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Offline Widewing

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One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« on: May 30, 2014, 12:31:51 AM »
This fellow, Mark Allen, has amassed a stunning collection of WWII aviation photos.... You'll need hours to view it all...
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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2014, 07:46:52 AM »
no link?
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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2014, 10:39:09 AM »
Come on Widewing, share with the rest of us!  :D
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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2014, 12:07:14 PM »
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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2014, 12:14:09 PM »
Quote from: Widewing on May 30, 2014, 12:07:14 PM
Sorry guys.....

http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/Mark_Allen_M2/library/?sort=3&page=1
Interesting photos.  I'd never seen the one of the completed A7M2 before.  Just some of the photos of the incomplete one.
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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2014, 12:17:45 PM »
Samples:





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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2014, 12:41:32 PM »
Wow!  Gorgeous!

Thanks for finding that.  :aok
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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2014, 01:38:28 PM »
Thanks!

Thought this one was hillarious.... "Ace Freighters" :D


Accidents happen, that particular one has happened many times since...

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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2014, 03:23:57 PM »
Oh my! :rock
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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2014, 07:01:34 PM »
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!  :O
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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2014, 11:44:33 AM »
Thanks Widewing, very cool.  :cheers:
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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2014, 12:00:20 PM »
I had to look this one up.

(Stupid Photobucket makes you click on the link rather than just show image.)
http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/Mark_Allen_M2/media/1_zps59fe617c.jpg.html



It's the Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf (although designed by Vought).  It might have won out over the Avenger, as it carried the same load but was faster, and the Navy ordered 1000 of them, but there were accidents with the prototype.  By then things got mired in Vought being busy with Corsairs, manufacture shifting to Consolidated, manufacturing delays, and the Avenger won out.
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Re: One of the best WWII aviation photo collections online....
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2014, 02:37:06 PM »
Amazing collection. I loved the early jet age pics and the Japanese air forces as well. Just to much quality to get thru in one day. :aok
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