Two this week.
Showing the beaching gear used on Arado 196A-2
seaplanes.

Weekend bonus.
A wonderful shot of a Mig 3.
Funny thing is, Designers have often said "If it looks good. it will fly good"
The Mig IMO looked great, but was a really bad plane to fly.

Mid week extra
Two this week from The IWM collection.
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Oblique aerial photograph taken during an attack by Bristol Beaufighters of No. 252 Squadron RAF on the German minelayer DRACHE (formerly the Yugoslavian tender ZMAJ), moored at the port of Vathy, on the Island of Samos, Greece. The last Beaufighter to make an attack drops its bombs on and around the vessel, which blew up and sank.

And Below
Bristol Beaufighters of No. 252 Squadron RAF based at El Magrun, Libya, sweep in at low level to attack the Italian seaplane base at Preveza, Greece. In the foreground is moored a Cant Z.501 flying boat.

A little late this week.
But a couple of interesting shots of a Decoy
Date & place unkown. " An airman of the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group with an inflatable decoy P-51 Mustang. "


Regards Duggy

Mid week bonus.
Taken on Board HMS Furious 6-9 July 1943, on a Northern Allied convoy.
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Seafires being prepared for patrol on the flight deck of HMS FURIOUS, with the USS SOUTH DAKOTA astern.


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Seafires of the aircraft carrier HMS FURIOUS at the ready, with the cruiser HMS GLASGOW astern.

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A Seafire on the flight deck of HMS FURIOUS, ready for action. HMS DUKE OF YORK is in the background.

Six this week
B-24D Liberator #41-23722 'Bomerang' (coded GO-C) of the 328th BS, 93rd BG. First 8th AF Liberator to complete 50 missions. Survivor of the first raid on the Ploesti oil refinery complex.

England - These airman headed the Consolidated B-24 "Bomerang" out across the Atlantic in early Sept. 1942 ... the first transatlantic formation flight in history. The "pioneer" heavy bombardment group was led by Brig Gen Edward J (Ted) Timberlake, Jr., of St Patersburg, Fla. This crew took the bomber into combat over Lille, France, on 9 October 1942; mastered "Bomerang" for 23 missions. Left to right; Capt John E Stewart of Ambler, Pa., pilot; Capt George W Bailey of Los Angeles, Calif., co-pilot 1 Lt Gerald F Cunningham of Haverhill Mass., Navigator; Capt Benjamin Klose of San Antonio Texas, bombardier;T/Sgt Herbert B Hape, of Evansville, Ind., radio operator; T/Sgt Herbert B. Daly, Ventondala, Pa., engineer-gunner; Sgt Robert D Scott of Anderson, Ind., Waist gunner, Sgt Joe M Cuellar, Jr., of San Gabriel, Calif., turret gunner; S/Sgt Maurice P Cotter of Yarmo, Calif., waist gunner; and S/Sgt Homer O Sheetz of Sheals, Ind., tail gunner.

B-24D Liberator 41-23722 'Boomerang'. Ship's Crew, upon arrival At 36th Street Airport, Miami, Florida, 17 April 1944. Crew members L to R : M/Sgt. George E. Ewald, M/Sgt. Charles A. Chambers, S/Sgt. Enos H. Lee, Lt. George G. Everhart, T. Sgt Alfred B. Bergkamp, Lt Wm. N. Ford.



93rd Bomb Group formation flight. Near aircraft is Consolidated B-24D-25-CO (S/N 41-24226) "Joisey Bounce," of the 330th Bomb Squadron, second aircraft is (S/N 41-24147) "The Duchess" also of the 330th. Next higher is Bomerang (s/n 41-23722) from the 328th. Last of all at the very top is 42-40246 (F) "Thunder mug" also of the 328th.

Mid week bonus from the SDASM Archives
Showing three captured Tony's
Peiping (Beijing), China, November 1945.

Four this week of Lt. Col. William C Clark, [Richmond VA], 504th Fighter Squadron & Headquarters Unit. P-51D 44-64148 5Q-C "Happy IV" the name "Dotty" on the canopy rail was for his wife Dorothy.
He was C.O. of the 339th FG from April 45.

Mid week bonus
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-5 "L2+MR" of 7.(H)/LG 2 in Russia in the spring 1942, probably at Stalino airfield

And below
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-5 "L2+OR" of 7.(F)/LG 2 photographed on its return to Athens-Kalamaki airport, probably from a mission over Crete. Oil was leeking from the engine!

Three this week, taken at Rovaniemi airfield Finland early April 1944,of Junkers Ju 87 D-5's of the 4.Staffel/II.Gruppe/SG 1.