6 in a day
#otd Lieutenant Junior Grade Alexander Vraciu, USNR; fighting squadron 16 "Ace", holds up six fingers to signify his "kills" during the...
Chem trails in WWII
Chem trails have been around a long time, jk. #otd Battle of The Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944. Vapor trails left by fighter planes during...
USS Houston CL-81 (1943)
#otd USS Houston CL-81 being christened, by Mrs. Claude Hamill, at Newport News, Virginia, 19 June 1943. #usshouston #cl81 #wwii...
Saipan Operations WWII
#otd Japanese twin engine plane is shot down while attacking TG52.11 escort carriers off Saipan, 18 June 1944. Seen from USS Kitkun Bay...
USS LST-340
#otd Japanese air raid on Guadalcanal, 16 June 1943. USS LST-340 burning after being hit by a Japanese bomb. LST-340 was run ashore off...
Dutch Harbor Attack 3 June 1942
#otd Siems Drake warehouse afire, following the attack by Japanese carrier aircraft. Note fire fighting parties at work, and S. S....
B-17G of the 390th
Checking out the B-17G at 390th Memorial Museum Foundation and she is a beauty!!! #b17 #b17g #wwii #390thmemorialmuseum #visittucson...
Sub Hunting in the Aleutians
#otd A U.S. Navy destroyer drops depth charges on a suspected submarine contact off Attu while covering the invasion of that island, 13...
Follow up
Follow up to the searchlights at Cabrillo National Monument. #wwi #wwii #cabrillonationalmonument #sandiego #aviationsafari...
Bit of History from Cabrillo National Monument
WWI & WWII history at Cabrillo National Monument and worth the hike. #wwi #wwii #cabrillonationalmonument #sandiego #aviationsafari...
