Cool pix!

"SBD Dauntless dive bombers at the Douglas Aircraft plant in El Segundo, CA, 1943."

 

"[1988 x 3075] USS Heerman (DD-532) featured on the cover of the upcoming graphic novel adaptation of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, by James D. Hornfischer, who tragically passed away this year at the age of 55."

Did they wait until he died?

 

"Frogmen aboard USS Burrfish, 1943-1944."

Second from right: "Put that damn thing down!"

 

"The British battleship HMS Nelson, 28 June 1941 [2053 x 3552]."

Where's the rest of it? ;-)

 

If anyone is interested:

History of the 344th FS, 343rd FG, 11th Air Force : Shemya, Alaska

 

"All of the Battleships Built Under the Washington Naval Treaty - which do you think is the best? Which is your favorite? [3296 × 1858]"

 

"[1769X1141] Italian heavy cruisers band together to take part in spectacular fleet maneuvers with Benito Mussolini and Miklós Horthy as special guests. Gaeta, 1936."

 

"Two crew members of a Tiger I heavy tank comparing their 88 mm round to a 50 mm round."

Stuart tank crews had some balls.

 

"A Spitfire Mk. V being loaded aboard USS Wasp at King George V docks in Glasgow, Scotland, in April 1942, at the start of 'Operation Calendar'."

Any idea as to way the engine cowling was open?

 

Reminds me of that story: Officer addressing a room full of pilots.

"The bad news is the target is heavily defended. It's very probable that only one of you will return from this mission."

All the pilots in the room look around with the same thought, "You poor bastards."

 

"Ikarus IK-2, a Yugoslavian fighter introduced in 1935. It was armed with two machine guns in the wings and one cannon firing through the propeller hub. Only 8 of the 12 built were servicable during the 1941 Axis invasion, and the remaining four were used by the Independent State of Croatia."

 

"USS Oregon (BB-3) under way on the Willamette River near Portland, Oregon during her time as a museum ship. Circa 1940s. [1035×806]"

 

"GIs of the the 87th Regiment, 3rd battalion march through a staging area in the vicinity of Ghiro in Monsagrati province of Lucca, near Villa Colli 1944. [1200x800] (Original color photo)"

 

At first blush the vine supports look like bayonets.