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Airborne Operations and Mechanics

Images of military personnel engaged in airborne operations and aircraft mechanics, reflecting the logistical aspects of military air operations during wartime.

F-5 Photo reconnaissance plane crashed and burned on take-off. Structural failure of the nose wheel caused the crash. The pilot escaped although the plane completely burned. The pilot was 1st Lt. Harold J. Ash, Photo Reconnaissance Squadron.
F-5 Photo reconnaissance plane crashed and burned on take-off. Structural failure of the nose wheel caused the crash. The pilot escaped although the plane completely burned. The pilot was 1st Lt. Harold J. Ash, Photo Reconnaissance Squadron.
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Joe E. Brown entertains men of the 38th Bomb Group during his visit to Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea.
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Long range Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters are now operating with the strategic bomber force of the Mediterranean Allied Air Command.
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1,000 lb bombs were planted on the runway at Kweilin Air Base, China, as plans are made for the demolition of the airfield.
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Planes Of The 3Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Bomb Squadron Score Hits On Japaneseanese Shipping In The Manokwari Area, Dutch New Guinea On 15 June 1944, As They Release Their Parachute Bombs.
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Soldiers conducting gun practice at a coast artillery post in the United States during World War I. The photograph 111-SC-12560 is from 1919 and shows military activities during the time.
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Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.
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The 6th Aircraft Repair Unit (Floating) is equipped with a tech supply section which maintains store-rooms supplying all shops with maintainance parts for 4th echelon repair.
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"Marines from "E" Co., 2/3 conduct a search in the village of Pho Nen Thuong Ho during an operation in Vietnam on May 25, 1965. In this photo, the Marines can be seen working as a team while the local cattle appear unaffected by their presence. Photo taken by GySgt. Ayers, Defense Dept. Photo (Marine Corps)."
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A Belly View Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Shows Three Of The Four Pairs Of 50 Caliber Machine Guns Protecting A Fort. One Pair In The Tail; Another In The Ball Turret (There Is A Man Curled Up Inside This Turret); And The Chin Turret. England.
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Cpl Raymond G. Nordstrom, Chicago, Ill., checks the purity of the oxygen thru oxidization. Small copper fragments in the bottle combine with the pure oxygen. Any impurities that are left can be easily detected thru the glass of the bottle in which
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Tunis, Tunisia-This Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress," piloted by 1st Lt. Kenneth R. Bragg of Savannah, Georgia, was on a bombing mission over Tunis on 1 February 1943 when a ME 109 dove at the ship. The Fortress fired on the attacking plane and
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Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Regiment are photographed on April 14, 1965, at Danang, Vietnam. The image shows the Marines marching from Red Beach to the helicopter pad for transportation to Hue. This photograph captures a moment of combat during the American military activities in Vietnam.
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Toulon, France hit many times to insure minimum submarine activity during invasion, was struck on 6 August 1944 by Consolidated B-24s. Bursts shown in photo, damaged quays, blew stern off ship, wrecked crane (1); wrecked power station and lock gates
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Sgt. Davidson and Cpl. Fielding make some minor repairs and adjustments before putting out for an afternoon's fishing.
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A-1 Section Of The 13Th Air Force Based On Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 15 April 1944.
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Damage Done To Aircraft At Liangshan China Due To Enemy Attack. This Is The Home Base Of A Medium Bomber Squadron, Fighter Squadron And A Chinese-American Composite Wing.
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Smashed and reared-up, almost humorously, by American expert bombing, this German transport is through. So are the Nazis at this airbase. The field has been virtually cleared of all aircraft. Note the upheaval and the mounds of earth rimming the
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China - Lt. Otto Miller, 23, Of 318 Chatauqua Ave., Portsmouth, Va., Receives The Distinguished Flying Cross For 'Extraordinary Achievement In Aerial Flight'. Lt. Colonel John C. Habeck, Commanding Officer Of The 'Assam Dragon' Squadron, 'Flying Horse' G
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Air Views Of The Twelfth Observation Squadron.
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Officers and men of a 9th Air Force unit stationed in Holland were making plans for a Christmas party, 25 Dec 44, when they learned that the residents of the nearby town welcomed St. Nicholas on 6 Dec 44, when they learned that the residents of the
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T/Sgts. Joe Martin (left), of 6398 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, Long Island, N.Y., and Norman S. Turner, of Ethan, South Dakota, shown at work in the photo laboratory of the Liberators of China. They do the developing and projection work.
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U.S. Military Cemetery Near Cambridge, England.
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Japaneseanese Electrical Equipment Controlling Visual Observation Board Which Is Used To Help Locate The Position Of Attacking Planes. 13 December 1945.
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Working under U.S. Army...
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Enemy on Kiska.
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Airborne artillerymen hook tow rope to glider.
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Prefabricated Barracks, Roberts Field, Liberia. May 1943.
