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fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
Firefighter onboard a RN Carrier
Smokey Stover
Banned
A group of Curtiss P-40 Warhawks escorted a pair of Consolidated B-24D Liberators on a flight near the Aleutian islands, Alaska, 1944
Smokey Stover
Banned
Members of the flight and ground crews of a B-17 bomber named 'Honey Chile II' make adjustments to their plane prior to a mission, Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England, fall 1942. The crew and plane originate from the 97th Bombardment Group of the 8th Bomber Command (later 8th Air Force) which was stationed at Polebrook from June until November of 1942.
buffnut453
Captain
All looks a little staged to my eye. Why would a chap in flight gear be turning a prop while the maintenance guy is kneeling on the cowl?
Great colour pic, though.
Great colour pic, though.
fubar57
General
Found a picture of #41 in "Camouflage and Markings No.17 - Consolidated B-24 Liberator USAAF - ETO 1942-1945". The captions says "A veteran 376th BG B-24D, serial 41-11779, en route to a target in December 1943. Exhaust fumes and dirt thrown up by the main under carriage have stained the Sand finish on the lower part of the vertical tail. RAF type fin flashes are carried on both inner and outer sides of the fins. In addition to the white battle number 41, this Liberator sports the black and yellow emblem of the 513th BS on its nose"
A profile of an aircraft in the 513th BS from the web
A profile of an aircraft in the 513th BS from the web
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Definitely a 'look busy' posed shot, but great just the same.
I believe that the flight engineer would often assist in 'pulling through' the engines, to clear the oil from the lower cylinders.
I believe that the flight engineer would often assist in 'pulling through' the engines, to clear the oil from the lower cylinders.
michaelmaltby
Colonel
michaelmaltby
Colonel
buffnut453
Captain
Maybe so...but it's the 2 guys in flight gear working on the nose of the aircraft while the groundcrew holds the ladder that really has me laughing!
michaelmaltby
Colonel
michaelmaltby
Colonel
Captured by the Germans Yak-1B fighter squadron commander 148 th Fighter Regiment Leonid Smirnov at the airport. The plane is already marked with German identification signs, but on board the inscription: "Stalin's falcon Smirnov Leonid from the workers of the Frunze district of the city of Saratov."
michaelmaltby
Colonel
