Fitting an ASH radar to the nose of a Mosquito.
Discussion and photos relating to WWII aviation.
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French Friday: Caudron C.440 Goéland twin engined light transport saw considerable service prior to, during, and after the second world war, many being built for the Luftwaffe during the Occupation. One link in the first comment.
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Some components of some B-29's were built in Vancouver Canada. Here is a short video about it.
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French Friday: Hanriot H.232 Produced in limited numbers used only as a trainer. Some limited export history to Finland. The Germans captured 22 and scrapped them in 1942. More in the first.
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Hellcat assigned to NAS Point Mugu, Sept 52. “Sparrow I” had a lot of problems and during 1958, the definitive version (which is lighter and shaped differently) entered service as the AIM-7 Sparrow. But even a test Sparrow on a Hellcat is cool!
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French Friday: Loire 130 Naval reconnaissance flying boat served aboard ships like Dunkerque and Strasbourg. It flew observation and scouting missions in wartime conditions and even after the armistice under Vichy control. More in the first comment.
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P-51 carrying a Josephine life raft canister. More pictures in the first comment.
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French Friday: Levasseur PL.10 Reconnaissance aircraft & floatplane. Though a legacy of pre-war naval doctrine, the PL.10 saw combat patrols from ships like the aircraft carrier Béarn. Vulnerable and slow, it was soon outclassed. Some more in the first.
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A TBD-1 of Torpedo Squadron Six (VT-6) joined by an F3F-2 of Fighting Squadron Six (VF-6) and an SBC-1 of Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) in a flight over the Virginia countryside.
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"Grizelda" P-38J-15-LO Lightning s/n 43-28264 394th FS, 367th FG, 9th AF Assigned to 1st Lt. William F. Will. October 14,1944 at Clastres,France (A-71).
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Sunderland Mk. I, L.5798, fitted with ASV Mk. I. The insert is a view of transmitter aerial [Imperial War Museum CH 842].
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French Friday Loire 210 Seaplane Fighter 20 aircraft in March 1937. Four wing-mounted Darne machine guns. Entered service with the French Navy August 1939, within three months five aircraft had been lost due to structural failure of the wing. All the remaining aircraft were grounded and withdrawn.
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French Friday The SNCAC NC.470 (originally the Farman NC.470 before that company was nationalized) French Navy crew trainer, pressed into service as coastal recon at the start of WW II. 34 made. Germany captured 14 in November 1942 when Vichy France was ended. One link in the first post.
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B-17F "MISS CHARLOTTE" #42-30500 One of the first three special operations aircraft operated by the United States - 885th BS behind unit at award ceremony, Algeria, 1944. Lost 10/09/1944. More in the first comment.
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The man only flies "Air Storch." Another image from the same day in the first comment.
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French Friday - Lioré-et-Olivier H 257bis. Maritime patrol gave way to desperate land bombing of advancing German forces, & losses were heavy. A little more in the first.
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French Friday Amiot 143 In May 1940 126 were still in service, 91 of which were in operational units. They carried out night bombings over Germany and, bravely even daytime and low-altitude attacks on the Meuse bridges in the Sedan region. They suffered heavy losses there. More in the first.
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French Friday Breguet 27 (series). A light recon/bomber aircraft of the '30's. Several modified aircraft would break distance records. Serving in 3 groups in Sept '39 outclassed by German fighters, quickly withdrawn after suffering several losses. There is a survivor. More in the first.
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B-17 42-37721 / Sugar Interesting trailer.
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Close up of early K-18 camera port on an F6F-5P of VF-11 USS Hornet. June 13, 1944. (National Archives) Most carriers had between 2-4 in each squadron used by USN & USMC, capable of participating in a strike & also recording the results.
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CANT (Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini) Z.506 Airone air sea rescue seaplane picks up survivors from an Italian CANT Z.1007 shot down over the Mediterranean that had been on a bombing mission over Egypt - 1943
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