Guam in Color c 1945 ...

[Mark Allen M]

Guam in B&W ...


















An SNJ-6 Texan assigned to Naval Air Base (NAB) Agana, Guam,

[ignomini]

i'm no shutterbug, but most old kodachrome pics I've encountered have had a faded / duller hue about them. those look like they were shot today!!!

We've become so enamored with digital, folks forget how good Kodachrome was. I have an extensive collection of Kodachrome stereos from the 1940s-60s. If reasonably stored, Kodachrome exhibits bright, vibrant colors. Compared to modern Fuji Provia transparencies, Kodachrome exhibits warmer colors. It does tend to give images a subtle "vintage" look. Scanning Kodachrome can be tricky, particularly if the originals are under exposed. No manipulating RAW files to cover exposure mistakes with film.

Love all these photos. Thanks for posting.

[Mark Allen M]

A somewhat comparison over time.


B-29 over Northwest Field Guam c 1945


B-52's at Andersen Air Base, Guam, during preparations for Operation Linebacker II in Dec. 1972

[Mark Allen M]

Just because it's not something you see everyday ...


BOEING B-29 EMERGENCY PROCEDURE 3 ENGINES FEATHERED

[Scott Rose]

Thanks Mark! Those are great. I went to summer camp in apra harbor in 1975.

[Invader26]

BOEING B-29 EMERGENCY PROCEDURE 3 ENGINES FEATHERED

Pilot to co-pilot - "I said feather #3 not 3!"

Mark, thanks for posting all these great pics..

[Pat Carry]

Nice photos Mark as usual, thanks

[camshaw]

my buddy arty served on guam during the war, he has since passed but he had a bunch of pictures of him and his buddies on a barge pushing planes into the ocean after the war....I wish I had them now....any of you guys dived on the guam dumpsites?

[Rob Mears]

I can't says as I've ever seen the insignia seen on this Corsair before (in the background)...

[Jim MacDonald]

Rob,

I believe that's Air Group 89 off of the Antietam.

Mac

[Mark Allen M]

That's correct indeed Mac ... as I knew you would know


SB2C-5's Helldivers and Corsairs of CVG-89 are lined up for launch on the flight deck of the USS ANTIETAM (CV-36), c 1945.

[Malo83]

A somewhat comparison over time.


B-29 over Northwest Field Guam c 1945


B-52's at Andersen Air Base, Guam, during preparations for Operation Linebacker II in Dec. 1972

I was stationed on Guam 72-75 with VQ-1, use to watch the 52's in the distance flying out on their missions from our hanger, we use to take our old rusted cars out to North Field and make high speed runs on one of the runways, the rest of the field was overgrown with vegetation, we were told not to go exploring the old sites as wild boars roamed the area, I remember the AF had a beautiful beach just off North Field that we would visit often, lots of round eye women there

[StangStung]

That's correct indeed Mac ... as I knew you would know


SB2C-5's Helldivers and Corsairs of CVG-89 are lined up for launch on the flight deck of the USS ANTIETAM (CV-36), c 1945.

At the risk of a minor thread jack, does anyone know a good place online to find the markings for the various CAGs?

[Rob Mears]

There is a picture floating around somewhere that shows a series of fighter aircraft 'tails' with the various markings from each CAG. I thought I had it on file but I'm unable to locate it at the moment.