Picture of the day.

michaelmaltby · May 10, 2021

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Wurger · May 10, 2021

michaelmaltby · May 10, 2021

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michaelmaltby · May 10, 2021

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Wildcat · May 10, 2021

RAAF Fairey Battles trainers.

michaelmaltby · May 10, 2021

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michaelmaltby · May 10, 2021

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nuuumannn · May 10, 2021

michaelmaltby said:

Heard over the tannoy... "Take a long look, ladies and gentlemen, these are Groundhog airplanes under construction here at Bell Aircraft. The front ones are Aira Groundhogs and the back ones are King Groundhogs. Next stop, the Soviet Union!"

michaelmaltby said:

"Aaah, can someone lend me a pen? I think I see a spot under the tailplane..."

nuuumannn · May 10, 2021

michaelmaltby said:

"The Ministry of Forestry's request for assistance from the Air Ministry in deforestation efforts met with blank stares from onlookers..."

cammerjeff · May 10, 2021

On 27 January 1928, the Navy airship USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) conducted a landing on the brand-new Lexington-class battlecruiser/carrier conversion, USS Saratoga (CV-3).

I never knew such an event happened.

source laststandonzombieisland

nuuumannn · May 10, 2021

Андрей said:

Berlin Tour 35

The picture is taken from the eastern side of the Brandenburger Tor looking west from the Pariser Platz; we can tell this because the quadriga on top of the gate is facing the photographer. The ruined building to the extreme left of the picture behind the tank is the former Buildings Ministry, where Albert Speer the architect, as Director of Buildings from 1937 was based. He lived in a flat on the top floor. The tank is located approximately at the very right of the colour picture above, and staying with our architect friend, he became Minister for Armaments in 1942, where he then transferred his office to where the white building to the right of the gate in the colour picture is, the Armaments Ministry.

Андрей said:

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Now, is this the original, or the posed image for propaganda purposes taken the day after? Note that the photographer is in as precarious a position as the flag bearer.

nuuumannn · May 10, 2021

stona said:
Pilot Officer P M Spafford, bomb aimer (an Aussie, you can tell by his darker uniform).

He's been in the sun for longer...

michaelmaltby said:
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"It was plainly obvious that it was the top turret gunner that had that special curry on the buffet for lunch..."

nuuumannn · May 10, 2021

cammerjeff said:

"Sirrr... It ain't goin' down on the lift..."

nuuumannn · May 10, 2021

syscom3 said:
23rd April 1936: A man cleaning an old Hawker Fury aeroplane that is fixed to the roof of a garage in Gloucester, Gloucestershire.

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Hmmm.. I had to take a double look at this picture, it's not a Hawker Fury at all, but the only prototype of the Fairey Firefly naval fighter! What it's doing on a rooftop in Gloucestershire, I don't know!

nuuumannn · May 10, 2021

michaelmaltby said:

"The improvised catapult system for the Malta operation didn't inspire confidence in the airmen..."

syscom3 said:
In total, the German KG200 squad included at least twelve captured American B-17 bombers and at least seven captured B-24 bombers.

Here's where they were nominally based with KG 200, at Finowfurt, to the northeast of Berlin. The original wartime watch tower.

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nuuumannn · May 10, 2021

Wildcat said:
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Interesting, I don't think I've seen a piccy of it with the traditional red white blue roundels before.

Wildcat said:
AA emplacement... Tobruk style.

"Somehow I don't think Hoskins will make a good rear gunner, sir..."

nuuumannn · May 10, 2021

michaelmaltby said:
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"Cripes! It's no wonder the Americans had trouble with them on their carriers..."

Pilot in the cockpit: "Are you SURE this'll work..."

nuuumannn · May 10, 2021

syscom3 said:
Ground crew repair a P-40 of the Flying Tigers at Kunming, China

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Note the Ryan also undergoing repair in the background.

Wildcat said:

This is A9-712 and wears Japanese characters under the wings to indicate to Japanese forces on the ground that the war was over, in Bougainville. The writing reads "Japan Surrenders".

at6 · May 11, 2021

michaelmaltby said:
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Are the markings on the nose for missions or the number of food poisoning cases?

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