Photo of the week
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This weeks bonus.
A couple of very low level shots.
"B-17 Flying Fortress of the 91st Bomb Group flies over two field ambulances."
A 457th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress performing a 'buzzjob' over Glatton airfield in the summer of 1944 after the aircraft's crews reached their 25th completed mission, and thus the end of their 'tour'.
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One this week
B17G 42-31435 `Wests End` of the 384th BG suffered damage to its nose and was fitted with a fixed battery of six .50 caliber guns to be fired by the pilot in the event of a head on attack. It did fly a few operational sorties in July 1944 but suffered a crash landing before it could be used.
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This weeks bonus.
Taken 27th October 1943, I guess a "GEEK" decided this was interesting.
Which it is, of a P-38 Lightning of the 55th Fighter Group's, flaps etc.
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Mid week bonus
Unknown too me until yesterday, the 8th Af also used Lysanders in the "Target Tug " role.
I posted over at KPF -- http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?134001-American-Lysander -
Seven this week.
Below A-26 Invaders of the 391st Bomb Group at Nordholz.
And below 3 shots of A-26 Invader F6-P, serial number 43-22330 nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm.
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This weeks bonus
Taken in 1950 in Germany, during "Operation Rainbow", Hubert Zemke's 56th Fighter Group P-47's catch some tanks in the open.
Awsome photos -
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Thanks Detlef, not being an Army guy, does anyone, know what sort of tanks they are?
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The ones in the background of the first pic are M26 Pershings.
The others are M24 Chaffees.
