Tag Archives: color

P-47 Mascot

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Unit mascot sits proudly in the nose of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter. (U.S. Air Force WW2 Photo)  

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Panzer IV Color Photo

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Rare color photograph of a camouflaged Panzer IV knocked out in Normandy in 1944. From the markings and camouflage, the Panzer IV appears to be from the German Panzer Lehr Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.

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Me 262 Jet on the Autobahn

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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WAVES Photos

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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Mobile Training

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A mobile training unit instructs B-17 crew and ground crew in the servicing of the B-17 oxygen system at a U.S. base in England in 1944. The veteran B-17 Flying Fortress “Flak Alley Lil” of the 305th BG is parked … Continue reading →

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Idiots’ Delight

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Color photograph of the B-17 Flying Fortress “Idiots’ Delight” of Eighth Air Force in England. The original caption states the M/Sgt is Penrose A. Bingham of Reading, Pennsylvania. The B-17 “Idiots’ Delight” served with the 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb … Continue reading →

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Fortress of the Sky

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Boeing color film from 1943 telling the story of the B-17 Flying Fortress. “Here is the story of the B-17. THE FLYING FORTRESS. The research, engineering and production genius which built this airplane has since given America its great new … Continue reading →

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Cannons on Wings

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

WWII color film produced by Bell Aircraft Corporation showing the design, assembly-line construction, and deployment of Bell Aircraft’s fighter planes with emphasis on the Bell P-39 Airacobra.

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USMC Trucks

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Color photographs of USMC trucks and men at New River, North Carolina in May 1942 from the Library of Congress.

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P-51 Mustang and P-38 Lightning Heritage Flight

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A P-51 Mustang and P-38 Lightning lead a heritage flight formation over Langley Air Force Base in May 2004. The four generations of USAF fighters include an A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-86 Sabre, P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang. (AF.mil, U.S. Air … Continue reading →

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