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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.
Duke Of Gloucester *****. February 23, 1945.
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Elsevier photo collection. Caption missing pander S.4 "postjager", (later reinforced "pander hunter") PH-OST. 1933
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Festivities on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Marine Women's department, Marva. High guests revue at Hotel Krasnapolsky. Is part of the AVDKM 540720 to 540749 + 540756 object series.
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Superfort in Sydney. June 26, 1945.
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Fleet Air Arm Chance-Vought Corsair fighters, with Fairey Barracuda torpedo bombers behind, ranged on the flight deck of HMS Formidable, off Norway, 1944
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Mystere IV - American Air Force Team Visit Dassault Co. Testing Grounds. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Two KC-130F Hercules aircraft from Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) fly off the coast of Korea as they await the arrival of F/A-18 Hornet aircraft during refueling operations. Country: Unknown
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'The Vickers-Armstrongs Wellington', 1941. Creator: Unknown.
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Britain's Hawker Jet Fighters -- A Line of Hawker Hunter jet fighters at the royal air force station at Wattisham, Suffolk, which was opened to the press February 15. Wattisham is one of the three British fighter command stations now fully equiped with Hawkers, Mark I and Mark II.The Mark II can attain trans-sonic speeds in relatively shallow dives. February 16, 1955.
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NATO Airbase in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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With U.S. Army Air Forces In Alaska -- A close-up of a "Flying Tiger" and his plane painted with the markings of the ferocious Bengal tiger. October 29, 1942. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).
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Lockheed Hudsons of No. 233 Squadron RAF based at Aldergrove in Northern Ireland, 30 May 1941. Lockheed Hudson Mark IIs and IIIs of No. 233 Squadron RAF based at Aldergrove, County Antrim, flying in starboard echelon formation over Northern Ireland.
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A sergeant on flying control duty reports the landing of a Halifax Mk V of No. 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit at Holme-on-Spalding Moor, 21 October 1943. A sergeant on flying control duty reports in as a Halifax V of No 1663 HCU comes in to land at Holme-on-Spalding Moor, 21 October 1943.
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A Polish spitfire over France.
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Hurricane Mk IIBs of 'B' Flight, No. 601 Squadron, based at Duxford, 21 August 1941. Six Hurricane Mk IIBs of 'B' Flight, No. 601 Squadron RAF based at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, flying in starboard echelon formation near Thaxted, Essex.
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USA/Japan: A USAAF P-51 takes off from Iwo Jima, early 1945
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War Three rocket projectile Fairey Swordfish take off in formation from St Merryn Royal Naval Air Station for a practice flight. This operational squadron was commanded by Lieutenant Commander P Snow RN.
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World War II, United States planes in echelon formation, from the top: Boeing Flying Fortress B17, Douglas Transport, Consolidated Liberator B-24, circa 1942.
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DN-SN-90-01190. State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Photograph of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress used by the United States Air Force during the Second World War. Dated 20th Century
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'Flight', 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton.
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Cameraman of The Year -- One of the Barrett's Pictures in the Joint-winning Portfolio.The pilot is assisted from the wrecked machine when a "Firebrand" from the carrier "Eagle" hit the crash barrier aboard the illustrious. The latter was "Spare Deck" during exercise mainbrace. September 24, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit Minister Romme to Grote Oost Makassar, Menado, Ambon, Flores, Surabaya. Flores. Maumere. Dr. C.P.M. Romme and travel group look at the local population behind him. In addition to him resident A.R. from neighbourhood. January 31, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Royal Air Force Operations Over Albania and Greece, 1940-1941. Pilots of No. 33 Squadron RAF, at Larissa, Greece, with Hawker Hurricane Mark I, V7419, in background. Standing (left to right); Pilot Officers W Winsland, R Dunscombe (p.o.w 22 May 41), C A C Chetham (k.i.a. 15 April 41), and P R W Wickham, Flying Officers D T Moir and H J Starrett (died of burns 22 April 41): sitting (left to right); Flying Officer E J 'Timber' Woods (k.i.a. 17 June 41), Flying Officer F Holman (k.i.a. 20 May 41), Flight Lieutenant A M Young, Flying Officer V C 'Woody' Woodward, Squadron Leader M St J 'Pat' Pattle (Squadron Commanding Officer, k.i.a. 20 May 41), Flying Officer E H 'Dixie' Dean, Flight Lieutenants J M 'Pop' Littler and G Rumsey (Squadron Adjutant), Pilot Officer A R Butcher (p.o.w. 22 May 41).
