WWIIplanes

WWIIplanes

Preserved Lockheed P-38 Lightning in flight. Not many chances to see this beauty in the air.

Preserved Lockheed P-38 Lightning in flight. Not many chances to see this beauty in the air.

Bell P-39 Airacobra firing its formidable 37mm cannon

Bell P-39 Airacobra firing its formidable 37mm cannon

B17 of the 351st BG spins out of control after being attacked by a bf109. Can't find any other information

B17 of the 351st BG spins out of control after being attacked by a bf109. Can't find any other information

Video of B17 hit by flak 1944. Can't find any other information

Video of B17 hit by flak 1944. Can't find any other information

USAAF B-25 Mitchell bombers flying thru flak, most likely Italy 1943-44.

USAAF B-25 Mitchell bombers flying thru flak, most likely Italy 1943-44.

One of dozens of Supermarine Spitfires shot down during the Dieppe Raid crashes near the invasion fleet with the pilot being recovered wet but unharmed

One of dozens of Supermarine Spitfires shot down during the Dieppe Raid crashes near the invasion fleet with the pilot being recovered wet but unharmed

POV of a Japanese fighter plane shooting down a Hawker Hurricane, Southeast Asia 1942

POV of a Japanese fighter plane shooting down a Hawker Hurricane, Southeast Asia 1942

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers employed as ad hoc icebreakers to free a river for shipping on the Eastern Front

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers employed as ad hoc icebreakers to free a river for shipping on the Eastern Front

Successful and less than successful early ejection seat trials with a Junkers Ju 87 Stuka

Successful and less than successful early ejection seat trials with a Junkers Ju 87 Stuka

20mm cannon recovered from Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning

20mm cannon recovered from Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning "Glacier Girl" still in working order after half a century beneath the ice

Stunning Video showing the conditions in a B-17 Flying Fortress, and a B-24 Liberator. During a Bombing Raid

Stunning Video showing the conditions in a B-17 Flying Fortress, and a B-24 Liberator. During a Bombing Raid

B-25 Mitchell Gunships in action at low level in the Pacific Theater

B-25 Mitchell Gunships in action at low level in the Pacific Theater

Forgot I made this...we wanted to document Bomber Camp at Stockton so we started mounting my GoPros all over the B-24. This footage came out more spectacular that we thought possible. The original audio sounds like a hail storm on a tin roof. I may re-edi

Forgot I made this...we wanted to document Bomber Camp at Stockton so we started mounting my GoPros all over the B-24. This footage came out more spectacular that we thought possible. The original audio sounds like a hail storm on a tin roof. I may re-edi

RAF Coastal Command Bristol Beaufighters descend upon German shipping off the Norway coast (mercy on those poor fellows, they might even be civilians)

RAF Coastal Command Bristol Beaufighters descend upon German shipping off the Norway coast (mercy on those poor fellows, they might even be civilians)

Bf 109 G-2/Trops captured near Tobruk, Libya are repainted by No. 3 Squadron of the RAAF in November 1942

Bf 109 G-2/Trops captured near Tobruk, Libya are repainted by No. 3 Squadron of the RAAF in November 1942

Not as close as St. Maarten, but the closest I’ve ever been to a Superfort in flight!

Not as close as St. Maarten, but the closest I’ve ever been to a Superfort in flight!

I will leave this right here. Credit Credit @quicksilverp51 in Instagram.

I will leave this right here. Credit Credit @quicksilverp51 in Instagram.

[OC] The last landing | Trivia in comment

[OC] The last landing | Trivia in comment

FW TA 152 H-1 in 1993 anime OVA

FW TA 152 H-1 in 1993 anime OVA "The Cockpit"

Incoming B-29

Japanese Navy Yokosuka D4Y1 “Suisei” or “Judy” dive bombers conduct an aerial reconnaissance mission over Guadalcanal flying over Henderson Field and other airfields on the Island (1943)

Japanese Navy Yokosuka D4Y1 “Suisei” or “Judy” dive bombers conduct an aerial reconnaissance mission over Guadalcanal flying over Henderson Field and other airfields on the Island (1943)

Japanese ships at anchor in the Aleutian Islands are attacked by US B-24 bombers and PBY Catalina flying boats, the Japanese put up a barrage of ship AA fire which scores a direct hit on a PBY Catalina (July 1942)

Japanese ships at anchor in the Aleutian Islands are attacked by US B-24 bombers and PBY Catalina flying boats, the Japanese put up a barrage of ship AA fire which scores a direct hit on a PBY Catalina (July 1942)

B-24 Liberator emergency landing.

B-24 Liberator emergency landing.

Imperial Japanese Navy Aichi E13A

Imperial Japanese Navy Aichi E13A "Jake" long-range reconnaissance seaplane being launched via catapult off a heavy cruiser (1942)