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And a marvelous closeup of aviation mechanics working on the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 engine of a Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter during a lull between strikes on Mili and Kwajalein circa early December 1943.USS LEXINGTON (CV-16)
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This midweeks photo.
And a wonderful colour shot of a Dauntless aircraft gunner wearing oxygen mask operates the flexible .30 caliber machine gun in the aft cockpit circa 1941-43.
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This midweeks photo,and an interesting one at that.
Taken September 1945 a rare colour photo of a P-38 cockpit.
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Two shots of Royal Navy Hawker Sea Fury FB.Mk.11's taken in Korea circa 1950.
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"Including the Pullman B-29, a total of 46 Silverplate B-29s were produced during World War II. Of these, 29 were assigned to the 509th Composite Group during World War II, with 15 used to carry out the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. An additional 19 Silverplate B-29s were ordered in July 1945, which were delivered between the end of the war, and the end of 1947. By this time only 13 of the original 46 were still operational. Thus, a total of 65 Silverplate B-29s were made, of which 32 were operational at the start of 1948. Martin-Omaha produced 57 Silverplate B-29s. The other 8 were built by Boeing-Wichita. Of these 65 bombers, 31 were eventually converted to other configurations, 16 were placed in storage and later scrapped, and 12 were lost in accidents (including four of the Tinian bombers). The pair of historic weapons delivery aircraft, named Enola Gay and Bockscar, are today displayed in museums."
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Taken January 26th 1943 a RCAF Hurricane, #5650 had a slight landing mishap.
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This weekends extra.
DOUGLAS R4D-6 Aircraft Bu 17265 of Naval Air Transport Service Squadron VR-5 at an Alaskan airfield. Photo received 24 July 1945.
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Taken on board USS Missouri (BB-63) on her shakedown cruise August 1944, showing the recovery of a Vought OS2U Kingfisher.
