August 2016 – Page 2

RAF pilots examine an abandoned Messerschmitt Me 109G of JG 53 at Comiso, Sicily in 1943. (Imperial War Museum Photographs.)

Abandoned Me 109G of JG 53

August 6, 2016

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RAF pilots examine an abandoned Messerschmitt Me 109G of JG 53 at Comiso, Sicily in 1943. (Imperial War Museum Photographs.)

Photographer Toni Frissell stands on the wing of a P-51 Mustang with Major George S. Roberts at Ramitelli, Italy in March 1945. (Library of Congress Photograph.)

P-51 Mustang “Marcelle”

August 5, 2016

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Photographer Toni Frissell stands on the wing of P-51 Mustang “Marcelle” with Major George S. “Spanky” Roberts at Ramitelli, Italy in March 1945. (Library of Congress Photograph.)

The B-29 Superfortress known as "Doc" flies over McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas on July 17, 2016. This was the B-29 aircraft's first flight after being used by the U.S. Navy as a target for training in the Mojave Desert for over forty years.

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B-29 Superfortress “Doc”

August 4, 2016

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The B-29 Superfortress known as “Doc” flies over McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas on July 17, 2016. This was the B-29 aircraft’s first flight after being used by the U.S. Navy as a target for training in the...