Photo of the week
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This midweeks photos.
A couple of interesting shots of a YP-47M taken during slipstream tests with NACA.
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This weekends extra,
"The GOON" was probably the most publicized B-24 in the CBI, getting photos of her nose art in the January 1944 issue of 'National Geographic Magazine'. Among the twelve color photos of noseart which were in that issue, the 14th Air Force made it into the magazine with a picture of the 'The GOON'. The nose art shows the "Goon" holding a torpedo.
The name came from a noted comic strip artist, E. C. Segar, however, her real fame related to her top turret gunner, T/Sgt Arthur Benko. He was written up in the 18 Oct 43 issue of 'Time' magazine after setting the record for an enlisted gunner in China. Officially Benko was finally credited with 18 Japaneses aircraft shot down. Most of these were claimed by Benko, several during the raid on Hankow docks in August 1943.
In early December 1943, the Goon lost two engines returning from a night attack on the Kowloon docks. The crew jettisoned all non-essentials and all except the pilot bailed out over the West River allowing Sam Skousen to keep the airplane up and return to a friendly base. Benko and Sanders were lost in the bailout. -
This midweeks photo.
Boeing B-29, 42-24464. B-29, s/n 42-24464, "Flying Stud II", 376th Bomb Squadron, 444th Bomb Group. China 1944.
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This weekends photos,
Spitfire Mk.VB BL676 which was to become the first hooked Spitfire used for Carrier Landing trials before being converted to full Seafire specifications.
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This midweeks photo.
And a nice air to air of a Koninklijke Luchtmacht Republic F-84F Thunderstreak of 315 Sq
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This weekends photo.
The Gruppenadjutant from JG 1, Leutnant Eberhard Burath, in the cockpit of his Focke Wulf Fw 190A-4 Wnr. 581 taken at Fliegerhorst Deelen, April 1943.
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This weekends extra.
Taken Stateside of a P-47,probably used for training,note it has only four blast tubes.
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This midweeks photo.
Melbourne, Vic. C. 1944. An Australian-built DAP Beaufighter 21 aircraft, serial number A8-95, in flight over the Shrine of Remembrance.
