Air Force Activities in WWII

Vintage clips featuring landing aircraft and supply drops during WWII, highlighting key operations and military strategies.

1940s - An Air Force pilot and crew load into a B-26 plane during training in WWII.

Anefo photo collection. 320 Squadron RAF Coastal Command, staffed Marine Aviation service, stationed RAF Basic Lechars Fife Scotland, exploration flights, land-sea rescue work, convoying offensive attacks enemy territory period October 1940 - December 1941 . Hudson plane "Kornwerderzand" named fort Netherlands heavily defended defeated Germans. 1941. Britain, Scotland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aviation day military aviation at Kemajoran airport. Fly show. Parachutists jump out of a device. March 9, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

The V-1 flying bomb; German: Vergeltungswaffe 1, also known as the buzz bomb, or doodlebug fired against England during the closing stages of the war.

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.

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C. - May 1942.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Target towing for the anti aircraft gunners of the Fleet, a routine job for Fleet Air Arm airmen stationed at HMS SPARROWHAWK, Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, Orkney Islands.

The South African Air Force in North Africa, May 1943 No 24 Squadron, South African Air Force Douglas Boston aircraft in flight over North Africa. This squadron successfully bombed the Mareth Line during the North African campaign.

Formation Of Boeing B-17S Of The 8Th Air Force In Flight In England.

Coast Guard Cutter and Ice Breaker "Citrus.". This image depicts a Coast Guard Cutter and Icebreaker "Citrus" coming to aid of "B. Lyman Smith" off the Point Abino.

Atomic Energy in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Palembang. 8 (iv) battalion shock troops) in Batoorka in South Sumatra. Aeroplane. July 1947. Baturaja, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Torpedo and torpedo paths in the water, 1933 Exercise of torpedo. Torpedo paths in the water at warships.

Realistic Travels, Maintaining our supremacy in the air a battle squadron in, Squadron of British aircraft, recto - printed, stereograph, stereo photo, photos, By Royal command to their Imperial majesties King George V and Queen Mary, 70, height 85 mm, width 170 mm, photographer, 1914 - 1918, cardboard, photographic paper, photo paper, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver print

Palestine disturbances 1936. Nine R.A.F. planes overhead flying in form. 1936

A View Of The Electrial Connection From The Bomb Sight To The Smoke Bomb On A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 381St Bomb Group At 8Th Air Force Station 167 In England. 1 April 1945.

Winston Churchill, photographed from behind, watching B-17 'Flying Fortress' in flight. July 1940. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_8_180)

November 21, 1963 - A-1H aircraft make a low level pass over Vietnamese tanks and ground troops during training exercise somewhere in South Vietnam.

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.

Vintage Photograph. US Air Force Snark Missile in flight.

North American P-51'S Give Cover To A Close-Knit Formation Of Consolidated B-24'S Of The 8Th Air Force. England.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Dropping for insulated part, cali-assecactions. Aerial recording. Photo taken from aircraft door. December 27, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

The Royal Canadian Air Force in Tunisia, April 1943 Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vs of No 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force in loose formation over the Tunisian Desert.

Smokejumpers: In Action - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Rear View of Unidentified Tuskegee Airman Watching Airplanes from Airfield, Ramitelli, Italy, photograph by Toni Frissell, March 1945

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Wrapped aircraft A 1 number 451 is located on a field subject: The remains of a wrecked aircraft A 1 number 451 is located in a field, winter time. Three military at the wreck.

A BQM-34A target drone is hit by a laser beam fired by the Air Force Airborne Laser Laboratory over the Pacific Ocean. The bright spot visible on the right rear quarter of the drone is flare from the laser as it burns through the skin. Base: PAC Missile Test Ctr, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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