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It took me months to figure out who the couple in this photo really was.
A British historian sent me a batch of WW2 images and asked for my take. This one stopped me cold.
The man in the beret leaning in close to the woman. Soft light, quiet intensity. It looked like a wartime romance between two civilians.
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A top-secret WWII-era illustration comparing America's three principal strategic bombers: the B-17, B-24 and B-29. As you can see, the B-29 was almost twice as large, heavier and considerably more powerful than its peers. Its range and bomb-carrying capacity put it in a league of its own, making it the first "true" intercontinental strategic bomber. It was quite a leap!View quoted post on X
Did you know the USAAF and US Navy operated around 600 Spitfires in different versions during WWII? From September 1942, American forces used the British-built fighter in the Western European, Mediterranean and North African theatres. Quite something to see the Spitfire wearing American markings! 😀View quoted post on X
His windshield was blown in. The pilot was shot through the head and still fighting him for the controls.
Behind him the guns had gone silent. He thought the crew had jumped.
He kept the B17 in formation anyway, one hand flying and one hand holding the pilot off.
For two hours.
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