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MACR for Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Green Hornet” on May 27, 1943. The aircraft went down 850 miles south of Hawaii w...
07/17/2025

MACR for Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Green Hornet” on May 27, 1943. The aircraft went down 850 miles south of Hawaii while conducting a search mission for a downed aircraft. Former Olympian Louis Zamperini was among the crew of the “Green Hornet” and would later become the lead character in the book and film “Unbroken”.

Luftwaffe fighter Ace Erich Rudorffer, who had more than 220 aerial victories, sitting near a Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive b...
07/17/2025

Luftwaffe fighter Ace Erich Rudorffer, who had more than 220 aerial victories, sitting near a Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber in Finland during 1944.

USN Lockheed PV-1 Ventura aircraft from VB-136 over Aleutian Islands, Alaska, during 1944.
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USN Lockheed PV-1 Ventura aircraft from VB-136 over Aleutian Islands, Alaska, during 1944.

The Kyūshū J7W Shinden fighter plane during late 1945. The Shinden was expected to be a highly maneuverable interceptor,...
07/16/2025

The Kyūshū J7W Shinden fighter plane during late 1945. The Shinden was expected to be a highly maneuverable interceptor, but only two prototypes were finished before the end of the war.

USAAF North American B-25 Mitchell bombers on a mission over Rabaul, New Britain, during late 1943.
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USAAF North American B-25 Mitchell bombers on a mission over Rabaul, New Britain, during late 1943.

USAAF ground crew servicing a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter during 1942.
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USAAF ground crew servicing a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter during 1942.

USAAF North American B-25D Mitchell bombers from the 3rd Attack Group during 1942.
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USAAF North American B-25D Mitchell bombers from the 3rd Attack Group during 1942.

RAAF Douglas Boston light bombers from No. 22 Squadron during 1942.
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RAAF Douglas Boston light bombers from No. 22 Squadron during 1942.

USAAF Douglas A-20J Havoc from the 416th Bomb Group after a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire over Beauvoir, France, on M...
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USAAF Douglas A-20J Havoc from the 416th Bomb Group after a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire over Beauvoir, France, on May 12, 1944. 2 of the aircrew were KIA and 2 others bailed out and became POWs.

USAAF Martin B-26 Marauder bombers over Bomb bay view of Martin B-26 Marauder bombers over the railroad bridge across th...
07/16/2025

USAAF Martin B-26 Marauder bombers over Bomb bay view of Martin B-26 Marauder bombers over the railroad bridge across the Moselle River at Trier, Germany, on December 24, 1944.

The Russian city of Stalingrad during a sustained aerial assault by the Luftwaffe on February 2, 1943.
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The Russian city of Stalingrad during a sustained aerial assault by the Luftwaffe on February 2, 1943.

USN Martin PBM-3C Mariner aircraft from VP-203 at Naval Air Station Isla Grande, San Juan, Puerto Rico, during March 194...
07/16/2025

USN Martin PBM-3C Mariner aircraft from VP-203 at Naval Air Station Isla Grande, San Juan, Puerto Rico, during March 1943.

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