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The Statue of Liberty featured as the "Yank pin-up girl" at the end of the war. The women who posed for the pin-ups included both famous and unknown actresses, dancers, athletes, and models. Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth, the most famous pin-up models of World War II, both appeared in Yank pin-ups. Grable appeared in June 1943 wearing a ...
Not only was the pin-up Frances's personal favorite, but it was one of the most sought after pin-up photographs of the war years. [ 5 ] According to an account published by the Central Press, American pilots in the Pacific planned to drop photographs of Vorne to Japanese soldiers with the inscription: "Eat your hearts out ...
Medium trucks up to 1½ tons (from 1943) hood both sides, tailgate † 30: Tanks and some special vehicles: both sides near front and rear 4: Medium truck 2½ to 4 ton (until 1942) Trucks of 2½ to 5 ton (from 1943) hood both sides, tailgate † 40: Tracked and half tracked vehicles (except tanks) both sides near front and rear 5
The project, founded in 2006, is the work of UCLA graduate, Gina Elise who created a nonprofit organization which sells and distributes the Pin-Ups For Vets calendar, which hearkens back to 1940s and 1950-style vintage pin-girl images. The calendars are considered very tasteful by today's standards.
Brewster SBA/Naval Aircraft Factory SBN - Carrier-based scout bomber/trainer; Brewster SB2A Buccaneer - Carrier-based scout bomber; Budd RB-1 Conestoga - Transport; Cessna JRC - Transport; Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator - Patrol bomber; Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer - Patrol bomber; Consolidated PBY/PBN Catalina - Seaplane patrol bomber
200 rare vintage baby names for boys and girls: Names that are classic, cool and unusual. ... Facebook owner investing up to $65 billion toward AI in 2025. Finance. NBC Universal.
Built at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, CA as a B-17G. Delivered July 1944, assigned in August to 97th Bombardment Group at Amendola Airfield, Italy. [28] Became command aircraft of Lt Gen Ira C. Eaker, replacing his earlier B-17E, and was named "Starduster". [29] Reconfigured and used by Eaker until his 1947 retirement, then VIP transport ...
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and other allied air forces during World War II.Of the 19,256 B-24, PB4Y-1, LB-30 and other model variants in the Liberator family produced, thirteen complete examples survive today, two of which are airworthy.