Picture of the day.

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

The 'Iron Annie'. The Junkers Ju 52 was the Luftwaffe's primary transport plane. It served in various theatres of war both before (Spanish Civil War) and during World War Two. Image Credit: Bundesarchiv / Commons

 

[michaelmaltby]

Histomil/com
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[Wurger]

 

[syscom3]

392nd Bomb Group B-24s drop napalm over Royan (France), 14 April 1945. Note what appears to be a Pathfinder radar ball on the closest aircraft and the bomb trailing marking smoke in the lower right of the frame.

This was a most unfortunate and disastrous raid that should never have been authorized.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

392nd Bomb Group B-24s drop napalm over Royan (France), 14 April 1945. Note what appears to be a Pathfinder radar ball on the closest aircraft and the bomb trailing marking smoke in the lower right of the frame.

This was a most unfortunate and disastrous raid that should never have been authorized.

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That smoke trailing bomb looks more like a aircraft launched rocket. The nose is pointed and the tail is squared off. The napalm canisters are round on both ends. Just my observation. I may be wrong. If so, I apologize.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[syscom3]

A deckload of U.S. Army Air Force Republic P-47N Thunderbolt fighters on the flight deck of USS Casablanca (CVE-55), 16 July 1945. The planes were loaded at Naval Air Station Alameda, California (USA) and were bound for Guam.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Capt. Vick]

What is the bomb or rocket behind him I wonder?

 

[rochie]

was going to say Katyusha's but the fins look wrong ?

 

[michaelmaltby]

... interesting, the profile resembles the USAF bomb-rocket, lower right corner of 18433.
Bomb-lette dispenser ...?

 

[michaelmaltby]

World War Photos

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

A Sikorsky YR-4 hovers over the captured German submarine U-858, May 1945
Source: usaac-official

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group stand beneath the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress.
Kacksetter of Denver, Colorado.
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt Lester R. Kramer of Scranton Pennsylvania ,
Navigator Lt. Luther S. Pierce of Fairhaven Massachusetts.
2nd Lt Stanley R Stedt of Stockholm, Maine.
Tec. Sgt. William W. Fahrenhold of McKees Rocks, Penn.,
Tec. Sgt Raymond T. Stymacks of Bronx, N.York.
Ball Turret Gunner. Tec. Sgt. Robert L Myllykoski of Painsville, Ohio.
Left waist gunner Staff Sgt John H. Jessup Union City, Indiana.
Right Waist Gunner Staff Sgt. Louis A. Skinner, Independence, Kansas.
Tail Gunner Staff Sgt. Milton B. Edwards, Laurel, Maryland S.& G. G.C
No photo credit available.

 

[Wurger]

 

[syscom3]

PBY-1s of VP-9 in flight over the Golden Gate Bridge, May 1937

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Captured Sdkfz 251/20 "Uhu" with its infrared searchlight, 1945. No photo credit available.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Karelia, 1944 No photo credit available

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

One of the few German 8,8 cm Flak 37 Sfl produced, destroyed during the Battle of France, May 1940. No photo credit available.

 

[Capt. Vick]

I think the soldier is German...