This weekends extra.
And some interesting shots of pilots.
Major Gregory Boyington USMCR shows to the press how to enter a Corsair

Flying Officer J.C. Uhthoff (RCAF) took his Typhoon fighter-bomber into the air to take part in one of the first sweeps over the invasion area after the initial D-Day landings were made.

Wearing British flying kits Lieutenant E.D. Schofield of Belleville Ohio and Lieutenant R.F. Sargent of Youngstown Ohio prepare to pilot a British Spitfire. Note the Sq emblem has been censored.

Wednesdays photo's.
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Patrol Bomber - Receives a new propeller while undergoing maintenance at Naval Air Station Norfolk Virginia in December 1943.

Consolidated PB4Y-1 Patrol Bomber -The pilot receives the signal to start engines probably at Naval Air Station Norfolk Virginia circa December 1943.

This weekends photo's and a couple of US Navy QF-86 drones.

Weekend extra and staying with F-86's.
A nice shot of the USAFE "Skyblazers" taken in 55.

Wednesdays photo.
April 23 1943 shows a Wellington at a RCAF airfield overseas

This weekend's photo's.
Taken at the Bell plant, Niagara Falls winter of 43.

Weekend extra.
Taken at Ford Willow Run, some very detailed shots of B-24E's .
A slight alteration of the B-24D built by Ford, using R-1830-65 engines. Unlike the B-24D, the B-24E retained the tunnel gun in the belly. The USAAF used the B-24Es primarily as training aircraft since this series and other technology as were the aircraft being produced by Consolidated / San Diego (CO). Ford also built sub-assemblies for Douglas and Convair Fort Worth; these sub-assemblies were identical to Ford-built B-24Es, except that they used the same engines as the B-24D (R-1830-43 radials). These sub-assemblies were called KD (knock down) ships and were trucked from Willow Run to the Southwest for the final assembly . (Total: 801)

Built by Curtiss in Buffalo, New York. Approximately forty TP-40N trainers were built as a dual control version.All delivered to the U. S. Army.

This weekends photo's.
Four this week of "Pete the Pom Inspector" B-24d 42-40370.
Originally flew the 1 Aug 43 Ploesti mission with the 44th BG / 506th BS 'Heaven can Wait' (V), but aborted before the target and landed on Cyprus. Transferred to the 389th BG / 566th BS (EE W) at the beginning of Nov 43, and flew on combat operations through 26 Mar 44, then transferred to the 467th BG and became an assembly aircraft.

This midweeks photo.
"Vultures Row" is full
USS Valley Forge while the ship was operating near Long Beach California 27 April 1949.