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From An Outlying Jungle Air Base In Panama, A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Starts Out On Patrol Of The Approaches To The Panama Canal. After Leaving Behind The Snarled, Rugged Terrain Of The Isthmus, Crews Continue Their Patrols Over Vast Expanses Of Sh
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Lead crew on the long awaited "D-Day" operation of a heavy bombardment Group of the 8th Air force is shown here just prior to take-off from England. Back row, from left to right are: Capt. James Egan, Syracuse, N.Y., navigator; Lt. Durward Fesmire
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Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.
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A Formation Of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" Of The 15Th Af Fly Toward Enemy Installations In Northern Italy. Maaf Photo.
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Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CAMOUFLAGE War
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Brig. General Earl S. Hoag Presents Citation Ribbons To Air Transport Command Personnel During A Ceremony In China, February 1944.
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Headquarters Buildings Of The 17Th Bombardment Group Units, 42Nd Bomb Wing, In France.
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This picture shows a Consolidated B-24 Liberator flying over the Hump. It will be refueled at Chabua before returning to Kunming, China. 7th Bomb Group.
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Major Tower And Lt. Colonel Thury At An Airbase In England. 12 April 1945.
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Planes Of The 350Th Fighter Group, 1St Brazilian Fighter Squadron, Attacked And Destroyed This Motor Truck Convoy Somewhere In Italy On 28 April 1945.
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This photo shows Lt. Stanley E. Norris of Grove City, Ohio, Communications Officer, trying to take care of two calls at once. FRANCE.
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Bomb Damage To Marshalling Yards, Siegen, Germany.
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Wewak Airdrome, Northeast...
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Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.
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View Of Damage Inflicted On Hamm, Germany By Allied Bombings.
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Decoration Of Tokyo Flyers By Madame Chiang Kai Shek At Chungking, China, June 29, 1942. Madame Chiang Kai Shek. Capt. J. Royden Stork, Knobloc (Rank Not Given) Capt. Clayton J. Campbell.
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This Transport Is Dropping Rations Of Rice, Sugar And Other Supplies To Outposts In India. The Large White 'T' On The Ground Has Been Layed Out By Men At The Outpost As A Marker For The Plane Dropping The Supplies.
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Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.
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Wreckage Of A United States Plane Caused By A Japanese Attack On Yonton Field, Okinawa On 24 May 1945. There Were 12 Planes That Made An Attempt To Land On The Field And Demolish Aircraft With Hand Grenades, Magnetic Mines, Knee Mortars And Various Forms Of E
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FRANCE-Until a week before this picture was made, this hangar was in use by the Germans in France. Now a Fighter Group of the 9th Air Force is using it. A supply truck is at left while a North American P-51 Mustang stands by the rear wall. Sign
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16Mm Motion Picture Viewer And Splicer At The General Staff Aerial Photo Processing Lab Of The 65Th Fighter Wing, Saffron-Walden, Essex, England.
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Weather Station, Roberts Field, Liberia. May 1943.
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Uso Show At 21St Field Hospital, Paoshan, China, 31 Jan. 1945, One Of A Series Given By Lily Pons And Andrew Kostelanetz, During A Tour Of The C-B-I Theatre. View Of The Audience.
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'For Exceptionally Meritorious Conduct In Performing Outstanding Service'...Colonel Fred C. Milner, Lake Orion, Mich., Adjutant General Of The 14Th Af, Receives The Legion Of Merit, Fourth Highest U.S. Army Decoration. The Award Was Made By Major General
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Prettying up the Air force insignia at a replacement Depot where the first contingent of Wacs to arrive in England are stationed (left to right) AFC Kay Heathcote, Evansville, Ind., Aux. Mary Lonergan, Morristown, N.J. and Aux. Elizabeth Keegan
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Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.
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Unloading Crushed Rock For Construction Of Runway, Rufisque Airfield, Rufisque, French West Africa. June 1943.
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Bombs-Parachute.
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In Administrative Offices Of The Air Transport Command In Hawaii, S/Sgt. Charles S. Moore, 805 West Broadway, Eagle Grove, Iowa, Turns His Desk And Duties Over To Wac Cpl. Mildred W. Runyon Of Holden, West Virginia. The Wacs Are The First In The Pacific.
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Aircraft, Burma, India &MISCELLANEOUS War
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" has flown back from England, where during almost eight months it has taken part in 25 missions of the Eighth Air Force over occupied France and Germany. It is the first combat bomber to be retired from activ
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Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations,CONSTRUCTION,Air Fields War
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Air-Sea Rescue Practice.
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Bombed Out Buzz-Bomb Installation At Pas-De-Calais. Usaf Photo.
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View Of The Eruption Of Mt. Vesuvius On 23 March 1944. Capodichino Airfield Can Be Seen In The Foreground.
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A Pictoral Story Of The Great Tokyo Raid Of April 18, 1942.