Wednesdays pics.
P-47 Thunderbolt HL-Q of the 83rd Fighter Squadron 78th Fighter Group escorts a B-26 Marauder DR-F serial number 41-31806

A P-38J of the 434th Ftr Sq flares for landing

Anxious ground crew wait for there P-51 Mustangs returning from flights over enemy Europe

Two this week.
Some nice detailed shots of RNZAF Corsairs, first one taken on Espirito Santo, & the second one taken on Bougainville 1945.

Weekend bonus.
Spifire Mk IX from 401 Squadron RCAF at Tangmere 5th June 44.

And Spitfire IX of RAF 602 City of Glasgow Squadron based at Longues-sur-Mer airfield B-11 France taken between 25 June to 13 August 1944.

P-51D 44-14781 Don Helen coded YJ-U of the 351st Ftr Sq 353rd FG assigned to LT John W. Rohrs. Officially credited with a 1 and a half confirmed aerial victory he was KIA flying this aircraft.

P-51K 44-11624 Donna-Mite coded SX-M underscored of the 352nd Ftr Sq 353rd FG assigned to LT Leroy C. Pletz

P-51D 44-14686 of the 350th Ftr Sq 353rd FG pilot unknown.

Taken over Little Walden, Essex. Summer, 1945. 'Daisy Mae III' E9-Y 44-14514 assigned to Lt. Kelly and Lt. Alan J. Chalmers. Second plane back E9-A 42-106538 assigned to Norman Smith. Third plane E9-V 44-14600 assigned to Lt. Kenneth J. Scott Jr.

Lt. Marion C. Kelly 376th Fighter Squadron with his P-51 Mustang E9-K nicknamed Myrt. May 1945 Little Walden Essex.

Lt. William R. Young 376th Fighter Squadron with his crew chief and P-51 Mustang E9-Y Sweet Sue II serial no. 44-15024. Little Walden Essex spring- summer 1945.

P-51 Mustang E9-R serial no. 44-472940 nicknamed 'Death's Angel' of Lt. Harry M. Chapman, post VE Day at Little Walden, Essex. Left to right: Lt. Andrew E. Sandor, Lt. Andrew J. Kopp Jr., Lt. Raymond L. Schrup and Lt. William R. Young. 376th Fighter Squadron, Spring/Summer 1945.

P-51 Mustang E9-R serial no. 44-472940 nicknamed 'Death's Angel' of Lt. Harry M. Chapman, post VE Day at Little Walden, Essex.

Wednesdays pic's.
And something a little different.
Turkey received 15 Mk. Is in 1939; an additional 15 Mk. Is followed in 1940. 47 Mk. IICs were received in 1943 and 44 Mk. IIC/Rs were received in 1944.


And a fantastic shot of some Turkish DH 98 Mosquito's.

A mixed bag of bombers this friday.
A Lockheed Press photo of a PV-2 Harpoon

A B-24 Liberator of No 356 Squadron RAF taken somewhere in the Pacific Theatre of Operations

A delightful belly shot of B-17G 42-107040 Shirley Jean coded OR-K of the 323rd Bomb Sq 91st BG

Taken over South East England, an A-20 passes a B-17G

B-17F-42-3040 Miss Ouachita 91st BG at Bassingbourn

B-17F serial 42-3040 Miss Ouachita coded OR-Q of the 323rd Bomb Squadron 91st BG that has crashed-landed in Holland 21 February 1944

Hauptmann Heinz Barr inspects his kill 22.2.44

Weekend bonus.
U. S. Coast Guard pilot Edwin B. Ing in the cockpit of a Grumman J4F-1 Widgeon with U. S. Coast Guard seal on side, Ing is wearing helmet and goggles, 1943.

U. S. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Frederick G. Wild in the cockpit of a Grumman J4F-1 Widgeon, has U. S. Coast Guard seal on side with red victory in shape of submarine, 1943

U. S. Coast Guard Grumman J4F-1 Widgeon (USCG s/n V215) having depth charges loaded into their proper positions on the aircraft by servicemen in front of the U. S. Coast Guard hangar at Floyd Bennett Field, N.Y., ca. 1943.

Grumman JRF-2 Goose having a depth charge placed under its right wing by several servicemen in front of the U. S. Coast Guard Hangar at Floyd Bennett Field, N.Y. ca. 1943.

Grumman JRF-2 Goose aircraft on the ground with engines running in front of the US Coast Guard Hangar at Floyd Bennett Field, Long Island, New York, circa 1943.

U. S. Coast Guard Grumman JRF-2 Goose in flight, ca. 1943.

U. S. Coast Guard Grumman JRF-2 Goose in flight and dropping a depth charge, probably over Long Island, N.Y. ca. 1943.

A U. S. Coast Guard Grumman JRF-2 Goose being refueled by a Shell truck at the Grumman Aircraft Company facility on Long Island, N.Y.

Wednesdays Pics.
U.S. Army Air Forces Piper L-4A Grasshopper (s/n 42-36396) coming in for a landing, ca. 1942.

U.S. Army Air Forces Piper L-4 Grasshopper crew receiving orders prior to taking on an observation mission ca. 1942.

A Schweizer TG-2 SGS 2 Glider used for pilot training

Five this week, taken at Fornebu, Norway.pre-war.
FW-200 "DANIA" of Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S trading in English as Danish Air Lines, was Denmark's national airline from 1918 until it merged to create Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) in 1951. DDL was established on 29 October 1918, but started its first scheduled route on 7 August 1920.



And Lufthansa FW-200 "NORDMARK".

Weekend bonus taken post-war

Wednesdays photo, and a stunning air to air shot of Spitfire Mk VIII A58-758 in flight off the coast of Australia,45.