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[Snautzer01]

Orig. RIESEN Foto USAAF Luftbild zerstörtes Ölwerk EMMERICH am Rhein Mai 1945 | eBay
Orig. RIESEN Foto USAAF Luftbild zerstörtes Ölwerk HEMMINGSTEDT Heide Mai 1945 | eBay
Orig. RIESEN Foto USAAF Luftbild zerstörtes Ölwerk HEMMINGSTEDT Heide Mai 1945 | eBay
Orig. RIESEN Foto USAAF Luftbild zerstörtes Ölwerk HEMMINGSTEDT Heide Mai 1945 | eBay
Orig. RIESEN Foto USAAF Luftbild zerstörtes Ölwerk HEMMINGSTEDT Heide Mai 1945 | eBay
Orig. RIESEN Foto USAAF Luftbild zerstörtes Ölwerk STERKRADE Oberhausen Mai 1945 | eBay
Orig. RIESEN Foto USAAF Luftbild zerstörtes Ölwerk STERKRADE Oberhausen Mai 1945 | eBay
Orig. RIESEN Foto USAAF Luftbild zerstörtes Ölwerk STERKRADE Oberhausen Mai 1945 | eBay


The reason the German forces had so little fuel.

 

[Snautzer01]

And why taking off could be a bit of a problem in Germany 1945

Orig. RIESEN Foto USAAF Luftbild zerstörte Flugplatz BAD ZWISCHENAHN Mai 1945 | eBay

 

[Crimea_River]

Wonder how many misses accompanied those direct hits.

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[syscom3]

An A-20 Havoc is screaming over a Japanese Betty bomber. Lae airfield, East New Guinea. Probably in 1942. My guess is the 3rd BG.

 

[michaelmaltby]

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nazis-take-czechoslovakia

 

[Hardlydank]

Photo of a Ki-43-I at The Oaks Airport in Australia (1984). The story of this fighter is amazing. According to Pacific Wrecks, this is the 750th Ki-43-I, built in 1942. It operated from Papau New Guinea with the 11th Sentai until 1945, where it was damaged on landing. After repair, it was hidden 4 miles from the airstrip. With the help of POWs, the Australians found it and shipped it home. It was sold 4 times before restoration started in the late 80's. It was successfully restored and appeared at Warbirds over Wanaka in '96. In '99, it was sold again and is now on display at FHCAM.

Here's a timeline gallery of the plane: Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar cn-750. Video of her at Wanaka:

 

[vikingBerserker]

That's awesome!

 

[Tieleader]

And why taking off could be a bit of a problem in Germany 1945

Orig. RIESEN Foto USAAF Luftbild zerstörte Flugplatz BAD ZWISCHENAHN Mai 1945 | eBay


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Damn, the gophers are really bad this year...

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Hardlydank]

Ki-43 test flight with Ro-San Dan (Ro-3) 5kg air to air rockets. I have had immense trouble in translating the text. I can't even find the full Japanese alphabet. I had to use an image text recognizer and then popped that into google translate. It gave me the following:
"Attach the air-to-air rocket b3 heaven under the 1st match and test the Makoto plain
Nakajima Island fishing technique middle plan. There is no tail mark in the bureau, only the numbers are obtained
Like"
Incredible, thank you google =D>

 

[syscom3]

The prototype Douglas XBT2D-1 (later AD) Skyraider. The prototype first flies on 18 March 1945. It will become the Navy's premier attack aircraft of the late 1940s and 1950s, but it has arrived too late for World War II.

 

[syscom3]

U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat crashed on deck of USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89), 18 March 1945. Shown after tailhook pulled out in landing.

 

[syscom3]

USAAF Boeing B-17 Fortresses of the 95th Bomb Group, US Eighth Air Force, on a mission to Berlin, 18 March 1945. High above are the contrails of escort fighters.

 

[syscom3]

On this day 75 years ago.
Jewish chaplain (Rabbi) Captain Manuel Poliakoff of the US Army 29th Infantry Division (center) conducting a memorial service in Schloss Rheydt, the former home of Joseph Goebbels, 18 March 1945. Screw your master race, Joey.

 

[vikingBerserker]

How poetic

 

[Tieleader]

Ki-43 test flight with Ro-San Dan (Ro-3) 5kg air to air rockets. I have had immense trouble in translating the text. I can't even find the full Japanese alphabet. I had to use an image text recognizer and then popped that into google translate. It gave me the following:
"Attach the air-to-air rocket b3 heaven under the 1st match and test the Makoto plain
Nakajima Island fishing technique middle plan. There is no tail mark in the bureau, only the numbers are obtained
Like"
Incredible, thank you google =D>

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Shinpachi is the the go to guy for this sort of thing.
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/members/shinpachi.16440/report

 

[Snautzer01]

1943 Press Photo champions of the All-American Bombing Olympics at Deming, N.M. | eBay

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[syscom3]

A B-24M-1-FO Liberator bomber of the 15th Air Force released its bombs on the railyards at Muhldorf, Germany, 19 March 1945.