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A fly by above the aircraft camp hr.ms. Karel Doorman (R 81, ex-venerable) of a five Hawker FGA-50 Seahawk (radius) Jachthmopples from the Marine Aviation Service (MLD) in 1958.
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Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command Aircrew of No 58 Squadron display the defensive armament of one of their Whitleys, 4 June 1940.
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NATO Airbase in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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A plane director signals to the pilot of a taxing E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 (VAW-117). VAW-117 and the other squadrons of Carrier Air Wing II (CVW-11) are returning to their home air stations after a deployment aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65). Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Trolleys loaded with 500-lb MC bombs drawn up in front of Consolidated Liberator B Mark VIs of No. 215 Squadron RAF on the flight line at Dhubalia, India.
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Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Belgian aircrew serving with No. 320 (Dutch) Squadron RAF watch as another Belgian officer adds a pin-up photograph to the bomb-tally on the nose of a North American Mitchell Mark II at B58/Melsbroek, Belgium.
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Training acrobatic fiat G91. 1966.
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ITALY-A spitfire of a French Squadron flying with the Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force.
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War Petty Officer Air Fitter Harvey, Petty Officer Air Fitter Hughes, and Petty Officer Air Fitter Mason of Liverpool at work on the Fairey Seafox at the Royal Naval Aircraft Establishment at Maharagama, Ceylon. Their next class of Ceylonese recruits is waiting in the background.
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Berlin airlift of 1948-49 broke through Soviet blockade w/ supplies for 2 million Germans.
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Anefo photo collection. Royal family in Middelburg. May 8, 1962. Middelburg, Zeeland
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Artwork: "P-47 for Salvage 8 Anzio"- Artist: Edward Reep. Country: Unknown
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Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Groundcrew scraping snow from a Lockheed Hudson of No. 233 Squadron RAF at Thorney Island, Hampshire.
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An Impressive Flight of the New "Hurricane II" Fighter Aircraft. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters
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Objetivos derribados por un avión nazi.
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Royal Air Force Operations in Malta, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, 1939-1945. A Douglas Dakota and a North American Mitchell parked on the hard standing at Luqa while staging through Malta to the Far East. Two airmen in the foreground are squatting against the end of one of the aircraft revetments built of sand-filled fuel tins during the siege.
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10/04/1919. ABC Air Service.
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Navy Plane Over Shanghai On V-J Day -- Warplane from U.S. carrier flies over Shanghai Sept. 2, V-J Day. Identified areas are: 1, Garden Park, 2, British Consulate compound (walled enclosure), 3, General Post Office: 4, Garden Bridge, and 5, Astor House Hotel. Across bottom of picture is Whangpoo river and leading city is Soochow Creek. September 20, 1945. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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DF-SC-89-11177. Base: Unknown
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A left side view of a C-130 Hercules aircraft on display for visitors attending an open house. The tail section of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft is visible in the foreground. Base: Raf Bentwaters Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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Photograph of Boeing B-17 "Slightly Dangerous". Photograph of Boeing B-17 "Slightly Dangerous". "The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Slightly Dangerous" at an airbase in England. 388th Bomb Group.".
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Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXs of No. 152 Squadron RAF, parked at readiness on Serretelle landing ground, south of Salerno, Italy.
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A British Spitfire on Patrol
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Royal Air Force- Italy,the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Martin Baltimore Mark V, FW332 'R' 'Redwing', of No. 13 Squadron RAF, taxies out for a night sortie over the Gothic Line at Cecina, Italy. The bomb-tally on the nose of the aircraft indicates that it had carried out a total of 80 operations, 66 of which were at night.