Aerial Combat Artwork

Artistic depictions of aerial battles featuring historical military aircraft, highlighting events from the Spanish Civil War to World War II engagements.

Military airplanes in sky

German Heinkel bomber planes attacking a city, one of which has been hit and is crashing through the flames.

DF-SC-82-11251. Country: Unknown

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Three De Havilland Mosquito FB Mark VI Series 2s of No. 487 Squadron RNZAF based at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, flying in tight starboard echelon formation, with 500-lb MC bombs on fitted on underwing carriers.

DF-SC-88-02397. Country: Unknown

The French Armee de l'Air: latest types of fighter and bombing aircraft in large-scale production at the start of the Second World War. Including aircraft which can be used for fighting, reconnaissance, bombing and dive-bombing, and an excellent single-seat fighter. Date: 1939

Scenes of the F-4 and Crew Artist: Paul Kreutziger. Country: Unknown

DF-SC-88-02443. Country: Unknown

Illustration of a Curtis P-40 Warhawk flown by 2nd Lt. George Welch, 47th Pursuit Squadron, 15th Pursuit Group, Wheeler Field, Oahu, Hawaii, December 7, 1941

970624-F-0681L-036. Base: Hector International Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Polish Air Force Su-22 during Exercise NATO Tiger Meet 2018, Poland.

Collaboration Between Royal Air Force Spitfires and the Eighth Army during the Tunisian Campaign, Spring 1943 Two clipped-wing Supermarine Spitfire V's of No 40 Squadron, South African Air Force serving in a ground support role. ER622/`WR-D' accompanied by `WR-C' patrols over the Tunisian battle-front ready to be called in for an 'air-shoot' by the Army.

Washington, Olympia, military airshow.

England,Cambridgeshire,Duxford,Imperial War Museum,Exhibit of WWII American Fighter Bomber

A starboard view of the sail on the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) during commissioning ceremonies. The ship was built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI of No. 541 Squadron RAF based at Benson, Oxfordshire, July 1944. Supermarine Spitfire PR Mark XI, PL775 A, of No. 541 Squadron RAF based at Benson, Oxfordshire, flys over the photographer's aircraft, showing the 'split-pair' camera ports under the fuselage, aft of the wing roots.

Two United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets refueling in mid-air from a United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft over the skies of Queensland, Australia during exercise Crocodile '99, a combined U.S./Australian exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft.

The Royal Air Force in Britain, April 1941 Supermarine Spitfire Mark IIA, P7895 'RN-N', of No 72 Squadron, Royal Air Force based at Acklington, Northumberland, in flight over the coast, piloted by Flight Lieutenant R Deacon Elliot.

Join the Air Service Learn - earn. World War I

Propaganda postcard showing the flags of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan. Dated 20th Century

An aerial view of a camouflaged C-130E Hercules aircraft in use during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

A Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane Mark IIC (s/n BE500, 'LK-A', 'United Provinces Cawnpore') being flown by Squadron Leader Dennis Smallwood, the Commanding Officer of No. 87 Squadron RAF based at RAF Charmy Down, Somerset (UK). No. 87 Squadron was one of the first RAF night fighter squadrons. Sqn Ldr Smallwood led the squadron in 1941-42, when most intercepts were made entirely without on-board radar. The aircraft is painted in an overall black scheme known in the RAF as 'Special Night'. BE500 subsequently served with No. 533 Squadron RAF and finally in the Far East.

USA, California, San Diego. Balboa Park, San Diego Air & Space Museum, WW2 era US Navy SBD Dauntless dive bomber.

DF-ST-86-04195. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Great War Display Team - R.A.F SE5a

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies next to a P-51 Mustang over San Marcos, Texas, May 28, 2022. The Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation highlights U.S. Air Force air power history, and serves as a memorial to those who have served by providing about 60 annual events around the world each year.

A pair of WWII vintage North American built B-25 Mitchell bombers photographed from a third B-25.

P40B Kitty Hawk aircraft downed in WWII, discovered in 2012 and restored by the Egyptian Air Force, Alamein Military Museum Egypt

Borinquen Point, Army Air Base No. 1, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico , Airplanes, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

000702-N-0252D-002. Base: Naval Air Facility, Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN)

Afghanistan, Bagram, Bagram Airfield, United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II in maintenance hangar

Artwork: "8th Air Force-P-47-England" Artist: R.T. Horvath. Country: Unknown

DF-SC-89-11505. Country: Unknown

Artwork: "1ST Military Flight, Fort Meyer, Virginia ". Artist: Joe Pisani. Country: Unknown

DF-SC-89-11489. Country: Unknown

3D rendering of a world war two german dive bomber diving. 3D rendering of a world war two german dive bomber in flight diving Copyright: xZoonar.com/HugoxKurkx 14930876

Aircrew and ground staff of No. 467 Squadron, RAAF, celebrate the completion of 100 operations by the Avro Lancaster R5868 'S for Sugar', May 1944.

