Aircraft Operations and Maintenance

Images showing aircraft inspections, flight preparations, and training exercises from various air forces during World War II and its aftermath.

Duke Of Gloucester *****. February 23, 1945.

Tegel Joins The Air-Lift -- Tegel, new airfield constructed by the Americans in the French sector or Berlin, officially joined the "Air-Lift," November 18. In this General view, Berlin children, Being sent out of Berlin until normal supply routes are re-opened, are seen walking with their parents towards a fleet of Royal air Force ***** in which they will fly west to more comfortable winter conditions. United States, British and French personnel are co-operating in the operation of Tegel, third Berlin airport to handle the immense quantities of supplies being flown in by the Western powers to sustain the population of the a sectors in the face of the Russian closing of land routes into the western sectors of the capital. November 21, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Maintenance personnel / crew at a DO 217 night hunter.

Community flight Italian Wars Fly On ***** - From Abyssinian war zone. January 31, 1936. (Photo by Atlantic).

The annual aerial photo exploration competition Royal Flush IV for NATO countries that was held in the Netherlands for the first time and this time at Eindhoven airbase.Two Dutch Air Force soldiers are at a NORT NORATLAS of the French Air Force. Ground photo archive Klu no. 1521.

Focke Wulf Fw 190 fighters awaiting disposal at Flensburg airfield in Germany, 2 August 1945. A group of Focke Wulk Fw 190 fighters parked at Flensburg airfield awaiting disposal.

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The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Hawker Sea Hurricane of 885 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm in readiness for take-off, waiting for the Flight Deck Officer of HMS VICTORIOUS (in the foreground) to drop his flag during flying exercises.

One-half left front view of a North American RF-51D Mustang 'Mike and Cindy' (44-84851; c/n 44707) parked in a nose hangar, somewhere in Korea. Two men work underneath the left wing, and one works on top of the wing. Another man stands in front of the aircraft, and one sits in the cockpit. Another stands by a ladder which stand beside the nose on the right side of the plane. In the background, six other RF-51D Mustangs and a Douglas B-26 Invader are visible.

Royal Air Force- Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. A Heinkel He 111, which was abandoned by the Luftwaffe during the retreat after the Battle of El Alamein, on a landing ground in Libya after being 'commandeered' by No. 260 Squadron RAF, who painted it with RAF roundels and the unit code letters 'HS-'. The Squadron used it to fly supplies, beer and other necessities from Alexandria to their bases in Libya.

Anefo photo collection. The Marine Aviation Service has established a Jagersquadron that will operate from aircraft covers. Airplane comes from the spacious flight cover. 1940-1945}. Britain

Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV flown by the CO of No. 610 Squadron RAF, Squadron Leader R A Newbury, based at Friston, Sussex, 3 July 1944. Spitfire F Mark XIV, RB159 DW-D, being flown by the commanding officer of No. 610 Squadron RAF, Squadron Leader R A Newbury, when based at Friston, Sussex.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Groundcrew servicing Hawker Hurricane Mark I, N2611 'Y', of No. 208 Squadron RAF on a landing ground in Libya, possibly Gambut, shortly after the fall of Tobruk. N6211 went missing during a tactical reconnaissance on 29 January 1941.

A crew member of a Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 2 (VQ-2) EA-3B Skywarrior aircraft is turned about on the flight line after a preflight check. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Coastal Command Beaufighter IC T4836 of No 236 Squadron, based at Oulton in Norfolk, August 1942.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Flying Officer T H Meyer of No. 155 Squadron RAF, preparing to take off on a sortie from Imphal, Burma, in Curtiss Mohawk Mark IV, BS374 'Joe Soap II', with 20-lb fragmentation bombs loaded underneath the wings.

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1942-1945. Wing Commander F W Hillock, Officer Commanding No. 410 Squadron RCAF (left), and Flight Lieutenant P O'Neill-Dunne (right), standing in front of their De Havilland Mosquito NF Mark II at Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire, with 300 feet of copper wireless cable which they brought back wrapped around the aircraft from an intruder operation over Holland. On the night of 15 April 1943, Hillock (pilot) and O'Neill-Dunne (observer) mounted a Night Ranger operation to the Ruhr valley. While flying at low level in poor weather they were suddenly confronted with the radio masts of Apeldoorn station. Hillock threw the Mosquito into a vertical bank and flew straight through the antenna, tearing several away in the process. He then continued with the mission before returning to Coleby Grange, whereupon it was discovered that, not only were they encumbered with the cable, but one wing tip had been sliced off by the breaking antenna and the other wing cut throug

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aviation day military aviation at Kemajoran airport. Fly show. Catalina flight lands. March 9, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Fighter Command 'Evelyn', a No 23 Squadron Havoc 'fighter-bomber', starts up at Ford at the beginning of another night sortie, 28 November 1941.

Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. - July 1942.

American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service, 1939-1945- Douglas Dakota. Dakota Mark IVs (KN490 Bnearest) of No. 187 Squadron RAF based at Merryfield, Somerset, on the ground at Mauripur air terminal, Karachi, June 1945. Mauripur was the first Indian staging post on the trooping flights between the United Kingdom and Poona undertaken by the Squadron from April 1945 to March 1946.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. Hampden Mark I, P1316 GL-P of No .14 Operational Training Unit. on the ground at Cottesmore, Rutland, July 1940. Behind P1316 is Handley Page Hereford Mark I, L6063, of the same unit.

Air Vice Marshal Harry Broadhurst Inspects Italian Airfield. Photo shows: A.V.M. Harry Broadhurst climbing into his spitfire after the inspection. A.O.C. Desert Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Harry Broadhurst visited Italian Airfields in allied hands. His tour of inspection was made in his own spitfire. December 20, 1943. (Photo by British Official Photo).

The Duke of Gloucester Today Visited R.A.F. Bomber Stations - HRH the Duke of Gloucester, the new Governor-general of Australia to-day inspected several types of heavy bombers and met some of the crews who recently have been engaged in operations over enemy territory.The Duke of Gloucester inspecting lines of Stirling bombers. Standing in front of these are the are crews and ground staffs of the respective machines. December 10, 1943.

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An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft approaches for a landing on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Maintenance crews walk onto a mist-covered flight line to prepare adversary aircraft of the Navy Fighter Weapons School for an early morning flight. Referred to as "Top Gun," the school provides air combat maneuvering (ACM) training for Navy and Marine Corps pilots. Two F-5E Tiger II aircraft and two A-4 Skyhawk aircraft can be seen in the background. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Consolidated Liberator B Mark VI, KL354 'R', of No. 356 Squadron RAF, about to be 'bombed-up' on the newly-established airstrip at Brown's West Island for the Squadron's first operational mission, and the first bombing operation to be flown from the Cocos Islands, 27 July 1945.

The Battle of Britain Hawker Hurricanes of No. 17 Squadron on the ground at Debden, while another comes in to land, July 1940.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Grumman Avenger of 846 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm landing on, as seen from the side safety cockpits on board HMS RAVAGER. The arrestor hook is just making contact with the deck.

Lieutenant Rodéhn and Triplanet, on the ground Man next to the aircraft Triplane marked 831 on the ore, winter.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Flying Officer F H Greenhalgh, a wireless operator serving with No. 158 Squadron RAF based at Lissett, Yorkshire, contemplates his lucky escape when the propeller from the damaged port inner engine of Handley Page Halifax B Mark III, MZ928 'NP-S', smashed into his position during a raid on Duisburg, Germany, in the early morning of 14 October 1944, (Operation HURRICANE). The aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire over the target, putting the port inner engine out of commission and shooting away two of Flying Officer Greenhalgh's toes. As the aircraft completed its bombing run and turned for home, the propeller and reduction gear sheared off and smashed a large hole in the fuselage, just where Greenhalgh's legs would have been, had he not shifted position in order to bandage his wounded foot. The pilot brought the damaged aircraft back, making an landing at Carnaby Emergency Landing Ground, where this photograph was taken.

Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South East Europe, 1942-1945. Supermarine Spitfires of No. 32 Squadron RAF undergoing maintenance in a dispersal area at Foggia Main, Italy, as a Boeing B-17F of the 15th USAAF takes off into the evening sky. Two of the Squadron's aircraft, HF Mark VIII, JF 404 'GZ-M', and HF Mark IX, MA619 'GZ-B', painted overall cerulean blue for high altitude offensive reconnaissances over the Dalmatian coast, are at left and centre, while standard camouflaged Mark IXs, such as MA802 'GZ-D', can be seen on the right.

