Two this week of B-17F (serial number 42-5793) nicknamed "Stinky", the first B-17 Flying Fortress to carry HS2 Radar pathfinder equipment.
Sent to RAF Defford for installation of HSC equipment; transferred 813BS/482BG [PC-M] Alconbury 5/8/43
The first H2S airplanes were reassigned to the 482nd BG in order to concentrate the radar training, equipment, and experience in a single unit. The pathfinders would then be TDY-ed to the other Groups to act as lead ships.
Nov.1943,shortly after takeoff, #1 caught fire. They were too low to bail out and the crew headed for Eye since the runway there was more-or-less straight ahead. Sadly, they didn't make it, and the crash and fire killed all thirteen crew and four civilians.

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IMO one of the sexiest aircraft ever to grace the skies.

F-14A Tomcat of Fighter Squadron VF 2.

F-14A Tomcat of Fighter Squadron (VF) 1 pictured in flight near Hawaii.

/F-14A Tomcat of Fighter Squadron VF 201 fires an AIM-54 Phoenix. This marked the first warhead shot by a Naval Reserve squadron.

F-14D Tomcat assigned to Naval Air Test Center NATC Patuxent River Maryland fires an AIM-7 Sparrow missile at Pacific Missile Test Center PMTC China Lake California.

/F-14 Tomcats of Fighter Squadrons VF 1 and 2 tank from an S-3 Viking over the Pacific Ocean off the California coast

Two this week from the Jack D. Canary Collection.
Taken in China circa 44/45.
Nakajima Ki43 II, P-5017

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A wonderful shot of He111-H A1+BM 4.KG 53 taken on the Eastern Front 1942/43

Two this week of Lt Walter Sharbo in his P-47M 44-21237,62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. taken 44.
On 10th April 45 he shot down a 262 while returning from a fighter sweep in the Berlin area, this was the last enemy aircraft to fall to 56th FG guns in air combat.

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De Havilland DH98 Mosquito FBVI D5-D serial number NT 181 of No 620 Squadron RAF at East Wretham,home of the 359th Fighter Group.

One this week, of Fw 190 A-8/R2 in American hands. "White 11" of 5./JG 4 was captured during Operation Bodenplatte after its engine had been damaged by American light flak.

Those are some great shots you've posted recently Alan, I especially like those of the Mossie VI with their weathering details.

Thanks Harry.
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Some detailed images of the 103 cannon on the HS-129.

A 72 Sq Spitfire Mk V giving a nice haircut.