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A war-weary Spitfire Mk V of the 7th Photo Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm; the aircraft was likely used as a squadron hack

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F2A “Buffalo”, Miami NAS.

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18th Fighter Squadron P-40s escort 21st Bomb Squadron B-24s over the Aleutian Islands, July 1943

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Assembly plant Douglas. Bombers b-18 Bolo and left visible transport DC-2.

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source: http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/455/Last-Call-for-Lancasters.aspx

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This Day in Aviation History

January 4th, 1936

First flight of the Vought SB2U Vindicator.

The Vought SB2U Vindicator was a carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Obsolete at the outbreak of World War II, Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, all had been withdrawn to training units. It was known as the Chesapeake in Royal Navy service….

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Wikipedia, Vought SB2U Vindicator: http://gstv.us/1PFk0B6

YouTube, CV-7 USS Wasp flight operations during WWII: SB2U lands. HD Stock Footage: http://gstv.us/2lRHBX2

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