[Llarry]

Among the many thorny logistics problems of the Pacific theater in World War II was the problem of getting smaller combat aircraft from the USA to the fight. A frequent solution was the transport of Army Air Forces aircraft on Navy aircraft carriers to the forward areas.

Here's a deck load of P-38 Lightnings and P-47 Thunderbolts on their way to the fight on a Navy escort carrier. Note that the P-38s have had their outer wings removed for the trip.

[Llarry]

Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 242 "Bats" operates from the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan.

Modern combat aircraft tend to have very plain paint schemes; it's good to see that VMFA-242 has a large bat painted on the upper surfaces of the F-35B.

[Josh-PA]

I figured I could add some content thanks to my Dad. He flew helicopters in Vietnam and, luckily, made it home and turned it into a career w/ more than 15,000 hours of rotor wing flying time. These are some random pictures of the Cobras, Hueys, and other Helicopters he was flying over there.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by Josh-PA

I figured I could add some content thanks to my Dad.

Great historical pictures!

[Lady Jane]

Mum arrived 17 minutes early from Montreal in a spiffy Airbus A-220, formerly Bombardier CS series. She said she had really nice breakfast in business class. She likes her comfort.

https://simpleflying.com/bombardier-...s-airbus-a220/
https://simpleflying.com/bombardier-...nsition-story/

Here's a pic of the aircraft in retro livery.

[M-technik-3]

Good to see Mum's flying in class!