Aircraft Maintenance and Operations

Historic black and white images of aircraft being serviced and prepared. Scenes of mechanics working on bomber planes, showcasing military aviation support efforts.

Crew Chief S/Sgt. Robert H. McCord of Nashville, Tenn. Assisting pilot 2nd Lt. Alvin Juchheim of Grenada, Miss. Preparatory to take-off in Republic P-47. 8th Air force, England.
Crew Chief S/Sgt. Robert H. McCord of Nashville, Tenn. Assisting pilot 2nd Lt. Alvin Juchheim of Grenada, Miss. Preparatory to take-off in Republic P-47. 8th Air force, England.
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Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1940-1943. Halifax B Mark II Series 1 (Specials) of No. 462 Squadron RAAF, lined up at Hosc Raui, Libya.
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Photo report of Captain kite H. Hartkoren on the occasion of his 35-year-old kite anniversary. On the photo at a rear-wing rudder of a Harvard.
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At the air target artillery shooting camp in Den Helder shooting air target harnesses a trail bag drawn by a spitfire.
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Reconnaissance flight off Ninnis Glacier tongue. July 01, 1954.
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Bilder aus Russland und Frankreich.Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.
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Women In Uniform - Britain - War File. January 1, 1941. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).
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A British Royal Navy FSRS Mark 1 Sea Harrier aircraft takes off during an air show celebrating the 75th anniversary of naval aviation. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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176H - Rotachute Supersonic Parachutes. December 30, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Artwork: "Bomber Crew Boarding Their Plane" Artist: H. Recksiegel. Country: Unknown
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Vintage Photograph. The Air-Ground Team seen from hovering helicopter
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Flying low Douglas A-20 Havocs, light bombers of the 9th AF wing their way to the target somewhere in Nazi-held France. Note motor vehicle in center of highway. (Lower center).
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Artwork: "Return of Zulu" Artist: Raymond Martens. Country: Unknown
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"***** For Tonight" - Halifaxes In Action - The *****(top) Second Pilot (Left) & "Sparks" underneath. On an ***** number of 4 engined Halifaxes were being tuned up for ***** over enemy territory. This four Rolls-Royce Merlin ***** plane has a wing span of 99ft. length of 70ft. height ***** and carried a good bomb load. It has raided ***** all parts of Germany and Northern Italy and had ***** success during the raids on Berlin. One of the ***** of this giant bomber is the fact that quite a ***** can walk through the machine perfectly upright. October 29, 1941. (Photo by Topical Press).
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Historical F-51 Maintenance circa 1948.
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American Officers Examining Aircraft Lt Post explaining the controls of a Nieuport to Secretary Baker and Maj General Black at Issoudon Aviation Camp, 8 April 1918
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piloti in posa davanti al bombardiere caproni, 1915-1918
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Anefo photo collection. Annual meeting in Breda KNV aviation. Commemoration at Monument Etten-Leur. 25 June 1949. Breda, Etten-Leur
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parachutists in action during the 2nd police action. Parachutists from the Corps Special troops (kst) Walk at Magoewo airport at Djokjakarta to a number of (not visible) roofotas. MAGOWO was conquered on December 19 at the start of the second police action on the Republican Armed Forces (TNI). The paras depart for their next action: the conquest of Djambi at Sumatra .. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Yogyakarta
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Col. H.M. McClelland removes his oxygen mask after landing at Williamtown 1st jet in. May 18, 1955. (Photo by Frank Albert Charles Burke/Fairfax Media).
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Black and white photograph of Czech military equipment being handed over to the Germans.
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Royal Air Force Operations Over Albania and Greece, 1940-1941. An aircrew officer of No. 30 Squadron RAF checks the bomb load on a Light Series Carrier fitted underneath a Bristol Blenheim Mark I at Eleusis, Greece, before taking off on a sortie over Albania.
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First world war itinerary, monteviale, Italy
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Flying Tigers was the popular name of the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force in 1941-1942. The pilots were United States Army (USAAF), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC) personnel, recruited under Presidential sanction and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault; the ground crew and headquarters staff were likewise mostly recruited from the U.S. military, along with some civilians. The group consisted of three fighter squadrons with about 20 aircraft each. It trained in Burma before the American entry into World War II with the mission of defending China against Japanese forces. The Tigers' shark-faced fighters remain among the most recognizable of any individual combat aircraft of World War II, and they demonstrated innovative tactical victories when the news in the U.S. was filled with little more than stories of defeat at the hands of the Japanese forces.
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Artwork: "B-17 Base in England - 1943" Artist: Unknown. Country: Unknown
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Forced plane of the Italians at Maria Gail to land. .
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection. 'Widge' Gleed points to his personal emblem 'Figaro', in a Hawker Hurricane.
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Warplanes ***** The Making -- Twin ***** Curtiss-Wright AT-9's move along ***** production line of a new aircraft ***** somewhere in the midwestern section ***** the United States. The planes will ***** to the Army for use in training ***** lots for seen another line along which ***** sleek Curtiss SNC-I's, trainers for ***** Navy. November 2, 1942. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).
