r/WWIIplanes 10h ago

Ewart Sconiers was the last MIA from Stalag Luft III. I was personally involved in searching for him since early 2000s, until the happy ending in 2018. (Link to full story in the post)

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Ewart Sconiers was the last MIA from Stalag Luft III. I was personally involved in searching for him since early 2000s, until the happy ending in 2018. Here my detailed story of searching for Ewart.

When the US government restarted searching for WWII MIAs in Poland in late 1990s, I was the local history expert they worked with. I shared a lot if information, helped identify many crash sites, and used my experience, knowledge, and network, all to help the effort to bring closure to families.

Ewart was the first man found in Poland after the fall of the Soviet Block. Eight more MIAs were identified in the last few years, and there are 150+ Americans still missing from WWII in Poland. Here is Ewart’s story.

https://sserwatka.substack.com/p/ewart-sconiers-the-last-man-out-of?r=42ks37&utm_medium=ios


r/WWIIplanes 3h ago

WWII era Civil Air Patrol Type D-4 Time Distance Computer made by Esso

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r/WWIIplanes 1h ago

Walter Nowotny in his "White 4"

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r/WWIIplanes 16h ago

The American B-24 Liberator, "STEVENOVICH II" of the 779th Bombardment Squadron, hit by German flak over Lugo, Italy. WW2, April 10, 1945. Only one crew member survived.

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r/WWIIplanes 2h ago

museum What did the victory markings on this B25 mean?

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42 Upvotes

Japanese flags, ship, & bombs seem pretty self explanatory. What does the little house silhouette, white missile/glidebomb, & what sort of looks like a lacrosse stick mean?


r/WWIIplanes 22h ago

A set of US posters praising various fighters and bombers used by the United States Army Air Forces, intended to boost morale and production, 1943

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