Curtiss P-40B, 2nd Lt. Kenneth Taylor, 47th PS, 15th PG, USAAC, Haleiwa Air Base, Hawaii. 2nd Lt. Kenneth Taylor was one of eleven American pilots who managed to get their planes off the ground and engage the Japanese on the morning of December 7th, 1941 during the...
F4U-1A, Lt.(jg) Jack Chasnoff, VF-17, White 20, November 1943. This aircraft had flags with only 15 rays, which was far less common than the normal 16-ray victory markings. The propeller hub and blade roots were painted white. Click the gallery thumbnail below for a...
B-25J-11, 43-36204, 345th BG, 500th BS, November 1944 Grand Slam was lost due to a 1000lb bomb becoming hung up in the bomb bay on a mission on February 15, 1945. Pilot 1st Lt. Joseph Herick ordered the crew to bail out and the aircraft was subsequently shot down by...
Fokker E.III Eindecker 246/16, Lt. Max Immelmann, Kampfeinsitzer Kommando 3, Douai, France, June 1916 This is the aircraft that Immelmann was killed in on June 18, 1916 while engaging a flight of F.E.2b fighter/reconnaissance aircraft of 25 Squadron Royal Flying...
Fokker E.III Eindecker 408/15, Eduard Bohme, early 1916. Fokker E.III fitted with Heine propeller and early version I.M.G.08. Fuselage appears to be doped in ‘straw’ color common to Eindeckers (note, this was not clear dope over linen.) Click the gallery...