Many aircraft were on display or performing at here at the Smoky Mountain Air Show Sept. 10-11, 2022. Some were assigned to overnight in the newest hangar at the 134th Air Refueling Wing.

DA-SC-85-00955. Country: Unknown

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, where he toured facilities, viewed aircraft, and met with personnel of the Air Force's Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds

DF-SC-85-09633. Country: Unknown

A mural displays what the 50th Airlift Squadron out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, has accomplished in Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of operation Joint Guard. The mural was painted on the wall in the aircraft maintenance building on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Appareils de la R.A.F.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Aviation Mechanic Works on Engine of F6F Hellcat on USS Lexington (CV-16) during World War II

American Airmen and B-17 Flying Fortress.

A Latvian AN-2 aircraft prepares to land on a grass assault strip as U.S. Special Operations Forces observe during special operations air-land integration training near Daugavpils, Latvia, June 28, 2023. It is not only about having the right forces and capabilities in place throughout the theater, but also about exercising our ability to quickly receive and integrate those forces with those of our Allies and partners. (Capt. Kaitlyn Danner)

Hydraulics - Safety First. Country: UK Artist: Leslie Carr Printed By: Lowe & Brydone Printers, Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

DF-SC-88-02451. Country: Unknown

Scout Bombers. ca. 1942, SCOUT BOMBERS

Weapon. Drones. Drone flying vector silhouette

Photograph of Francis S. Gabreski. Photograph of Francis S. Gabreski. Lieutenant Colonel Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski, fighter ace

Close-up of an old german triplane, iron cross painting

A guide to the identification of enemy aircraft during the Second World War: German fighters, bombers and troop carriers. Including the Dornier 'flying pencil' and Heinkel III. Date: 1940

DF-SC-88-02263. Country: Unknown

DF-SN-86-07133. Country: Unknown

Royal Air Force WWI Recruitment Poster, 1915

Model of the Mitsubishi A6M 'Zero', long-range Japanese World War Two, fighter aircraft

Uk, England, Imperial War Museum; London

040606-F-2788H-005. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The case for and against the use of the big bomber: some whys and wherefores in latest aircraft needs during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Rob Holland, piloting his MXS-RH, next to the Golden Knights, performs aerobatics during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. Holland has been performing at air shows for over 18 years. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Smash Japanese Aggression!. Country: England Artist: Roy Nockolds Printed By: Field Sons & Co., Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Polish Fighter Squadrons Serving With the Royal Air Force during the Second World War Framed certificate bearing pilot's badge and the emblems of Polish Fighter Squadrons which fought with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The certificate was presented to the Commander in Chief of RAF Coastal Command, Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas by the Polish squadrons.

DF-SC-89-11340. Base: Unknown

DF-SC-88-02387. Country: Unknown

España. Hoja recortable infantil. Fuerzas paracaidistas. Editorial Kiki, de Barcelona. Años 1960.

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. High angle left front view of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft of the 7th SOS during a Fulton recovery mission. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

One of the U. S. Navy's giant aircraft carriers and protecting bombers , Aircraft carriers, Bombers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

War Against Japan, Fighting Aircraft

DF-SC-85-08456. Country: Unknown

Radar: how the most important secret weapon of offence and defence was applied to the air war. Its vital contribution to all the fighting services during the Second World War. Date: 1945

A view of the artwork painted on the side of a 379th Bombardment Wing B-52 Stratofortress aircraft known as "What's Up Doc". Base: Wurtsmith Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Roger Rabbit adorns the nose of a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

British Bombs are Dropping on Germany With Ever Increasing Weight. Country: England. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

England,London,Imperial War Museum,Super Marine Spitfire Mark 1A

Commander of the air forces Lieutenant General B.A.C. (Ben) Droste looks at a model of a Spitfire of the Phantasy Foundation in Blue on Leeuwarden airbase.

DF-SC-85-07689. Country: Unknown

Help Britain Finish the Job! . Country: England Artist: Frank Wootton Printed By: Fosh & Cross Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

DD-ST-89-11780. Country: Unknown

UK, England, Hampshire, Andover, The Museum of Army Flying, Display of Historic Military Aircraft, airplanes

WWI Airforce recruitment poster in the RAF Manston Museum, Kent, England

031217-F-3050V-132. Base: Kitty Hawk State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

World's Fastest Fighting Plane Turkish. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Artwork: "Rain Storm at Eglin" Artist: Walter Richards. Country: Unknown

World's Fastest Fighting Plane Finnish. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Artwork: "Memorial Portrait: CAPT. Nick Hauck Thunderbird". Artist: Jeanette Pajares, US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

A chart depicting the advanced composite materials of the U.S. V-22 Osprey aircraft which enable the aircraft to perform like a helicopter as well as a conventional aircraft. Country: Unknown

Greetings from Fort Bragg, North Carolina , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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