350D - U.S. Army Bombers.. Liberators - Aviation. July 22, 1947. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Carrier Plane Explodes In Landing Mishap -- Flames burst forth from exploding gasoline tank in a Navy Hellcat plane as it speeds across deck of a carrier in the Pacific in a landing mishap. Plane missed arresting cable and crashed into island at side of deck. Navy caption states that pilot, Lt. (JG) William G. Bailey of Wilson. S.C., was *****. June 18, 1945. (Photo by AP Wirephoto). ;Carrier Plane Explodes In Landing Mi-Shap -- Flames burst forth from exploding gasoline tank in a Navy Hellcat p

Fighter planes in flight, US Marine Corps

A Handley Page Hampden Mark I, AT137 'UB-T', of No. 455 Squadron RAAF based at Leuchars, Fife, Scotland (UK), in flight above clouds, May 1942.

Scene on the tanner at Naval Air Station Nowra, ***** the arrival of Admiral A.W. Radford USN., Commander in Chief of U.S. of Forces in the Pacific, on a flying right. May 16, 1950.

Reception in 1957 of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Coastal Command Air Marshall Sir Brian V. Reynolds (1902-1965, Right front) at the MarineLiegkamp de Kooy (MVKK).

U.S. Aviation Cadet In Flight -- A future U.S. Army pilot wings high above a training center. Soon, after a thorough schooling, he will join the thousands of American pilots on all battlefronts to "bomb the enemy day in and day out and to meet him in combat on many different fronts in every part of the world," as President Franklin D. Roosevelt recently told the U.S. Congress. March 22, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).

The Battle of Britain RAF personnel dismantle Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 (W.Nr. 5153), flown by Oberleutnant Egon Troha, Staffel Kapitan of 9./JG 3, and which crash-landed near Wootton Cross Roads, Shepherdswell, Kent on 29 October 1940.

R.A.F. activities. Starting crew and pilot rushing to stand by plane no. 1, Ramleh Aerodrome. 1934, Israel, Ramlah

An air-to-air right side view of a Naval Air Reserve Patrol Squadron 66 (VP-66) P-3 Orion aircraft during active duty training. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Coastal Command No. 120 Squadron Liberator III's undergoing daily inspections at Aldergrove, April 1943. Here, an armourer cleans out the gun barrels of the rear turret.

DF-SD-07-26045. Base: Hector Air Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. The Dutch press on board HR. Ms. "Karel Doorman". September 24, 1947

DN-SN-89-05004. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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.

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.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter. Beaufighter Mark IF, R2198 'PN-B', of No. 252 Squadron RAF based at Chivenor, Devon, in flight over the snow-covered West Country.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. The Air Officer Commanding RAF Malta, Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park, attended by groundcrew, prepares to take off in his Supermarine Spitfire Mark V from an airfield on Malta.

Ground personnel tap between a North American P-51D / K Mustang of the ML-KNIL between a North American P-51D / K Mustang.

Anefo photo collection. Crashed Tiger Methe Gear from National Aviation School at Nieuw Loosdrecht. September 21, 1959. Nieuw-Loosdrecht

Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Hawker Hurricane Mark Is of No. 85 Squadron RAF, stand at readiness at Lille-Seclin.

American Aircraft in RAF Service 1939-1945- Martin Model 187 Baltimore. Baltimore Mark I, AG697, flying past Kasfareet during an air test, following assembly at No. 107 Maintenance Unit. AG697 served with the Strategic Reconnaissance Unit in North Africa, and was then transferred to No. 69 Squadron RAF in Malta, with whom it was lost while conducting an air-sea rescue search on 25 August 1942.

The Blackburn B-25 Roc was a British Second World War-era Fleet Air Arm fighter aircraft designed by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. It took its name from the mythical bird of the tales of the Arabian Nights, the Roc. Derived from the Blackburn Skua and developed in parallel, the Roc had its armament in a turret. The Roc came to be viewed as inferior to existing aircraft such as the Skua and the type had only brief front-line service.

Royal Air Force- 1939-1945- Coastal Command Beaufort L4516 of No 22 Squadron with an array of torpedoes at North Coates in early December 1940. This aircraft was lost later in the month when it crashed on take-off.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943 Douglas Boston Mark III, AL691 'VL-W', of No. 12 Squadron SAAF being refuelled and readied at Bir el Beheira, Libya, for a bombing raid on enemy transport. In the foreground, armourers prepare 500-lb GP Bombs for loading into the aircraft. AL691 was lost on 25 June 1942 when it was hit by anti-aircraft fire and spun into the ground near Sidi Baarrani.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command A gunner's view of a formation of Hampdens of No 14 Operational Training Unit (OTU), based at Cottesmore, 23 July 1940.

