Picture of the day.

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The Battle of Shanghai (1937), known in Chinese as the Battle of Songhu, was the first of the twenty-two major engagements fought between the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China and the Imperial Japanese Army of the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the entire war.
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The sign reads: This battle is sponsored by Coca-Cola.

 

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XF-12 Rainbow

 

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A crewmember of a ditched U.S. Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber of a stateside training unit is rescued by a Sikorsky HNS-1 helicopter, circa 1944-45.

 

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Republic XR-12 Rainbow

 

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Chinese troops defending Shanghai

 

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Chinese P-43 Lancer fighters at rest, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, date unknown

 

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C-46 Commando and C-47 Skytrain aircraft of China National Aviation Corporation at rest in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, date unknown

 

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Transporting US aid to China from India
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Painting courtesy of the Air Force Art Collection

 

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B-17's of the 384th Bomb Group heading their assigned target. They are bring war to the war makers.

 

[yosimitesam]

A strange beginning and brilliant ending. The photo shows the key members of the V2 team including Dornberger and von Braun. This was taken May 3, 1945 when the core scientists of the V2 project surrendered to the Americans. (von Braun had been in an auto accident a few weeks before and still had his arm in a cast.) They were part of about 1,600 scientists and engineers that were ultimately brought to the United States under 'Operation Paperclip.' Scientists from many fields were part of Paperclip but the most 'valuable' (in the eyes of the military) were the V2 scientists. They were key members of the U.S. missile and space program, starting with V2 rockets brought to the U.S. for testing just after the war, and culminating in the Apollo moon landings in 1969. (Most of the missile scientists became U.S. citizens.) The Cold War race was on.

 

[yosimitesam]

What on earth inspired to that 'thing' under his nose?

That style of mustache ('toothbrush mustache') was common during the latter part of the 19th century and first part of the 20th century. Men who thought their noses were too big often wore one of these, and it does, indeed, seem to 'balance' out a big nose. Hitler thought his nose was too big and started wearing one at some point. The style became VERY UNPOPULAR after WWII, and you can guess why.

 

[yosimitesam]

I've seen this photo many times

I think so. The quality of the shots and of course subject matter are very similar.



and 10 years later.....

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I think so. The quality of the shots and of course subject matter are very similar.



and 10 years later.....

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I've seen this photo of the massive gathering many times and have always wondered where the porta-potties were. Can you imagine being in the middle of this crowd about 2 hours after eating a bad bratwurst? Considering the size of the thing there must be at least a couple of hundred people in the crowd at any time that need to 'spend a penny' really, really badly. Just my odd thoughts.

 

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Workers put the finishing touches on just completed P-51s at Inglewood, California in 1942.

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These are actually A-36 dive bombers, the first incarnation of the P-51. They had Allision V1710 engines. With a few modifications and the insertion of a Merlin engine, you have the P-51A.