WW2 original color photos

[Shanghai-Mayne]

Photographer is A.E.Samuelson, at Linz, 1945.5.2.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

The most famous A-2 lover on the world.

 

[flyincowboy]

B17

navigator

 

[flyincowboy]

Sgt. poses with K-20 camera at waist window of B-17.

 

[flyincowboy]

Control jeep occupants direct a Consolidated B-24 to the runway for take-off at a base in England.

 

[flyincowboy]

DAM BUSTER

 

[flyincowboy]

NOT WARTIME BUT NICE WARBIRD THE DRAGON AND HIS TAIL

 

[Kermit3D]

Drum-head service led by Capt. M. S. Ragan, Catholic Padre, at a pioneer flying fortress base in England, prior to the Crew's setting out on a daylight attack on Nazi-dominated Europe.

 

[Dr. Schmollak]

The most famous A-2 lover on the world.

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Is this General Mc Arthur?

 

[flyincowboy]

in the Aleutian Islands, U.S. Navy aircrew amuse themselves ...

 

[flyincowboy]

Tokyo burning under firebomb from B29s

may45

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Is this General Mc Arthur?

Nailed it …

 

[Dany McDonald]

Type D-1 in action...

It's not uncommon to see guys in D-1's with the rolled wrists. This one has a lot of room too.

 

[ZuZu]

The most famous A-2 lover on the world.

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I like that fit now. Old people need large jackets!

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

I like that fit now. Old people need large jackets!

I believe it’s not his own jacket.

 

[Kermit3D]

 

[Kermit3D]

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On closer inspection, I have serious doubts as to whether these are period color photos...

 

[Chandler]

On closer inspection, I have serious doubts as to whether these are period color photos...

I was just looking and the color and clarity seems a little more sharp than 40s color film.

Second pic, furthest "airman" to the right -- what's he wearing on his feet?

 

[Dany McDonald]

Reenactors... that B-17 crashed in 2019.