Aircraft Maintenance and Training

Historical scenes of pilots and ground crew working on aircraft, highlighting aircraft maintenance, training, and wartime activities.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

Loading with wings of a fighter bomber of the 57th Fighter Group. Cpl. D.B. Gowans, Meadowbrook, W.Va., checks the bombs before the plane hops off on a mission. Tripoli, Tripolitania, Libya.

Porter H. Adams

Lt. Kasimir Karas Of 280 Marblehead Rd., Tuckahoe, Ny, Formerly Of The Polish News Reel, Is Pictured Just Before He Boarded A Medium Bomber To Record A Mission Over Nazi-Held Europe On Moving Picture Film.

Lt. Hanson Sitting On The Wing Of His North American P-51 Mustang At An England Airbase. 28 July 1945.

Ground Crew Men Of The 79Th Fighter Group In Capodichino, Italy, Haul Their Tent Away From A Truck.

These two airmen are being rescued from the Adriatic Sea after their U.S. Army 15th Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber had to be abandoned while returning from a combat mission over Germany. Their life preservers kept them afloat until

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

A pilot of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, seated in the cockpit of his Lockheed F-5 at an air base somewhere in North Africa.

It takes a lot of improvising in any army, particularly where an enemy has plundered the territory where allies later are to work. Here Lt. Joseph Kuczynski, of the Red Army, welds a time-saving device at a U.S. airdrome in Russia as an American

Navigator Of The 652Nd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 25Th Weather Reconnaissance Group, Aboard A Boeing B-17, Drops A Flare To Obtain A Drift Reading. England, 23 May 1945.

Crew Members Of "Yank" A Plane Of The 385Th Bomb Group, Confer Over A Map On 6 February 1944. England.

Ball Turret Gunner On The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Hell'S Angels. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 6 June 1943.

An American talks to an Australian while the men wait to service an aircraft somewhere in the Western Desert, Egypt. 31 July 1942.

Air Base in the Caribbean. ...

BOMB EXPERT-Sgt. Henry J. Koezur, East Chicago, Ind., is seen at a U.S. Army Service Command Ordnance Depot in England. He and his four-man crew have repaired or taken the kick out of more than 6,000 damaged TNT bombs at airfields all over Britain.

Photograph of Edward C. Gleed and two unidentified Tuskegee airmen, Ramitelli, Italy. Photographed by Toni Frissell (1907-1988). Dated 1945

A Pilot Of The 90Th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing Poses On The Wing Of His Lockheed F-5 At An Air Base Somewhere In North Africa.

ARMAMENT

Ground Crew Members Change One Of The Huge Wheels On A Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" Based At North Field, Guam, Marianas Islands. 7 May 1945.

T/Supply men left to right: S/Sgt. Michael H. Moran, McKeesport, Pa., Cpl. Howard M. Meddlyhas, Salt Lake City, Utah, Cpl. Larry Feldman, Brooklyn, N.Y., and S/Sgt. Robert G. Keich of Tomaque, Pa., are busy unpacking British made fibre auxiliary

The first AAF helicopter to operate in the Philippines perplexes two native women in a Leyte town. (Those are bundles of GI laundry on their heads).

Lt. Colonel James G. Hall Of Fort Worth, Texas, Commanding Officer Of The Photo Unit, Is Shown In His Plane At Mount Farm, England. He Is Attached To The 7Th Photo Group. 1 July 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops &Paratroops

Men of the 4th Air Depot engine overhaul and repair shop at Garbutt Field, Townsville, Australia set valve clearance on the cylinders of a propeller shaft on a B-24 during its first 100-hour checkup. They are Cpl. Roland D. Bohde of Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Personnel Of The 388Th Bomb Group Prepare Fire Bombs For Use Against The Enemy. 15 April 1945, England.

LOS NEGROS-In the Los Negros Islands, Sgt. Clifford G. Touchette, 22, Milwaukee, Wis., 1st Cavalry Division, gives first aid to a Japaneseanese PW. The Japaneseanese prisoners receive the same medical attention given to our own men.

Looking down from the radio room thru the bomb bay of a Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress, two ordnance men are seen preparing two 500 lb H.E. bombs on bomb cart before they are lifted into position and fixed into bomb racks for shipment

ENGLAND-Maj. Charles S. Welbourne (left) and Maj. Wm. H. Clothier, combat cameramen, discuss a close call after returning to their base somewhere in England after a flight over occupied Europe. Both have been on eleven combat missions. Maj. Clothier

Just A Few Miles Behind The Front Lines In Normandy, France, Men Of The 9Th Air Force Aviation Engineers Constructed Emergency Landing Strips With "Hessian Mat" Used For Surfacing. After The Selected Site For The Airstrip Is Graded And Leveled, The Mat,

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Patrolgang Tasikmalaja. The task for the soldiers in the area of Tasikmalaja is not easy. Often terrorecocks still occur in that area, against which they have to protect the population. BRENCARRIER WITH DRIVER / BRENSHUTTER. March 18, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

A pilot of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, poses beside his Lockheed F-5 at an air base somewhere in North Africa.

