Thank you for watching and for the lovely feedback.

Indeed, poignant and horrible at the same time.

I throw one of these in regularly just to remind us all of that.

Thank you, that’s great to hear. Love having you with us.

Should be 1877 but I like to throw in one typo every week to make sure you are all paying attention ! … That’s my story and I’m sticking to it 😃

Thank you too for watching!

In total agreement!

Thank you so much for the kind words and constructive feedback. It’s such a grey area. But, I’ve turned down several photos just for that reason. If I do include one that’s close to the line then I’ve found the poignancy outweighs the risk of sensationalism. It’s almost impossible to get it right for everyone but I try :)

@@AmazingHistoricalPhotos ''I’ve found the poignancy outweighs the risk of sensationalism''... it's so well put and your high sensitivity transpires from your work. In my previous comments, I had forgotten to mention that I appreciate very much your taking time to kindly answer all comments. And I just love ''refined language'', so I love your answers even more:-) By the way, I'm french speaking and use English only for Internet, so I'm never quite sure that I say things right, haha. Have a nice day!

@@ginettemorin2 You are very kind. The interaction with fellow history lovers is the main reason I do this. Your English language is outstanding. I took 5 years of French in high school and college. Also had two french speaking girlfriends and got to converse every day. But, that was quite a while ago. It's been so long now that I have almost reverted to being illiterate ...lol

@@AmazingHistoricalPhotos Oh I would say I'm more of a Beauty than of a history lover and the photos you share have such beauty in different aspects. I have a hard time ''remembering'' what I learn about history even though I would have much interest, so I kind of lose interest in the long run:-) French is a very ''complicated'' language, I must say. Thank you for you compliment on my English:-) and I'm looking forward to watching your next ''artistic photographs''.

Should be 1877 but I like to throw in one typo every week to make sure you are all paying attention ! … That’s my story and I’m sticking to it 😃

There are varying reports. Yours is the wikipedia version but there are several contemporary reports stating that Waddy's was shot down while escorting his friends stricken B-29 which had been badly damaged in a kamikaze attack. Guess we'll never know for sure.

My guess is there’s not a lot of diving … spiking on the other hand, now appears easy.

I'd buy that tomorrow !

It was a typo that wasn’t caught and cannot be corrected after posting … There’s often one that slips through so any corrections are always noted in the title description.

1877 … a typo which has been noted in the description and comments … too late to fix unfortunately.