Photo of the week
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This weekends photo.
Messerschmitt Bf 109’s from III.-JG 1 fly over Leeuwarden, taken during the summer of 43.
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This weekends extra.
And two nice air to airs,taken Stateside of Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt 42-25716 (MSN 1293) 493rd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak January 22, 1945 while strafing vehicles one mile W of Schleiden, Germany. Pilot bailed out and became POW
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This midweeks photo.
A superb close up of a Messerschmitt Bf 110 night fighter belonging to NJG 1 taken at Deelen
Deelen Air Base was founded in 1913 as a base for border patrol missions. When the Netherlands surrendered to Germany in World War II, the Luftwaffe started using the field, significantly expanding and upgrading the base. The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Messerschmitt Bf 110 and Junkers Ju 88 were operated from the airfield, and anti-aircraft guns were installed. A railway from the nearby town of Wolfheze was constructed, initially to facilitate the transport of building materials for a Luftwaffe command bunker and later to supply the base with munitions. It was the headquarters of 1. Jagd Division from May 1942, later re-designated 3. Jagd Division.
In 1944 the airfield was extensively bombed by Allied forces in preparation for the Battle of Arnhem, and flying activity from the base was suspended by the Germans. The base was reduced to an auxiliary airfield and turned into a depot for V-1 flying bombs. After the war, up until 1950, the Dutch military used Deelen as a storage facility. In 1950, the decision was made to restore Deelen back to an operational air base, and from 1957 to 1963 was the base for the Royal Netherlands Air Force Republic RF-84F Thunderflash photo reconnaissance aircraft. -
This weekends photo.
And an unusual shot of Messerschmitt Bf 110's from Nachtjagdgeschwader 1,taken at Twenthe.
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This weekends extras.
Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk. V B, RAF BL 599, Palembang Oeloe V.
later served with 222 (Natal) Squadron on the 21-NOV-1942, while over the Irish Sea, 15 miles west of Stranraer Dived out of formation and into the sea while on a routine patrol.Sgt (1139189) William James Dennis MILLER RAFVR - killed R.I.P.
And below Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk. V B, RAF BL 539, Landstorm.
33MU 4-1-42 504S 29-1-42 FAAC 16-5-42 Shorts Harland AST 15-5-43 Cv Seafire-Ib reserialled NX944
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This midweeks photo.
And a superb close up of an Australian Beaufighter, that really shows in detail some of the weathering these aircraft acquired.
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This weekends photo.
A Dornier 217, practically undamaged, found at Castel Benito, Tripolitania, Libya, when the Allied Air Force occupied the airfield. 26 January 1943.
And a luftwaffe ground crewman works on a III.JG 1 Messerschmitt Bf 109G at Fliegerhorst Leeuwarden, Summer of 1943, note the covering on the 20mm gondola.
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This weekends extra.
Lieutenant Harvey Mace and Lieutenant Konstantin Vogel of the 357th Fighter Group with a Typhoon (SA-L) of No 486 Squadron, RAF_of_No_486_Squadron_RAF..jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
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This weekends photos.
A nice shot of a Douglas A-20 taken in Alaska Feb 1944 on its way to Russia showing the long range tank.
And an interesting shot of a A-20 of the 5th Airforce being cleaned of its anti corrosion protection,again showing the long range tank.
