Aerial Warfare Historical Footage

Historic footage of air operations, including refueling, bombing runs, and communications during military engagements in various conflicts.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Consolidated Liberator B Mark VIs of No. 231 Group RAF, head out on a bombing raid to Rangoon, Burma from their base in India, escorted by a Republic Thunderbolt, (extreme left).

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Consolidated Liberator B Mark VIs of No. 231 Group RAF, head out on a bombing raid to Rangoon, Burma from their base in India, escorted by a Republic Thunderbolt, (extreme left).

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.

What The Nazis See! A Large Formation Of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Enroute To Bomb Nazi Installations At Frankfurt, Germany. 8Th Air Force Bombers Continualy Blasted Vitally Important War Objectives To Hasten The End Of The War In The Eto. 20 March

Photograph of a German plane dropping bombs. Dated 1916

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Championship stunt flies based on Gilze-Rijen. Stuntteam Glosters Hawkershunters. August 24, 1957. Gilze, Rijen

1940s Japan - Tachikawa Ki-36 Aircraft and Mt. Fuji — A group of Tachikawa Ki-36 reconnaissance aircraft (??????????) of the Imperial Japanese Army (???????) fly near Mount Fuji sometime in the early 1940s. The two-seat low-wing monoplane was produced by the Tachikawa Aircraft Company Ltd (????????) between 1938 (Showa 13) and 1944 (Showa 19). By the end of the war, it was used as a kamikaze aircraft. The aircraft was named Ida (????) in Allied reporting code.

Last Moments of a Flaming B-24 Liberator after Raid over Austria, World War II, 1942-1945

Putt Drop-Pack, Dropped From Vultee L-5 'Sentinel' Of The 163Rd Liaison Squadron, 10Th Army. Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto.

Smoke Rises From The Target At Avord, France, As Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Start The Trip Back To Their Home Base. 5 Feb 1944, 17,000 Feet.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aviation day military aviation at Kemajoran airport. Fly show. Parachutists jump from Dakotas in the foreground aircraft gun. March 9, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

Martin B-26 Marauders leaving Busigny rail yards on 2 May 44.

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. A Bristol Beaufighter TF Mark X of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Davidstow Moor, Cornwall, firing a pair of 3-inch rocket projectiles on a range off the Cornish coast.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 381St Bomb Group, Dropping Bombs Over Enemy Installations Somewhere In Europe.

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.

Aerial view of a Peoples Republic of China Liberation Army Air Force FT-6 Farmer-F fighter trainer aircraft in flight. Country: South China Sea

An advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) after its launch from an F-14A Tomcat aircraft, near the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC), Point Mugu, California. Country: Unknown

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943 A formation of Bristol Blenheim Mark IVs of No. 270 Wing RAF meet with their fighter escort of Hawker Hurricanes on setting out for a raid over Libya.

Bombing Of Wake Island On 30 April 1944, By Consolidated B-24 "Liberators" Of The 11Th And 30Th Bomb Groups, 7Th Bomber Command.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Landing in Djambi; Before the departure of Palembang. Aerial recording. From a Dakota. A black plume is visible. December 30, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photograph of Men and Assault Vehicles Storming the Beaches of Normandy. Photograph of Men and Assault Vehicles Storming the Beaches of Normandy. Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on June 6, 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move inland and vehicles surge up the roads. Note the men swarming over the beaches.. 1944-06-06T00:00:00.

World War I, a group of American fighter planes in battle formation, U.S. Signal Corps photograph, ca. 1918

On Nov 5, 1943, this ME-109 came out second best in a battle with Lt. Leroy M. Ista, Walcott, N.D., Army 8th Air Force.

Shells from the Navy battleships burst on targets at Corregidor and Caballo Island in the Philippines. 14 February 1945.

Royal Air Force Balloon Command, 1939-1945. The OVERLORD DIVER Plan. A section of the barrage-balloon defence put up against the flying bomb over the South Downs.

Bombing Of Ferrara, Italy, By Consolidated B-24 Liberators Of The 15Th Air Force On 5 June 1944. Two Of The Liberators Shown Leaving The Smoking Target, The B-24 'Memories' Closest To Camera.

Bombing of Berlin, Germany by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses

A Soviet Navy Tu-22M Backfire B aircraft is escorted by an F-14A Tomcat aircraft. Country: Unknown

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