R5D taking flight
#otd Douglas R5D-1 39180 taking off from an airfield in Guam for an eastbound flight, 25 November 1944. Note R4D in the background #r5d...
F6F trapping on a carrier (1943)
A look back to an F6F trapping aboard USS Cowpens CVL-25 in November 1943, note the variety of different radar antennas. #f6f #f6fhellcat...
TBF Avenger (1943)
#otd, TBF Avenger on patrol over Makin Island in the Gilbert Group, 20 November 1943. #tbf #tbfavenger #wwii #makinislnd #flynavy...
B-17’s in WWII
#otd B-17’s flying a mission over Norway, November 16 1943. #b17 #usaaf #wwii #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari
Guadalcanal 1942
#otd a beached Japanese transports burns at Guadalcanal, as an SBD bomber flies by in the foreground, 16 November 1942. #sbd #guadalcanal...
Kinugawa Maru
#otd Kinugawa Maru (Japanese Cargo ship) Beached and sunk at Guadalcanal, November 1943. She was lost to allied air attacks on 15...
Helldivers
#otd Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldivers of VB-18 on patrol over the Philippine Sea, 15 November 1944. They are from USS Intrepid CV-11. Note...
USS Wedderburn DD-684 (1944)
#otd USS Wedderburn DD-684 refueling from USS Intrepid CV-11, in the Philippine area, 18 November 1944. #usswedderburn #dd684...
USS Enterprise CV-6 (1942)
#otd USS Enterprise CV-6 taken 10 November 1942, with main radar antennas noted. #ussenterprise #cv6 #wwii #aviationsafari...
Now thats a cat shot!
Per request, USS Biloxi CL-80 catapults a Curtiss SO3C while on shakedown, circa October 1943. Could you image being in the front seat...
