Viking's Aircraft Pictures

[vikingBerserker]

Hey Dave, I just notice how the censors darkened the bazooka openings. Think the missle was top secret?

I had not noticed it myself, I would have no idea why they would have as I believe it was just a standard bazooka.

 

[fubar57]

Seen a photo of the aircraft somewhere with the pilot who had the bazookas mounted.

Geo

 

[Capt. Vick]

And the camo on that Douglas transport, in the background of the XB-15 picture, makes me think an AC-47 teleported in from 'Nam!

 

[T Bolt]

Was looking over some of your older pictures in this thread David and came across the shot of the Lexington when it was helping to power Tacoma Washington. The Si-Fi Author Robert A Heinlein was a young Lt. on board her at the time and the it is mentioned in a recent biography of him. Amazing that the Lex had the power to do that.

 

[vikingBerserker]

That is pretty cool! I have always loved the Lexington and was ecstatic when I came across that pic and always loved her with the 8" guns.

Today at the NARA I copied these 2 pics of the B-15. The first one is of the plane just before it was flown to Chile with supplies. Chili had been struck by a fairly nasty earthquake on Feb of 1939. The 2nd shows the engine nacelle hatch with one of the flight engineers popping out.

 

[GregP]

Hey VikingBerserker,

Thank you very much for sharing. These are really neat pics that I (and, I assume, many of us) have never seen before.

Kudos guy!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Thank you, always a pleasure!

 

[evangilder]

Neat stuff. The B-15 was a behemoth. I have a couple of photos on my drive as well, collected from various websites. I have a folder on my Mac I call "Airplane porn".

 

[vikingBerserker]

 

[Capt. Vick]

Yeah. ...nice

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[vikingBerserker]

In 2012 Mitchell Zuckoff's Lost in Shangri-La was published and told the story of a cargo plane that crashed in New Guinea during WW2 (really excellent read) killing 21 of the 24 people aboard and the incredible rescue of the 3 survivors that utilized a glider snatched from the ground by a C-47. I have acquired an original picture of the glider sitting in the valley before it was used.

During July 1934 Hap Arnold was leading a flight of 10 x Martin B-10 bombers on what was called the Alaskan Flight from. This over shadowed a flight the USN was also making to Alaska leaving San Diego at the same time.

..and lastly a picture of the USS Lexington still sporting the 8 x 8" guns taking in 1929.

 

[fubar57]

Very cool David. The Lexington looks very smart.

Geo

 

[Wildcat]

Nice!

 

[Shinpachi]

What an awesome researcher you are, David!

 

[GrauGeist]

Great photos for the collection!

 

[Wayne Little]

great pics man...

 

[vikingBerserker]

Thanks gents!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice stuff!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Two new ones came in.

Either the USS Lexington or the Saratoga firing it's 8" guns

A color shot of the B-19