Viking's Aircraft Pictures

[vikingBerserker]

Got this one in yesterday. It's an original pic when the USS Lexington provided power to the city of Tacoma Washington. It shows off her 8" guns quite well.

"In 1930 the Oregon and Washington state coastal areas suffered a massive drought which result in low levels in the reservoirs that provided water for hydro-electric power. The US Navy brought the Lexington up to a dock in Tacoma, WA and heavy electric lines were rigged into the Tacoma power grid and the Lexington's generators provided power for about a month till melting snow and rain brought the reservoirs up to a level needed to generate sufficient power for the city". USS Lexington (CV-2) encyclopedia

 

[Shinpachi]

A very good story, vB.

 

[Airframes]

Great pic, and a different slant on 'Naval Power' !!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

VERY COOL FIND! Is this one of your personal photos from a relative?

 

[vikingBerserker]

I wish! I bought it from a collector.

 

[Crimea_River]

Interesting.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

So it is one of yours, now anyway. Very cool photo all the same.

 

[evangilder]

Very cool, the Lady Lex is quite a historic ship.

 

[nuuumannn]

Neat start to your collection, man! Keep it going!

 

[vikingBerserker]

This one arrived today to add to the collection. It shows a drop tank modified to carry a patient.

"Demonstrates new Air Ambulance with a "Litter Patient". The modified belly tank ambulance of a P-38 fighter plane is demonstrated at a Pacific Air Force Headquarters, Flight Nurse 2nd Lt Beulah Farmer of Wilson, N.C., assisted by S/Sgt. William H Ragan of Indianapolis , Ind, moved the "patient" as Major Donal J. Broesamle of Palo Alto, Calif., holds the tail section of the Tank." Photo Credit US Air Force

 

[Alex .]

Blimey, that'd be one heck of a ride!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I agree Alex! Excellent photo all the same, thanks for sharing David!

 

[Crimea_River]

Not for the claustrophobic.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Sweet pics!

 

[Airframes]

Great pic !
The 'patient' would be somewhat ****ed if some 'erk' thought it was a real drop-tank, and filled it with fuel !

 

[Shinpachi]

 

[Torch]

Hope he had ear plugs,yeesh

 

[vikingBerserker]

This one arrived today, it is of the Boeing B-9 Death Angel though the pilots called it the "Tissue Paper Bomber" (on account of how thin the metal skin was). It was the first all metal monoplane bomber with retractable landing gear bought by the USAAC, though in very limited numbers.

 

[Capt. Vick]

...and then came the B-10.

 

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