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[Viking1066]

Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat (VMF-122) at Camp Kearney, California - January 1942 SEOR

 

[Viking1066]

Grumman J2F-6 Duck 'N57790' October 1973 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

Grumman F6F-5 Hellcats VF-3 and VF-12 are on the deck CV 10 USS Yorktown off Iwo Jima ASBIZ

 

[SaparotRob]

Grumman J2F-6 Duck 'N57790' October 1973 AIRH
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Izzat' a Zero poking out from under the Duck's tail?

 

[Warspite63]

Izzat' a Zero poking out from under the Duck's tail?

Sure looks like it!

 

[Lancero99]

Lt. Moriyasu Hidaka poses in front of his Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Zero fighter on the flight deck of the light aircraft carrier Zuihō in October of 1942, prior to the Battle of Santa Cruz Island's. Hidaka was the commander of Zuihō's zero squadron during the Battle of Santa Cruz where he led 9 zeros into the battle, he received both praise and criticism for having intercepted USS Enterprise's strike force leading to the loss of 2 TBFs and 3 Wildcats but having abandoned the strike force that was sent to strike the US carriers that subsequently suffered heavy losses including Lt. Commander Murata.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Izzat' a Zero poking out from under the Duck's tail?

Good eye

 

[MiTasol]

Izzat' a Zero poking out from under the Duck's tail?

Maybe a Tora Zero but absolutely not a genuine one.

 

[Lancero99]

A rare photo, Assembly line of Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zero fighters at the Nakajima Aircraft Company's Koizumi plant circa 1943-1944

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima B6N2 '601-35' from 601st Ku KEGO

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate or Frank belonging to the Hitachi Training Squadron based at Mito Airfield REDD

 

[Zippythehog]

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the pic source: the net.

The observer/gunner looks like he's ready to be done flying for the day.

 

[Zippythehog]

Maybe a Tora Zero but absolutely not a genuine one.

Didn't Black Sheep Squadron have a Duck, now and then?

 

[SaparotRob]

A rare photo, Assembly line of Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zero fighters at the Nakajima Aircraft Company's Koizumi plant circa 1943-1944
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I wonder if The Planes of Fame Museum Zero is one of these?

 

[Elvis]

Coincidentally, I took a photo of an F6F-5 Hellcat in those the same markings as aircraft #32 shown. It is an aircraft that is part of the Flying Heritage Collection Museum at Paine Field, WA, the museum formerly owned by Paul Allen.View attachment 848357

Dangit! Thanks for the reminder. I still need to go check that place out.

 

[Elvis]

Didn't Black Sheep Squadron have a Duck, now and then?

Yes, they did...at least on the TV show. =)

 

[MiTasol]

Grumman J2F-6 Duck 'N57790' October 1973 AIRH
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I used to like watching Frank Tallman do aeros in his Duck. Everything else had high reving engines but the Duck just went kadunk----- kadunk---- kadunk and did big sloooow loops and things.

 

[Warspite63]

Didn't Black Sheep Squadron have a Duck, now and then?

No, that was Black Duck Squadron (Sorry, couldn't resist..........)

 

[Zippythehog]

 

[Viking1066]

P-47s Thunderbolts of the 62nd Fighter Squadron REDD