Random Cool Photo Thread

[flyincowboy]

flak armored apron

 

[flyincowboy]

535thsqn,381stBG.Lt C. Meyers & Crew, by Return Ticket

 

[flyincowboy]

535thsqn 381stBG, Lt,W.Bartlett & Crew,

 

[flyincowboy]

french actor JEAN GABIN MARLENE DIETRICH 1945

 

[flyincowboy]

Parts depot for US vehicles in Écausseville, France. This is a view into the often forgotten logistical side of war, and the incredible quantities of equipment, supplies, parts etc. required to keep an army moving.

 

[flyincowboy]

B-17 Pilot, 95th Bomb Group, England 1943 Jacket is a private purchase.

 

[flyincowboy]

"If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.
Chuck Yeager

 

[Micawber]

 

[Micawber]

Wartime RAF mountain rescue, a much overlooked duty. My wife’s uncle was assigned to mountain rescue upon returning to the UK after escaping from Singapore when the Japs invaded.

 

[B-Man2]

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Man !!
How did he get a job like that in the Royal Navy ??
Notice how he’s trying hard not to look up !!

 

[FlakMagnet]

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[Enigma1938]

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One of my all time favorites, note the stenciled name on that B7

 

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[Micawber]

Fortress IIA FK186 of 220 Sqn sets out for the North Atlantic from its base in the Outer Hebrides in 1943

 

[P-47 thunderbolt]

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Captured Beaufort

 

[FlakMagnet]

Captured Beaufort

I think this was supplied by the UK to the Finns (alongside Hawker Hurricanes, and US supplied Brewster Buffaloes)

 

[flyincowboy]

Fortress IIA FK186 of 220 Sqn sets out for the North Atlantic from its base in the Outer Hebrides in 1943

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STEVE Coastal command B17?

 

[Micawber]

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STEVE Coastal command B17?

Yep, bit of background here..

No. 220 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[jack31916]

I think this was supplied by the UK to the Finns (alongside Hawker Hurricanes, and US supplied Brewster Buffaloes)

Right ! and it's a Bristol Blenheim Mk IV