Aerial Training and Recovery

Historical images of pilots training in wartime aircraft, recovery operations, and engine maintenance, illustrating aviation history and teamwork.

"The Sleepless Port" - (Magazine Unit). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Interior overturned M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), driver's seat. Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

"The Sleepless Port" - (Magazine Unit). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Dropping for insulated part, cali-assecactions. An aircraft is loaded from a truck. December 27, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

DN-SN-90-02164. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-89-01581. Country: Unknown

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Armourers fit two extra 60-lb rocket-projectiles to the four normally carried on the wing rails of Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, MN178 'PR-V', of No. 609 Squadron RAF at B77/Gilze-Rijen, Holland. The ability of the Typhoon to carry twelve instead of eight RPs was, however, little-used.

Members of the underway replenishment detail stand at their stations aboard the guided missile frigate USS CURTS (FFG-38) as the ship prepares to take on fuel from the combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS-9). Country: South China Sea

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is lowered from the flight deck to the hangar deck during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY. Country: Adriatic Sea

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Dutch coastal boat Thames. Burganninsglid aircraft guns. 1943. Britain, London

S70-35610 (17 April 1970) --- A water level view of the Apollo 13 recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. The three astronauts as seen egressing their spacecraft. John L. Swigert Jr. (back to camera), command module pilot, is already in the life raft. Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, facing camera, is stepping into the life raft. James A. Lovell Jr., commander, is leaving the spacecraft in the background. A United States Navy underwater demolition team assists with the recovery operations. The three crewmembers were picked up by helicopter and flown to the prime recovery ship, USS Iwo Jima. The Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) splashed down at 12 07 44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970, to conclude safely a perilous space flight. Though the Apollo lunar landing mission was canceled, a disastrous loss of three astronauts was averted.

Italian soldiers load boxes of US Army tents onto military trucks at Capodichino Airport. The tents are for the victims left homeless by a major earthquake. Base: Naples Country: Italy (ITA)

An interior view of damage caused to the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV41) in a collision with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

89D. AV- Bombs. November 26, 1944. (Photo by Commonwealth Of Australia Department Of Air).

The Second Indochina War, known in America as the Vietnam War, was a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the U. S. and other anti-communist nations. The U. S. government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam and part of their wider strategy of containment. The North Vietnamese government viewed the war as a colonial war, fought initially against France, backed by the U. S. , and later against South Vietnam, which it regarded as a U. S. puppet state. U. S. military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. U. S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s, with U. S. troop levels tripling in 1961 and tripling again in 1962. U. S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Operations

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Quarterly Master General to Prize. Crane operator. July 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Decontamination Squad, NES test. May 04, 1942. (Photo by Richards).

Trip to South America: Colombia, Techo, Alianza ceremony, 12:00PM. Colombian military police walk through crowd at cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stands in back (wearing hat). Also pictured: United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman (right of Mrs. Kennedy); White House Secret Service agents Gerald A. Jerry Behn (far left, wearing sunglasses) and Arthur L. Art Godfrey (far right, face partially hidden).

Ferranti Mark IID gyroscopic gunsight mounted in a Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX of No. 127 Wing RAF at B2/Bazenville, Normandy, 17 August 1944. Ferranti Mark IID gyroscopic gunsight mounted in a Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX of No. 127 Wing RAF at B2/Bazenville, Normandy.

DN-SN-89-03478. Country: Unknown

DN-SN-85-02066. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Royal Air Force- Operations by the Photographic Reconnaissance Units, 1939-1945. An instrument fitter hands a Type F.52 (36-inch lens) aerial camera through the starboard side loading-hatch of a De Havilland Mosquito photo-reconnaissance aircraft, for installation in the port 'split pair' position. Photograph taken at Benson, Oxfordshire.

Members from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Two, Detachment 40 (EOD-2, Detachment 40) at work aboard the amphibious transport dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13) during exercises conducted by Mine Countermeasures Task Group 1-81 (MCMTG 1-81). The task group, consisting of navy units from seven NATO countries, was formed to increase their mine countermeasures capabilities. Base: USS Nashville (LPD 13) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

President Joe Biden boards Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland en route to the White House Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, concluding his trip to Kalamazoo, Michigan.

