#northamerican

[curiouscatalog]

From: Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859. The poetical works of Lord Macaulay. New York : Wm. L. Allison, Publisher, 1883

PR4963 .A17 1883

[claytoneddy]

`North American T-6G Texan N3518G c/n 168-505 taxiing. Truckee Airport California. Aircraft was part of the D-day Truckee Tahoe flyover July 4th 2020.

[holland-arch]

Box on the run . . . #boxturtle #turtle #northamerican #reptile #les #lowereastside #daylight #manhattan #nyc #lesecologyctr (at Lower East Side Ecology Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4AphpPh-Qe/?igshid=i7rwbwl4kmyt

[sentinelchicken]

In January 1942, the USAAF was looking at tactics for low level bombing attacks on shipping and ground targets using medium bombers. Tests began at Eglin AAF in the Florida panhandle to develop techniques for what would become low level skip bombing against ships. ⁣ ⁣ Parallel to the USAAF tests at Eglin, the Thirteenth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific theater under General George Kenney began field modifying A-20 Havoc and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers for low level attack using Australian bomb fuses that made skip bombing possible. ⁣ ⁣ Initial combat operations showed the best results came when RAAF Beaufighters teamed up with the Havocs and Mitchells to rake the target ships with machine gun fire to suppress anti-aircraft fire.⁣ ⁣ A colorful USAAF officer, Pappy Gunn, worked with North American’s field engineer, Jack Fox, in Australia to combine both roles in one aircraft- since the bombardier wasn’t needed on low level attacks, the nose was modified with a battery of 50-caliber machine guns so that skip bombing and strafing could be combined in the same aircraft.⁣ ⁣ As most of the A-20 Havocs were being sent to Russia under Lend-Lease, work focused on the B-25 Mitchell which had a bigger load and long range. Not only were guns installed in the nose, but external “package guns” were installed on the sides of the fuselage to increase the forward firepower of the B-25. ⁣ ⁣ This particular B-25 at the CAF’s Airbase Arizona has the package guns and a bombardier glass nose. These were more common in the Mediterranean theater than the Pacific where B-25s based in Italy still had level-bombing tasks from medium altitude. Some attacks on shipping were carried out, but the package guns were particularly effective against Luftwaffe transport aircraft.⁣ ⁣ In the Pacific, solid nose B-25s were more common, their heavy gun battery made the B-25 Mitchell one of the most lethal aircraft not just against Japanese shipping but also against area targets like air bases. ⁣ ⁣ #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #CAFAirbaseArizona #Mesa #Phoenix #FalconField #KFFZ #FFZ #Arizona #airport #planespotting #instaplane #instagramaviation #NorthAmerican #B25 #Mitchell #USAAF (at CAF Airbase Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B29YgxOB7K7/?igshid=1wellyu0h7ihz

[quickwitter]

Throwback Thursday Me Holding Cornstalks(?) Stratford, Connecticut 1985 #throwbackthursday #me #connecticut #cornfield #usa #travel #travelphotography #northamerican #©lauraquick #bygonedays https://www.instagram.com/p/BxRQo_WnAZo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m1x0ghfiez9

[h7een]

The world is yours.

H7eeN.

[whendinosaursruledtheworld]

Daily Dinosaur Facts: Day 6

Coelophysis, meaning “hollow form”, is the earliest evidence of cannibalism. An adult Coelophysis was found with a baby inside its stomach cavity, the first conclusive proof of cannibalism in dinosaurs.

[detpyrcnedlc]

fried shrimp po boy with a spicy french remoulade sauce on a fresh baguette ($9.99) and hush puppies ($3.49). #fried #friedshrimp #shrimp #seafood #baguette #bread #spicy #french #remoulade #frenchremoulade #sauce #hushpuppies #northamerican #comfortfood #food #foods #foodie #foodies #foodporn #foodpornography #foodpornshare #foodpic #foodgram #foodstagram #california (at H Brothers)