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RE: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 12:44 pm
by Aurelian
HIJMS Atago 1939




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RE: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:57 pm
by Aurelian
Kirishima and Akagi, Tsukumo Bay, Japan, 27 April 1939

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RE: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:23 pm
by Aurelian
Part of Task Force 57 at anchor, the British Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers HMS Formidable (foreground) and HMS Indomitable with the 4th Cruiser Squadron in the background - (left to right) Gambia, Uganda and Euryalus - at San Pedro Bay, Leyte in April 1945.

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RE: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:48 pm
by Aurelian
USS New York BB-34 leads USS Nevada BB-36 and USS Oklahoma BB-37 during maneuvers, 1932. The carrier USS Langley CV-1 sails in the background.

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RE: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:57 pm
by Curtis Lemay
ORIGINAL: Aurelian

USS New York BB-34 leads USS Nevada BB-36 and USS Oklahoma BB-37 during maneuvers, 1932. The carrier USS Langley CV-1 sails in the background.

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The USS New York is the sister ship of the USS Texas - moored at San Jacinto. See my posts 98 and 100 for how it looks now.

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:21 pm
by Curtis Lemay
P-38 (OK, really just bumping this thread):

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:29 pm
by Curtis Lemay
Me-262:

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:19 pm
by Orm
Thank you, Curtis Lemay, for sharing. Nice pictures. :)

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 3:53 am
by Curtis Lemay
B-26:

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:17 am
by Curtis Lemay
Il-2 Sturmovik:

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:28 pm
by Curtis Lemay
F6F Hellcat:

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:28 pm
by Curtis Lemay
N1K George:

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:20 am
by Curtis Lemay
I own tons of ignorance about Soviet aircraft. Interesting to see a few of them.

LaGG-3

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:21 am
by Curtis Lemay
Yak-1:

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:21 am
by Curtis Lemay
Mig-3

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:22 am
by Curtis Lemay
La-5FN:

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:39 am
by Curtis Lemay
Let's compare some dive bombers. Here's the SBD Dauntless:

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:39 am
by Curtis Lemay
D3A Val:

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:40 am
by Curtis Lemay
And the original "gull-winged" aircraft, Ju-87 Stuka:

Re: Australian Beauties II

Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:47 am
by Curtis Lemay
Continuing with ground-attack aircraft, the Typhoon: