USS Essex CV-9 (August 30th 1943)
#otd USS Essex CV-9 in route to raid Marcus Island, 30 August 1943 during WWII. Aircraft are parked forward on the flight deck for...
USS Argonaut SM-1 (1942)
Flashback to #otd in 1942 with USS Argonaut SM-1 docking at Pearl Harbor upon her return from the Makin raid, Marine Raiders and members...
USS Silversides SS-236
#otd in 1941 USS Silversides SS-236 is launched at Mare Island Navy Yard. You can visit her at USS Silversides Museum. #silenthunter...
Caption?
Caption? (#otd in 1942 a F4F-4 Wildcat crashed aboard USS RANGER CV-4 after an off center landing attempt. The pilot was Ensign G. W....
USS Enterprise CV-6 #OTD 1942
A Japanese Type 99 Val burns as it is shot down directly over USS Enterprise CV-6 #otd in 1942. Note radar antenna atop the carrier's...
Henderson Field August 1942
A look back at Henderson Field in WWII #otd in 1942, looking south east. The aircraft on field are F4F's and note all the craters from...
HMS King George V OTD in 1945
#OTD in 1945, British Battleship HMS King George V at sea off Japan in company with U.S. Third Fleet ships on the day after the Japanese...
B-29 over Suribachi
A look back to a B-29 flying over Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima during WWII. #B29 #superfortress #WWII #mtsuribachi #iwojima #aviationsafari...
Mitchell Monday
It’s #mitchellmonday and here is a look back to WWII with a pair of B-25’s in North Africa. #b25 #wwii #aviationsafari...
F4U Corsair Flashback
#corsair flashback, pilloted by the Navy's then-leading "Ace," Tug Ira Kepford, of VF-17. This photo was possibly taken over Bougainville...