A crew member plots a bearing on a chart on the bridge of the guided missile frigate USS CLARK (FFG 11). Base: USS Clark (FFG 11)

Anefo photo collection. Kingdom Dutch Princess Irene Brigade Netherlands soldier looks visor anti-aircraft guns. October 1944. Netherlands

DN-SN-89-03070. Base: New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GDR, Berlin, 01. 05. 1987, 1st May rally 1987 on Karl-Marx-Allee, television broadcast, camera

The Minister of the Interior, Drs. C.P. Van Dijk visits HR. Ms. Bloys from Treslong (1982-2003). The minister is in the Westland-Lynx-ophelikopter.

Flight Sergeant Best R.A.F., gives the 'thumbs up' after landing at Richmond in a Shackleton aircraft tonight. Three Shackleton, which are designed for anti-submarine work, arrived en route to New Zealand for air-sea exercises. Note the contra-rotating propellers. September 3, 1954. (Photo by Kenneth Charles Redshaw/Fairfax Media).;Flight Sergeant Best R.A.F., gives the 'thumbs up' after landing at Richmond in a Shackleton aircraft tonight. Three Shackleton, which are designed for anti-submarine

Arakan Coastal ForcesThe R.I.N's Arakan Coastal Forces have done good work, facilitating and supporting seaborne attacks by Allied troops on Japanese on Japanese forward positions on the Mayu Peninsula.An Indian rating trains his Oerlikon gun on approaching aircraft. June 26, 1944. (Photo by Interservices Public Relations Directorate, India).

DN-SN-89-11210. Base: USS Jouett (CG 29) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Russian Women Parachutist. December 13, 1939. (Photo by The Yaffa Syndicate).

Oxygen bottle for marine divers / kikvries men.

U.S. Air Force security police stand guard as Cuban nationals are transferred from a C-130 Hercules aircraft to a Cuban I1-62M airliner. They are being returned to Cuba after being captured on Grenada during the multiservice, multinational Operation Urgent Fury. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Seawell International Airport Country: Bangladesh (BGD)

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption: "on board dutch tanker" on board Dutch tanker. October 1943. Britain

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsal journey for the funeral on December 8 from Princess Wilhelmina. November 30, 1962

DF-SN-87-05051. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

DN-SN-87-12736. Base: USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44)

A pararescueman from the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron jumps from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft during SAREX '80. Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-88-03630. Base: Persian Gulf

A crew member of the destroyer USS PETERSON (DD 969) looks through a Mark 3 Mod 1 marine sextant during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS Peterson (DD-969) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Antoni Przyblski, 40, astronomer at the Commonwealth observatory, Mr. Stromlo, Canberra, where he is working on theoretical astrophysics. Born in Poland where he became an astronomer, he served with the Polish Army, was captured, escaped to Switzerland where he studied and attained the degree of Doctor of Technical Science. Through I.R.C. he reached Australia in March 1950, worked as an assistant lineseman for the P.M.G., applied for specialist work, and was appointed to Mt. Sttromlo. In 1954 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Australian National University, Canberra. His was the first degree awarded by the University for work done there. July 28, 1954. (Photo by Australian Official Photograph)

Airmen load a bomb onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during the Gunpowder '85 competition. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Taking mines aboard an East Indies mine-layer to safeguard strategic passages against raiders. July 18, 1941.

CPT Richard Peters operates a C-160 Transall aircraft hydraulics simulator, as German Air Force MSGT Franz Kandler points out the meaning of the various gauges, during a training course on the aircraft's operation. The Transall is a joint German-French design which serves as the primary strategic tactical support for the Germany Air Force. Base: Wunsdorf Air Base, Landsberg Country: West Germany (FRG)

An airman reads a life support kit checklist as an airman 1ST class installs the kit on an F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel fighter aircraft. The airmen are assigned to the Wild Weasel life support section of the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Retired Commander Eleonore B. Rickover, sponsor, enters the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN 709) for a tour at the conclusion of the ship's commissioning ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. Mrs. Rickover is the wife of the ship's namesake. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GREG KINNEAR and MEL GIBSON in WE WERE SOLDIERS (2002), directed by RANDALL WALLACE.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. RAF officers inspect an unfinished siege gun in a wrecked building of the Krupps armaments works at Essen, Germany, a principal target for Bomber Command throughout the war.