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Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Departure from a Dutch delegation with the Skymaster (DC-4, 313) from the Dutch government from Schiphol via Cairo and Calcutta to Indonesia. 13 February 1946. The Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945 Squadron Leader G A Butler, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Commanding Officer of No. 11 Squadron RAF, stands by the nose of his Hawker Hurricane Mark IIC at Sinthe, Burma. Note Butler's personal insignia on the nose of the aircraft.
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The Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1945. Fairey Battle, L5271 'U', of No. 18 Operational Training Unit, circles the airfield at Penrhos, Caernarvonshire, prior to landing. Polish personnel and aircraft of 18 OTU were detached to No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School at Penrhos for armament and firing practice in the summer of 1940.
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Artwork: "Dog Fight, Cambrai, France - September 22, 1918". Artist: John McCoy. US Air Force Art Collection (Copyrighted). Country: Unknown
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Photograph of the delivery of first 'Thor' Ballistic Missile to an RAF Base in Norfolk, 19th September 1958. Sixty-five feet long, it was carried to the site from a nearby American base on a 90 foot long transporter. The 'Thor's' nuclear war-head was retained by the Americans and any British decision to launch this missile would have been subject to American approval. RAF Regiment guards can be seen in the foreground, ready to deter any naughty ideas. Date: 1958
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Wing Commander James E 'johnny' Johnson at Bazenville Landing Ground, Normandy, 31 July 1944 The RAF's top scoring fighter pilot flying in north west Europe, Wing Commander Johnny Johnson, seen with his pet Labrador dog 'Sally'. He recorded 38 victories, though at the time of the photograph his total was 35. He commanded No 127 Wing composed of three Canadian Spitfire squadrons. The decorations on his tunic are a DSO with two Bars and a DFC with one Bar.
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Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Cooks of No. 324 Wing RAF, Desert Air Force, prepare the midday meal in field ovens set up by the airfield at Klagenfurt, Austria. Parked in the foreground are a number of Siebel Si 204 communications aircraft left by the Germans and, beyond them, a Douglas Boston of No. 232 Wing RAF.
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DF-SC-89-10750. Base: Unknown
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Tuskegee Airman Edward C. Gleed of Lawrence, Kansas, Class 42-K, Group Operations Officer, Three-quarter Length Portrait, Wearing Flight Gear, with Left Arm Resting on Airplane at Air Base, Ramitelli, Italy, Toni Frissell, March 1945
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Artwork: "Home of the 446th Bomb Group, Bungay, England - April 4, 1945". Artist: John McCoy. US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown
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Capt. Percival. January 01, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press of Great Britain Ltd.).
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French SPAD aircraft on patrol
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Winston Churchill, Hon. Commodore, flies to Inspect Auxiliary Air Force -- Mr. Winston Churchill having his flying helmet adjusted by his pilot. Mr. Winston Churchill, the politician, flew to Kenley Royal Air Force Station, Surrey, to carry out an inspection of the Auxiliary Honorary Commodore. There have lately been suggestions that Mr. Churchill should be brought back into the Ministry. During the early stages of the Great War he was First Lord of the Admiralty. In 1917 he was Minister of Munitions and from 1918-21 held the important posts of Minister for War and Air. April 17, 1939.
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Shown here in 'Operation Little Vittles,' Lt. Gail Halvorsen drops candy by tiny parachutes to Berlin children. In this picture, a few remaining pieces of candy are tossed to waiting children at Tempelhof Airport by Halvorsen, the originator of 'Operation Little Vittles' in 1949.
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'An Aerodrome in 1918', (1944). British biplanes in the air over an airfield during the First World War. From "Britain In The Air", by Nigel Tangye. Collins, London, 1944
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World War I air battle with German Fokker D-7 biplane attacking American De Havilland 4 observation planes, painting by Charles H. Hubbell, ca. 1917
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Vintage photograph. Scorpion F - 89s
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At Height Of Career (Fourth Of Six) - Set to 'Chute the works, Colette holds an apparatus that she designed and patented. It combines a chronoscope, altimeter and small oxygen tank. Colette Duval (pictured) and fiance Gil Delamare will will spend trying to set up a their honeymoon; new endurance record for a single-engined aircraft of six weeks or more.They are known as Frances flying sweet-hearts.Their attempt will be made in the US.Colette, a mannequin- turned parachutist, and Gil, a film stunt man, did not give a date for" their marriage. June 10, 1955. (Photo by United Press Photo).
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Artwork: "LT. William Urquhart" Artist: Bill Fleming, USAF Art Collection. Country: Unknown
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Saigon, Vietnam - June 15: Museum of war on June 15, 2011 in Saigon Ho Chi Minh City Saigon, Vietnam - June 15: Museum of war on June 15, 2011 in Saigon Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh is the biggest city in Southern of Vietnam. Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxJahnx 5685152
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vbs of No. 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, flying in loose formation over the Tunisian desert on a bomber escort operation, April 1943. Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vbs of No 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force flying in loose formation over the Tunisian desert providing cover for Allied bombers.
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The Vicors Vimy. February 01, 1920.