Tag: World War II
General Chuck Yeager’s First Kill
It was March 4, 1944 during the first daylight raid escorting bombers over Berlin that…
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…
London Imperial War Museum Renovation Brings Notable Aircraft to Duxford
The British Imperial War Museums (IWM) held a free admission day at their Duxford Airfield…
Douglas A-26C Invader Reida Rae Unveiled
Following an exhaustive nine-year restoration, the combat-veteran Douglas A-26C Invader 43-22499 "Reida Rae" was unveiled…
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…
CAF Red Tail Squadrons Rise Above Exhibit Coming to Carolinas Aviation Museum
The Carolinas Aviation Museum at Charlotte Douglas International Airport will be hosting the Commemorative Air…
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…
Flying Tigers Miniseries in the Works
Former HBO Films president Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment has announced that they are turning the…
