Where have these pictures been hiding for the past 65 years? - Recently Discovered
Japanese Kawanishi H8K seaplane after strafing. Kwajalein
Squad of Rufe's at Bougainville . These things were very nimble even with the pontoons.
The A6M2-N float plane version of the Zero did extremely well, suffering only a small loss in its legendary maneuverability. Top speed was not affected, however, the aircraft's relatively light armament was a detriment.
Snow on deck. USS Philippine Sea North Pacific 1945
HARVS on the way in shot by a P-47. Rare shot.
Marines disembark LST at Tinian Island
Deck crew climbing up to get the pilot out. He did. That’s a fuel
tank his foot is on. Empty?
Bougainville.
Guam
Outside Bastogne
German 280mm K5 firing
U.S. munitions ship goes up during the invasion of Sicily
German V1 Rocket
Spitfire "tipping-off" a V1. If you've never heard of this
insane tactic ....... At first V1's were shot down by gunfire. Optimum range
was inside 200yds, which was marginal for survival. Many planes were damaged
and quite a few pilots killed. Basically at such high speed and low altitude a plane
had to fly though the explosion and hope.
With the high risk of being blown up some of the best pilots started tipping the V1's
wing, because of damage to wing tips they later developed a tactic of disrupting
the airflow by placing their wing very close to the V1's wing, causing it to topple.
Not every pilot did this. At night this was not possible, the flame from the V1 blinded
the pilot to everything else, though some Mossie pilots flew past closely in front of
the V1, again causing it to topple. The thought of doing this at 450mph, 4,000 feet
above the ground, at night and being blinded gives me the willies
Panzerkampfwagen VI "E Tiger"
Ju 88 loading a torpedo. This is one HUGE bomber ... and it's on pontoons!!!!
German "KARL" mortars. Sebastopol
Reloading a KARL
BOOM!
German Macchi 202v
Italian 303 Bombers over N Africa
Isn't it amazing how a film could last so long in a camera without disintegrating?
Fantastic photos taken 69 years ago. Some of you will have to go to a museum to
see what a Brownie box camera looked like?
Here is a simple picture of what we are talking about. .
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