A Lot of Kodachrome ...

[Courier Sportster]

let me go get my jack stand

[Mark Allen M]

Catapult Launching of OS2U-2 from USS Missouri (BB-63).


OS2U-2 Kingfisher Hoisted Aboard USS Missouri (BB-63).


Back on the Missouri from a Scouting Mission, an OS2U Pilot Unstraps His Flight Log from His Leg.

[Mark Allen M]

Mechanics Overhaul JRM-1.


Mechanics Repair Engine of PBY at Naval Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana.


Beachmaster Gives Instructions to Crewman in Forward Hatch of PB2Y on Ramp.


Mechanics Work on Engine of a PB2Y, Naval Air Station, Natal, Brazil.

[Mark Allen M]

N3N-1 Primary Trainer on Ground, Equipped with Floats, at NAS Pensacola, Florida.


N3N-1s on Line at NAS Pensacola, Florida.


Pilot in SC-1 on Ramp Giving Thumbs Up Signal to Beaching Crewmen.


Stateside P-47 lifting off

[Mark Allen M]

USS Enterprise (CV-6) Damaged in the Battle of Solomon Islands


USS Enterprise (CV-6) Damaged in the Battle of Solomon Islands


USS Enterprise (CV-6) Arriving in New York for Navy Day.


USS Franklin (CV-13) Returning to Brooklyn Navy Yard.

[Mark Allen M]

Flight Deck and Bridge of the USS Cowpens (CVL-25).


Flight Deck and Bridge of the USS Cowpens (CVL-25).


Daily Calisthenics on Flight Deck of the USS Yorktown (CVA-10).


Pilots are Briefed in Ready Room of USS Lexington (CVA-16) Before Takeoff.

[Steve Rice]

No socks and loafers. I've seen this sort of thing before - wingtips...

Also, gent on the right with the international gesture of goodwill...

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[CoastieJohn]

Fantastic pics.....thanks to Mark for posting.

A couple of thoughts.....back on page 2, some of those PBY's "in the Aleutians" look like they're at NAS Kodiak. That looks like Barometer Mt in the background.

Why are some of the aircraft painted white? For anti-flash purposes?

[JohnB]

Why are some of the aircraft painted white? For anti-flash purposes?

ASW aircraft in the Atlantic were often painted white or white/gray.
Note the PBM and PBY photo above is said to be Brazil, and at the top of page four, the photo with the white Kingfisher and PBM is labeled Cuba.
That scheme included F4Fs and TBMs flying off CVEs.
I guess because of the often overcast skies, they could better sneak up on a surfaced U-Boat.

[LysanderUK]

Why are some of the aircraft painted white? For anti-flash purposes?

ASW aircraft in the Atlantic were often painted white or white/gray.
Note the PBM and PBY photo above is said to be Brazil, and at the top of page four, the photo with the white Kingfisher and PBM is labeled Cuba.
That scheme included F4Fs and TBMs flying off CVEs.
I guess because of the often overcast skies, they could better sneak up on a surfaced U-Boat.

RAF Coastal Command adopted a very similar scheme from 1942 onwards for just this same reason.

[Pat Carry]

Thanks again Mark. You can not beat Kodachrome!

[PropsRule]

It's interesting to see how the national insignia is painted on the PV-1s. It appears that the white for the star is sprayed on first, with the blue circle going on over top of that. The rest of the aircraft appears to still be in green primer, so I suppose they cleaned up the circle's edges when the overall top coat colour was applied.
I've read manual instructions for other aircraft types where the star was painted over the blue circle. I guess whatever worked...

[Chris Brame]

Thanks again for all these goodies, Mark!

Stateside P-47 lifting off

Per Baugher, P-47C "(41-)6289 crashed near Groton, CT Aug 19, 1943. Pilot killed."
Per AAIR's database, it was based out of Bradley Field. It crashed due to engine failure into the Connecticut River, five miles west of Middletown, CT; the pilot was Homer V. Waits.

[phil65]

"Per Baugher, P-47C "(41-)6289 crashed near Groton, CT Aug 19, 1943. Pilot killed."
Per AAIR's database, it was based out of Bradley Field. It crashed due to engine failure into the Connecticut River, five miles west of Middletown, CT; the pilot was Homer V. Waits. "

D@mn, I'm less than 8 miles west of Middletown, Ct....

Phil

[phil65]

"Also, gent on the right with the international gesture of good will..."

Phil