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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???

 

[Viking1066]

Avengers and Martlets in a variety of camouflage schemes, though all carrying the USN star, on the deck of USS Robin (HMS VICTORIOUS) One color scheme represents modified Martlets while the others are from US Saratoga the net

 

[Viking1066]

AVRO Anson Mark I in flight over the English countryside the net

 

[Viking1066]

USS Ranger, foreground; USS Lexington, middle distance; and USS Saratoga, background, lie at anchor off Honolulu, Hawaii, 8 April 1938 during Fleet Problem XIX. the net

 

[cammerjeff]

Its odd seing the USS Ranger in the Pacific.

Hawaii, April 1938 during Fleet Problem XIX the net
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[syscom3]

SB2U Vindicator code 42-S-17 of VS-42 in flight over the carrier USS Ranger CV-4 sometime during October 1941.

 

[fannum]

USS Ranger, foreground; USS Lexington, middle distance; and USS Saratoga, background, lie at anchor off Honolulu, Hawaii, 8 April 1938 during Fleet Problem XIX. the net
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USS Ranger, USS Lexington and USS Saratoga in an exercise the almost duplicated the upcoming Japanese carrier attack on the islands in 12/41.