P-47s lashed on the forward end of the flight deck of USS Block Island (CVE-21), 13 July 1943.9mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
USS Washington (BB-56) and USS Enterprise (CV-6) pass through the Panama Canal on October 9, 1945.8mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Painting of a Brit B17 depth charging a Nazi U-Boat. And sending it to Davey Jones locker.3mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A B-17 of the US Fifteenth Air Force breaks up in flames after being hit by flak over a railyard at Nis, Yugoslavia,15th April 1944.4mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A colorized photo of a Spitfire Vc serving operated by the American 307th FS.4mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
I've never heard of this plane before. I present to you, the Edo XOSE-1 37mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Fisher XP-75 Eagle 43-46950 in flight. It sure was pretty, although an abject failure.7mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
1st Lt Robert H. Amon from 318th FG inspecting damaged tail boom of his P-387mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Newly built F4U Corsair and F6F Hellcats being prepared to be shipped to the Pacific theatre, USA, 1944. This is at Tustin, California.1mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
WASP Evelyn Sharp (1919-1944), killed in the crash of the P-38 she was flying.2mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Removing spent shell casings from a B-17 after a completed mission. It's a lot brass to clean up and dispose of.2mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
General MacArthur leaves his plane to step onto Japanese soil at Atsugi Airport 28 August 19458mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Colorized. RNZAF Hudsons lead P-40 Kittyhawks from No 16 Squadron to Guadalcanal. 1943 Photo taken from another Hudson.3mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A Liberator B Mk VI of No 37 Squadron RAF after being hit by a pair of 1000lb bombs dropped by another B-24 during a mission over Italy, 1945. Remarkably there were no serious injuries to the crew.2mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
In 1947, Kingman, AZ, became the final resting place for countless B-24s, destined for scrap. Many of these aircraft had seen only a few months of service during WWII, while others had not been used in combat at all, having been delivered directly from Willow Run in 1945.4mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Fortress with additional non-standard bow turret. Note the gunner in back.6mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Close-up, in-flight view of a Douglas SBD Dauntless piloted by American Lt. George Glacken (left) with his gunner Leo Boulanger, near New Guinea, early April, 19442wk ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A deckload of U.S. Army Air Force Republic P-47N Thunderbolt fighters on the flight deck of USS Casablanca (CVE-55), 16 July 1945. The planes were loaded at Naval Air Station Alameda, California (USA) and were bound for Guam.8mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) en route from San Diego to Pearl Harbor, 24–31 August 1944, with 14 PBJ-1D Mitchells from Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB) 611 and three JM-1 Marauders. Manila Bay is camouflaged in Measure 32, Design 12A.7mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A pair of P-39s in flight over Niagara Falls, New York. It looks like they have the red circle, so this picture is 1941 or 1942.10mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
North American Aviation worker getting a Mustang ready for delivery to the USAAF.4mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
USS Lexington. April 1942. Read the comments for who they are and their careers during and after the war.8mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Consolidated C-87 44-39297. This version of the B24 was the cargo type.8mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Crashed Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aboard USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89), probably 19458mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Lieutenant Edward H. (Butch) O'Hare, USN, (left) and Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, USN, shaking hands in front of a Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter plane at an Oahu air base, circa April–May 1942. Both men were assigned to Fighting Squadron (VF) 3, of which Thach was Commanding Officer.8mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Prototype which was located at Grumman’s factory airfield in Bethpage, New York, was preparing for its inaugural flight. The aircraft had propeller spinners installed, which were later removed after initial flight-testing.2mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A C-47 missing a large portion of its port wing after colliding with a Lockheed Ventura over New Zealand in March 1945. The pilot managed to successfully land this aircraft despite the damage. Sadly, the Ventura pilot was killed after his aircraft crashed.2wk ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
American actor and US Army Air Force gunner Capt. Clark Gable (left) and co-pilot Lt. Col. Robert W Burns, both of the Boeing B-17 'The Duchess,' discuss their daylight bombing raid.3mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
US P-66 Vanguard fighters at an airfield in Karachi, India, 25 Oct 1942.6mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Pvt Charles Chennault son of Gen Claire Chennault poses by P-40 while in training at the Army Air Forces school at Keesler Field 19421mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
RAF Spitfire Vs on the deck of USS Wasp (CV-7) on the way to reinforce Malta, May 1942. At far left is an F4F of the carrier’s VF-71, in the background is HMS Eagle.7mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Vought F4U-1D Corsairs of Fighting Squadron (VF) 5 Fighting Hellcats on the flight deck of USS Franklin (CV-13), March 1945. Note Franklin's geometric air group identification symbol on the Corsair.8mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
An RAF Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber loaded with 8 x 60 pound air-to-ground high explosive rockets and 560 x 20-mm cannon rounds is ready for the next sortie.4mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
A P38 .... Nah, I'm sure this is a P40 :) A RAAF P-40 taxis at Milne Bay Fighter Strip #3, New Guinea, September 19429mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
An F6F Thunderbolt has a bad landing on a carrier. ............ And I know its a Hellcat :P9mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
Half a Hellcat. I thought Grumman was known as the iron works. The pilot is mumbling what the f just happened.9mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
An Royal Navy Hurricane has nearly gone off the edge of a carrier. And I know its a Corsair. :P9mo ⋅ Kens_Men43rd ⋅ r/WWIIplanes