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[Viking1066]

RAF aircraft Beirut 1942 AIRH

 

[SaparotRob]

Short S.25 Sandringham 3 "Tokomaru" New Zealand 1945 AIRH
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..and I was just having a senior moment trying to remember the name "Short". I couldn't remember who built the Sunderland.

 

[Viking1066]

I have those all of the time!

 

[Elvis]

A beautiful LIFE magazine photograph showing a factory fresh FM-1 in the graded camouflage scheme January 1943 INHG

Man, what a sweet picture. Got me thinking about its replacement, the FM-2 and I found this through a quick Google search...

Courtesy of Steve Zimmerman and The Erickson Aircraft Collection

 

[Viking1066]

Delivery of the first four D.XXI fighters for the Dutch army air force. They are not armed yet AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

During the convoy escort missions conducted by USS RANGER in late 1941 and early 1942, the SB2U-2s of VS-41 operated primarily in the anti-submarine search role NAVY

 

[Viking1066]

Ex Soviet Airforce '15 red', was captured 29 January 1940 in Hauho. Ex VP-101 1942-1944 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

Flight deck crewmen stand by to remove the chocks from a Royal Navy Martlet aboard HMS Formidable INHG

 

[Glider]

RAF aircraft Beirut 1942 AIRH
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I am pretty sure that's a Fulmar behind the Beaufighter

 

[Viking1066]

USS SARATOGA CV-3 underway with TBD's on board 1938 USNF

 

[Viking1066]

VB-3 was the first unit to receive the S2BU-1 Oakland 1938 LARK

 

[Viking1066]

WASPS, their "Fifinella" logo was designed by Walt Disney INHG

 

[Viking1066]

VT-6 TBD-l's freshly painted with low visibility overall non-specular light grey paint which began to replace the colorful high-viz scheme early 1941. TBD's on ramp at NAS North Island USN

 

[Viking1066]

6 Squadron spent the last few months of World War II based at Zadar 1945 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

Alan Cobham's survey aircraft at Basra 1926 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

WASPs Barbara London and Evelyn Sharp with P-51B Mustang INHG

 

[Viking1066]

VT-S at Norfolk, Virginia ni October 1941. VB-5 SBD's are ni overall light grey paint while VT-5 TBD's are wearing "new" blue/grey and light grey camouflage USNF

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Viking1066]

Douglas A-26B Invader 386 BG/552 BS 1945 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

WASPs with B-29 Superfortress INHG