USS Batfish SS-310 (1945)
Per request, USS Batfish SS-310 with her battle flags flying from ship's superstructure as she heads for her base at the end of a war...
Just a flesh wound!
Just a flesh wound!!! A damaged TBF (note wingtip) lands on USS Hornet CV-12 during strikes in the Marianas area, June 1944. #usshornet...
USS Hornet CV-12 (1945)
A look back to USS Hornet CV-12 with TBM and SB2C Aircraft parked on her after flight deck, June 1945. USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 and...
F8F in 1944
A look back to 1944 with an F8F preparing to depart USS Ranger CV-4. #ussranger #cv4 #f8f #bearcat #wwii #1944 #flynavy #navalsafari...
Which is your favorite?
A look back to WWII with B-17’s of the 8th Air Force over England and a P-51 in the background. Which is your favorite? #b17 #p51...
ETF-51D 44-14017 Sea Horse
Did you know in WWII the US Navy tested out a P-51 Mustang for carrier use? It was redesignated ETF-51D 44-14017 and nicknamed Sea...
USS Mackerel SS-204 (1940)
#otd USS Mackerel SS-204 being launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, 28 September 1940. #ussmackerel #ss204...
USS North Carolina BB-55 (1945)
#otd USS North Carolina BB-55 steams with USS Enterprise CV-6 and other ships, en route from Pearl Harbor to New York City, 27 September...
XB-29’s first Flight
#otd on September 21st. 1942 the XB-29 made its first flight. Check out the clean lines on her. Anyone notice anything different from...
Tarawa-Makin Raid
#otd Tarawa-Makin Raid, September 1943. Douglas SBD-5’s of VB-16 on USS Lexington's CV-16 flight deck after returning from raids on...
