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The Battle of Britain (1968)
Cinema publicity still for the Battle of Britain (1968) showing the impressive line-up of Spanish Air Force CASA 2.111s during the film's opening sequence. All 50 airworthy CASA 2.111s were used. There are no airworthy examples left
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Britain’s Miles M.39 Libellula, a swept-wing, twin-engine, medium bomber demonstrator that flew in 1943 [1500X1045]
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Fiat G-50 Freccia re-engined?
It seemed that the Fiat G-50 fighter was mainly limited by its 870hp engine having a top speed of only 290mph. The later G-55 with a Daimler 1455hp engine reached 387 mph with basically the same airframe. What may have been the performance if it had been re-engined with a US 1200 hp radial
19:26 UTC
An Allied soldier inspects a wrecked German Messerschmitt Bf 109 (foreground). In the background a Heinkel He 111, StG3, (S7+EA) at an enemy airfield in Daba-Egypt, 8 November 1942. https://www.reddit.com/r/WWIIplanes/comments/1gyirzb/heinkel_he_111_stg3_s7ea_dabaegypt_november_1942/#lightbox
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Slopping black paint on the undersides for night missions. But another piece of equipment for night missions was in the cockpit. For more on that see the first comment.
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A view of Spanish-built CASA 2.111 twin-engined used during the production of the film 'Battle of Britain' (1969), circa March 1968. These bombers were a replica Heinkel HE 111. (Photo by Terence Spencer/Popperfoto via Getty Images)
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Bf 109E-3, 8./JG26, 'Black 2', during take off checks, Germany 1940. Staffel emblem 8./JG26 - 'Adamson' is a cartoon character. Eduard Neumann adopted the cartoon character as a symbol of his then 4th headquarters of JG26, and later 8th JG26. The photo shows a rare variant emblem of the red 'Adamson
11:55 UTC
Dornier Do 19
Dornier Do 19 heavy bomber prototype built for the Luftwaffe's Ural bomber program in flight. First flew 28 October 1936. Germany had the means to build four engined strategic bombers well before the war started. However, with the death of General Walter Weaver, his replacement, Ernst Udet, steered the Luftwaffe away from a strategic force to a tactical force
08:48 UTC
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant (Giant)
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RAAF Spitfire, New Guinea
Men of the US Army 46th Engineer Battalion posing with a Spitfire in support of the Royal Australian Air Force No. 73 Wing, possibly at Finschhafen, New Guinea circa 1944. Wilbur Block, Gilbert Schumacher, Cecil Jordon, & unknown.
This photo belonged to my grandfather Gil (center.)
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A Boeing B-29 Superfortress takes off from an airfield in India for the first B-29 mission of World War II.
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Major Richard Bong Looped the Golden Gate Bridge!
On June 12th, 1942, a good friend of Bong’s was getting married. To help celebrate, Bong took his P-38 to rooftop height and flew directly over the lovebird's home, then directly down Market Street, where according to the story, Bong was so low that clothing was blown off an Oakland woman's clothesline. According to reports, Bong also looped his Lightning around the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
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Heinkel He 111 H-5, (1G+HL), W.Nr.3664, 3./KG 27 On March 3, 1941, daytime attack on ships in the Irish sea were damaged and crashed, south coast of Carnsore Point (Ireland). The tail piece shows that two allied merchant vessels were sunk by the Heinkel on the one day March 1st 1941.
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How it was done!
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A LTF 5b torpedo is loaded into the cargo bay of a Heinkel He 115 C-4 torpedo bomber.
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Heinkel He 111 Night Fighter
Close-up of 35 victory night fighter ace Oberleutnant Günther Bertram’s regular mount in the Nachtjagd Schwarm of Luftflotte 6, a He111 with five forward firing 20mm cannon, three of which were mounted in the cockpit, and two under the right-hand wing root of his aircraft. Between March and July 1943, Bertram and his crew notched up 14 victories with their makeshift Heinkel night fighter
22:57 UTC
P-38 Lightnings - 370th Fighter Group arrive in Normandy
Great formation shots and closeups of P-38s on the ground.
18:00 UTC
He 111H-3, (V4 + FA), W.Nr.5606, Stab /KG 1. On 11 September 1940 was on a mission to bomb the commercial docks in London. In the target area, the AA was very good and one engine hit. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Broomhill Farm, Camber, East Sussex. where the crew set it on fire.
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What do you think about the new aircraft models for our WWII airbase game?
10:53 UTC
The first Martin Marauder, B-26-MA (40-1361), takes off for the first time at Middle River, Maryland, 25 November 1940
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What are your favorite documentaries about aviation during World War II?
From age 10-16 I was obsessed with WWI and WWII aircraft. I devoured scores of novels, autobiographies, and non-fiction books, built model planes, and watched what few documentaries there were on airplanes from this era in the early 90s. My uncle was a stunt pilot, and my older friend had his pilot's license, so I could also fly regularly, which I loved more than anything. I tried to fulfill my dream by applying to join my country's air force but was rejected due to red/green color blindness. I was devastated and stopped pursuing any interest in flying and airplanes.
Recently I found this sub, and kill time at work following rabbit holes from posts here and reading wiki pages about aircraft and various campaigns during the war. It's rekindled my interest and now I would like to catch up on some of the best documentaries on aviation during WWII that I have missed since I dropped my hobby in the late 90s.
So, what documentaries are considered best? Can you recommend some to me? Thanks!!
08:44 UTC
An interesting close-up view of the cockpit of a Heinkel He 111, (V4 + AK), 2./KG 1 with the painted personal emblem of 2./KG 1 – with the legend: "Na wartet!" ("Wait!")
06:03 UTC
U.S. Navy ordnancemen of Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) load a 500 pound (227 kg) demolition bomb on a Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), during the first day of strikes on Guadalcanal, 1942.
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Avro Lancaster
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Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A Catalina
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