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some more cool stuff found on F & O Forgotten Nobility

tank entering Ft Santiago in Manila 1945

All from http://fabforgottennobility.tumblr.com/

some interesting and unusual stuff I found on Progress-is-fine.Blogspot.com

the unusual rims? called "high flotation wheels"

home made cannon... I think it's likely the larger diam breech area is made from a natural gas / acetylene tank

this is one exaggeratedly opulent advertisement!

the Chicago license plate... I've posted one before, it was a way to extort more money from the population so the local city government would get rich. It's unheard of now, but it wasn't always just state plates that were required to use roads

all from http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com

The Zodiac Squadron, and it's incredible nose art by Phil Brinkman

color images and story found on http://outsidethecubicle.tumblr.com/post/54295778417/birdspotter-the-artist-who-made-these-series-of#notes
Black and whites from http://www.philbrinkman.com/phil-brinkman-nose-art-paintings.htm

The 834th was known as the Zodiac Squadron for the 12 B-24’s which had the signs of the zodiac painted on their noses. The original artwork was done by CPL Phil Brinkman. None of the Zodiacs were lost during the 49 missions the 486th flew before transitioning to the Fortresses.

The artist who made these series of nose art paintings got pretty well known for it. This is one of the rare occasions where the name of the artists is still remembered. Phil Brinkman was a professional illustrator at the time.

more cool stuff found on Outsidethecubicle.tumblr.com

Not often you see a photo of a B29... maybe this one was too big for the runway and ditched? B-24 in the air I think

all just a sample of the cool stuff found on http://outsidethecubicle.tumblr.com

Photography fans know her work, but you might not have ever seen Margaret Bourke-White

Life magazine photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White wears high-altitude flying gear in front of a Flying Fortress during a World War II assignment in February 1943. Found on http://odinsbane.tumblr.com

You might be familiar with some of the following photos