Aircraft Operations and Crew Preparations

Features historical scenes of military aircrew working on aircraft and preparing for missions, showcasing wartime logistics and teamwork.

Armorers load bombs into a fighter-bomber on an advanced airfield in Tripolitania, Libya, before a sortie over the enemy line.

Homeward Bound - Singer Frank Sinatra Smiles For The Cameras As He Boards A Douglas C-47 Skytrain Of Air Transport Command'S European Division En Route To The United States After A Short Tour Of The Mediterranean Theatre Where He And His Uso Troupe Recent

Working on a bullet torn fuel line that would have taken hours normally, three hours have gone by and the boys have been standing on their ears. Left to right: S/Sgt. Edmund Fernholtz, Arcadia, Wisc., S/Sgt. Alfred Zigler, Kansas City, Mo.

Using a model of a North American P-51 Mustang and a drawing of an ME 262, Flight Officer Ralph Delgado, Jr., Milltown, N.J., (left) explains to 2nd Lt. Charles D. Kilpatrick, Newark, N.J., the tactics he used in destroying the twin engine German jet

2Nd Lt. George H. Williamson Of Carthage, Texas, Flight Engineer On A Boeing B-29 Of The 45Th Bomb Squadron, 40Th Bomb Group, At His Position On The Boeing B-29 'Eddie Allen'. China.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

There's a reason for the puzzled expression exhibited by Major Loren W. Herway, Indianola, Iowa, shown examing the damage inflicted on his 9th Air force P-47 Thunderbolt by a direct hit from 88 mm. flak. He's still wondering how the P-47, with

At an air base near Bengasi, Cirenaica, Libya, crew members of a Ninth U.S. Air Force Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" bomber arrive at their plane just before taking off on the historic bombing raid on the Ploesti, Roumania oil fields and refineries.

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

American-Russian Ground Crew Personnel Repair One Of The Engines On A Consolidated B-24 'Liberator' At Poltava Airbase, One Of The Shuttle Mission Base In Russia. 8 January 1945.

Vultee L-5S Of The 1St Air Commando Group Are Gassed From A Portable Refueling Unit At Ye-U, Burma. January 1945.

Army soldiers carrying an injured person in a helicopter

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Mrs Nellie Lapert, assistant driller, at work on a corvette at Greenock as she and the drill man drill a hole in the metal work.

American Lieutenant S.L. Powell, a pilot in the U.S. Air Service, stands next to his damaged plane during World War One. Two bullet holes from a machine gun can be seen, patched up on the side of the aircraft. This photograph was released by the German authorities under A.E.P. Censorship. Date of capture unknown.

Three American airmen and the Australian in a picture made on board the Australian flying boat. They are, left to right, Pfc Dale E. Bordner of 241 Park Street, Chillicothe, Ohio; Lt. Marvin C. Hughes, Baird, Tex. And Lt. Eugene D. Wallace, 3352

Aircraft, Burma, India &CREWS,FIGHTER War

Gen. Johnson briefing men immediately before mission take-off.

This burned-out warehouse at Balikpapan is under new management, although Allied servicemen haven't yet removed the Japanese sign. It was one of hunderds of buildings at the "Ploesti of the Pacific" burned out by the 2,000-ton pre-invasion bombing assault

Indian Arms Workers Train in Britain- War Industry at Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK, 1941.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Crew of a 4.7 inch High Angle gun 'closed up' ready to face an aerial attack on board HMS JAVELIN whilst she was at sea. Note the men standing by with further ammunition to be fired.

Aircraft, Burma, India &MEDICAL, WOUNDEDCREW War

Major General Lewis W. Walt greets Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze on his arrival in Danang, Vietnam on June 17, 1965. The purpose of Nitze's visit was to conduct an inspection tour of the military activities in the area. They were photographed together at the greeting.

US Air Force, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS & ALASKA

All tuckered out after an intensive field trip to an air base in England, WAC Pfc. Dorothy Brett of Chicago, Ill., curls up with her doll for a good night's rest back at her bullets.

Aircraft, Burma, India &CREWS, RADIOOPERATOR War

ENGLAND-M/Sgt John Coltran has been ground crew chief all the time that bombs were being painted on "Flying Crusader's" fuselage, each bomb meaning a successful bombing raid. Seven Swastikas painted on mean seven German fighters shot down.

