#WWII 19/21

B-29 on Tinian

A look back to Tinian in 1945 with this B-29. Appears to be preparing to start engines. #wwii #tinian #b29 #aviationsafari...

A look at Tinian in 1945 with a lot of B-29’s parked and a look now as Mother Nature has reclaimed the airfield, amazing work done by the...

#OTD in 1945 USS Indianapolis CA-35 was sunk by a Japanese submarine I-58 after delivering the atomic bomb components to Tinian Island. ...

A look back at USS Wasp CV-7 with a Spitfire V launching on its way to Malta in May 1942, as she conducted a ferry mission. Note the...

USAAF reference piece on the Me-262 from December of 1944. #me262 #usaaf #wwii #aviationsafari #boneyardsafari #aviationpreservation

A look back to 1945 at the end of WWII and a captured Me-262. #me262 #wwii #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari

Now for something different, the Willys Jeep was an icon of WWII, including aboard aircraft carriers here is Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat being...

Flashback to WWII with a formation of B-17’s of the 8th Air Force flying over Europe escorted by a P-51 Mustang. #wwii #b17 #p51...

#OTD in 1944 the Ryan FR Fireball made its first flight. It was a piston and jet-powered fighter designed for the US Navy during World...

Here is a look back to WWII with “Little Friends” P-51’s escorting bombers over Europe in 1944. Interesting to see two different Mustang...