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A Boeing 314 "Clipper" in flight 1941-1948 the net
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The Cletrac or "Bomber Nurse", was issued to units operating fighter and transport types as well. Here a towing cable is being attached to a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 368th Fighter Group in Normandy the net
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Note the recently overpainted "C" of the registration. Helps date the photo.
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Right out of the crate.
This is one of the 3 B-314A sold to BOAC. NC18697 was named "Bristol". It was sold to General Phoenix Corporation, Baltimore as NC18607 in 1948. The above photo shows this late configuration of the plane.
Below some more views of the same a/c with the original BOAC-liveries (WWII and post-war):
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A Fairey Barracuda II of 814 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm flying over HMS Venerable and an attendant destroyer, the Italian ALFREDO ORIANI the net
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Great pic ... and 2 ships with interesting careers:: Venerable serving with the RN, RNN and ARA, and the Oriani serving with the RM and MN. Per Reddit, the pic was taken while Oriani was escorting Venerable to the Suez Canal, on her way to the Pacific War
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One of the trio of Junkers Ju 90A-0 transports during a refuelling stop in Syria photo 2 the net
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Wearing Iraqi markings, this Fiat CR.42 of the Italian Squadriglia Speciale Iraq is at Rhodes while in transit to Iraq the net
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Iraq Rebellion 1941 the net
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Even with the under-performing Continental engines the XP-67 was able to exceed 400 mph, but this was well below the predicted design speed of 472 mph the net
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B-29 Superfortesses Piardoba AF India 1944 photo 1 the net
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Mustangs line the tarmac, the location is said to be Itami, Japan after the war the net
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B-29s at North Field Guam of 29th BG and 19 BG of 314 BW photo 5 the net
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Royal New Zealand Air Force mechanics are seen servicing a P-40M on Guadalcanal the net
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Photograph of the Moonbat showing details of the main landing gear which is fitted with oleo scissors front and back the net
Really sleek look
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American fighter pilots Richard Alexander, Gilmore Daniel, Hugh Kennard, Michael Miluck, Chesley Peterson (in the cockpit), Jimmy Grey, Colonel Reade Tilley, and Smith, all former fighter pilots of the RAF Eagle Squadron during the Second World War, pose beside a Spitfire during a reunion at the Royal Air Force station, RAF Biggin Hill in Bromley, London, England, 4th September 1976. Other than 'Smith', no further information was available for naming this pilot.
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A Fairey Barracuda on HMS Formidable Aug 1944 the net
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B-29s at North Field Guam of 29th BG and 19 BG of 314 BW photo 13 the net
