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Here's the USAAF version to go along with the U.S. Navy version, source (U.S. Air Force Photos) National Archives and Fold3
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Part 1


B-17's of the 303rd BG returning from mission to Germany March 1944


Men of the 830th Engineers Detachment satnd at attention as B-17's pass over during ceremonies dedicating a new airfield at Nuthampstead, England 17 June 1943


P-38's of the 15th AF return to base in Italy 1944


P-47's over Oahu, Hawaii 18 September 1944


B-17's of the 379th BG over Europe 12 March 1945


P-38's top cover for B-17's of the 8th AF over Europe 1944


Curtiss C-46's pass over 9th Troop Carrier Command Base somewhere in France 21 March 1945


B-17's of the 381st BG over Europe 1944


B-26's of the 9th AF approach the coast of Western Europe June 1944


B-17's of the 8th AF somewhere over Europe 9 November 1943


P-51's of the 9th AF over France July 1944


C-47's of the 53TCW, 80th and 82nd TCS, 9th AF over Sourthern France 1944


B-17's of the 379th BG over 8th AF base in England 12 March 1945


B-17's of the 379th BG over 8th AF base in England 12 March 1945


Iwo Jima based P-51's escort a B-29 1945


Iwo Jima based P-51's escort a B-29 1945

B-17's of the 15th AF on a mission to bomb oil refineries 22 miles northwest of Vienna 31 January 1945


B-29's low after returning to base in China 1945


B-24's low over African base practicing for the Ploesti raids 1 August 1943


P-51's of the 8th AF low over English buildings 1944


P-51's of the 8th AF low over English buildings 1944


L-5 "Rover Joe" and P-40's of the 324th FG over Italy 1 December 1944


C-47's with P-40 escorts 1943


B-17 of the 15th AF with P-38 escort 1944


P-43 and a captured Zero in formation over China 1943

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B-29 and the P51's look like a TransPac flight, Mother Hen navigating for her chicks

Lots of new photos there, Mark, well new to me anyway. I'd love to have heard the noise those massed formations were making! I'm not sure about the P-51s over England pic, the architecture looks more like continental Europe.

Thx again for the corrections guys

Part 2


Douglas A-20's of the 416th BG, 9th AF over LeHavre France June 1944


Douglas A-26's of the 386th BG enroute to Germany 20 April 1945


Douglas A-26's of the 386th BG enroute to Germany 20 April 1945


P-38's top cover for B-17's heading to target in Germany 1944


Large formation of B-17's over Germany 1944


B-29's over Tokyo Bay during surrender ceremonies 1945


B-29's over China 1945


P-38's of the 94th FS, 1st FG over Italy 1945


P-38's of the 71th FS, over Italy 1945


P-51's over English base February 1945


P-38's of the 38th FS at Nuthampstead, England 15 October 1943


P-47's of the 65th FS, 57th FG escort a B-25 of the 310th BG with engine out over Brenner Pass Italy 1944


P-47's on a practice mission over Molesworth, England 18 September 1943

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man that's a lot of iron!!! 1 f-22 raptor & 1 f-35 joint strike fighter would probably pay for near 1/2 of the ww2 formation pics posted!!

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More unique (to me anyway) formation images


Curtiss C-46 Commandos Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Hold Their Formation As They Pass Over An Air Base Somewhere In France. 21 March 1945


Men Of The 379Th Bomb Group Watch A Formation Of Boeing B-17 Flying FortressesReturn To Their 8Th Air Force Base From A Mission Over Enemy Territory On 1 June 1944. England (nice looking formation here)


Formation Of Consolidated B-24s Liberators Of 458Th Bomb Group


Formation Of Consolidated B-24s Liberators Of 458Th Bomb Group


formation of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 15th AF makes its way toward a rail target in southern Germany


Formation Of Boeing B-29 Superfortresses', Based On Guam, Marianas Islands. May 1945


Consolidated B-24S Of 458Th Bomb Group Fly In Formation As They Approach Air Base Somewhere In England After Mission. 18 August 1944


From Behind His Gun Mount On A Half Track, A Guard Watches A Formation Of Republic P-47 'Thunderbolts' Take Off On Another Mission Against The Japanese. Ryukyu Retto, 1945


B-17's over the clouds on way to German Targets.


B-17's over Germany with rockets being fired from below


A-20s of the 409th BG (L), August 1944. Formation to right appear to be 642nd Bomb Sq. A-20's


A Formation Of Lockheed P-38 Lightnings Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group, In Flight Somewhere Over Italy


A Formation Of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 381St Bomb Group En Route To Bomb Installations In Europe after FW190 pass

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more good stuff ...


B-17's over the Mediterranean early 1944


Formation Of Douglas A-20S Attached To The 410Th Bomb Group, Enroute To A Mission Over Enemy Territory In Europe


Formation Of Douglas A-20S Attached To The 410Th Bomb Group, Enroute To A Mission Over Enemy Territory In Europe


B-24 Liberators head Toward Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Where They Will Strike Japanese Installations On The Tiny Islands Halfway Between Saipan And The Japanese Homeland


B-24's with P-47 escort near Bonin Islands 1944


B-25's over the SW Pacific


Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses On Their Way To A Raid On Regensburg, Germany. 17 Aug 1943


Boeing B-17 raid on Stuttgart, Germany, 6 Sept. 1943


Boeing B-17s take off on a mission over Europe from their base in England. 1942


C-47's over France


Curtiss C-46 Commandos Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Hold Their Formation As They Wing Their Way Over France. 20 March 1945


Douglas A-20s of the 641st Bomb Sq, 409th BG


Flying ofrtresses of the 8th Air forces on way to Germany


Formation Of Boeing B-29 Superfortresses, Enroute To Bomb Enemy Installations. 1945


Formation Of North American P-51 Mustangs Buzzing Airfield On Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto, After Returning From Mission Over Enemy Territory. 318Th Fighter Group


Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the 9th AF is shown winging back to England after one of their series of attacks on German installations in the low countries


North American B-25'S From The 345Th Bombardment Group Head Out For The China Sea In Search Of Reported Northbound Japanese Convoy


open bomb bay doors of a Flying Fortress frame this view of B-17 bombers steady on the target for an attack on MerseburgLeuna, German oil plant


P-51's over Iwo Jima 1945

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I hate to break it to ya', but those ain't B-24s.

Reminds me of two weekends ago at Lunken Airport when Fifi was in. The TSWM brought its B-25 in and I volunteered to help out by standing around and answering questions. I started to notice a pattern - people kept asking, "Is this a B-24?". On the second day I figured it out: the CAF had advertised Diamond Lil as being part of the tour, but she couldn't make it due to the nose gear collapse and so people assumed the other large plane there was the B-24!


Now that is just darn interesting.


I always wondered what happened to those Japanese planes on Iwo Jima...

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Well Mark, another awesome set of pictures. Thanks for the post

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Awesome pictures! The rocket fired into the formation of b-17s was something I've never seen. Thanks for posting

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