On this Day in WWII
#otd Marines and Coast Guardsmen proudly display a Japanese flag, picked up by one of them during the capture of Engebi Island, Eniwetok...
Still holding on
Another look at the DC-4’s holding on at Gila River Memorial Airport. #gilariverairport #dc4 #wwii #exploringarizona #aviationsafari...
Wildcat Wednesday
It’s #wildcatwednesday and we look back at a FM-2 Wildcat prepares to launch from USS Charger CVE-30 during training operations in the...
SNJ ready to go!
A look back at a North American SNJ trainer with its engine running (P&W R-1340) while chocked on the flight deck of USS Charger CVE-30,...
Hanging on…
Another look at the DC-4’s holding on at Gila River Memorial Airport. Want to learn more, subscribe to the Boneyard Safari Hangar and...
Anzio Landing (1944)
#otd Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, U.S. Army, Commanding General of Fifth Army, looks toward the shoreline from the PT boat carrying...
Still holding on
Several DC-4’s holding on at Gila River Memorial Airport. #gilariverairport #dc4 #wwii #exploringarizona #flynavy #aviationsafari...
U-758 under attack
#otd U-758 under attack by planes from USS Block Island CVE-21 (VC-58) 41-46N, 20-53W, on 11 January 1944. The submarine, attacked with...
PV-2D at Gila River Memorial Airport
Out at Gila River Memorial Airport is this PV-2D which has seen much better days. #gilariverairport #pv2d #wwii #exploringarizona...
JATO Launch
#otd Grumman TBF-1 taking off with JATO from USS Makassar Strait CVE-91 during training operations off Hawaii on 9 January 1945. #tbf...
