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[Count de Bastrop]

Baffins amongst other aircraft at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Technical Training School, Rongotai, circa 1940 the net
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I see a Vickers Vincent (or possibly Wildebeeste?), an Airspeed Oxford, a Hawker Hart (or Hind), a De Havilland Tiger Moth, and a Hawker Tomtit. Is the dismantled aircraft on the left edge of the photo a Baffin? Not sure.

 

[topspeed]

Aircraft of Fliegerfürher Irak photo 5 the net
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What aircraft are these ?

 

[Wurger]

What aircraft are these ?

Breda Ba 65

 

[andy1967]

Told ya' the B-17 won the war.

"B24 has entered the chat"

 

[Viking1066]

B-17 Flying Fortress of the 384th BG dropping payload March 1944 the net, It did!

 

[Viking1066]

With a little help. B-24J Liberator 8AF 467BG788BS X7F bomb Landshut 16th April 1945 the net

 

[Frog]

US Naval Air Station, Saint-Louis.

 

[Viking1066]

B-17E 41-2428 "Ole Shasta" was a veteran of the Battle of Midway, and was camouflaged in the multi-colored segmented scheme at the Hawaiian Air Depot the net

 

[Viking1066]

Avro Anson RNZAF named Dopey donkey with Navigation n Reconnaissance School at New Plymouth the net

 

[Viking1066]

Unusual perspective of a PBY from directly astern the net

 

[CATCH 22]

Avro Anson RNZAF named Dopey donkey with Navigation n Reconnaissance School at New Plymouth ASBI
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Nope!
But a great photo nevertheless!

 

[syscom3]

With a little help. B-24J Liberator 8AF 467BG788BS X7F bomb Landshut 16th April 1945 the net
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With a little help. B-24J Liberator 8AF 467BG788BS X7F bomb Landshut 16th April 1945 the net
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Effectively 6 more missions left till 8th AF operations ended on April 25th.

 

[syscom3]

August 19, 1945: B-17F serial 42-6089 takes a dip into the L. A. River after engine failure during takeoff at Burbank. This plane never saw combat; it flew training missions from Biggs Field near El Paso, TX. All crew members survived with minor injuries.


Details:
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: B-17F-45-VE: 42-6030 to 42-6104
Delivered Long Beach 17/7/43;
Cheyenne 21/7/43; 242
Grand Isle 17/10/44; 224 BU
Sioux City 28/10/44; 235 BU
Biggs 15/5/45; 441 BU
Metropolitan 31/8/45;
Recl Comp 25/10/45.

 

[OldGeezer]

US Naval Air Station, Saint-Louis.

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Any more photos of this facility???