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Aviation Mech

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Ju 87G Kanonenvogel

Original Bundesarchiv Caption: Sowjetunion.- Flugzeug Junkers Ju 87 G “Stuka” mit 3,7-cm-Kanonen FlaK 18 (“Kanonenvogel”) auf einem Feldflugplatz; PK Lw zbV. This photograph file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license. Attribution: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-646-5184-26 / … Continue reading

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LST Off Cape Gloucester

Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, February 1944.  

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Self-Propelled 37-mm Flak

A photograph of a destroyed German self-propelled 37-mm antiaircraft gun mounted on a halftrack, along with a late-model RSO towing an antitank gun. Source: Light, Intense, and Accurate, Headquarters, 65th Fighter Wing, August 1945.  

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Flying and Fighting Trim

 

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Mobile Training

A mobile training unit instructs B-17 crew and ground crew in the servicing of the B-17 oxygen system at a U.S. base in England in 1944. The veteran B-17 Flying Fortress “Flak Alley Lil” of the 305th BG is parked … Continue reading

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Idiots’ Delight

Color photograph of the B-17 Flying Fortress “Idiots’ Delight” of Eighth Air Force in England. The original caption states the M/Sgt is Penrose A. Bingham of Reading, Pennsylvania. The B-17 “Idiots’ Delight” served with the 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb … Continue reading

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Searchlight Maintenance

During WWII in France in 1945, two soldiers change the carbon rods in a carbon arc searchlight. In this type of searchlight, the carbon rods are slowly eroded during use and must be regularly replaced to maintain the proper performance. … Continue reading

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Flickr Finds

Flickr Finds — Three sets of veteran’s WWII photographs from the Flickr photo website. Jack Cravens in WWII — Photographs from Jack Cravens during service in the U.S. Army in the Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. WW2Vet — Large set … Continue reading

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A-20 Havocs and Spitfires

Douglas A-20 Havocs and Spitfires on a water-covered airfield in Italy during WWII. Despite the weather conditions, the airfield is still ready to be used for bomber and fighter missions against the Axis. (U.S. Air Force Photo)  

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