USAAF pilot Dick Bong and his P-38 "Marge" with nose-art of his girlfriend Marjorie
A USAAF armorer of the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 15th U.S. Air Force checks ammunition belts of the 12.7 mm machine guns in the wings of a North American P-51B Mustang in Italy, ca. September 1944.
USAAF P-38H Lightnings operations at Nuthampstead in 1943 [Video] v.redd.it/awf4dodzi8881
Oberleutnant Horst Haase in a JG3 Fw 190 A-8 devastates a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress on July 18th 1944
A USAAF armorer of the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 15th U.S. Air Force checks ammunition belts of the 12.7 mm machine guns in the wings of a North American P-51B Mustang in Italy, ca. September 1944.
USAAF B-17G 43-38172 βLovely Julieβ of the 398th BG, 601st BS damaged by flak after dropping bombs on Cologne, Germany on 15 October 1944. reddit.com/gallery/rn56a2
Lockheed B-34 Lexington. Originally built for the RAF as Lockheed Ventura Mk.II, many of these aircraft were diverted to the USAAF once better aircraft such as the DH.98 Mosquito could fulfill its intended roles. The USAAF were largely delegated to noncombat roles from coastal patrol to training. reddit.com/gallery/rvd6h6
Formation of a variety of aircraft led by a captured Japanese Nakajima Ki.84 "Frank". Also a RN Seafire, USN F6F Hellcat and a USAAF P-51 Mustang. Phillipines 1945. [639x467]
USAAF pilot Dick Bong and his P-38 "Marge" with nose-art of his girlfriend Marjorie
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is well known for his shark mouth nose art, but the USAAF 80th Fighter Squadron painted a different skull in every plane of the unit. The unit fought the whole WW2 in the Pacific and painted skulls as they thought the Japanese being superstitious of death related themes. v.redd.it/hebyn2ibra381
Quora being Quora again. This time in a post about the Spitfire. This dude appears in nearly every single Quora post about WW2 aircraft. Often with a strong anti-RAF or pro-USAAF or pro-Luftwaffe bias! reddit.com/gallery/qfhrig
March 16 1943. SBD-4 & SBD-5 Dauntlesses join USAAF as A-24A Banshees at Douglas Aircraft Coβs El Segundo Plant.
WWII USAAF jacket patch of the 82nd tactical recon squadron, 71st tactical recon group. Known as the βstrafinβ saintsβ. reddit.com/gallery/rx4v9j
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is known for his shark mouth nose art, but the USAAF 80th Fighter Squadron painted a different skull in every plane of the unit. They fought the whole WW2 in the Pacific and painted skulls as they thought the Japanese being superstitious of death related themes. (720x1280) v.redd.it/2nh0kblyra381
The fuselage of the plane you have to get in Kola Peninsula has a USAAF/USAF marking on the side. What was an American bomber doing in Kola Peninsula?
Naomi Nose-art Collection card, Naomi posing as "Humpin Honey", USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress 42-6299 reddit.com/gallery/r46ngr
Pacific Theatre. An armourer feeds the upper front turret guns on a USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber. (700 x 734).
A USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt has trouble landing on an icy runway and crashes into another. It also takes out a ground crew member nearby.
A German Fw190A-8 captured by the USAAF with several A-26 Invaders in the background on an airfield in St Trond, Belgium
Columbia Aquila refinery burning during an attack by the US Army Air Force. Operation Tidal Wave. August, 1943. PloieΘti, Romania. Photo taken by Jerry Joswick. USAAF.
Oberleutnant Horst Haase in a JG3 Fw 190 A-8 devastates a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress on July 18th 1944
USAAF B-29 with a RAF Grand Slam earthquake bomb. Most likely part of Project Ruby, March 1946, an Anglo-American project with RAF Lancasters as well as USAAF B-17 and 3 B-29 attacking the abandoned Uboat Valentin pens near Bremen (Germany) to study the effectiveness of these massive weapons.
