Captured by the Germans, the B-17 Flying Fortress christened DL+XC Wulfe Hound6yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver makes it's landing approach to USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14), October, 19448yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
The amazing seat of the nose gunner inside the B-17G Flying Fortress “Nine-O-Nine”7yr ⋅ RaptorGanoe ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Three Blohm & Voss BV-138 seaplanes, on the German catapult ship Bussard.9yr ⋅ davratta ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Me 262 A-1a/U4 Pulkzerstorer fitted with a 50mm Mauser Mk 214 cannon. Seen here is w/n 170083 whilst under evaluation by the 54th Air Disarmament Squadron wearing US markings including Willie Jeanne nose art. 19459yr ⋅ StabbiRabbi ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Torpedo Squadron Six (VT-6) TBD-1 aircraft are prepared for launching on USS Enterprise (CV-6) at about 0730-0740 hrs, 4 June 1942 (Battle of Midway)8yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A damaged Avenger returns to USS Bennington after a strike on Chichi Jima9yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
XP-80A s/n 44-83021, aka the Gray Ghost, in flight over Muroc Army Airfield, NV, circa 1944.6yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Dinah Might, the first crippled B-29 to make an emergency landing on Iwo Jima during the fighting, is surrounded by Marines and Seabees on March 4, 1945.8yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Luftwaffe personnal making sure the MG151/20 operates at peak efficiency.8yr ⋅ Bis18marck70 ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
My Grandfather flew for the RAF, I recently found these and was wondering if anyone knew what they ment?8yr ⋅ KeiTee ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
German ace Franz von Werra in the cockpit of his Bf 109 E-4 with his pet lion Simba9yr ⋅ acetylcholine79 ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Can anyone help me identify this plane? I can't quite make out the name. It was taken in England somewhere during the war.5yr ⋅ HermeticAbyss ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Douglas XSBD-2 (prototype for the BTD Destroyer) tested in the NACA Ames 40 x 80-foot wind tunnel, the largest wind tunnel in the world at the time8yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
USAAF C-47A Skytrains from the 12th Troop Carrier Wing, loaded with paratroopers on their way for the invasion of southern France during Operation Dragoon.9yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Boeing B-17Fs radar bombing through clouds over Bremen, Germany, on Nov. 13, 19438yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
North American B-45 Tornado, contract signed Jan. 1945, first flight 19479yr ⋅ stewed_ham ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
[OC] Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon (Messerschmitt Bf 109) at the Flying Legends Airshow in Duxford9yr ⋅ Kharex ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
SBD Dauntless dive bomber takes off from USS Wolverine (IX-64), 20 March 1943.8yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A U.S. Army Air Forces Martin B-26G-11-MA Marauder enveloped in flames after enemy flak scored a direct hit while attacking front line enemy communications center at Erkelenz, Germany.9yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Messerschmitt Me 262, #501244. Zeltweg Air Base, Austria. Sep 03, 2016. [1440 × 829]6yr ⋅ KapitanKurt ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A Spitfire V of 331(Norwigean) squadron taking off a runway in North Weald9yr ⋅ fredrickff1 ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber lands on USS LEXINGTON (CV-16), during the Marshalls and Gilberts Operation, circa November 1943.8yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A P-40 Warhawk and a P-36 Hawk in French markings fly close at Duxford.9yr ⋅ TheAlecDude ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Just about to taxi out when I look to my right and see this beauty just pull up. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think it is an Avro Manchester(?). Seen at Bellingham WA airport.6yr ⋅ tugartheman ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Painted The Czech Night Hawk on his most successful mission. Thought I'd share it here.10yr ⋅ -CharlieFoxtrot- ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A battle damaged Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless scout bomber of USS Enterprise's Bombing Squadron Six (VB-6) sits on USS Yorktown (CV-5) after landing at about 1140 hrs on 4 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway8yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
411 Squadron RCAF ground crew members apply Invasion Stripes to Spitfire Mk. IXe, DB-R.9yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Great color picture. It claims to be the Bf-109F of the JG52 in a Russian airfield in 1942.7yr ⋅ abt137 ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Heinkel He-111 leaves behind smoke and wreckage after bombing the Soviet oil refinery in Slutsk.5yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A Heinkel He 111E bomber, with the original stepped cockpit design and a retractable ventral gun position. The He 111P introduced the well-known greenhouse cockpit.8yr ⋅ _ElBee_ ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
