Airborne Military Operations

Images depicting military personnel and aircraft in operational scenarios, including transport and prisoner evacuation during World War II.

The Radio Operator Of A Martin B-26 Marauder Of The 386Th Bomb Group Based In England Checks His Instruments Prior To A Take-Off Mission On 4 November 1943.

Men Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, Are Briefed Prior To Take Off On A Mission Against The Enemy On 31 July 1944.

Preparation For The Invasion Of France - Members Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Taking Notes During A Briefing Prior To Take Off On A Mission From An Air Base Somewhere In England. 4 June 1944.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War 'Torps' Sub Lieutenant G F McKenzie, RNVR, at the torpedo control panel of HMSM SERAPH, in Holyhead Harbour. He comes from Echuca, Victoria and was at school before the war. Keeping the firing log with him is Able Seaman K R Payne, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, who was in the merchant navy before the war.

A crewman guides a Mark 4 propellant canister as it is lowered onto a pallet on the deck of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Ammunition is being offloaded after the ship's return from the Persian Gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cpl. Charles Bshara, Sanford, Maine, who shot down a German ME 109 with this 50 cal. Gun on 6 January 1943. He was a member of the 64th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group. Tripoli, Tripolitania, Libya.

Aircraft, Burma, India &PHOTOGRAPHY,PROCESSING War

Cpl. Earl K. Koppit of Omaha, Nebraska, is ready to slide a pan of biscuits into the oven of a field range as Cpl. Elio Cecchi of Farmingham, Massachusetts, removes a tray of crunchy hot biscuits. Their "kitchen" is located in the bed of a 2 1/2

LuftWaff staff When loading the bombs on board a junkers Ju 88 of the 7./kg4 (7. Kampfgeschwader 4) stationed at airport (Fliegerhorst 561) Schiphol.

Equipment. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Anefo photo collection. Circus director Frans Mikkenie and his wife / Horse dressage artist Vibeke Mikkenie-Sandberg are visiting the navy with Hollywoodster / ElephantDompetur Sabu. July 18, 1952. Den Helder

AMS-73 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Soldiers from the United States Army work on maintaining military equipment and machinery in Vietnam during 1969. Ensuring the proper functioning of vehicles and weapons was a vital part of the war effort, allowing soldiers to operate efficiently in the challenging terrain of Vietnam.

Prestwick Airport- Transport and Travel in Wartime, Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, 1944 In the control tower at Prestwick airport, the airport controllers (including a Royal Air Force Sergeant) give directions to an aircraft coming in to land (not pictured).

Cornerstone laying ceremony of the new Depot Chapel at the Barstow Annex of the Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, San Francisco, on 2 September 1952. The service was conducted by US Navy Chaplain Warren L. Bost (Left), Protestant Chaplain at the Barstow Annex, with US Marine Colonel Arthur J. Davis, Commanding Officer of the Barstow Annex setting the cornerstone in place. Base: Barstow State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Firing incendiary bullets inside building prior to the evacuation of Kweilin, China.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

DD-933 Barry , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

A Vietnamese mother watch Marina stacks sacks of rice for flood victims in Quang Nam Province. Relief supplies donated by the people of the United States arrived at Hill 37, a Leatherneck compound southwest of Danang, as response to flooding in the 1st Marine Division's area of responsibility.

During World War II, Arsenal workers from Huntsville, Alabama. and surrounding areas responded to the call for civilian defense workers. This February 20, 1945 photo shows workers filling colored smoke grenades that were used for signaling. (Courtesy of Huntsville/Madison County Public Library)

Photographer Of The 163Rd Liaidon Squadron, 10Th Army, Laying Prints To Form Mosaic. Okinawa, Kyukyu Retto.

These American fliers, glad to be back on Allied soil after months of confinement in Bulgarian prisoner-of-war camps, are the first of more than 300 Allied airmen released by the new Bulgarian government who reached Payne Field, in Egypt. All were

Kay Francis, Of Stage And Screen, Plants Lettuce Along With G.I.'s In The Hydroponics Garden On Ascension Island. 23 April 1945.

