WW2 Nose Art Pictures

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  1. brithm

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    Celhalopdos, B-24 LIBERATOR 41-23675 Bombardier John Red Paschal
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    The crew of the B-24D, 41-23675, named, Celhalopdos. Lt. Walter D. Smith is second from left side kneeling. Pilot Charles T. Moore is standing 2nd from Right. Celhalopdos, was initially in the 8th Air Force, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 330th Bomb Squadron, in Britain, and was temporarily detached (TDY) to the 9th Air Force in North Africa. MIA. 15 Feb 43. MACR 16372
     
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  3. Blutto

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    Very un-RAF like garb worn by both. Not sure that 'Cuba Libre' cocktail was popular in the UK, but I could be wrong. Apart from the odd one, I believe that the ones ordered for the RAF were cancelled/returned to the USAAF. One was used later in the war as a trial pathfinder/target marker, but was loaned by and returned to the USAAF.
     
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  4. Kiwi REd One

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    "Commando" RAF Serial AL 504 was one of the first Very Long Range B-24 Liberators acquired by the RAF and was used as Winston Churchill's personal VIP Long Range Transport up to September 1943. It continued to be used as a Long Range Transport till it disappeared over the Atlantic in March 1945 while flying from the Azores to Canada. Commando (aircraft) - Wikipedia

    Churchill shown in the cockpit of "Commando" during a trip to Turkey in early 1943 which explains the Turkish flag : Note the name of Winston Churchill's plane
     
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  5. Blutto

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    Yes, a P-40 Tomahawk. However, even with the help of Google Images I can't tell you which one :)
     
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    Gobels turtle/tortoise on fighter with Sergeant pilot posing

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    IWM CH 17982
     
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    “No enemy plane will fly over the Reich territory….” Lancaster R5868 ‘S’ for Sugar of 467 Squadron 100th Mission
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    IWM CH 20578
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    A gathering of men of No 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force to celebrate the completion of 100 operations by the Avro Lancaster R5868/`PO-S' (S for Sugar) after its sortie on 11 - 12 May 1944 to a communications target in Belgium. Below the cockpit of the Lancaster are the emblems indicating the number of operational flights and the award of three DSOs and two DFCs to crew members.
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  10. brithm

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    Sgt Frank Griggs 214 Squadron, points to some minor damage to his Stirling, N3751/BU-P, after crash-landing at Stradishall, 28th June 1942. The aircraft was damaged by flak and fighters after attacking Bremen.

    Sgt Horace Arthur William Sewell was KIA

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  11. Pat Atkins

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    Night Rider, an RAF Liberator. My uncle Don brought this first photo back from the war, taken in Italy or perhaps the Middle East, which my father believed was of his plane; however, Don only flew Liberators after VE Day, with 37 Sqdn (his operational service was flying Special Duties Stirlings and Halifaxes with 624 and 148 Sqdns). There was a discussion on the old RAF Liberator Squadrons forum a few years ago which I think failed to conclusively ID the squadron, as I recall, but turned up the second photo as well.
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    '203 & Still Going Strong' Mosquito dropping bomb on a fleeing Hitler IWM CH 15099
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  19. Pat Atkins

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    Hurricane, I think; MkII perhaps? (no expert - I'm guessing by the cannon armament)
     
  20. Blutto

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    Any Czech linguists here? Čeští RAFáci - Czech RAF Crew

    EDIT: I should have mentioned that this refers to the pilot in previous post number 67.

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