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Mark Allen M
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US Navy Beechcraft GB-2 BuNo. 23729 May 3, 1944. Obviously an Admiral's plane.

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North American AT-6 42-85857 Ellensburg WA 1953, Two Star General’s plane.

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General Omar Bradley's personal C-47 transport, The Mary Q. Piloted by Herb Barnum.

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Jack Breed, USNR, Vice Admiral John H. Hoover’s flag lieutenant. Photograph received August 16, 1944.

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Post-war B-17. Unknown who the two stars belong to.

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B-17E 'Sally' of US 5th Air Force based between Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Port Moresby, New Guinea exclusively to transport Major General Kenney.

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AAF GENERAL HENRY HAP ARNOLD'S B-25 1944 BRADLEY FIELD.

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Original-WWII-AAF-Photo-MAJOR-GENERAL-WILLIAM-LYNN.

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Forgot who this is ... ;)

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Douglas R4D Flag aircraft of Rear Admiral Osbourne B. Hardison, chief of Naval Air Primary Training, is checked out by ground crew at NAS New Orleans, circa early 1945.

And a few folks below who played a small part in winning WWII.

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Admiral Nimitz Inspects One of the First B-29 Superfortresses.

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Group photo of General Eisenhower with the U.S. Generals of the Western Front on Ike's 54th birthday in Belgium.

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Nimitz's pants look like they don't match his Khaki's. Wonder why?

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Adam Kline wrote:
Nimitz's pants look like they don't match his Khaki's. Wonder why?

Because he could.

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Nimitz's pants look like they don't match his Khaki's. Wonder why?

There was a Steward transferred to Alaska shortly after who knew why... :shock:

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Just wow guys!!!!! those are great!!!!

tks for sharing
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Group photo of General Eisenhower with the U.S. Generals of the Western Front on Ike's 54th birthday in Belgium.


MP's in the back thinking "Please don't let me embarrass myself."
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Very first photo...Staggerwing in Navy colors...dang! That is just gorgeous!!!

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Thanks Mark :D :D

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Each of our C-130s had a pouch where we stored a set of VIP rank placards and a bracket in the lower kick window by the aircraft commander to place them when a VIP was onboard. One of the guys in the squadron had an identical placard made up with captain's bars. He got a lot of double takes when pulling up at a transient base. Good times.

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