Royal Air Force- Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. A gunner of an RAF Regiment Anti-Aircraft Flight mans a 20mm Hispano-Suiza anti-aircraft gun from the back of a lorry, while securing a desert landing ground in Egypt. These units seized the Fuka and Daba landing grounds during the enemy's withdrawal following the Battle of El Alamein, capturing 300 some prisoners and clearing the area ready for the arrival of the flying squadrons.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC School for the training of parachutists in Bandoeng (Andir). Instructor learns an aspiring parachutist how to land. July 3, 1947. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

ENGLAND-T/Sgt Charles E. Edwards, 24, Cordele, Ga., flight engineer on "Flying Crusader" checks perofrmance of plane ofllowing mission with M/Sgt John Coltran. The two have a conference every time the plane lands, and usually Edwards gives good

Loading a portion of a Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress wing from assembly shaft.

Members of the American military conduct Operation "Big Lift." CWO-3 Walter Tobin, Sergeant Nance E. Burns, and 1st Lieutenant Neal Johnson are shown in the photograph. They are presumably preparing for a mission, wearing flight suits and equipped with ejection seats. The image captures the seriousness and danger of military operations during World War One.

Boeing B-17 "Flying ofrtress", 8th Air force, England. Some of the planes return pretty severly damaged but American planes have what it takes.

AMS-91 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Soldiers loading supplies in plane. Fédèle Azari (Italian, 1895 - 1930)

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command A bomb aimer demonstrates the selector switches and bomb release in the cramped nose of a Halifax of No 10 Squadron at Melbourne, Yorkshire in December 1942.

Lt. P.C. Saufley

Europe - Pilot Of Damaged Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Climbs Out Of Cockpit - His Injuries Amounted To A Few Scratches.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. The crew of Vickers Wellington Mark X, HZ950, of No. 99 Squadron RAF, gather by the tail turret of their aircraft at Chaklala, India, after returning from the squadron's 1,000th sortie over Burma, a bombing raid on ammunition dumps at Taungup, Burma. They are (left to right): Flying Officer N T Simpson of Grimsby, bomb aimer Flight Sergeant J H Lloyd of Aintree, Liverpool, navigator Flying Officer D M Allen of Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia, pilot (standing) Flying Officer P Crossley of County Durham, wireless operator/air gunner

DF-SD-07-25444. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AMS-74 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Troop Carrier transports of the 9th USAF are lined up to receive hospitalized soldiers for removal to a general hospital several hundred miles distant. Patients are loaded by specially schooled air evacuation units.

Capt. Tex Mccrary, Hollywood, Cal., A Public Relations Officer Of The Eight Air Force And Capt. Warren C. Sleeper, College Station, Texas, View The Damage As A Result Of Cannon Fire To A Boeing B-17 Of Which Capt. Sleeper Is Pilot And In Which Capt. Mccra

T/Sgt. John Mcnicol, Photo Plotter, Checks Photographs To Determine If Reconnaissance Crews Covered Areas Indicated In Field Orders.

Crews of the R.A.F. Rescue Service are briefed by the opperations officer before they start the search flight for the crew of an R.A.F. bomber, forced down in the Mediterranean off the coast near Sollum, Egypt.

1St Lt. Richard J. Trockman, Evansville, Indiana, At The Escape Hatch Of A Low Pressure Chamber. This Chamber Is In Use By The U.S. Air Force, Headquarters 8Th Air Force Provision At Medical Field Service School, High Wycombe, England And Is For The Purp

Squadron Leader Bobbie Gibbes, D.F.C., C.O. of an Australian fighter squadron talking with pilots after an air attack behind the enemy's lines beyond Tripoli. Squadron Leader Bibbes comes from Sydney and has 400 flying hours to his credit, during

Members of the Lottery Corps visit injured German soldiers aboard a German healthcare train in Hallsberg during the Second World War.

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Armourers secure 250-lb GP bombs in the bomb-bay of a Lockheed Hudson of No. 224 Squadron RAF at Leuchars, Fife, prior to a sortie.

Preparations For The Invasion Of France - Paratroopers Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Aboard A Douglas C-47 Just Before Taking Off From An Air Base Somewhere In England. 4 June 1944.