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (42-25845 R3-G) of 410th Fighter Squadron USAAF in flight near Mont St Michael, Normandy, 26 August 1944. Colourised reddit.com/gallery/r41t83
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (42-25845 R3-G) of 410th Fighter Squadron USAAF in flight near Mont St Michael, Normandy, 26 August 1944. Colourised. [1273x933] reddit.com/gallery/r41s9e
Lieutenant Edwin Wright of the 404th Fighter Group shows off the damage caused by flak to his P-47 Thunderbolt. USAAF airfield near Sint-Truiden, Belgium, October 1944.
The last moments of the 6 crew of a USAAF B-26 Marauder bomber after a direct hit by flak over Germany on December 23rd 1944
Another Naomi Nose-art Collection card, Naomi posing as "Celestial Queen" , USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress 44-87660 reddit.com/gallery/qy72va
USAAF Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighters stop at Iceland for refueling on their way to Britain. Iceland, 1942.
North American P-51 Mustang βFools Paradise IVβ (tail NΒΊ 413309) of the 380th Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group, 9th USAAF at Maupertuis Airfield near Cherbourg in France. July/August 1944. [720x528]
Oberleutnant Horst Haase in a JG3 Fw 190 A-8 devastates a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress on July 18th 1944
The Dogfight where a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bomber shot down a Japanese Kawanishi H6K 'Mavis' flying boat theaviationgeekclub.com/tβ¦
One of the less known and more elegant biplane of WW2. The Beechcraft UC-43 Staggerwing used as courier, liaison plane and VIP transport by the USAAF, USN, RAF and Royal Navy.
Naomi Nose-art Collection card, Naomi posing as "Devil's Darlin", USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress 42-24629 reddit.com/gallery/r0ef5i
During WW2, Mexico joined the fight against the Axis powers and sent the 201st Fighter Squadron, known as the 'Aztec Eagles' to the Pacific Threatre as part of the USAAF. The air force squadron was made up of 300 volunteers and is credited for putting out of action about 30,000 Japanese troops. reddit.com/gallery/r5fgx6
Luftwaffe fighter hits a USAAF P-51B Mustang in a head-on pass then gets on its tail
A USAAF armorer of the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 15th U.S. Air Force checks ammunition belts of the 12.7 mm machine guns in the wings of a North American P-51B Mustang in Italy, ca. September 1944.
USAAF B-26 Marauder breaks up in mid-air after being hit by flak during a bomb run in the ETO in 1944
Naomi Nose-art Collection card, Naomi posing as "Lucky Lady", USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress 44-84076 reddit.com/gallery/qywvhw
General Airborne Transport Company XCG-16 was a military transport/assault glider ordered by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during WWII.
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor burns after taking fire from a USAAF fighter at low level over occupied Europe in early 1944
USAAF Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighters stop at Iceland for refueling on their way to Britain. Iceland, 1942.
Developer Diary #303 - New pics of P-51B, BON Vehicles and USAAF Bomber Crewman! forum.il2sturmovik.com/toβ¦
Naomi Nose-art Collection card, Naomi posing as "Big Stink", USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress 44-27354 reddit.com/gallery/r2oz4g
Flying Cadet Hub Zemke, later commander of the USAAF 56th Fighter Group, poses in summer flying outfit with a parachute over his shoulder prior to take off at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, January 1937.
Close range cannon fire from a Luftwaffe Fw 190 unlocks the port undercarriage on a USAAF B-24 Liberator
Display of USAAF aircraft under the Eiffel Tower after VE day
Northrop A-17A. Ground attack bomber. Known as the βNomadβ by the Brits. First flew in 1935, retired from the USAAF in 1944. At NACA. Langley, 1940
African American troops of the 450th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion operate a Bofors 40 mm L/60 anti-aircraft autocannon whist carrying out training on aerodrome protection duties on 22nd February 1943 at a US Army Air Force (USAAF) airfield in Suffolk, England. (Photo by US Army Signal Corps/FPG
