Historic Military Aircraft Operations

A collection of vintage footage showcasing military planes from different eras, including aircraft lineups, takeoffs, and logistical support activities.

LAS VEGAS - 1958 - USAF pilots board B-25s and taxi for a Doolittle Raid reunion.

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Some China Front... A Naval Airplanes...A Japanese navel airplane's corps was taken over some Chiang's important position as airraiding. October 5, 1940. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Service).

Vintage photograph. The XCG - 18A, all metal glider designed specifically for use by the Army Field Forces

New 12,000lb Bomb Used By R.A.FOne of the huge 12,000lb bombs which are now being used by the R.A.F. in raids on enemy factories, ready for loading into a Lancaster bomber. March 16, 1944.

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.

A reconditioning crew peel off the "cocoon" encasing a B-29 bomber stored at an airfield somewhere in the southwestern United States, in preparation for the aircraft's return to duty in the Korean War, Southwestern United States, 1950. (Photo by United States Information Agency/GG Vintage Images)

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.

The pilot climbs in to the cockpit of his Republic Thunderbolt Mk.II of No. 30 Squadron, Royal Air Force before taking off from Jumchar for a sortie over Burma. The fighter wears the special South East Asia Command striping round the nose and tail surfaces, which served as a friendly identification marking.

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Royal Air Force Transport Command, 1943-1945. A casualty from the fighting in Normandy is loaded from an Army ambulance into one of the Douglas Dakota Mark IIIs of No. 46 Group at B2/ Bazenville, Normandy, for evacuation to the United Kingdom.

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