AMN Mike Dempsey, Red Horse Team, 554th Civil Engineer Squadron, helps put up tents during the Joint Chiefs of STAFF Exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-SN-89-05078. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT USHER 88 Base: Unknown

CPT Jay L. Johnson, commander, Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1), checks out the landing gear of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during CVW-1 strike training. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-90-02288. Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

42' Aircraft Refueling Boat 19-NN-42' Aircraft Refueling Boat-154688 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Lance Corporal Geraldo Farias, Headquarters Company, 11th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, rigs an antenna on his cargo truck as he takes part in a mission supporting the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during Operation DESERT STORM. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Qaraah Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DN-SN-88-02235. Country: Unknown

Royal Air Force- Italy,the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. A view from the watch office at Foggia Main, Italy, as an airman prepares to fire a Very pistol from the balcony. Parked immediately below the tower are two airfield ambulances and a Crossley Fire Crash Tender. Beyond the vehicles are a number of visiting aircraft, including (left to right): a Lockheed P-38 of the 15th USAAF; two communications aircraft, a Fairchild Argus of the Middle East Communications Squadron and a Vultee Stinson Vigilant, and De Havilland Mosquito NF Mark XIII, MM567 'RO-A', of No. 29 Squadron RAF, undergoing an engine service. In the distance, beyond the main runway, can be seen lines of Vickers Wellingtons of No. 236 Wing RAF.

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

A candidate straps himself into an ejection seat trainer at the Aviation Officer Candidate School. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the interior of a UH-60 Blackhawk air ambulance helicopter as Honduran soldiers are instructed in its uses for MEDEVAC situations. The course is being conducted by the 41st Combat Support Hospital during the AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) operation. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

Providers assigned to the 223rd QM, Field Feeding Company, Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division prepare meals for Paratroopers on Fort Bragg, NC, March 29, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

Ordnancemen from Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) arm bombs being loaded aboard an aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Civil defense exercise. County competition for industrial fire corps and bourgeoisiers

Poll photo collection. Travel to Venezuela and the Eastern Caribbean. GRUIS OF HR. Ms. Van Speijk. 1948

Aviation ordnancemen mount an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on an aircraft during flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Adriatic Sea

prova di salvataggio a spalle, 1956

Aircraft rescue firefighter

DF-SN-86-11322. Base: England Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SN-86-08564. Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Senior Airman Max Meisner, 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp specialist, loads cargo into an aircraft during a foreign military sales mission with Austria at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 17, 2022. Austria and the United States are partners in promoting global security, strengthening economic cooperation, and collaborating to promote and defend their shared values around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Welfare service at Laan Hölle. Overloads of packages on army trucks. November 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Policeman on emergency mission, sitting in car, taking notes

Lance CPL. Regina Martin, a plane captain with Marine Light Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223), checks the condition of her aircraft. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-SN-89-07435. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pre-Look For Cadet.Flight Lieut. G. C. Turnbridge, No. 2 RAAF Squadron at amberley, shows Chinese Cadet Raymond Lam, who is nothing Australia with the Federation of Malaya. An training corps over a Canberra jet former Canberra will go into operation in Malaya next month. January 14, 1955.

Crewmen board the guided missile frigate USS AUBREY FITCH (FFG-34) during the ship's commissioning ceremony. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Last (scheduled) dive from DIEVER van Driel (Den Helder 1989).

Yeoman 3rd Class Burch, the primer man for one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in turret No. 3 aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), signals his readiness while standing at his station beneath the gun's breach. Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Passenger ship employed troop transport. Cleaning guns. 1944. Canada

DN-SN-88-07647. Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3)

Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Member of the Navy Music Corps upon receipt in Coronie. November 3, 1955. Coronie, Suriname

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. MONTURS SCHOOL ?. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

DN-SN-89-03443. Country: Unknown

SWAT team members aiming with pistol and assault rifle behind ballistic shield.

LEE MARVIN in THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967), directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

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