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[Lisek]

Spitfire Mk VIII, coded HL-HH of the 308th FS, 31st FG USAAF
Castel Volturno, Italy. March 1944

No better picture though   

EDIT: http://raf-112-squadron.org/31st_fg.html more info

[Phas3e]

Best I can do for you, Its a Spitfire MkVIII and of course a P51-B/C during the 31st FG's conversion to the Mustang March 1944

[poy]

thanks guys 

[poy]

no, not that one, why can't I found a pic of this one 

[SAS~Storebror]

I couldn't find a better one either, just another similar example:


However this image shows some of the "blue nose bastards" of the 352nd FG, unfortunately the markings aren't decryptable so no detailed info about any specific A/C in that image.

Best regards - Mike

[poy]

the best I can found:


P 39 airacobra

[SAS~Storebror]

Yes I see, the wikipedia image.
Bigger version here:


Interesting enough the Wikipedia filename for this image erroneously refers to a P-39N.
In fact it's a P-39Q-1BE S/N 42-19447 "Saga Boy II" of Lt. Col. Edwin S. Chickering, CO 357th Fighter Group, July 1943 at Santa Rosa Army Air Field, California.
The 357th Fighter Group used P-39s for training purpose only, they debarked at Greenock, Scotland, on 29 November, moved on to their base at RAF Raydon and received their first aircrafts, 15 former Mustang III of RAF Fighter Command, from december 19th to the end of 1943.
On 31 January they moved to their permanent base at RAF Leiston and started their first missions on 11 Februar, being the first P-51 Mustang Group of the Eight Air Force.

Edwin S. "Chick" Chickering, a native of Oil City, Pennsylvania, died Friday, February 14, 2003, in his home in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of 90 years.

Best regards - Mike

[poy]

I said noth- damn, storebror got me 

post it anyway

[poy]

hey  , me 110 today

[Gaston]

I like this one :



Morane MS-406, Swiss construction (D-3800).

[SAS~Storebror]

Some brighter version of the Bf-110 pic:


Some background information on the 3 aircraft on this image:

We see (from front to back) 3 Bf-110E-2/Trop, S9+EH, S9+GH and S9+FH of the SKG210.
The image has been taken in summer 1941 over belarus.

Bf 110 E-2/Trop, S9+EH, S/N 4443 has been piloted by Fw. Heinrich Kücke (KiA) and Uffz. Johann Guse (KiA).
Both were killed in an air raid agains Wjasma airbase, 10km west of Mitino.

Bf 110 E-2/Trop, S9+FH, S/N 4452 has been piloted by Fw. Gerhard Saretzki and Ob.gefr. Heinz Schulte.
The aircraft was downed in the raid agains Wjasma airbase, 10km west of Mitino, but the crew returned safely to their squadron.

Bf 110 E-2/Trop, S9+GH, S/N 4465 has been piloted by Uffz. Arthur Luttringer (KiA) and Gefr. Wilhelm Keim (war captivity)
The aircraft was downed in the raid agains Wjasma airbase, 10km west of Mitino. Uffz. A. Luttringer was killed, Gefr. W. Keim died in war captivity on June 29th 1942.

Best regards - Mike

[poy]

looks like some plane cemetery, no bigger pic, sorry