Anefo photo collection. The Tjokroo Minto photo at Verolme Links Captain V. C. Komansilan, right straightman Sujuno. November 21, 1963

DN-SN-88-02239. Country: Unknown

Royal Air Force- West Africa Command, 1941-1945. Armourers on board a bomb scow attach two 450-lb Depth Charges to the starboard-side mobile bomb rack of a Short Sunderland of No. 95 Squadron RAF, moored in Fourah Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The outer bomb has been fitted with a detachable nose fairing and tail fin, which improved the weapon's ballistics and reduced drag while being carried externally.

Personnel Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot Attend Classes In A Training School At An Raf Camp, England. 17 December 1943.

U.S. Maritime "Engineer Cadets" Testing Boiler Water Sample for Salt..

DN-SN-87-00471. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Anefo photo collection. Dutch strawberries to England. 13 May 1946. Great Britain

Two officers walking , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

10/05/1990. Visit to the frigate Santa María in the port of Abu Dhabi.

Sgt. Galy B. Ferguson, Mount Hope, Wisc., Left, And Sgt. Joe E. Morgan, Lancaster, Kentucky, Prepare To Release Radio Sonde Balloon For Training Purposes At The Army Air Forces Weather Station, U.S. Assault Training Center. 9 December 1943.

Military exercise..

Gun Instruction, Yale

The Royal Marines. With the Royal Marines of the Home Fleet, October and November, 1942. Pay day. Unlike a sailor a Marine always keeps his cap on even in the sacred precincts of the Captain's cabin. He receives his pay in the left hand, saluting with the right.

Capt. John C. Ivory Of Clinton, Iowa, A Navigator With The 45Th Bomb Squadron, 40Th Bomb Group, 20Th Bomber Command, At His Position In The Boeing B-29 'Eddie Allen'. China.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Field artillery in action. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,EQUIPMENT War

Military School for air signal corps -- View into a "flying auditory" of a military school of the German air force. Here the signal corps learn to handle aero-instruments like bearing compass, wireless telegraphy and all navigational matters Ecole militaire de la force aerienne allemande. December 12, 1938

War Room At Hdq., 1St Bomb Division At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 20 September 1943.

An instructor looks on as a student makes an adjustment to an LM-2500 gas turbine engine. Navy reservists are participating in weekend-away training at the center's gas turbine school. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Great Lakes Naval Training Ctr State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mtc Girls For America- Women of the Mechanised Transport Corps at Work, London, England, 1940 Mrs Pat Macleod slides out from under the ambulance she is repairing to smile for the camera. She is doing maintenance work on ambulance 8, which was presented by Elliott Nugent Esq. through the American Field Service. The depot is probably somewhere in Paddington in London. Painted on the side of the vehicle are the British and American flags, confirming that this ambulance is part of the American Ambulance, Great Britain.

A Photo Interpreter Of The 90Th Photo Reconn Wing Studies Aerial Photographs At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy.

Ssgt. Thomas J. Mitchell, Communications Man, Making Traffic Control Signal To Aircraft. Panama.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. On board Dutch distrewler. October 1943. Britain

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Operation Husky: The Sicily Landings 9-10 July 1943: Two men at a chart in the operations room of HMS HILARY, showing the mass of convoys in the Mediterranean during the invasion of Sicily.

Staff talk on field phone.

Pilot Becomes A Fireman Jockey (Fourth Of Eight) -- Flying around at 500 or more miles per hour, a jet pilot covers a lot of territory in a short time. Therefore, pilots have to be familiar with a large area before they can take to the air. Here. Lt. Hugh Turner, of Taylors, S.C., briefs the future "Firecan Jockeys" with the aid of maps that cover the ceiling and walls. With turner are (left to right): Lt. Price

Lieutenant Junior Grade Larry Burke, right, talks to Aviation Machinist's Mate 1ST Class (AD1) Patterson, who is repairing the rotor blade engines of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter aboard the combat stores ship USS SAN JOSE (AFS 7). Base: USS San Jose (AFS 7) Country: South China Sea

A technician is locking up (or loosening) of the right span wire device of an AMX armored vehicle.

