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[Viking1066]

Fitting torpedoes on a Fairey Swordfish during training for pilots for naval aircraft at HMS JACKDAW, Royal Naval Air Station, Crail, Fife the net

 

[Viking1066]

HMAS Nizam (D 15) moving alongside the USS Shangri-La making a transfer the net

 

[Viking1066]

HMS INDOMITABLE from the aircraft carrier VICTORIOUS during the Pedestal Malta convoy 1942 the net

 

[Viking1066]

OS2U Kingfisher aircraft recovered alongside battleship Arizona Sep 1941 the net

 

[Viking1066]

OS2U Kingfisher alongside battleship Arizona 6 Sep 1941 the net

 

[special ed]

Note safety harness for backseater - The pilot's left hand.

 

[andy1967]

Source:Chaz Bowyer& Armand Van Ishoven.

 

[Wurger]

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The Werner Petermann's Bf 109E-4 upgraded to the E-7 standard, WNr. 3487 of the 5./JG77, near Chanii, Crete, 1941

the pic source: the net.

and one more shot ...

the pic source: Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7 of Jagdgeschwader 27 During the Balkan Campaign and the Battle of Crete - Gmodel Art

 

[andy1967]

Source :Chaz Bowyer&Armand Van Ishoven.

 

[Viking1066]

OS2U Kingfisher being launched by catapult from the cruiser Detroit in the Aleutians 1944 the net

 

[Viking1066]

OS2U Kingfisher being recovered aboard the battleship USS Missouri, 1944-45 the net

 

[Viking1066]

P-35 Lowry Field the net

 

[Viking1066]

P-51 Mustang fighters seen through a window of a B-29 Superfortress bomber, 1945 the net

 

[cammerjeff]

P-43 Lancer Lowry Field the net
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Nice picture but that is a P-35, not a P-43

 

[Count de Bastrop]

P-43 Lancer Lowry Field the net
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That's a P-35A... check the landing gear.

 

[Warspite63]

P-51 Mustang fighters seen through a window of a B-29 Superfortress bomber, 1945 the net
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great pic. no unit markings on the P51s ... I wonder if this is a delivery flight, with the B29 acting as mother Hen?

 

[Viking1066]

great pic. no unit markings on the P51s ... I wonder if this is a delivery flight, with the B29 acting as mother Hen?

No further information was provided. When in error, I rely on the crack staff of WW2 Aircraft.net for help

 

[Wurger]

great pic. no unit markings on the P51s ... I wonder if this is a delivery flight, with the B29 acting as mother Hen?

No further information was provided. When in error, I rely on the crack staff of WW2 Aircraft.net for help

The official wartime caption says : "After a strafing mission, North American P-51 Mustangs snuggle under the wing of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress for the trip back to Iwo Jima, Bonin islands. July 1945." The 472864's service history is unknown but it looks like she belonged to the 458th FS of the 506th FG of the 20th AF based on the Iwo Jima in 1945. The Mustang 44-72864 is the P-51D-25-NA and almost for sure was from the 7th Fighter Command's "Sunsetters".

the info and pic source: USAF – Page 3 – laststandonzombieisland

 

[Viking1066]

See! Thank you!

 

[mjfur]

great pic. no unit markings on the P51s ... I wonder if this is a delivery flight, with the B29 acting as mother Hen?

A little late but,
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/204834881?objectPage=2

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/204834875?objectPage=2

Another possibility could be the 21st FG, https://www.aircraftinformation.info/JB_AIF/usaf_serials/1944_5.html

72863 (72nd FS, 21st FG) shot down by AAA N of Koriyama, Japan Aug 1, 1945. MACR 14842. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
72865 (46th FS, 21st FG) crashed on takeoff at Central Field, Iwo Jima Jul 2, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.