Picture of the day. (3 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

USS Enterprise is shown on 12 April 1939 with a mass of aircraft parked on her flight deck HERF

 

[Viking1066]

Bell P-400 Airacobra USAAF 13AF 347FG 67FS White 6 Henderson Guadalcanal Oct 1942 ASBIZ

 

[Viking1066]

Brewster Buffalo F2A 1 in McClelland Barclay camouflage design Sep 1st 1940 ASBIZ

 

[Viking1066]

Seagul MkV RAAF A2-1 assigned to cruiser HMAS Australia ASBIZ

 

[syscom3]

Bell P-400 Airacobra USAAF 13AF 347FG 67FS White 6 Henderson Guadalcanal Oct 1942 ASBIZ
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Interesting that there are no serial numbers or squadron codes on them.

 

[syscom3]

5th Bomb Group B-18s take off from Hickam Field, Hawaii, June 1941

 

[syscom3]

5th Bomb Group B-17Ds and a B-18 at Hickam Field, Hawaii, June 1941

 

[Viking1066]

SOC-3 scout-observation floatplanes off cruiser USS Honolulu flying in formation, circa 1938-1939 ZOMB

 

[Viking1066]

Fairey Albacores of 820 NAS being ranged on the flight deck of HMS Formidable DEST

 

[Viking1066]

Fairey Albacore '5A' taking off from HMS Formidable September 1942 DEST

 

[Warspite63]

5th Bomb Group B-17Ds and a B-18 at Hickam Field, Hawaii, June 1941

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Sorry .... but the real highlight is the half-dozen shark-tails behind

 

[SaparotRob]

5th Bomb Group B-17Ds and a B-18 at Hickam Field, Hawaii, June 1941

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Those B-17s are beautiful.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Interesting that there are no serial numbers or squadron codes on them.

They are P-400s and have the RAF serial.

 

[MiTasol]

Interesting that there are no serial numbers or squadron codes on them.

Being impressed aircraft they carry the RAF serials - BW 167 for the nearest

 

[Viking1066]

Originally a P-39D built for the RAF. Arrived Henderson Field August 22 1942 as a "P-400".

 

[Viking1066]

Privates Neta Farrell and Genevieve Evers USMCR loading up INHG

 

[Viking1066]

Fairey Albacore coming up in the after lift of HMS Formidable Sep 1942 DEST

 

[Viking1066]

TBD Devastator from VT-6 off of CV-6 Enterprise 1941-1942 REDD

 

[syscom3]

The first four Polish recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron
wearing their awards after a presentation ceremony by Air Marshal Sholto Douglas at RAF Leconfield,
15 December 1940. Left to right: Squadron Leader Witold Urbanowicz, Flying Officer Zdzisław
Henneberg, Pilot Officer Jan "Donald Duck" Zumbach and Pilot Officer Mirosław "Ox" Ferić."
(Tovey P H F (Mr)