DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Gallery 205: (a) World War II Aviation:
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GAL205_120120_041.JPG: This fragment of the B-25 flown by Lt. Col Doolittle on the Tokyo Raid was recovered from the wreckage of his plane in China.
GAL205_120120_083.JPG: Robert T. McCall
Tora! Tora! Tora! , 1969
The above concept painting for the motion picture "Tora! Tora! Tora!", released by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1970, shows the Japanese fleet enroute to its attack on the US Naval Station at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii.
GAL205_120120_096.JPG: Robert T. McCall
Battleship Row, 1969
Across the corridor, another "Tora! Tora! Tora!" motion picture concept painting depicts Japanese Aichi D3A dive bombers attacking Battleship Row, the mooring place of several US battleships at Pearl Harbor.
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Description of Subject Matter: World War II Aviation
July 1, 1976 – January 2, 2019
This gallery highlights land-based aviation during World War II and features fighter aircraft from each of 5 countries.
Highlights include:
* North American P-51D Mustang: an outstanding fighter plane used in every theater of war
* Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero: maneuverability and range were excellent; the Japanese navy used it in almost every action throughout the war
* Supermarine Spitfire Mark VII: the legendary British fighter used to defeat the Germans in the Battle of Britain, along with the Hurricane
* Messerschmitt Bf 109G: the principle Luftwaffe fighter; major opponent of the Spitfires and American bombers
* Macchi C.202 Folgore: the most successful Italian fighter to see extensive service; used in the African campaign and in Italy and Russia
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2012 photos: Equipment this year: My mainstays were the Fuji S100fs, Nikon D7000, and the new Fuji X-S1. I also used an underwater Fuji XP50 and a Nikon D600. The first three cameras all broke this year and had to be repaired.
Trips this year:
three Civil War Trust conferences (Shepherdstown, WV, Richmond, VA, and Williamsburg, VA),
a week-long family reunion cruise of the Caribbean,
another week-long family reunion in the Wisconsin Dells (with lots of in-transit time in Ohio and Indiana), and
my 7th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including side trips to Zion, Bryce, the Grand Canyon, etc).
Ego strokes: I had a picture of Miss DC, Ashley Boalch, published in the Washington Post. I had a photograph of the George Segal San Francisco Holocaust memorial used as the cover of Quebec Francais (issue 165). Not being able to read French, I'm not entirely sure what the article is about but, hey! And I guess what could be considered to be a positive thing, my site is now established enough that spammers have noticed it and I had to block 17,000 file description postings for Viagra and whatever else..
Number of photos taken this year: just below 410,000.
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