Destination's Journey Military Photos

Fw190: A masterpiece that stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the Bf109 as Germany's twin banner carriers in World War II. A hardworking all-rounder that shone brightly in ground-attack roles too. Its flowing intake and exhaust system—sucking in air all at once from the nose, then expelling it from the sides with the force of engine exhaust—was so ingenious that even the US and UK improved upon it and copied it.

Republic F-84F Thunderstreaks, 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard.

A German Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-8/U4 "Condor" bomber captured by the Allies in Braunschweig. The FuG-200 "Hohentwiel" radar antennas are visible on the aircraft's nose. 1945

Good morning, everyone.

Around 1944, the location is believed to be Matsuyama Air Base? This is a colorized version of a photo from that time capturing the local fighter aircraft "Shiden." Well then, let's do our best again today too. (*・∀・)ゞ #大日本帝国海軍 #紫電 #カラ

Avro Lancaster, Ruhr Express, being bombed up, 30 Nov 1943.

Republic F-84F Thunderstreaks, 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard.

A New Zealand Lockheed Hudson IIIA bomber (NZAF serial number NZ2066, tail number UH-F, manufactured at the Hobsonville plant in the US in 1942) in flight. The aircraft went missing on August 20, 1944, while en route from Fiji to Whinuapai, New Zealand 🇳🇿

Republic F-84E-25-RE Thunderjet (Serial No. 51-508) from the 162nd Fighter Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard.

The battle of the gas bags!

Formed in 1938, RAF Balloon Command covered the entire UK with a giant network of tethered 'barrage balloons'. The Luftwaffe tried various systems (image 2 and 3) to beat the balloon cables, with mixed results.