Philippine Islands-Bringing in the wounded from areas where impassable jungle blocks even jeeps, is an important job for the Vultee L-5. The L-5 can-and frequently does-carry a wounded man 350 miles to a rear area hospital. Scorning formal landing

Anefo photo collection. Nederlands Stunt-Team Whiskey Four ten years, the team at one of their crates. June 22, 1966

Lt. Tunnel, pilot of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, steps into the cockpit of his Lockheed F-5 at an air base somewhere in North Africa.

Tail assembly in Japanese Zero-Buna Strip.

Aircraft Dinghy And Equipment Of The 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 11 June 1944.

Andre Beaumont (Conneau)

1st Lt. Dean E. Lear, pilot, of Houston, Texas, and 1st Lt. John N. Gekas, bombardier, of Lowell, Mass., in the war room of the 376th Bomb Group, located near Bengasi, Cirenaica, Libya. The men study a map just before leaving for a bombing raid

Map reading at aircraft 12 at GFSU, basic aircraft map reading at aircraft 12 at GFSU, basic aircraft training on F 2 Roslagens flying fleet, 1943.

Lt. General Jacob L. Devers And Major General Ira C. Eaker Wishing The Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Memphis Belle" Good Luck On Their Trip To The States After They Had Completed Their 25Th Operational Flight. Bovington, England, 9 June 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

A teletype message requesting Recon Photographs is handed to Pfc Keith E. Lancaster, Hastings, Mich., by Sgt William McGown of Summitt, N.J., operating from a trailer unit at a 9th AF base somewhere in France.

Bombs are being loaded in a...

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.

Leather Jacket Worn By Crew Members Of The Boring "Flying Fortress" 'Madame Queen' Of The 401St Bomb Group Stationed At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 9 Septmber 1944.

Aircraft, Burma, India &CREWS,FIGHTER War

The Presidential Unit Citation is pinned on the unit flag of the 17th Bomb Group during a ceremony at an airfield somewhere in the Mediterranean Area.

Polish Flyer Scores Double: Obtaining Permission To Fly With Colonel Zemke'S Famed Fighter Group On The Mission To Brunswick, Germany 21 Feb 1944, Capt. Michael B. Gradyck, A Polish Pilot With Ten Victories To His Credit, Shot Down Two Nazi Me 109'S To Be

A Technician In The Personal Equipment Office Checks The Harness Straps For A Pilot Of The 353Rd Fighter Group, Based In England. 27 May 1945.

ofotball players make good fighter pilots and Col. Ray J. Stecker of the 9th Air force, ofrmer Army All-Gridder, is another proof of that. Col. Stecker heads a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Group now based on the European continent.

Col. Ray J. Stecker, Hazelton, Pa., commander of the crack 365th fighter bomber group of the 9th AF. Col. Stecker, a backfield star at W-st Point, was an All-American selection in 1932.

Exercise Connection Service, Barneveld; Soldiers in radio wagon.

African American aviator of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Korea climbs from his Corsair fighter bomber. April 19, 1953. Korean War, 1950-53. (BSLOC_2014_11_208)

1940s TWO US NAVY PILOTS WEARING LEATHER FLYING HELMETS AND PARACHUTES STANDING READY BY PROPELLER BIPLANE

In Shooting Down A Nazi Jet-Propelled Plane 31 Dec 44, Lt. Colonel John C. Meyer, North American P-51 Mustang Fighter Pilot Of U.S. 8Th Air Force Made It 'Five In Five Days', And Brought His Personal Record To 22 Enemy Planes Destroyed In Aerial Combat, P

Lt. David E. Brown Of Detroit, Mich., A Pilot Attached To An American Fighter Group Operating In The Middle East As A Part Of The Nineth U.S. Air Force, Relaxing In His Tent In The African Desert After A Combat Mission. Filed: War Theatre #15 (North Afr

Field Marshal Montgomery, 1945 photograph Veldmaarschalk Montgomery gives a signature to a Dutch boy during his visit to General Crear at the 1st Canadian Army Headquarters to discuss an attack on the Siegfried Line. Without photographic support Without

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

Pilot Of The 94Th Fs, 1St Fg, Poses On His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Airfield Somewhere In Italy.

Two Men Of The 19Th Service Group Remove The Damaged Wing Of A North American B-25 Of The 340Th Bomb Group Which Was Damaged By Cinders During The Eruption Of Mt. Vesuvius On 23 March 1944.

Attaching a dispatch on a carrier pigeon Isonzo front; photographer: Kriegsvermessung 5.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations,MISCELLANEOUS War

Gunnery Instruction At An 8Th Bomber Command Air Base, England, Was Constant And Careful. Here, An Air Force Officer Instructs Enlisted Personnel In The Proper Method Of Assembling A .50 Cal. Machine Gun.

Left side view of the nose of a Lockheed RF-80 Shooting Star, somewhere in Korea. The nose panel is open and a crewman conducts maintenance operations.

