My ole buddy Mark has been throwing a collection of pics up here, & for the most part, I think most of yall enjoy them. Now I know that he does not always make it real clear, where they came from, or what the He11 is actually going on in the image, so I'm gonna throw a few up from my ole collection, & I hope yall enjoy, & Mark you keep on posting!
All of the photos in this post unless otherwise noted, are from the United States of America, public domain collection's:
Here we go!
OS2U Kingfisher fly in echelon formation over NAS Jacksonville in 1943.
A Douglas TBD-1 Devastator (BuNo 0308) from U.S. torpedo squadron VT-8, No. T-5, taxiing up the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), circa 15 May 1942. This aircraft has already been equipped with twin .30 cal rear mount and is carrying a live torpedo. It was lost on 4 June 1942 with its crew LT(jg) Jeff Davis Woodson and Otway David Creasy, Jr., ARM2c. Date 15 May 1942.
The crew of the B-17 "Memphis Belle" back from its 25th operational mission. All of the crew hold the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. It all started with this Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. In all of its missions, there was only one casualty, a leg wound to the tail gunner, June 1943.
Bombs being loaded aboard a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura in the Aleutians in the summer of 1943. The plane may belong to patrol squadron VPB-13.
View of a Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighter. This aircraft had been shot down in Tunisia by British ground forces on 1 March 1943. After being repaired, the plane (named "Irmgard" by its German pilot) was flown by pilots of the USAAF 79th Fighter Group. "Irmgard" ended its life as a structural test vehicle at Wright Field, Ohio (USA), in early 1944. This is where this photo was probably taken, as the aircraft in the background seems to be a Bell P-59 Airacomet.
A USAAF North American P-51B-1-NA Mustang (s/n 43-12433, code AJ-M) of the 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, named "Miss Pea Ridge" (pilot Mack Tyner). 42-12433 was originally destined for the Royal Air Force as Mustang Mk III, s/n FX905. It did not serve with the RAF but was returned to the USAAF on 30 December 1943.
The crew of the USAAF Boeing B-29-40-BW Superfortress (s/n 42-24598) "Waddy's Wagon", 20th Air Force, 73rd Bomb Wing, 497th Bomb Group, 869th Bomb Squadron, the fifth B-29 to take off on the first Tokyo mission from Saipan on 24 November 1944, and first to land back at Isley Field after bombing the target. The crew is posing to duplicate their caricatures in the nose art. The crew (l-r): Capt. Walter "Waddy" Young/pilot, Lt. Jack Vetters/copilot, Lt. John F. Ellis/bombardier , Lt. Paul Garrison/navigator, Sgt. George Avon/radio operator, Lt. Bernard Black/flight engineer, Sgt. Kenneth Mansie/flight technican, Sgt. Lawrence Lee/gunner, Sgt. Wilbur Chapman/gunner, Sgt. Corbett Carnegie/gunner, Sgt. Joseph Gatto/gunner. This aircraft was lost on 9 January 1944.
What the He11, lets go to the crapper, & work our way back out
A-1H "PAPER TIGER II" VA-25
The plane was piloted by CDR C. W. Stoddard, wingman in NE-577 was LCDR Robin Bacon. When the "sani-flush-bomb" was dropped, it almost hit Beacon's plane due to its light weight. Later that month Stoddard was shot down and killed by SAMs over North Vietnam flying NE-572. Date October 1965.
A Douglas A-1J Skyraider (USN BuNo. 142063) named "The Hasler" of the 602nd Special Operations Squadron (USAF) over South Vietnam in 1968/69.
An U.S. Air Force Republic F-105D Thunderchief of the 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, at Osan Air Base, Korea, during Operation "Firefly" in 1968 that was initiated after the “Pueblo Incident”. Note that the aircraft is armed with six Mk 117 750 lb bombs and AIM-9B Sidewinder air-to-air missiles.
A U.S. Air Force LTV A-7D Corsair II (s/n 70-0967) of the 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Korat RTAFB, refueling from a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker during a mission over Vietnam in 1972.
A U.S. Air Force North American F-100F Super Sabre (s/n 58-1213) of the 352nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam, in 1971. This aircraft was retired to the MASDC on 29 November 1971 and declared excess on 10 April 1972.
A North American F-100D Super Sabre (s/n 56-3397) of the 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, being loaded with Mk 117 750 lb bombs at Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam, in early 1966. This plane was retired to the MASDC on 26 January 1979 as FE0453.
Photo of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt Karl Richter in front of an Republic F-105D Thunderchief. Richter was killed over Vietnam the 28 July 1967. Official USAF biography: "First Lt. Karl Richter's story is one of remarkable courage and perseverance. An Air Force Academy graduate, Richter flew F-105Ds in the 421st TFS, 388th TFW, Korat RTAFB. He flew aggressively and volunteered for the most hazardous missions. In September 1966, he shot down a MiG-17. As he neared the end of his 100-mission tour, Richter asked for and received permission to fly 100 more missions back-to-back. On his second tour, he was awarded an Air Force Cross for a mission on April 20, 1967, in which he vigorously suppressed heavy AAA and SAM defenses. In July 1967, on his 198th mission, Lt. Richter was hit by enemy fire and ejected over sharp limestone rocks known as karst. He was mortally injured when he hit the rocks.
A U.S. Air Force Douglas AC-47D (S/N 45-0927) in September 1968 after the 4th Air Commando Squadron became the 4th Special Operations Squadron of the 14th Special Operations Wing, probably at Nha Trang, South Vietnam.
Pfc. Mike Clausen who earned the Medal of Honor during a Jan. 31, 1970 mission to rescue members of 3rd platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Division who were pinned down in a mine field.
A U.S. Air Force Sikorsky HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter of the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron as seen from the gunner's position a helicopter of the 21st Special Operations Squadron, Vietnam, October 1972.
Piper PA48 Enforcer
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