Air-sea Rescue Unit at Work. This image depicts a Coast Guard plane transferring an injured seaman to an air station in San Diego.

3/4 left front view of a North American F-86E Sabre, "Miss B" (50-602; c/n 170-24). Close up of a technician working on the ammunition bay.. 3/4 left front view of a North American F-86E Sabre, "Miss B" (50-602; c/n 170-24). Close up of a technician working on the ammunition bay..

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. sergeant major blister of catalina receives "Vuren" command. November 1954. Guinea

Paratrooper Pvt. Thomas E. Lane of Fort Worth, Texas, relaxes under transport during alert prior to invasion and capture of Sicilian airfields.

Who's giving who a bath Cpl John W. Powers of Rockmart, Georgia, seems to be on the receiving end of an irate duck. He decided to give "Deedee," his pet, a bath at his 15th Air Force base, but "Deedee" sort of resented it. ITALY.

A 6-ofot-4-inch navigator, 1st Lt. H.E. Miller of Ridgeland, S.C., who saw a German FW-190 fighter nearly blow the tail off the Flying ofrtress flying ahead of him, thought at the time that the hole was wide enough for him to walk through. Back

Cpl. William H. Barnes, Jr., AAF Airdrome Traffic Controller in England. From the plexiglass dome, which was salvaged from a ofrtress, Cpl. Barnes has an unobstructed view of 360 degress of horizon, and, of course radio communication with planes

Photograph of Corporal Vernon F. Paulstick, a Marine Commando aboard the USS Nautilus Going Top Side for Raid on Makin IslandU.S. Raid on Makin Island, August 1942. Corp. Vernon F. Paulstick, USMC, a Marine Commando aboard USS Nautilus going to top side for raid on Makin Island.

Civilian Conservation Corps - Camps - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Unidentified soldiers

A Member Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, Reads The Barometer In The Weather Office At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 21 March 1945.

Close-Up Of Portable Radio Installed In Jeep. Karachi Air Base, India. 15 August 1942.

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.

Capt. R.P. Stutz And Ground Crew Beside The North American P-51 Mustang 'Frankie' Of The 20Th Fighter Group In England.

Radio Operator On A B-29 Of The Xx Bomber Command In India Is Sgt. Masaharu Okinaka, 32, Of Hana, Maui, Hawaii, One Of The First Niseito Participate In Aerial Warfare Against The Japaneseanese. He Has Been In The Service For Two Years And Overseas For Six Mon

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Negevity, Traveling party Willem van de Poll. Armed men standing for a car in the negative desert; In the middle photographer Willem van de Poll. January 1, 1948. Israel, Negev

Capt. Walter Stewart, Salt Lake City, Utah, Pilot Of The Consoldiated B-24 'Liberator' Bomber, 'Bomerang' Which Has Completed 53 Missions In The European Theatre Of Operations, Receives A Cake From Miss Rachel Homer, American Red Cross Worker, Prior To De

De Lier, LSK. Supervision of a sergeant in training by experts.

Aircraft, Burma, India &MEDICAL,EVACUATION War

Capt. L. A. Moebus, Skipper of aircraft carrier Saratoga looking at pictorial record of ship blazing after Japanese planes' attack in battle of Iwo Jima, 1945

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

Supplying the Sea-going Ships of the Navy. April 1943, Harwich, the Naval Stores Department at Nore, Which Supplies All Sea-going Ships With the Stores and Provisions That They Need. A Wren cleaning up ships lamps before issue.

Fights on with 29 Shrapnel Wounds. Coast Guardsmen Cleo Earl Kidd, seaman first class, of Perkins, Oklahoma, was the hero of a surprise Jap bombing attack on a Coast Guard-manned LST off Cape Gloucester, New Britain, recently. With 29 shrapnel wounds in his chest and body and with a severely wounded right leg, Fighter Kidd stuck to his post as talker for a 20 mm. gun battery until the Jap bombers were driven off and three were shot down by the Coast Guard gunners. The action was hot, as the hole in the armor shield forcefully indicates.

A Gi Examines A 500 Lb. General Purpose Bomb Which As Been Literally Covered With War Stamps. Soon The Bomb Will Be Loaded On A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 91St Bomb Group Participating In An Attack On Hitler's Fortress In Europe. 6 April 1943.

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