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P-47 Thunderbolts Launch from Carriers

P-47 Thunderbolts Launch from Carriers

Testing of rearward firing defensive flamethrowers on the He 111

Testing of rearward firing defensive flamethrowers on the He 111

Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 Zeros of the 251st Kōkūtai taking off from an airfield in the southern pacific, October 1943.

Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 Zeros of the 251st Kōkūtai taking off from an airfield in the southern pacific, October 1943.

SB2C-5 Helldivers and F6F-5 Hellcats from French carrier Arromanches during the First Indochina War circa 1954

SB2C-5 Helldivers and F6F-5 Hellcats from French carrier Arromanches during the First Indochina War circa 1954

Japanese personnel inspect the remains of 374th Bomb Squadron B-24J Liberator 42-73312 after it force landed due to engine trouble over Burma on November 27th 1943

Japanese personnel inspect the remains of 374th Bomb Squadron B-24J Liberator 42-73312 after it force landed due to engine trouble over Burma on November 27th 1943

"Troikaschlepp" arrangement to get the Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant cargo glider airborne with three Me 110 tugs and rocket boosters

Feldwebel Kurt Gren in a IV(Sturmjäger)./JG 3 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 scores his 22nd and penultimate victory downing a B-24 over Hungary on August 22nd 1944

Feldwebel Kurt Gren in a IV(Sturmjäger)./JG 3 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 scores his 22nd and penultimate victory downing a B-24 over Hungary on August 22nd 1944

Preserved Lockheed P-38 Lightning in flight. Not many chances to see this beauty in the air.

Preserved Lockheed P-38 Lightning in flight. Not many chances to see this beauty in the air.

Bell P-39 Airacobra firing its formidable 37mm cannon

Bell P-39 Airacobra firing its formidable 37mm cannon

B17 of the 351st BG spins out of control after being attacked by a bf109. Can't find any other information

B17 of the 351st BG spins out of control after being attacked by a bf109. Can't find any other information

Video of B17 hit by flak 1944. Can't find any other information

Video of B17 hit by flak 1944. Can't find any other information

USAAF B-25 Mitchell bombers flying thru flak, most likely Italy 1943-44.

USAAF B-25 Mitchell bombers flying thru flak, most likely Italy 1943-44.

One of dozens of Supermarine Spitfires shot down during the Dieppe Raid crashes near the invasion fleet with the pilot being recovered wet but unharmed

One of dozens of Supermarine Spitfires shot down during the Dieppe Raid crashes near the invasion fleet with the pilot being recovered wet but unharmed

POV of a Japanese fighter plane shooting down a Hawker Hurricane, Southeast Asia 1942

POV of a Japanese fighter plane shooting down a Hawker Hurricane, Southeast Asia 1942

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers employed as ad hoc icebreakers to free a river for shipping on the Eastern Front

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers employed as ad hoc icebreakers to free a river for shipping on the Eastern Front

Successful and less than successful early ejection seat trials with a Junkers Ju 87 Stuka

Successful and less than successful early ejection seat trials with a Junkers Ju 87 Stuka

20mm cannon recovered from Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning

20mm cannon recovered from Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning "Glacier Girl" still in working order after half a century beneath the ice

Stunning Video showing the conditions in a B-17 Flying Fortress, and a B-24 Liberator. During a Bombing Raid

Stunning Video showing the conditions in a B-17 Flying Fortress, and a B-24 Liberator. During a Bombing Raid

B-25 Mitchell Gunships in action at low level in the Pacific Theater

B-25 Mitchell Gunships in action at low level in the Pacific Theater

Forgot I made this...we wanted to document Bomber Camp at Stockton so we started mounting my GoPros all over the B-24. This footage came out more spectacular that we thought possible. The original audio sounds like a hail storm on a tin roof. I may re-edi

Forgot I made this...we wanted to document Bomber Camp at Stockton so we started mounting my GoPros all over the B-24. This footage came out more spectacular that we thought possible. The original audio sounds like a hail storm on a tin roof. I may re-edi

RAF Coastal Command Bristol Beaufighters descend upon German shipping off the Norway coast (mercy on those poor fellows, they might even be civilians)

RAF Coastal Command Bristol Beaufighters descend upon German shipping off the Norway coast (mercy on those poor fellows, they might even be civilians)

Bf 109 G-2/Trops captured near Tobruk, Libya are repainted by No. 3 Squadron of the RAAF in November 1942

Bf 109 G-2/Trops captured near Tobruk, Libya are repainted by No. 3 Squadron of the RAAF in November 1942

Not as close as St. Maarten, but the closest I’ve ever been to a Superfort in flight!

Not as close as St. Maarten, but the closest I’ve ever been to a Superfort in flight!

I will leave this right here. Credit Credit @quicksilverp51 in Instagram.

I will leave this right here. Credit Credit @quicksilverp51 in Instagram.

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