201st Fighter (1945)
#otd Lt. Reynaldo Perez, and Lt. Fernando Hermanez-Vega, Of Juarez, of Mexico, wait for their fellow pilots of the 201st Fighter Squadron...
351st Bomb Group (1943)
#otd The 351st Bomb Group takes over a former R.A.F. Base in England, 28 June 1943. #usaaf #wwii #351stbombgroup #aviationsafari...
What is your Tarawa story?
#otd USS Tarawa LHA-1 off the coast of Southern California in support of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97, 26 June 1997. What is your story...
First Landing aboard USS Ranger CV-4
#otd Vought O3U-3 9318 makes the first landing on board USS Ranger CV-4, 21 June 1934. #ussranger #cv4 #o3u #navalsafari #flynavy...
Queen Mary arriving in New York City
#otd British Passenger Liner and Troopship Queen Mary arrives in New York City with thousands of U.S. troops on board, inbound from...
USS Texas CGN-39 (1977)
#otd USS Texas CGN-39 during sea trials, 19 June 1977. #usstexas #cgn39 #navalsafari #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari
Hellcat Departing the deck
#otd A VF-1 "top hatter" F6f-3 fighter is launched from USS Yorktown CV-10, to intercept enemy forces during the "Marianas turkey shoot",...
6 in a day
#otd Lieutenant Junior Grade Alexander Vraciu, USNR; fighting squadron 16 "Ace", holds up six fingers to signify his "kills" during the...
Chem trails in WWII
Chem trails have been around a long time, jk. #otd Battle of The Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944. Vapor trails left by fighter planes during...
USS Houston CL-81 (1943)
#otd USS Houston CL-81 being christened, by Mrs. Claude Hamill, at Newport News, Virginia, 19 June 1943. #usshouston #cl81 #wwii...