North Africa-Crew members discuss the day's operations. 1943.

A group of American soldiers work together to maintain military equipment during the Vietnam War in 1969. The soldiers are seen actively engaged in servicing and repairing vehicles and machinery, ensuring their optimal functionality and readiness for combat.

B.H. Hendricks i.e. Kendrick

Brig. General Murray C. Woodbury Presents An Award To A Member Of The 353Rd Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 17 May 1944.

Lt. John H. Griffith of Chicago, Ill., who had to crash land his plane after the landing gear had been shot off in combat during a Japanese raid talks with Lt. Sheldon Brandson of Bainbridge, Ga., and Lt. Warren Coleman of Shreveport, La., All three are

Two Men Of The 1878Th Engineer Aviation Battalion Survey For Airstrip Which Will Be Constructed On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. May 1945.

T/Sgt. Joseph R. Hampton, Flight Engineer, Chautaugua, Kansas, Takes Time Out On Returning To China Base After Participating In Mission 9 To Anshan, Manchuria, To Complete Flight Records Of Boeing B-29's Performance During Flight. These Boeing B-29's Wer

After Part Of The Snow Has Been Removed From A North American P-51 Of The 353Rd Fighter Group, A Mechanic Checks The Engine Of The Plane. England, 10 January 1945.

Cpl. Thomas Greenleaf Of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Shown At The Transit, Was Assigned To The 822Nd Engineer Aviation Battalion, 1St Air Division, Where He Had The Opportunity To Put Into Practice The Training He Received In Engineering School.

At an air base near Bengasi, Cirenaica, Libya, a ground crew member of the 376th Bomb Group cleans the plexi-glass nose of a Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" in preparation for the devastating raid on Ploesti, Roumania. American flyers laid delayed

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group Sits In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy. September 21 1945.

S/Sgt. Rueben Kuebler, Top Turret Gunner From South Dakota Holds A Piece Of Flak That Went Through The Turret Of His Boeing B-17 'Filthy Hag' During A Mission Over Berlin. 22 March 1944. England.

Members Of The 8Th Bomber Command, Using A Theodolite And Weather Balloon, Prepare To Record Wind Direction And Velocity From The Weather Tower At An Air Base Somewhere In England. Left To Right Are: S/Sgt. Doyle S. Peters, Brookville, Fla., Cpl. Julius

Captain Arvedson on S/S "Konung Gustav V".

Alfred LeBlanc

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Great East. American airplane church house. November 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Lt. Col. Paul P. Douglas, a 9th AF Thunderbolt squadron leader from Paragould, Arkansas. FRANCE.

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group Sits In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy. September 21 1945.

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group Sits In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy. September 21 1945.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A scene in the boiler room of a cruiser showing two stokers checking the temperature and pressure of the boilers as they control the supply of oil and air.

ENGLAND-Twin combat team in flying togs-Left to right: Don E. and John E. Echols, both are Sgts., from El Monte, Calif.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance,MISCELLANEOUS War

The Royal Air Force in Britain, 1941 RAF ground crew service an Airspeed Oxford. View framed by a circular engine cowling.

S/Sgt. Joseph Covone Of Philadelphia, Pa., Shows What A Two-Pound Manganese Steel-Lined Helmet Looks Like When Worn Over The Flight Helmet. London, England, 14 December 1943.

A group of soldiers is seen working on the maintenance of military equipment during the Vietnam War. The photo was taken on October 30, 1969, showcasing the commitment and dedication of American troops towards ensuring the proper functioning of their equipment in the challenging war environment.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. A petty-officer in the Royal Dutch Naval Air Service, serving as a wireless operator/air gunner with No. 320 (Dutch) Squadron RAF, checks over his .5 Browning machine-guns in the waist position of a North American Mitchell at B58 Melsbroek, Belgium.

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

Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. A replacement Rolls Royce Merlin engine being fitted into a Hawker Hurricane Mark I of No. 73 Squadron RAF at Rouvres.

DF-SD-07-26062. Base: Camp Williams State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Australians of The Volunteer Barge and ***** of the Tobruk siege unloading *****. May 25, 1950.

ENGLAND-Russia Bound 8th Air force North American P-51 Mustang taxis out for the take-off on the first 8th Fighter Command escort shuttle mission to Russia. The pilot of the plane is Lt. Charles H. Shilke, of Somerset, Pa. Standing on the plane is

The 1960s Star Trek television series cast member Chief Medical Officer Leonard ‘Bones McCoy played by DeForest Kelley talks to Bill Dana, NASA X-15 pilot, in front of one of three X-15s during visit to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, now Armstrong, back in 1967.

Anefo photo collection. Aviation camp in Ermelo KNVL. August 13, 1950. Ermelo

Preparations Sgt. Dawson Merchant, of an army engineer construction company, is assisted into his deep sea diving helmet preparatory to submerging in the waters off Korea, during a salvage operation. Other engineer personnel include Cpl. Donald A. Ackerberg and Cpl. Clayton J. Shufelt.

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