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[Viking1066]

Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk1 'BL-115' March 1944 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

Catapult Training For Fleet Air Arm Pilots. HMS Pegasus, Originally Named HMS Ark Royal, Is Now USED As a Catapult Training Ship For Fleet Air Arm Personnel. Lamlash, Scotland, September 1942 SILV

 

[syscom3]

Blimps and planes inside of hanger two at Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Massachusetts FACB
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Is that a C123 down there?

 

[syscom3]

Arab Legionnaires guard the landing ground at H4 pumping station on the Iraq Petroleum
Company pipeline in Transjordan, as Gloster Gladiators of No. 94 Squadron RAF Detachment
refuel during their journey from Ismailia, Egypt, to reinforce the besieged garrison at Habbaniyah,
Iraq. On arrival at Habbaniyah, these aircraft formed No. 1 Flight of 'A' Squadron for operations
against the Iraqi rebels. 8 May 1941.

 

[syscom3]

Bf 109E3B of 9.JG27 Brown 8, Gela, Sicily, May 1941.

 

[syscom3]

P-35As of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, photo taken from USAT Washington as it arrives
in Manila on 8 May 1941

 

[special ed]

Is that a C123 down there?

Most likely a Douglas DC-5 USMC or Navy brass.

 

[bf109xxl]

Is that a C123 down there?

RB-1 Conestoga

 

[Viking1066]

P-51Ds of the 531st FS, 21st FG Iwo Jima March 1945 BLOO

 

[Viking1066]

Part of a flight of SB2Us from the USS Saratoga that passed through Salt Lake City 1938 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

SB2U-3s,Douglas SBDs & Grumman F3Fs of MAG-21 at MCAS Ewa Hawaii 1941 USMC

 

[Alex Smart]

P-51Ds of the 531st FS, 21st FG Iwo Jima March 1945 BLOO
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Been a while since I saw this picture. But am I correct in remembering that one of those Mustangs was captured by the Japanese or was it Downed and the Japanese applied Japanese Markings ???

 

[SaparotRob]

…. But am I correct in remembering that one of those Mustangs was captured by the Japanese or was it Downed and the Japanese applied Japanese Markings ???

Wow. Is it possible that one of those AI click bait channels might have posted something factual?

 

[Viking1066]

Two Japanese pilots stand in front of Evalina of 26th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Group in Japan, possibly in Fussa 1945 MUST

 

[Viking1066]

Supermarine Walrus taxis up to HMS Warspite after an anti-submarine patrol. In the background are HMS Illustrious and the destroyer HMS Lookout, 29 May 1942 FACB

 

[Viking1066]

Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless RNZAF Papua New Guinea 1944 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

Even in the middle of the war, many Kingfishers assigned to training duties had their upper wing surfaces painted Orange Yellow to make them more visible in case of emergency INHG

 

[cammerjeff]

Supermarine Walrus taxis up to HMS Warspite after an anti-submarine patrol. In the background are HMS Illustrious and the destroyer HMS Lookout, 29 May 1942 FACB
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WOW! I had never considered that a crew member would have to climb onto the upper wing with the engine running to hook up the cable to crane it back onboard. So did they climb the forward engine strut to get up top? With the prop spinning and the plane riding on the waves. Not for me!

 

[special ed]

Note the crewman midships ready to pick up pieces.

 

[Lucky13]

Wow. Is it possible that one of those AI click bait channels might have posted something factual?

Sssshh.... ffs! Don't say that out loud, it'll ruin their reputation and a good thing that we've got going on the AI Fails thread!