Bombs lie on an Allied airfield ready to be loaded into Royal Air Force Liberators. The British bombers of the Mediterranian Allied Air Forces worked with American Liberators to strangle German supply lines feeding Nazi troops on the Anzio, Cassino and Eighth Army fronts. ca. 1942-1945

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Chance-Vought Corsair folding its wings after landing on board HMS VICTORIOUS after bombing a German convoy off Bodo, Northern Norway. Several more of the aircraft can be seen in the background.

Knatchbull M (capt the Hon) Collection No. 3 Squadron R. N. A. S; shell bursting on advanced aerodrome at Cape Helles: Gallipoli, June 1915.

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Japanese prisoners of war at the Kemajoran airport. November 19, 1945. Indonesia, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

Waaf Workers Clean and Paint Bomber in Record Time

Anefo photo collection. North American F-86 SABRES from the USAFE 32 Stighter Day Squadron stationed on Soesterberg. November 9, 1954. Soesterberg, Utrecht

Royal Air Force Coastal Command- No. 247 Group Operations in the Azores, 1943-1945. Groundcrew of No. 269 Squadron RAF wheel a Mark II Lifeboat to its parent aircraft, Vickers Warwick ASR Mark I, BV508 'HK-B', at Lagens. This view shows the amount of life-saving equipment packed into the boat.

Half Of U.S. Hellcat Fighter Plane Comes Safely Home To Its Carrier -- This remarkable picture of a U.S. Navy pilot climbing out of his Grumman Hellcat fighter plane after landing with "half a plane" on the ***** deck of his carrier is an unusual ***** of skill and luck. Weakened by Japanese anti-air ***** fire during a strike at Luzon, the sturdy plane ***** until the airman wobbled the cripple in ***** aboard his carrier. Planes such as this ***** among those which made attacks on Tokyo indust

Airbases in France, Information Tour. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

The Royal Air Force in Malta, May 1943 AOC Malta, Air Vice Marshal Keith Park about to taxi out in his personal Supermarine Spitfire V to mark the opening of Malta's new airstrip at Safi.

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Short Sunderlands of No. 201 Squadron RAF undergoing maintenance at Lough Erne, Fermanagh.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Armourers prepare to load 250-lb GP bombs onto Curtiss Kittyhawk Mark IIIs of No. 260 Squadron RAF, at Marble Arch landing ground, Libya. The truck towing the bomb-trolleys has been fitted with a tripod-mounted Browning machine-gun.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. The air and ground crew of Avro Lancaster B Mark I, W4236 'QR-K', of 'A' Flight, No. 61 Squadron RAF, grouped by the nose of the aircraft at Syerston, Nottinghamshire, after it had completed 70 operational flights. Air crew, standing) left to right: Flying Officer F L Hewish, air bomber; Pilot Officer W H Eager RCAF, pilot and captain; Sergeant F R Stone, wireless operator; Sergeant L S Vanner, rear gunner; Sergeant H T Petts, navigator; Sergeant F R Sharrard, mid-upper gunner; Sergeant L Lawrence, flight engineer. Ground crew, (sitting) left to right: Leading Aircraftsman W A Long, flight mechanic (engines); Corporal C Bowyer, fitter; Leading Aircraftsman J Blackwood, flight mechanic (airframe).

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Hawker Hurricane Mark IIBs of No 174 Squadron RAF lined up at Manston, Kent.

A left rear view of an AC-130A Hercules aircraft taking off. Five remaining AC-130A's of the 16th Special Operations Squadron are being redeployed from Thailand to the United States. Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Royal Air Force Operations Over Albania and Greece, 1940-1941. Pilots of No. 80 Squadron RAF relax in front of Hawker Hurricane Mark I, V7599 'YK-Q', at Eleusis, Greece: (left to right); Sergeant C E Casbolt , Flying Officer H D Flower, Pilot Officer J Still, Pilot Officer P T Dowding, Sergeant E W F Hewett and Warrant Officer S A Richens.

