Picture of the day. (73 Viewers)

[Wayne Little]

Fantastic shot Chris!

 

[Crimea_River]

I agree. A very high quality pic.

 

[Crimea_River]

Lots more here: vintage everyday: Wonderful Colour Photographs of World War II by Robert Capa

 

[Wildcat]

Wow, great link Andy!
I'll throw a Vengeance into the mix.

 

[Juha]

Yes, a wonderful pic, Njaco. At that time in fact Hampden TB I as 455 was at that time a CC torpedo sqn.

Juha

 

[Lucky13]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool gents.

 

[Njaco]

Wow, glad you guys liked that pic! Heres another from 455 Sqdrn...

A salvo of eight rocket projectiles being fired over the North Sea by Bristol Beaufighter TF Mark X, NE543 'UB-E', of No. 455 Squadron RAAF based at Langham, Norfolk.

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[N4521U]

All those goin off at once it musta shuddered as they left.

 

[GrauGeist]

Guys hard at work...Africa, 1942

 

[Lucky13]

Can't even imagine what an oven, that cockpit must have been!

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Njaco]

An airborne lifeboat is parachuted by a Lockheed Hudson of No. 279 Squadron RAF to the crew of a USAAF Boeing B-17 who had difficulty in getting into their dinghy after making a forced landing in the North Sea. 279 Squadron were based at Bircham Newton, Norfolk, at this time.

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[GrauGeist]

I'm surprised that the B-17 remained afloat, even long enough for the Hudson to get there...

 

[vikingBerserker]

Looking at the rafts, it seems its been afloat for awhile.

 

[GrauGeist]

While this photo was not taken during WWII, it was taken shortly afterwards, by a V-2 rocket manufactured during WWII.

This is the world's first photo of itself taken from low orbit, photographed from a test of a V-2 rocket in 1946.

 

[Wildcat]

Brewster Buccaneer

 

[Capt. Vick]

Great pictures!

 

[Lucky13]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Whoa, what's the story behind that one?