Random Cool Photo Thread

[flyincowboy]

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Air apache" new guinea B25 345thBG 498th BS

 

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lancaster wireless operator carring pigeons boxes

 

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lancaster waiting crews before mission

 

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women painting self sealing petrol tanks

 

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b24 boxes

 

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The" bombardier"

 

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inside a liberator express transport plane

 

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Civilian converted B17

 

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ail gunner ready for action

 

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B25 named for ANN SHERIDAN

 

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canibalised canadian spitfire for parts

 

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back safe from mission

 

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b17 nose

 

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harvest

 

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Curtiss W

right factory test pilots

 

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briefing

 

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milk wagon 129 missions no problems

 

[Flightengineer]

lancaster waiting crews before missionView attachment 81141

Did they take pigeons with them?

 

[flyincowboy]

Did they take pigeons with them?

yes in case of a bad radio the pigeons were released from the box and they fly home

 

[Flightengineer]

yes in case of a bad radio the pigeons were released from the box and they fly home

Interestingly, I remember that pigeons and similar birds can't fly above 3 thousand meters. How did they solve the problem of oxygen starvation of birds if the bomber flew higher