Photograph of a gunner in the 'Glass' house of the Over stand bomber. The glass house is located at the nose of the of the plane. Dated 1939

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Discussions with the TNI in Tasikmalaya and Padang. Pursuant to the Agreement between the Republic and the NED.Inde Government, the meeting points to the "of Mook" line discussions were held between Dutch and Republican military delegations. Tasik the discussions were held in a "Welfare" building on the outskirts of the city. At the end of the conference, the leader of the Republican delegation flew. HIDAJAT with a Auster fly to Bandoeng for further discussions. Director of the aircraft is the LT kite of the LSK-Ponte from Den Bosch .. January 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Preparing 18 inch torpedoes to be loaded into Fairey Albacores on the flight deck of HMS VICTORIOUS. The torpedoes are being moved on dollies from their store to the flight deck. The starboard wing of a Fairey Albacore waiting to receive its payload can be seen to the left of this image.

A Halifax heavy bomber in flight during WWII. From The War in Pictures Third Year

Royal Air Force Flying Training Command, 1940-1945. Aircraft of the Empire Central Flying School lined up for display at Hullavington, Wiltshire. In the front row, right to left: De Havilland Mosquito, Hawker Typhoon, Supermarine Spitfire, Percival Proctor, Grumman Avenger, Hawker Hurricane and three Miles Masters. In the back row, right to left: Avro Anson, Airspeed Oxford, De Havilland Tiger Moth, Avro Lancaster, Miles Magister, Vickers Wellington, Douglas Boston, North American Mitchell, Miles Master and Short Stirling. In the foreground is a GAL Hotspur glider.

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Armourer Fred Roberts re-arms Supermarine Spitfire Mark IA, X4474 'QV-I', of No. 19 Squadron RAF at Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, while the pilot, Sergeant B J Jennings, has a word with his mechanic. Manor Farm can be seen in the background.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Hawker Hurricane. Hurricane Mark IID, BP188 JV-Z, of B Flight, No. 6 Squadron RAF, based at Shandur, Egypt, in flight. Two 40mm Vickers anti-tank cannon are fitted under each wing.

Canberras For Malaya -- These first air-to-air photographs of the first jet Canberra B.6 aircraft to go into squadron service with Bomber Command were obtained during recent exercises being undertaken by No. 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Binbrook, Lines, over North-West England.A detachment of four Canberra B.6 bombers are due to leave the United Kingdom on Feb. 7th for operational trials in Malaya and to engage in actions against the Communist terrorists in the deep jungle of the Federation of Malaya.The first twin-jet bombers to serve with the Far East Air Force, they will be based at Royal Air Force Station Tengah, Singapore, for three months. March 17, 1955. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Wheeling out the torpedoes prior to their being fitted to the machines during training for pilots for naval aircraft at HMS JACKDAW, Royal Naval Air Station, Crail, Fife.

Right side view of a North American F-86 Sabre. Three technicians stand near the aircraft, which is parked among piles of sandbags. The panel to the ammunition bay has been removed.. Right side view of a North American F-86 Sabre. Three technicians stand near the aircraft, which is parked among piles of sandbags. The panel to the ammunition bay has been removed..

Ground Crew Of A Cub Tells Boeing B-17 Ground Crew Chief Of Part Played By The Cub In Spotting Planes For Bombers On Raids. England.

Anefo photo collection. Command transfer airport Valkenburg. October 14, 1947. Valkenburg, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Hudson MK III Serienr. V9036 "Makassar", 320 (Dutch) Squadron RAF Coastal Command. Paid money collections Dutch East Indies. 1941. Britain, Scotland

Britain In The Top Flight -- Spearheading Britain's return to leadership in the weapons of high speed air combat is this lovely aircraft, the lovely aircraft, the ***** interceptor fighter, here showing its swept-Dack wings against clock and landscape.Believed by its makers to be the best fighting aircraft in the world, the P.1067 was ordered off the drawing board ***** quantity production for the Royal Air Force.It is said to have a higher performance then the Russian *****, which has been so impressive in Korea. December 26, 1951. (Photo by Reuter).

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Short S.19 Singapore Singapore Mark III, K8565 Q, of No. 4 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit based at Stranraer, Ayrshire, in flight over the Irish Sea.

DN-SN-87-03498. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '86 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Captain Walker 'Bud' Mahurin of the 56th Fighter Group standing on the port wing of his P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft, conversing with its crew chief, Staff Sergeant John E. Barnes.The aircraft had been 'bought' courtesy of war bonds purchased (to a value approximately equivalent to the cost of a fighter) by the citizens of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Consequently, the name painted on the aircraft was chosen by Atlantic City.

Fleet Air Arm. March 11, 1940. (Photo by London News Agency Photos).

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