Damaged Grumman TBM-3 Avenger of VT-82 in flight, February 1945. The U.S. Navy Grumman TBM-3 Avenger of Torpedo Squadron 82 (VT-82) "Devil's Diplomats" in flight after the plane above it in her formation was shot down by anti-aircraft fire near Chichi Jima and fell on this Avenger, breaking off the left wingtip and cracking the fuselage just ahead of the tail, circa 18 February - 4 March 1945. The damaged plane was flown by its pilot about 160 km back to its task group but had to crash land in the water. All crew members were rescued. VT-82 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 82 (CVG-82) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20).
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. With WASP pilots in attendence. Florida
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Major Lindsey “MAD” Johnson taking her Warthog through it's routine during Luke Days 2024
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A-10 'Warthog' Thunderbolt II
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This is freaking cool! Is being carrier planes the only common thread? They weren't made by the same company, so I guess so. USN Aviation baby!! 🤘
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Waist blister turret of prototype bomber XB-17, which was not adopted in the final design of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, circa Jul 1935
Photographer: Unknown
Source ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force
Added By C. Peter Chen
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🎶HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE!🎶
Paldea Navy’s Corvihunters: F/A-18 Super Hornet
“Fear the Hammers”
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North American F-82Es Twin Mustang With External Tanks, 1948. ➤➤ LEARN MORE: https://youtu.be/8Qzp65KF7Fs
➤➤HD IMAGE: https://dronescapes.video/F82
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Knock Out Dropper'. 303rd Bomb Group. Molesworth, 1945. The first B-17 in Europe to complete 50 combat missions on 16 November 1943, and the first to complete 75 on 27 March 1944
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McDonnell-Douglas F-4E Phantom
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