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reblog: planeshots:

Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass

reblog: planeshots:

Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass



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November 10, 2009, 8:35am

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“TWA mechanics at La Guardia Field resemble men from space after donning metal propeller hubs. 1941”

“TWA mechanics at La Guardia Field resemble men from space after donning metal propeller hubs. 1941”



November 09, 2009, 11:22pm

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the Fairey Rotodyne

the Fairey Rotodyne



November 06, 2009, 12:20am

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via Flickr user “fly2bigbear”

via Flickr user “fly2bigbear



October 30, 2009, 9:20pm

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The View from the Tail Turret

“When Eighth Air Force gunner Art Krieger turned his camera on one of the other Consolidated B-24 Liberators in his squadron’s formation, he probably didn’t realize he was making a self-portrait. Swathed in heavy flight gear, his oxygen mask firmly in place in the thin air at an altitude of 20,000 feet, Krieger’s own face squints back at us, reflected in the shiny Plexiglas of the big bomber’s tail turret..”

The View from the Tail Turret

“When Eighth Air Force gunner Art Krieger turned his camera on one of the other Consolidated B-24 Liberators in his squadron’s formation, he probably didn’t realize he was making a self-portrait. Swathed in heavy flight gear, his oxygen mask firmly in place in the thin air at an altitude of 20,000 feet, Krieger’s own face squints back at us, reflected in the shiny Plexiglas of the big bomber’s tail turret..”



October 30, 2009, 5:22pm

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“Frank, mascot to a bomb group of the Fifteenth Air Force, gazes at the nose of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator Howling Wolf, Italy, 1944”

“Frank, mascot to a bomb group of the Fifteenth Air Force, gazes at the nose of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator Howling Wolf, Italy, 1944”



October 29, 2009, 6:09pm

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“Italy, Sicily. - Officer with fighter model with the training of pilot, demonstration of the attack on an American bomber B-24 of 12Uhr-Position; PK XI. Flier corps” (Babelfish)

“Italy, Sicily. - Officer with fighter model with the training of pilot, demonstration of the attack on an American bomber B-24 of 12Uhr-Position; PK XI. Flier corps” (Babelfish)



October 28, 2009, 11:02pm

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the Grokhovsky G-38, a Soviet multi-role project, circa 1935. no photos seem to exist of the sole aeroplane that was built, so here is a nice image courtesy of Gino Marcomini

the Grokhovsky G-38, a Soviet multi-role project, circa 1935. no photos seem to exist of the sole aeroplane that was built, so here is a nice image courtesy of Gino Marcomini



October 28, 2009, 8:40am

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“RAAF crewmen of 463 Squadron have some fun between missions with chalk art on Lancaster bomber LM309 JO-V. This aircraft was lost in a midair collision in action in September 1944”

RAAF crewmen of 463 Squadron have some fun between missions with chalk art on Lancaster bomber LM309 JO-V. This aircraft was lost in a midair collision in action in September 1944”



October 27, 2009, 9:34pm

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Boeing B-17F “Black Jack / The Joker’s Wild” of the 43rd Bombardment Group, 63rd Bombardment Squadron. Ditched on the way back home from a mission in 1943 at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Rediscovered in 1986

Boeing B-17F “Black Jack / The Joker’s Wild” of the 43rd Bombardment Group, 63rd Bombardment Squadron. Ditched on the way back home from a mission in 1943 at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Rediscovered in 1986



October 26, 2009, 7:21pm

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the Hughes XH-17, 1952

the Hughes XH-17, 1952



October 09, 2009, 9:39pm

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aviation giant Roscoe Turner poses in front of the Hell’s Angels Gotha

stunt pilot Ira Reed is behind him. Reed almost died in a mid-air collision during the filming of the movie..

aviation giant Roscoe Turner poses in front of the Hell’s Angels Gotha

stunt pilot Ira Reed is behind him. Reed almost died in a mid-air collision during the filming of the movie..



October 05, 2009, 7:21pm

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on 11th August 1954 - just a week after it first flew - the English Electric P.1A became the first British aircraft to exceed Mach 1 in level flight

(the second prototype, the P.1B, became the first British aircraft to exceed Mach 2 on 25th November 1958)

on 11th August 1954 - just a week after it first flew - the English Electric P.1A became the first British aircraft to exceed Mach 1 in level flight

(the second prototype, the P.1B, became the first British aircraft to exceed Mach 2 on 25th November 1958)



October 02, 2009, 10:49pm

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English Electric Lightning F1A

English Electric Lightning F1A



October 01, 2009, 10:12pm

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reblog: thefuzzydave: “This is the greatest photograph ever taken”

reblog: thefuzzydave: “This is the greatest photograph ever taken”



Reblogged from FuzzyDave's Carousel of Wonderosities.

October 01, 2009, 12:03am

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