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Allied Air Operations in WWII

Images depict Allied aircraft in air operations, showcasing various bombers and fighter coordination during WWII, highlighting military strategies and engagements.

A Formation Of Boeing B-29 "Superfortresses", Based On Guam, Marianas Islands. May 1945.
A Formation Of Boeing B-29 "Superfortresses", Based On Guam, Marianas Islands. May 1945.
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Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943 Hawker Hurricane Mark I, Z4093, of No. 335 (Hellenic) Squadron RAF, retracts its undercarriage shortly after getting airborne from Aqir, Palestine, for a training flight.Artwork: "Stuka Dive Bomber" Artist: W. Fritz Herring. Country: UnknownWaiting Lancaster For An Attack on GermanyPhoto collection Spaarnestad topics. C. Nederlands Front - Meidagen '40. Repro's telex messages and newspaper pages. German paratroopers above the Bezuidenhout in The Hague. May 10, 1940. The Hague, the NetherlandsWORLD WAR I (1914-1918). Aerial bombardments by Italian planes on French territory. Drawing.Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.The Royal Navy during the Second World War The Rock of Gibraltar viewed between two Supermarine Seafire aircraft of No 885 Squadron Fleet Air Arm on board HMS FORMIDABLE.RepubliqueAircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Hawker Hurricane. Five tropicalised Hurricane Mark IICs of No. 94 Squadron RAF based at El Gamil, Egypt, flying in loose starboard echelon formation. The outboard 20mm cannons have been removed from the nearest aircraft (BP389 ‘GO-G’) to aid performance. The three rearmost Hurricanes are the 'MacRobert Fighters', presentation aircraft paid for by Lady Rachel MacRobert in memory of her three sons, all of whom were killed flying in the early stages of the war. They were handed over to 94 Squadron on 19 September 1942 and are, (front to rear); HL851 'Sir Iaian' (with its Squadron code letters 'GO-P' partly applied), HL735 'Sir Roderic' and HL844 'Sir Alasdair'.The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter about to land on HMS ARGUS.Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. A Westland Lysander, working with the RAF Anti-Malaria Control Unit in Sicily, sprays DDT powder over swamp land in an effort to eradicate malaria-carrying mosquitos.Do17z - Tactical Poster 111. Artist: G. H. Tavis. 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 PostersPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ereveld Tjililitan. "U-Brigade says goodbye to her killing". Three aircraft in formation fly over as a tribute. November 8, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesArmy's Mighty Bombers over New York in Celebration New York City -- Flying in close formation, a squadron of huge Army Air Force Bombers flies over lower New York City, Aug. 1st. En route to Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, to tame part in the Army's celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the purchase of the first plane by the United States Army Pursuit, Attack and bomber squadrons form all ***** of the United States are taking part in the celebration and in the show of the nation's aerial Might. October 21, 1939. (Photo by Acme).Navy planes - F-282's in flight formationNorth American P-51 "Mustangs" Of The 8Th Fighter Command Swooped Low Over English Buildings As They Took Off To Join The Heavy Bombers For Their Escort Mission.Anefo photo collection. General rehearsal of the flying party at Soesterberg Belgian parachutists in action. July 3, 1958. Soesterberg, UtrechtAnefo photo collection. Military exercises Castricum (paratroopers). October 17, 1951. CastricumJesse Bristow of Atlanta in special fast military "Hawk" and Robert St. Jock of Bangar, Maine, in a special acrobatic "waca", rehearse a new stunt formation flight complete with smoke screen for the flying manoeuvers at Miami, U.S.A. June 3, 1940. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).Six S-3 Vikings aircrafts from Carrier-Based Antisubmarine Squadron Twenty-Two (VS-22) fly in a diamond formation over the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) (not shown). Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: UnknownRoyal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South East Europe, 1942-1945. Two Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXs, MA425 RZ-R (nearest) and MH635 RZ-U, of No 241 Squadron RAF, piloted by Flying Officers H Cogman and J V Macdonald respectively, flying past Mount Vesuvius while returning to their base at Madna, south-east of Campomarino, Italy, after a weather reconnaissance sortie over the Anzio beachhead.01/31/1914. Tests of a Parachute in Paris. The inventor J.Ors. Slope of the Parachute, which was Deployed during the Tests and Allowed to reach the ground safely and soundly.España. Guerra civil (1936-1939). Desfile de la Victoria celebrado el 19 de mayo de 1939 por la avenida de la Castellana, en Madrid. Ejército de tierra y aviación que participaron en el desfile ante la tribuna del General Franco. Foto Cifra.The Royal New Zealand Air Force in Britain, 1944 A Hawker Tempest V (foreground) and Hawker Typhoon of No 486 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force based at Castle Camps airfield, Cambridgeshire.This or This! Will Your Guns Fire. Country: UK Artist: Leslie Carr. 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 PostersStukas (Junkers JU 87). Publicidad de la marca Junkers Flugzeug, empresa aeronáutica alemana fundada en 1895 por Hugo Junkers (1859-1935). Página interior de la revista "Signal", ejemplar número 4 (febrero de 1941) de la versión española (SP 4). Esta revista se publicó entre abril de 1940 y abril de 1945, siendo el principal órgano de propaganda del ejército alemán durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. A partir del número 8 de 1941 se publicó una versión íntegra en español, identificada con el código SP.The aeroplane gunner and his work in mid-air. How biplanes meet and attack enemy aircraft and how the attack may be warded off. Date: 191509/30/1911. Revolution in China. Chinese Army Camp with Signal Balloon.Artwork: "A Dive Bomber" Artist: W. Fritz Junghans. Country: UnknownAircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Hawker Hurricane. Hurricane Mark IIE, BE485 AE-W, of No. 402 Squadron RCAF based at Warmwell, Dorset, in flight carrying two 250-lb GP bombs. The Mark IIE version was fitted with a 'universal' wing, permitting a variety of armament and stores to be carried without the necessity of modifying control systems and electrical circuits.Royal Air Force Operations in Malta, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, 1939-1945. Airmen of the Special Erection Party fitting the engines to Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vs during assembly at North Front, Gibraltar. Behind them can be seen the fuselages of Hawker Hurricanes sheltered in their packing crates. The Special Erection Party was established at Gibraltar in July 1942 to assemble and test fly aircraft crated from Britain by sea for the reinforcement of Malta. They are seen here working on a shipment of 70 Spitfires and 27 Hurricanes which arrived by sea on 15 September 1942 and which were built, test-flown and dispersed to vacant areas of the station in 11 days.