Vintage shots from days gone by!

This is not the best shot, but I like it.....

 

Excellent book. They were only in their early 20's

 

My Grade school teachers awaiting my arrival to class...

 

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the Spitfire and Hurricane were British, not U.S. made planes.

 

Hey one of those nuns looks like my principal from 1st grade..!

 

A miracle??????

 

"Lockheed During W.W.II (unbelievable 1940s pictures). This is a version of special effects during the 1940's.. I have never seen these pictures or knew that we had gone this far to protect ourselves.
During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a possible Japanese air attack.. They covered it with camouflage netting to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air."
















FROM: http://www.perfectlyintune.com/page15/page15.html

 

And BTW, if not for the brave pilots of Spitfires, and Hawker Hurricanes and Tornadoes, Britain probably could not have survived the Lufwaffe assault on London in 1940. We could loan destroyers under Lend-Lease before we got into the war; but, unfortunately, we could not loan fighter aircraft. However, U.S. and Canadian airmen did volunteer for duty in the RAF, before the U.S. entry into WWII.

 

1910 postcard:



1910 New York:



2010 New York:

??????????

 

He used to hide behind those skinny six inch telephone poles when someone was shooting at him with a "Tommy Gun"

 

A vacation post card circa 1940's...

 

You're right about the legal limits on the US transferring fighters to Britain..but there was a loophole...they could be pushed across the border to Canada, then Canadians flew them to Britain, so some US fighters did get to Britain...later Britain bought the P-51 Mustang, and equipped it with Rolls Royce Merlin engines, which were superior to the Allison engines they originally came from, so the Air Corps adopted Merlin engines built under licence by Packard, etc, which made the P-51 the world-class fighter it became...

So we do owe a lot to the British, and I fully agree that the courage of British aviators in Hurricanes and Spitfires (along with volunteer American and Polish pilots) won the Battle of Britain...

 

" Not so unusual really, though they don't seem like the kind
of fighter-bombers usually shown in WWII films. This is YIPPEE,
the 5,000th P-38 Lightning built, this one later during the war,
making the Lightning series the ONLY model to see use all through
the war (the P-47 Thunderbolt would surely come close, though!).
The 38 series was constantly modified during the war by Lockheed,
and others, to enhance payload, maneuverability and speed, as
the U.S. main long-range fighter. But as more P-51s and other
quicker and more nimble fighters came out of the factories back
home, the P-38 role was somewhat redirected. America's two
top aces scores 38 and 40 kills, mostly in the P-38. Though aces
Maguire (38) and Bong (40) were both decorated with the
Congressional Medal of Honor, both were dead by August 6,
1945. This pic is from the U.S. Air Force's P-38 page and was
located on the WikiMedia Commons project. To BOTH, I say
THANK YOU! "

I thought we were talking about WW2 planes and not just US planes. Hurricanes were also built in Canada. Spits and Hurricanes were built from the late 30s onward in Britian and flew through out the war. <!-- / message -->

 

Norm was smart he kept the car by letting the studio lease or rent it.I recently saw a Peter Gunn episode in which Norm had a bit part in the opening driving his Kookie T.BTW his Chev powered red T touring became the Porter automobile in the TV show, "My Mother the Car".It was also used previously in a Hot Rod movie with Mamie Van Doren,"Sex Kittens go to College" i think.

 

Vintage photo's of vintage tin...

 

Being a backyard mechanic got you this job during the War!

 

In addition to B. C., we had "Bluey" (played by Lucky Grills) who could hide behind skinny poles, he didn't get any tommy gun just fast feet...........

 

Contrails...

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And a Digger vs DC-7

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An RAAF Hurricane on the Milne Bay (New Guinea) airstrip:

 

Black Sheep

 

Your Hurricane above looks suspicioulsy like a Crutiss P 40. Most famous for it Flying Tiger role in china but used through out all theaters. Usually outclassed, out powered and out gunned they did a very creditable job of holding the line till the more modern fighters showed up. Hurricane below

 

Australian Mustangs



and New zealand Mustangs



http://gregers.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=66987&sid=cc24695709c43f9a80dd365fb1c0631b

 

Australian Spitfires on Moratai Island:



And over the Pacific:

 

An Indian Air Force Spitfire K for Kangaroo:




http://www.militaryphotos.net/forum...yal-Indian-Air-Force-in-WW2-Lots-of-Rare-Pics

 

http://www.danielsww2.com/JimmyStewart.html



DFC
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http://jimmystewartfans.com/worldwar2service.htm

"Being awarded the Croix de Guerre by
Lt. Gen. Valin, Chief of Staff, French Air Force"

 

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Richard Boone