notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 27, 2015 I have about 70 aircraft pictures in my collection of albums that I would like to post. I see tons of Alaskan pictures on ebay, and most of the aircraft related one's go out of my price range. I would love it if anyone on the forum who has Alaskan aircraft photos would be willing to share them here. I will get it started with these. Please correct me if I identify any wrong, as I am no expert. From a GI stationed on Adak (I believe), then Attu: First a few p-38 shots P-39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted January 27, 2015 Blurry P-40 on takeoff: A unique angle of a PBY: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted January 27, 2015 Here is a "cringe worthy" shot. Recovering the guns from a wreck near Fairbanks. I'm not sure if this was one of our boys, or a lend-lease plane. It is pretty hard to tell from this picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted January 27, 2015 These next shots are from a Royal Canadian Air Force member stationed in Alaska at the Annette Island Landing Field. This Field housed Canadian pilots, as well as serving as a refueling stop for Aircraft destined for the Aleutians. I apologize in advance for the picture quality. The album had some water damage, and most of the pictures are only about one inch square: These are p-39's from the 57th Fighter Squadron: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted January 27, 2015 These may be bending the rules a bit, as they belong to a foreign air force, but here are a few shots of the Canadian p-40's: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted January 27, 2015 A few more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted January 27, 2015 Straying off topic a little bit, these next five shots are from after the owner of the album was shipped to France. I figured I would show them anyway, since I already had them scanned. C-47: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted January 27, 2015 I'm not sure what this plane is. It may not even be US: This is a B-17 of the 457th Bomb group, 748th Bomb Squadron which went down near Dijon, France. More info here: http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Fate/RLF103.HTML That's it for this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted January 27, 2015 Share #9 Posted January 27, 2015 The second to last is an Avroe Anson, and in the background it appears to be an Airspeed Oxford, both RAF/RCAF types built in both the UK and Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted January 27, 2015 The second to last is an Avroe Anson, and in the background it appears to be an Airspeed Oxford, both RAF/RCAF types built in both the UK and Canada.Thanks for the ID. I never would have figured that one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted January 27, 2015 The next album is from an 11th AF GI stationed on Adak (I believe). Not sure on the first one. Possibly a Douglas A-20? C-47: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted January 27, 2015 And of course my favorite from this album, P-40 from the 11th Fighter Squadron, aka The Aleutian Tigers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted January 27, 2015 Next up, five shots from an album belonging to a medic stationed out of Anchorage. He traveled all over the state judging by his photo album. Two shots of a P-40 in flight: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted January 27, 2015 Three shots of what I believe is a PBY? The nose doesn't look quite right though: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #15 Posted January 27, 2015 Three B-25 shots from an 11th AF man stationed on Attu towards the very end of the war: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted January 27, 2015 Next up, a few out of an album from an Engineer stationed in the Aleutians. First off, three shots of a noorduyn norseman: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #17 Posted January 27, 2015 Two more from the same album. A B-25: An unknown. Possibly a Beechcraft C-45? That's it for tonight. I will try to post more tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsmilitary Posted January 27, 2015 Share #18 Posted January 27, 2015 AWESOME PICS!! I love old planes; Its like old cars. What guy doesnt!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted January 27, 2015 Share #19 Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks for show us some photo's of the "Forgotten War". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Michael Posted January 27, 2015 Share #20 Posted January 27, 2015 Very nice set of photos and thank you for sharing! Many years ago I had a small grouping of a fellow that was stationed at an Alaskan airfield. regrettably I sold them off. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted January 27, 2015 Share #21 Posted January 27, 2015 The plane identified in #14 as a PBY is actually a Grumman Widgeon. (I can't remember the military designation.) The bottom photo in #17 isn't a Beech C-45 but a Lockheed-Vega PV-1 Ventura. The PV-1 looks a lot like the later PV-2 Harpoon, but this is an early war photograph (as indicated by the early war national insignia on the nose without the horizontal white bars either side of the star). The PV-2 came out later in the war. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Finn Posted January 27, 2015 Share #22 Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks for posting the photos - a tribute to the men who flew in some of the worst weather on the face of this planet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US82Bravo Posted January 27, 2015 Share #23 Posted January 27, 2015 Not sure on the first one. Possibly a Douglas A-20? Post #11 - first photo - The aircraft is a Martin B-26 Marauder. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #24 Posted January 27, 2015 The plane identified in #14 as a PBY is actually a Grumman Widgeon. (I can't remember the military designation.) The bottom photo in #17 isn't a Beech C-45 but a Lockheed-Vega PV-1 Ventura. The PV-1 looks a lot like the later PV-2 Harpoon, but this is an early war photograph (as indicated by the early war national insignia on the nose without the horizontal white bars either side of the star). The PV-2 came out later in the war. Hope this helps. Thank you so much. I have never been very good at Identifying aircraft, but I knew that didn't look right for a PBY. I was hoping I could get a better image of the markings on the back. It may be an RCAF plane: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share #25 Posted January 27, 2015 Post #11 - first photo - The aircraft is a Martin B-26 Marauder. Larry Thanks for the reply. I really should have known that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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