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Originally shared by +Олексій Соловей Wright belonged to the Ninth Air Force, which, following the ground invasion of France in June 1944, moved its bases from Britain to mainland Europe in order to provide closer support to the advancing troops. This picture was taken near St Trond, Belgium.It was not the first time Wright's aircraft had been hit on a mission. By the time this photograph was taken, the 19-year-old had completed 39 missions and survived being hit by flak six times.Wright was considered a very fortunate man by his squadron, who nicknamed him Lucky for his ability to evade death. The hole here measured eight inches in diameter in an 11-inch propeller. If the damage had been an inch and a half over on either side, the blade would have severed and Wright would have been brought down.Wright died, aged 34, from lung cancer.
Originally shared by +E-pic.se NATO reporting name FullbackSu-34 Theme week Sunday II. http://www.e-pic.se/Aircraft/Aircraft-sorted-by-type/Sukhoi/SU-34-Fullback/ The Sukhoi Su-34 (Russian: Сухой Су-34) (NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Russian twin-engined, twin-seat strike fighter. It is intended to replace the Sukhoi Su-24. Based on Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker', the two-seat Su-34 is designed primarily for tactical deployment against ground and naval targets (Tactical bombing/attack/interdiction roles, including against small and mobile targets) on solo and group missions in daytime and at night, under favourable and adverse weather conditions and in a hostile environment with counter-fire and EW counter-measures deployed, as well as for aerial reconnaissance. #Sukhoi #Fullback #Aircraft #Attack #Bomber #Aviation #Jet #E_PIC_SE
Originally shared by +E-pic.se NATO reporting name FullbackSu-34 Theme week Sunday II. http://www.e-pic.se/Aircraft/Aircraft-sorted-by-type/Sukhoi/SU-34-Fullback/ The Sukhoi Su-34 (Russian: Сухой Су-34) (NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Russian twin-engined, twin-seat strike fighter. It is intended to replace the Sukhoi Su-24. Based on Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker', the two-seat Su-34 is designed primarily for tactical deployment against ground and naval targets (Tactical bombing/attack/interdiction roles, including against small and mobile targets) on solo and group missions in daytime and at night, under favourable and adverse weather conditions and in a hostile environment with counter-fire and EW counter-measures deployed, as well as for aerial reconnaissance. #Sukhoi #Fullback #Aircraft #Attack #Bomber #Aviation #Jet #E_PIC_SE