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[michaelmaltby]

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[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division advance in a snowstorm behind a tank in a move to attack the village of Herresbach, Belgium, 28 December 1944. No photo credit available.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Vichy French P-36 hawks in flight over North Africa (1940′s). No photo credit available.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

"France, South – medium armored personnel carrier (SdKfz 251; 7. Panzer-Division(?)) with a swastika flag on the hood, heavy launch frames [Wurfrahmen 40] without packing crates and crew on a paved road in a harbor area, 1942."

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[michaelmaltby]

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[Lucky13]

Bombs about to hit Liberator B Mk VI KK320 V-Victor of No 37 Squadron, during raid on the Monfalcone Italy 16 March 1945....

 

[Lucky13]

Consolidated XR2Y-1 Liberator Liner

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

25th Infantry Division troops burn out a Japanese pill box at Baguio in the Philippines, 23 March 1945.

The Battle of Baguio occurred between 21 February and 26 April 1945, and was part of the greater Luzon campaign during the Allied liberation of the Philippines at the end of World War II. During the battle, American and Philippine forces recaptured the city of Baguio on the island of Luzon from a Japanese occupation force. Baguio later became the scene of the final surrender of Japanese forces in the Philippines in September 1945.

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[swampyankee]

Something pretty...
The Republic Rainbow

 

[Lucky13]

The above B-24, managed to return to base....

 

[N4521U]

That's weathering !!!!!
and a sweaty crew!

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Glider]

The above B-24, managed to return to base....

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Does anyone know what has replaced the front gun turret?

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Does anyone know what has replaced the front gun turret?

I think what you see is all that remains of the turret. Something big (37-40MM?) has exploded beneath it, probably setting off the turret's ammo and blowing the guns and the greenhouse overboard. The nose on this bird doesn't look like a standard strategic bomber, so maybe a long range ASW patroller that tangled with a surfaced U-boat? Some of them had Bofors-equivalent AA.
Cheers,
Wes

 

[tyrodtom]

That may not be flak damage, it could be the result of a runaway propeller.

It looks like the nose section from a C-87, the transport version of the B-24.

 

[syscom3]

A Bristol Beaufighter of the 416th Night Fighter Squadron, Army Air Force.

Also note the fuel truck. A GMC 2 and a half ton truck. One of the reasons he allies won the war. Produce 100,000's of thousands of high quality trucks that could be adapted to do a multitude of tasks.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[Airframes]

The damage to the B-24 is from the bomb that hit it, dropped from another B-24 above, as shown in Jan's previous pic.
The front turret ha been removed, and replaced by a fairing, rather like those on the Halifax and Stirling 'Z' nose type.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

The damage to the B-24 is from the bomb that hit it, dropped from another B-24 above, as shown in Jan's previous pic.
The front turret ha been removed, and replaced by a fairing, rather like those on the Halifax and Stirling 'Z' nose type.

Good thing it hadn't fallen far enough to arm itself!