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A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft (UN-V, serial number 41-6325), named "Lucky Little Devil" of the 56th Fighter Group. This aircraft was piloted by First Lieutenant John W. Vogt Junior, in the 63rd Fighter Squadron.

93 upvotes • JCFalkenberglll

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A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber of bombing squadron VB-8, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) in May 1942.

91 upvotes • JCFalkenberglll

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2LT Ralph “Kid” Hofer of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group also used the Balkenkruz as his victory marking. He scored a total of sixteen and a half kills before he was killed in action on 2 July 1944.

88 upvotes • JCFalkenberglll

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Luftwaffe personnel examine Hawker Hurricane Mk I Z4932 force landed in North Africa in early 1942

77 upvotes • jacksmachiningreveng

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During the evening of 8 June 1944, two days after D-Day, part of the crew of the sunken submarine U-970 was rescued by Do 24 W4+EH. The 14 men had spent 24 hours in a dinghy by the time they were picked up (T Postma)

76 upvotes • JCFalkenberglll

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A P-63 King Cobra serving in the Free French air force.

70 upvotes • Kens_Men43rd

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Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk with crew, Cairns, 1942

69 upvotes • JCFalkenberglll

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B-25J-1-NC #43-27698 "Peggy Lou" Code: #13 321st Bomb Group of 445th Bomb Squadron 12th AF releases AN-M41 fragmentation bombs on German positions near Lake Comaccio

67 upvotes • Special_Constant3576

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Wing Commander A G Page, commander of 125 Wing, about to take off in his Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE 'AGP' from Longues, Normandy. A 500-lb GP bomb is carried under the fuselage and two 250-lb GP bombs on wing racks.

65 upvotes • JCFalkenberglll

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Corsair launches from the flight deck of USS Essex.

61 upvotes • Kens_Men43rd

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft (UN-V, serial number 41-6325), named "Lucky Little Devil" of the 56th Fighter Group. This aircraft was piloted by First Lieutenant John W. Vogt Junior, in the 63rd Fighter Squadron.	93	JCFalkenberglll
A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber of bombing squadron VB-8, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) in May 1942.	91	JCFalkenberglll
2LT Ralph “Kid” Hofer of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group also used the Balkenkruz as his victory marking. He scored a total of sixteen and a half kills before he was killed in action on 2 July 1944.	88	JCFalkenberglll
Luftwaffe personnel examine Hawker Hurricane Mk I Z4932 force landed in North Africa in early 1942	77	jacksmachiningreveng
During the evening of 8 June 1944, two days after D-Day, part of the crew of the sunken submarine U-970 was rescued by Do 24 W4+EH. The 14 men had spent 24 hours in a dinghy by the time they were picked up (T Postma)	76	JCFalkenberglll
A P-63 King Cobra serving in the Free French air force.	70	Kens_Men43rd
Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk with crew, Cairns, 1942	69	JCFalkenberglll
B-25J-1-NC #43-27698 "Peggy Lou" Code: #13 321st Bomb Group of 445th Bomb Squadron 12th AF releases AN-M41 fragmentation bombs on German positions near Lake Comaccio	67	Special_Constant3576
Wing Commander A G Page, commander of 125 Wing, about to take off in his Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE 'AGP' from Longues, Normandy. A 500-lb GP bomb is carried under the fuselage and two 250-lb GP bombs on wing racks.	65	JCFalkenberglll
Corsair launches from the flight deck of USS Essex.	61	Kens_Men43rd