Blue Sky

Projects 57, 58, and 58A 1957 - 1958: Nevada Test Site

Gerat 81 Leichte Panzerspahwagen Sd Kfz. 222 13 units were obtained.

VAQ-135 DET 3 aboard Coral Sea CVA-43 72 or 73 cruise ?

Ritorniamo IT per favore!!!

:asd: Diamond Anniversary!

Ehm.... Vorrei dirti di no ma è già postato!!! 42-29943 B17-F ( Situation Normal ) Assigned to the 305th BG, Chelveston 15/6/1943. Transferred to the 334th BS 95th BG, Alconbury 16/6/1943, then to Framlingham and on to Horham. Missing in action over Oldenburg, it crashed at Barnsdorf, Germany 6/3/1944, piloted by Mailman. Five crew were killed and five taken prisoner.

FIRST FLIGHT 50TH ANNIVERSARY PATCH (OCT. 28, 1952)

Già postato! 42-29704 B17-F ( The Spook ) Assigned to the 336th BS 95th BG, Alconbury, 29/3/1943, moving to Framlingham 12/5/1943. It was battle damaged over Lorient 17/5/1943, crashed landing at RAF Exeter. All crew returning to duty.

Ma come ti permetti Dominus di infangare il velivolo definitivo, dal seguente link puoi accorgerti delle superbe prestazioni del J-10, che possono mettere in difficoltà persino i Raptor dalla tanto blasonata USAF! :asd: F22 VS J-10 Fine Ot!!!!

No Intruder non l'abbiamo assolutamente dimenticato, lo postai io tempo fa ed è ritratto in una fotografia stupenda, una delle foto (A mio avviso) più belle della nostra amata Aeronautica! 42-6098 B17-F ( Superstitious Al-o-ysius ) Assigned to the 335th BS The aircraft went missing in action whilst returning from Keil 4th January 1944, piloted by Milward. It was ditched off Bawdsey, Suffolk with all crew rescued.

VQ-1 Det "A" 63-64

Già postato! 42-30135 B17-F ( Trouble Shooter) This aircraft was initially assigned to 511th BS 351st BG, Polebrook, 26/5/43. It was transferred to the 334th BS 95th BG on 16/6/43. It crashed over Schweinfurt, 14/10/43, piloted by McPherson. All crew were taken prisoner.

VAQ-130 WESTPAC DET 4

Bellissima Patch! VAH-10 DET 19 USS Hancock 69-70 (note circling A-4s & F-8s looking for deck space.) designed by Michael Stanford

Sono belle comunque, anzi le preferisco, in quanto sono vere testimonianze storiche! Comunque il sito www.nose-art.net (che è stato postato in lungo ed in largo), contiene dei Nose Art fantastici! 42-97797 B17-G ( Full House ) Assigned to the 412th BS 95th BG, Horham 8/4/1944. Piloted by Hannum, it collided with 42-37879, over Brandenberg 16/8/1944. It crashed at Rondorf with six of the crew killed and four captured. 42-37879 was from the 334th BS and piloted by Williams. Four of this crew were killed and five captured. The aircraft was called “ Wrinkled Belly Baby” At present we do not have a photo of this aircraft.

Mmmmm.... sembra di no! 42-30120 B17-F ( PATCHES ) This aircraft was initially assigned to 91st BG, Bassingbourn, 15/6/43. It was transferred to the 334th BS 95th BG on 16/6/43. It was sent for salvage 6/1/45.

Saurer RR-7 From 1936, the RR7 was developed by Saurer as an artillery tractor for the Austrian army. Testing was completed and in 1937, an order was placed for the tractors which were manufactured in 1938. About 12 vehicles were made prior to "Anschluss". After Austria was incorporated into Germany in 1938, the vehicle continued to be manufactured. Records indicate that a total of 140 units were built. The new designator for Germany was Sd Kfz 254. Notable features of this tank were it's wheel-cum-track layout and a diesel motor. The picture on the right is of this unit being used by the German Afrika Korps.

VAH-10 DET 19 USS Hancock 69-70 (A-4s & F-8s looking for a "drink") designed by Michael Stanford

VQ-1 Det C 1984 USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63

Già visto! 42-30173 B17-F ( Circe ) Originally assigned to the 410th BS 94th BG, 28/5/1943 (named Gorgeous Hussy ) Transferred to the 412th BS 95th BG, Framlingham, 6/6/1943 and then to Horham 12/6/1943. It was lost over Brunswick, piloted by Pearson, crashing at Sreimbeke, Germany. Three crew were killed and seven taken prisoner, the aircraft, by this time had the name “All American”.

Red Lady Russia Intru, questo spettacolare Nose Art (Uno dei miei preferiti) Lo dedicai tempo addietro a Paperinik, ed anche se è già postato è un piacere rivederlo! 42-97858 B17-G ( Lady Fortune ) This aircraft was originally assigned to the 100th BG, Thorpe Abbotts ,30/4/1944. It was transferred to the 412th BS at Horham, 1/5/1945 and renamed “ Carmen’s Folly”. It was lost on a mission to Cologne, 10/1/1945, it is believed to have crashed at Okeven. Six crew members being killed and three captured.

VQ-1 Det 63 1975

Bash Armored Car According to historian Dr. Georg V. Rauch, "In the early 1930s, the Federal Police of Buenos Aires ordered three armored vehicles from the Adolfo Bash firm, a local firm which had been building safes and armored vaults for banks and official institutions since 1882. Two of these were mounted aboard International B-series medium truck chassis and featured a rotary turret armed with a pair of Thompson submachine guns, which revolved over ball bearings. The third vehicle constructed over International A-series light truck reassembled a roadster of the period; but was fully armored and fitted with a two-way radio. The introduction of the larger Bash armored cars in 1933 led several foreign observers (including the US. Military Attaché) to conclude that the Army had transferred its Crossley model 1926 armored cars to the Federal Police; but this simply was not the case." The firm kept building armored cars for banks well into the late 1970s, many of them are still in use; but did not build any more armored vehicles for the Federal Police of the military.

VAQ 135

42-102937 B17-G ( READY FREDDIE ) This aircraft was assigned to the 412th BS 95th BG Horham 30/5/1944 It suffered a non-operational crash at Duxford, 19/7/1944, piloted by James D.Sasser resulting in fourteen deaths and two crew wounded.