British attack Bofayter» (Bristol Beaufighter) of the 19 th (South African) Squadron attacking missiles German stronghold in the city of Zhuzhemberk (Zuzemberk)7yr ⋅ uklatin ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A formation of Martin B-26Bs in Invasion Stripes over the Channel, taken June 26, 1944. Closest aircraft is B-26B-15-MA (S/N 41-31612)8yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Douglas A-20G-30-DO (S/N 43-9693) (5D) of the 410th Bomb Group, 644th Bomb Squadron with Invasion Stripes8yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
WWII plane, but a Korean War photo (please forgive me!). One of my favourite Mustang unit markings ever, 18th FBW, Korea 19519yr ⋅ StabbiRabbi ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A kamikaze attacking USS Columbia (CL-56) off Lingayen Gulf, 6 January 19457yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Mitsubishi Zero at the National Air and Space museum in Washington DC I captured a couple days ago!7yr ⋅ RaptorGanoe ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
The P-51 Mustang IA fighter, intended for delivery to the UK under the Lend-Lease Act (20-mm Hispano Mk.II gun), is assembled at the North American plant in Los Angeles, 1942. [4096 x 3167]6yr ⋅ KapitanKurt ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A German B-29? Let me present you the Messerschmitt Me 264, built in 1942 as well (x-post from r/aviation)6yr ⋅ Red_Spangler ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Aerial view of SB2C in upper landing circle showing USS YORKTOWN, below July 1944 (Navy)9yr ⋅ dc103d ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
The C-47 Skytrain Whiskey 7 at Warbirds over Monroe last year. This was a great photo I captured!7yr ⋅ RaptorGanoe ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Consolidated Vultee XP-81 - prototype for a single seat, long range escort fighter that combined use of both turbojet and turboprop engines8yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Messerschmitt Me 410 A-3 shot down on the banks of the Sangro River, Italy8yr ⋅ Crowe410 ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Decided to piddle through some family pictures and stumbled across this beauty. My Grandfather and his favorite ship!! MIA September 12th 1944. I’m still searching for some more pictures of Jaw-Jaw Boy.6yr ⋅ molliii123 ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Help identifying? A couple WWII planes photos from my grandfather's collection. He was in the 8th air force 7th photo group stationed in Mt Farm England during the war.6yr ⋅ Buddys_dad ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
B-17G Silver Dollar is shot down in Marienfeld in 1944. 8 killed, 2 captured.8yr ⋅ MasterU571 ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Military Aviation Museum's P-64 starting up last year at Warbirds over Monroe. I managed to take the picture before it taxiied off!7yr ⋅ RaptorGanoe ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
B-24 tail gun - exterior view. When you look at the photo published about 12 hrs ago, the gunner was sitting in a turret similar to this one, on the B-24J maintained in flying condition by the Collins Foundation as part of the Wings of Freedom nation wide tour every year.6yr ⋅ dave729us ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
The Grumman XF4F-2 'Wildcat' prototype. Underwhelming performance led to a thorough redesign, which resulted in the F4F-3 and follow-up variants.8yr ⋅ _ElBee_ ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
USAAF Capt. Dewey E. Newhart “Mud N’ Mules” Republic P-47D-15-RE Thunderbolt LH-D s/n 42-76141 350th Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, 8th Air Force7yr ⋅ Etsga ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Can anybody identify this aircraft? The photo is probably taken during WWII in Denmark.8yr ⋅ halifo ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
One of USS Alaska's (CB-1) Curtiss SC-1 floatplanes taxiing up to the landing mat streamed alongside, to be picked up by the aircraft crane8yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Lockheed P-38M Night Lightning (44-27234 c/n 422-8238), a former P-38L converted to P-38M standard.8yr ⋅ StabbiRabbi ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Air Power at Work-- A B-25J attacks the destroyer Amatsukaze, April 6, 194510yr ⋅ Uncle_Duke ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A maintenance crew comprised of women process a P-63 in the final processing hanger at Great Falls Army Air Base, June 19458yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A Fairey Swordfish flies low over the aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable to drop a sleeve target. Immediately below, a game of hockey in progress on the flight deck.5yr ⋅ airman980 ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A P-47 that suffered a oil leak after being hit by flak, Brescia Italy, January of 194510yr ⋅ bbllaakkee9000 ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Honduras air force Corsair (last piston aircraft to get an air-to-air kill).10yr ⋅ Von_Baron ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Some of the only 118 B-32 bombers produced on the assembly line in Fort Worth, TX. 1944.9yr ⋅ texanwill ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Aerial view of Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii, Jul 29, 1941. The lines painted on the runway were to approximate an aircraft carrier’s flight deck.7yr ⋅ KapitanKurt ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
The Boeing B-17G-15-BO Wee Willie, 322d BS, 91st BG, takes a direct flak hit on her 128th mission.9yr ⋅ RyanSmith ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
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