The Flight Nurse Lends A Helping Hand To A Patient Awaiting Air Evacuation From Santa Maria, Azores. 23 Sept. 1945.

Frank Forde- Former Deputy Prime Minister Aust. also former of the army - personality. July 10, 1943.

To Facilitate Maintenance Of Aircraft At Captured Airstrips In France, 200 Lb. Supply Kits, Or 'Compaks' Were Developed To Furnish Essential Parts And Supplies Needed At The Front. Designed For Transportation By Plane Or Truck And For Easy Handling At A

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Legertruck where the text Batavia - Bandoeng v.V is written on the door. The driver has a cap with the text "Geertje" and wear fabric glasses and mouthpiece. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Project 22 - Operation Castle (Bikini/Enewetak) Test Activities. Personnel Monitoring After Removal of Contaminated Clothing, USS Curtis. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Able Seaman Joe W 'Ginger' Scotcher cleaning rifles in the armoury on board a British destroyer at Rosyth. This is one of the innumerable small tasks which fall to the lot of the ordinary seaman in the course of his daily routine.

Jack Tolstonog briefs LGEN Donald M. Babers during his visit to the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command. Looking on are MGEN Lawrence F. Skibbie and BGEN Robert D. Morgan. Base: Fort Monmouth State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

"Li'l Audrey" Flying ofrt of the 8th AAF rests safely at home base with a flat tire caused by a chunk of flak while over enemy territory in an attack on Munster on 11 March. Happy to be able to look on from the outside are (left to right) 2nd Lt.

Members Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Take Tests In Night Vision Classes At An Air Base In England.

AMS-124 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

De Lier, LSK.A student receives instruction from a captain and a first lieutenant.

401St Bomb Group Operations, 13 January 1945, England.

Huachuca jam - 372nd musicians , Soldiers, Military bands, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 372nd. Jack Miller Collection

Preventing Sea Disasters Is the Coast Guard's Business. As construction of the new passenger-cargo vessel SS Santa Mercedes progresses into final outfitting stages in dry-dock at Sparrow's Pt., Md., Coast Guard shipyard resident marine inspectors are on board to check safeguards against fire. Lieutenant Paul M. Hurear, USCG, on a tour of inspection observes the contents of an interior fire station. Lieutenant Hureau, 24, a native of Haldon, Mass., has a B.S. Degree from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He was graduated from the Coast Guard Reserve Officers Candidate School in Yorktown, Va., and commissioned an Ensign on September 17, 1961. He and his wife Jeannette presently reside at Charing Cross Rd., Baltimore.

Russian prisoners of the Finns in one of the barracks' dormitories during World War II.

Horse Guards Prepare For State Opening Of Parliament -- Corporal A. Beynon combs the plume of his helmet while Trooper Humpage cleans a cuirass.Men and horses of the Royal Horse Guards are busy preparing for the State Opening of Parliament when they will escort the Royal Coach from Buckingham Palace to Parliament. October 31, 1950. (Photo by Fox Photos).

DM-SN-88-09350. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Men Of The 503Rd Armament Group At Work In England. 3 September 1944.

French Cavalry Officers School. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Constables P. T. Hart, G. Kluck and C. A. La Caze wearing the new gauntlets. Valley traffic police will shine in heavy night traffic at the Show this year. Chief of the Valley Police District (Inspector Clark) has issued ten traffic control men with special white gauntlets trimmed with luminous tape. The tape is designed to glow brilliantly in the light from ear headlamps. Inspector Clark said the gauntlets would make traffic control safer for police. "Motorists will be able to see them more clearly and follow their directions more easily," he said. Inspector Clark has been experimenting with designs for traffic control gauntlets for more than a year. November 11, 1955. (Photo by The Telegraph Feature Service).

Ordnance industry , Armories, Ordnance industry, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Wheel house of RHN warship. March 27, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. Minister of Defense P.J.s. De Jong opens a scientific pavilion at the Royal Military Academy (KMA), during tour, Minister De Jong, Lieutenant General F. van der Veen. April 26, 1966. Breda, Noord-Brabant

Group observing model of Watertown Arsenal , Armories, Architectural models, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Dunkirk (Craven). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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