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USAAF Spitfire Mk.Vb from the 52nd FG 2nd Sq. The squadron code is QP*XX

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A Martin B-26 Marauder at a post-World War II Air France mechanics' training school.

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A Martin B-26 Marauder at a post-World War II Air France mechanics' training school.

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A B-25 Mitchell at the North American Aviation Mechanic Training School, Inglewood, California.

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Douglas C-33 (S/N 36-87, tail code KD 11) at March Field, Calif., during a 1500 flight hour maintenance check at San Antonio Air Depot on March 17, 1939.

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An A-25 opened up to expose engine.

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Curtiss C-46A engine inspection.

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P-47D Thunderbolt/44-19780/LM-J "Teddy", undergoing maintenance work at Boxted air base.

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Reminds me of my nose picking days back in the NAVY/ :drink3:


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There's an air of "look busy for the camera" with some of them, Keep them coming we modellers love this sort of stuff.


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I'll play too. From (IIRC) the Indiana state photo archive:

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Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk serial no. A29-34(aircraft B) (former 41-5520) of No. 76 Squadron RAAF undergoing 240 hourly engine inspection by Aircraftman 1(AC1), J. Potter of Melbourne, Victoria and Aircraftman 1(AC1), M. Robinson of Ballarat, Victoria. Note inscription "Tojo's Jinx". Darwin area, NT. February 1943.

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"Tojo's Jinx" P-40E-CU 41-5520 from ADF serials website. http://www.adf-serials.com/2a29b.htm One of their forum members lists this aircraft undergoing restoration owned by Lynn Koenig.

From the Australian War Memorial Collection, this photo has the following caption...
"Darwin area, NT. February 1943. A Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk serial no. A29-34(aircraft B) of No. 76 Squadron RAAF undergoing 240 hourly engine inspection by Aircraftman 1(AC1), J. Potter of Melbourne, Victoria and Aircraftman 1(AC1), M. Robinson of Ballarat, Victoria. Note inscription "Tojo's Jinx"."

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More of the 2 B-26's at Vilgenis Air France mechanics' training school between '50 - '62
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One of the two B-26's now at USAFM
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Other one at the Musee de l'Air, Paris, France
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Images restored... mostly, unfortunately some of the images didn't get archived :(

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SB2C-5 of CASU-1 uncowled at NAS Ford Island circa 1946........photo by Joe Genne via the Jack Cook Collection

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A B-17 Flying Fortress undergoes repairs at a depot near Townsville, Australia, 1943. In the left background is a B-18 Bolo

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And a shot of "Enola Gay".
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Maintenance area servicing P-51 Mustangs and one P-47 Thunderbolt of the 35th Fighter Group, Lingayen Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, April 1945

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Chris Brame wrote:
I'll play too. From (IIRC) the Indiana state photo archive:

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Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk serial no. A29-34(aircraft B) (former 41-5520) of No. 76 Squadron RAAF undergoing 240 hourly engine inspection by Aircraftman 1(AC1), J. Potter of Melbourne, Victoria and Aircraftman 1(AC1), M. Robinson of Ballarat, Victoria. Note inscription "Tojo's Jinx". Darwin area, NT. February 1943.

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Good gawd, was there more going on here than just a engine overhaul....? I mean it looks like they dang near took the aircraft apart, was wing removal needed for this level of engine maintenance?

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Good stuff

Any date on the Enola Gay photo duggy? I note she has the name nose art, which was applied just before the Hiroshima mission, but does not yet have the fat man mission marks, which seemed to appear a few weeks later?


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