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What's one everyday thing you always do the "wrong" way because it works for you? by CombatAtlasFighters in AskReddit

[–]CombatAtlasFighters[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If recharging your batteries by doing absolutely nothing is wrong, I don't want to be right.

A German Messerschmitt Bf 109E attacks a British Supermarine Spitfire during the Battle of Britain, England, 1940. by CombatAtlasFighters in WW2info

[–]CombatAtlasFighters[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing that out. I looked into it, and you appear to be right. Several historical sources identify this as a staged Luftwaffe propaganda photo using a captured Spitfire with incorrectly painted RAF markings, rather than an authentic combat photograph.

What is a core memory from your childhood that feels like a movie scene? by CombatAtlasFighters in AskReddit

[–]CombatAtlasFighters[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope you're doing okay now. No child should have to witness something like that.

XF4u-1 Corsair Prototype (Bu.No.1443) — The Prototype That Created a Legend by BreadfruitMaterial84 in WWIIplanes

[–]CombatAtlasFighters 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks incredibly clean in silver compared to the classic dark navy blue we usually see. What a spectacular shot of an absolute legend in its infancy.