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Split seconds after a U.S. Caribou transport plane had been hit by American artillery, UPI photographer Miromichi Mine recorded this remarkable picture as the plane plummeted to earth at Ha Phan, 45 miles north of Duc Pho. The three crew members were killed. Year not listed.

 

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3rd Squadron Hell’s Angels, Flying Tigers over China, photographed in 1942 by AVG pilot Robert T. Smith.

 

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Aviation Cadet Thanas inspects an airplane engine. NAS Corpus Christi - 1942

 

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Navy N2S primary land planes. NAS Corpus Christi - 1942.

During the course of World War II more than 35,000 aviators earned their wings there including future President George H.W. Bush, who graduated in 1943 just days before his 19th birthday. In 1944, the base was the largest naval aviation training facility in the world.

 

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Aviation cadets in training. NAS Corpus Christi - 1942

Aircraft is a Kingfisher scout floatplane. Was typically launched from the stern of cruisers and battleships.

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Kingfisher launch from the USS Iowa:

 

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Fokker Dr. 1

 

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Not a Sopwith Camel:

 

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Star wars Chinese aircraft carrier

 

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F-16XL taking off over a SR-71 BlackBird​