't laugh, but the sidewalk cracked up.

Airframes · Dec 11, 2019

Interesting Typhoon pic - shows the khaki battledress issued to 2 TAF pilots when in Normandy. This was worn in case of being shot down or force landed, to prevent so-called "friendly fire" from Allied troops, who may have mistaken the RAF grey'blue for German uniform.

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Crimea_River · Dec 11, 2019

Didn't know that Terry thanks.

rochie · Dec 11, 2019

Airframes said:
Interesting Typhoon pic - shows the khaki battledress issued to 2 TAF pilots when in Normandy. This was worn in case of being shot down or force landed, to prevent so-called "friendly fire" from Allied troops, who may have mistaken the RAF grey'blue for German uniform.

and the none standard issue footwear :lol:

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Wurger · Dec 11, 2019

Cricket or golf ? :lol:

Airframes · Dec 11, 2019

"Well, old chap. One had to go in for an innings when the other chap was out and came in, and had to see the over over, what !"

at6 · Dec 11, 2019

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Two infantry officers get a quick tour of their air support.

"And this one will fly right up that skirt you're wearing."

syscom3 · Dec 11, 2019

Struck by two bombs from a higher Liberator, Sqn Ldr L.С. Saxby and crew in KK320/ V of No 37 Squadron had a miraculous escape. One bomb struck the port inner engine and sheared off the propeller and the second went through the fuselage just behind the flight deck, narrowly missing the top-turret gunner, P Off Walter Lewis. Lewis later described the incident: 'I was looking up and saw a bomb leave an aircraft above us. I saw it getting bigger and bigger as it came towards us. The next thing I realised was that the fuselage had been hit near the flight deck and I seemed to be pushed down in front of my seat. The perspex above me was taken clean off. All that happened to me was a bump on the shoulder.' Despite the damage, Saxby managed to regain control and fly the aircraft the near-300 miles back to home station at Tortorella. The target was Monfalcone port and the date 16 March 1945. (IWM C5163)

Take note of the Aussie modification to the nose.