#armyaircorps

[peachesodell]

Jimmy Stewart, about 1944.

Yes, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps.

[noaasanctuaries]

On this Veterans Day, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is proud to remember the service and sacrifice of Alabama's Tuskegee Airmen of World War II – the first African American fighter pilots for the U.S. Army Air Corps. Some of the pilots trained over the Great Lakes region and six Tuskegee Airmen and their aircraft were lost in Michigan waters, including five in Lake Huron.

On August 28, 2021, a memorial was dedicated in the International Flag Plaza in Port Huron, Michigan, to the memory of the pilots who perished in accidents during their training in Port Huron. The memorial was made possible through private and corporate donors, Diving With a Purpose, the City of Port Huron, and the State of Alabama. To learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen in Michigan, visit: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/magazine/4/honoring-the-tuskegee-airmen/ (Photo 1: Air Force Historical Research Agency. Tuskegee class 44-B-SE poses for a picture in February 1944. Photo 2: Derico Cooper. Image description: Tuskegee Airmen Memorial.)

[gentle-warrior]

When you are flying so low to strafe a train that you hit a telegraph pole....

[scorpion6knives]

On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which, “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Continental Europe. The cost in lives on D-Day was high. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but their sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 Soldiers to begin the slow, hard slog across Europe, to defeat Adolf Hitler’s crack troops. #lestweforget #dday #normandy #rangers #rltw #omahabeach #wwii #wwiihistory #army #airforce #navy #armyaircorps #fubar (at Omaha Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGmspoAbeU/?igshid=no2jawdwxoji

[moonwatchuniverse]

At the dawn of the space age, test pilot “jocks” who flew high-speed experimental rocket planes and the Mercury 7 astronauts who rode the Redstone & Atlas rockets needed a timepiece that befitted their ventures into a brave new world. Enter America’s first microsonic wristwatch, the Bulova Accutron introduced in October 1960. The Accutron 214 movement appeared a full decade before the first commercial quartz watch by Seiko of Japan. Bulova’s press advertising was quick to capitalise on the Accutron Astronaut’s space age connotations as the little GMT tuning fork pilot watch became a favorite with and adopted by military testpilots and civilian CIA pilots. 1964 M4 Accutron Astronaut wristwatch by a 1/18th desktop  Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. (Photo: MoonwatchUniverse) Learn more about early pilot watches in the Space Age: https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-52

[stevesamosaphotography]

Armed Forces Day Liverpool, great to see the AH64 Apache up close😀#helicopter #ah64 #apache #britisharmy #afd #liverpool #visitliverpool #igersmersey #armyaircorps (at Liverpool's Pier Head and Waterfront)

[bohomouse]

WIP of Prince Harry !! Prince Henry of Wales, KCVO (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984), familiarly known as Prince Harry, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales. At the time of his birth, he was third in the line of succession to succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, but is currently fifth in line after his father, his elder brother Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and William's children, George and Charlotte. After an education at schools in the United Kingdom and spending parts of his gap year in Australia and Lesotho, Harry chose a military career, undergoing officer training at RMA Sandhurst. He was commissioned as a cornet into the Blues and Royals, serving temporarily with his brother, and completed his training as a troop leader. In 2007–2008, he served for 77 days in Helmand, Afghanistan, but was pulled out following publication of his presence there by an Australian magazine. He returned to Afghanistan for a 20-week deployment in 2012–2013 with the Army Air Corps. He left the army in June 2015. Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014, and remains patron of its Foundation. He also gives patronage to several other organisations, including the HALO Trust, the London Marathon Charitable Trust, and Walking With The Wounded. @art #bohomouse #sarahjones #oilpaint #oilpainting #allaprima #oilsketch #portrait #portraitpainting #portraiture #paintingoftheday #artfido #opyart #arts_gate #artstarsmag #arts_secret #dailyart #artistic_nation #artsanity #fineart #oiloncanvas #igartsubmit #artistsofinstagram #instaart #instaartist #artshare_ig #art #princeharry #armyaircorps #wales #prince (at Windsor)

[gentle-warrior]