Tag: Daily Pictures

This category contains daily warbirds and second world war pictures sent by aviation photographers or simply WWII buffs.

SM 79 ‘Sparviero’ “Sparrowhawk”

Unlike many pre-war German bomber types which started their career pretending to be airliners or…

Today’s Pictures of the B-17 ‘Memphis Belle’ visting Peachtree Dekalb Airport

In a very cold, windy and snowy day ( what snow in Atlanta!?) I  took…

Test Pilot Posing for Alfred Palmer

"Lieutenant 'Mike' Hunter, Army test pilot posing for Alfred Palmer. "Lieutenant 'Mike' Hunter was assigned…

Working In The Tail Section Of a B-17F Bomber

Today's picture is another 4x5 Kodachrome transparency taken by Alfred Palmer in October 1942. Workers…

Vultee “Vengeance” Dive Bomber Wheel Well

This worker at the Vultee-Nashville factory is shown making final adjustments in the wheel well…

Construction of a “Vengeance” Dive Bomber

The exacting touch of a female worker riveting the structure of a horizontal stabilizer for…

B-25 Wind Tunnel Testing at North American Aviation

  Today's picture shows the experimental staff at the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood,…

Engine Installers at Douglas Aircraft Company

Today's pictures shows women at work on a B 26 Invader's radial engine at Douglas…

Douglas Aircraft Company, Electric Wiring Testing.

October 1942: Testing electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California. World War II…

YB 17 Flying Fortress Machine Gun Testing

  May 1942, Langley Field, Virginia, YB-17 bombardment squadron. Testing of the machine guns on…