Photo of the week
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Wednesdays pics.
And a couple of shots of B-24J-65-CF 44-10560 fresh from the factory. This aircraft later served with the 455th Bomb Group - 743rd Bomb Squadron - 15th AF.
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This weekends photo.
Consolidated Liberator maritime patrol aircraft lined up at Aldergrove in Co Antrim in early April 1943. The two aircraft closest, FK228/M and FL933/O are GR.IIIs from 120 Squadron while FL952 is a GR.V belonging to 86 Squadron. Photo dated 1 April 1943.
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Weekend extra.
And a nice shot of the sole Mk. 3 Lancaster in Canadian service EE182. It arrived here in 1944 for winterization trials and stayed on until March 1948 when it was scrapped. EE182 was widely viewed in wartime North America. When not flying in sub-arctic conditions, it was visiting Victory Aircraft or taking part in public relations flights. It occasionally flew to the United States on demonstration missions at major bases. Squadron Leader Stanley O. Partridge flew it through much of this phase of its career, and checked out 84 American service and civilian pilots on the type, even without dual controls.
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This weekends extra.
Short Sunderland, flown by Wing Commander J Barrett, the Commanding Officer of 201 Squadron and his crew, based at Castle Archdale, County Fermanagh, undertaking Coastal Command's last operational patrol of the war, escorting an Atlantic convoy south-west of Ireland.
And Short Sunderland V, VB389/NS-D, of 201 Squadron after landing at Havel Lake in September 1948, with its contents being loaded onto barges. The Sunderlands continued to operate until December 1948, by which time the lift by land-based aircraft into Berlin's airfields had increased considerably.
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Wednesdays photo.
Consolidated B-24 at NAAS Kearney California 27 December 1944. This photo was taken as a daylight tungsten color test in bright afternoon sun time 1600 hrs using daylight type ansco c.
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This weekends photo's.
P-51B 42-106897 Rigor Mortis III coded FT-V assigned to 1LT Edward R. Regis of the 353rd Ftr Sq 354th FG. Officially credited with three confirmed aerial victories.
F-6D Katie serial unknown of the 15th Tac Recon Sq Chateaudun France
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Wednesdays photo.
USS Lexington is photographed from the back seat of a SBD dive bomber which has just taken off during TF-58 strikes in the Marianas 13 June 1944
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This weekends photos.
Taken on board a U.S. Navy Escort Carrier on training duty (CVE-9 Type), circa Mid-1943.
SBD, F6F and TBF Aircraft are respotted for take off at "FLY 3", on a U.S. Navy Escort Carrier (CVE-9 Type), circa Mid-1943. Note 2-way tiedowns on wings and tails, with wheels chocked. Planes wear yellow training unit markings, and the red-outlined national insignia.
Douglas SBD "DAUNTLESS" and Grumman TBF "AVENGER" ready for takeoff.
Plane director (in yellow cap and jersey) guides plane handlers (blue caps and jerseys) in "Spotting" a SBD-5 Bomber (BU# 28360) on the hangar deck.
Plane Captain makes a routine check of a Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless' engine on an aircraft carrier's hangar deck.
Aviation Ordnanceman checks the ammunition feed of the twin .30 caliber machine guns of an SBD Dauntless aircraft in the hangar.Note his pink cap, with stripe, to identify his job on the flight deck.
Plane Inspectors (green jerseys and green caps with black stripe) check the landing gear of an SBD, on the flight deck.
SBD-5 Receives maintenance on an aircraft carrier flight deck.
Refueling Detail (red caps and jerseys) refueling a Douglas SBD, on the flight deck, consists of hose man, swab man, and fire extinguisher (CO2) man. Plane captain (brown cap and jersey) is in the cockpit.
Plane captain (brown cap and jersey) attaches a ground wire from a metal part of a Douglas SBD Bomber to a metal part of the flight deck. Ground wires are always attached to planes as soon as they have been parked.
