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1968 Yankee Station aboard USS CONSTELLATION

(via Westland Welkin)

The Westland Welkin was designed in response to a perceived threat of high altitude bombing by German aircraft. With an operating height of 45,000 feet, the Welkin was provided with a pressurised cockpit. Armament consisted of four 20mm cannon.

When production commenced, it was obvious that the Luftwaffe had discontinued high altitude flights, removing its intended role. 77 Welkins were completed, along with an additional 26 airframes. Two were used by the Fighter Interception Unit based at RAF Wittering from May to November 1944, but none entered operational service.

Fleet Air Arm Pilot Lt B A Lawrence with his damaged Grumman Martlet (Wildcat) after returning to HMS Pursuer during operations over Southern France during Operation Dragoon - August 1944

Lawrence was strafing a column of German vehicles at low level when he hit some tree tops, but he managed to pull out and return safely

Note that the propeller blades had probably been replaced at the time of this picture

View from the bridge wing of a Florida class battleship firing full 12 inch salvo to port during battle practice.

Likely photographed in May 1919.

USS IOWA (BB-61) during her shakedown cruise.

Photographed on May 26, 1943.

A F2A-3 Buffalo aircraft being refueled at Ewa Marine Corps Air Station, US Territory of Hawaii, 1 May 1942

Formation de Lockheed P-38 Lightning du 20th Fighter Group au dessus de la Normandie - Bataille de Normandie - 29 juin 1944

The Northrop F-89 Scorpion has to be the most metal interceptor ever made! Just look at it, it uses the wingtip fuel tanks for carrying weapons, from rockets to retractable launchers for air-to-air missiles.

Kawasaki Ki-45

USS TEXAS (BB-35) underway with her turrets turned to the port side, near Norfolk, Virginia.

Photographed on March 15, 1943.

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