Where have these pics been hiding?

I received an e mail today titled "Where have these pics been hiding?"

On opening the mail I saw several pictures I was not familiar with, some I was. I will post them here individually and look forward to the forums comments.

 

David -the last two of the three smaller "V1" pics, with the Spitfire "tipping" a V1, are familiar from other sources - and rare, there were only a few "tipping" attacks....but the TOP one looks more like the planform of a STUKA! :mellow: The nose tells me it's a Spitfire - but the parallel-edge, squared-off tailplanes are odd, can't see how a "peculiar" camera angle would make a Spit's tailplane look like that...but that's just me What I DO see however is a couple of small patches of black re-touching on the V1's silhouette in that top pic. Prepared for release to the newspapers???

The "Lucky Legs" Sherman pic would appear to be from the PTO?

 

well i gotta admit i love that rail gun blasting away.lol

 

The flattop/Corsairs in the snow...North Pacific? That horrible campaign in the Aleutians/Kuriles?

 

Funnily enough I was just looking at this picture today. Its of the Liberty Ship Robert Rowan exploding after air-attack, and according to wiki its off Gela, Sicily.

 

Re post #11 found this footage on Youtube that seems to match, from about 1min 30secs I think, incredible courage of the flightdeck crew.
No help to discover carrier or operation though.
WW2 Airplane crash landings on US Aircraft Carrier - YouTube

 

Thanks Phaethon, that's the next one I was going to look for!
Looks very much a Med operation judging by the scenery, building roofs and vehicles.