Viking1066
Major
IJAAF Mitsubishi Ki-109 and Ki-67s in Japan after the war 1945 WINS
Picture of the day. (8 Viewers)
- Thread starter syscom3
- Start date
Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
I like the "Keep Out" drawn on the side, and like every good American I see the GI in the cockpit is following the directive! But hiding his face from the camera! 
Elvis
1st Sergeant
A quick question...Did the all of the English motorcycle manufacturers have a military contract during WWII?
I always thought it was mainly Triumph, but then I remembered the Flying Flea, and I just now ran across this photo of a Canadian soldier parading around Italy in 1943, on a Norton, so it's got me thinkin'. Anyone versed on English Motorcycles during WWII?
I always thought it was mainly Triumph, but then I remembered the Flying Flea, and I just now ran across this photo of a Canadian soldier parading around Italy in 1943, on a Norton, so it's got me thinkin'. Anyone versed on English Motorcycles during WWII?
- Thread starter
- #25,784
syscom3
Pacific Historian
President Ronald Reagan and Senator Barry Goldwater present the fourth star to General Jimmy James Doolittle during a ceremony in the Indian Treaty Room,
OEOB Room 474, 13 June 1985.
OEOB Room 474, 13 June 1985.
Norton WD16H was a popular bike as it was reliable and easy to maintain. The Royal Enfield flying flea and Triumph 3HW were produced
in large numbers as well (Triumph was around 40,000). There was also the BSA M20 - Birmingham Small Arms company - otherwise BSA
was also known to mean Bloody Sore Arse. There were also the small paratroop bikes.
Motorcycle production in WWII was quite high with the WLA Harley coming in at 88,000, Zundapp 18,000, BMW R75 16 to 17,500,
and Moto Guzzi Alce models at over 6,000.
It's probably a large subject in itself.
Viking1066
Major
IJNS Shokaku as seen from IJNS Zuikaku 1942 CHIA
Viking1066
Major
Kawasaki Ki-96 1943 FLIK
Viking1066
Major
Kawasaki Ki-61 fighters of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force's 55th Sentai REDD
Nice shots!
Viking1066
Major
Kawasaki Ki-61-II-Kai no.5017 at Chiran, Kagoshima WINDS
Kawanishi N1K2-J no.5128 at the NNAM Florida WINS
Kawanishi N1K2-J no.5128 at the NNAM Florida WINS
- Thread starter
- #25,792
syscom3
Pacific Historian
Bombing raids are carried out on enemy troop concentrations and lines of communication from this bomber station, somewhere in England. Aircraft being
loaded with bombs ready for a raid, on June 15, 1940.
loaded with bombs ready for a raid, on June 15, 1940.
Viking1066
Major
B-24J Liberator 8AF 491BG852BS V2O+ Tubarao assembly ship England ASBIZ
B-24H Liberator 8AF 458BG754BS Z5Z Spotted Ass Ape assembly ship England 11th Sep 1944 ASBIZ
B-24H Liberator 8AF 458BG754BS Z5Z Spotted Ass Ape assembly ship England 11th Sep 1944 ASBIZ
Viking1066
Major
Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy. This aircraft, coded '302', was the last flyable bomber left at Rabaul by the end of the Second World War. The aircraft was operated by the 105th Naval Base Air Unit REDD
- Thread starter
- #25,795
syscom3
Pacific Historian
A long line of P-38s and P-47s at Eagle Farm Airfield, Australia, probably 1943.
- Thread starter
- #25,796
syscom3
Pacific Historian
A general view of the production line at the Glenn L Martin Company plant in Baltimore, America, on June 17, 1940, showing twin engine bomber planes being assembled.
Viking1066
Major
B-24J Liberator 8AF 466BG784BS T9U Black Cat at Attlebridge 18th Aug 1944 ASBIZ
Viking1066
Major
Bell P 39Q Airacobra USAAF Lend Lease at Ladd Field Alaska 9th Jul 1943 ASBIZ
Viking1066
Major
Manchukuo Air Force Ki-43-II Ko 1945 REDD
Martin 167F for France, where it was called "le Glenn", or 167B for England, where it was called "Maryland". But given the date of this photo - a few days before the fall of France - it is certain that this production line only benefited the English.
