Historic Military Aviation Operations

Historical aircraft operations, including take-offs and landings from military bases during significant periods, primarily during WWII.

Mechanics service a Douglas DC-3 airliner and the windows are cleaned on a landing field at an airport in Los Angeles, California."

A 40Mm Anti-Tank Gun Attached To The Wings Of A German Ju-87 Stuka Left At An Airfield At Pilsen, Czechoslovakia.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Leading Aircraftman J S Gillam of Brighton, Sussex , signals a satisfactory engine-contact to the pilot of a De Havilland Mosquito PR Mark XVI of No. 684 Squadron RAF in its dispersal at Alipore, India..

The Royal Air Force in Malta, June 1943. With Mdina in the background, Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIF 'F-Freddie' of No 272 Squadron, Royal Air Force on the taxiway at Ta Kali.

Defence Of Australia - Anti-Aircraft, Coastal Etc. - Australian Military. May 18, 1955.

Boeing B-17 'Flying Fortresses' Of The 8Th Air Force On The Way To Bomb Nazi Installations.

Consolidated B-36 Used by the Special Weapons Command. Consolidated B-36 Used by the Special Weapons Command. "Consolidated B-36, used by the Special Weapons Command in connection with Continental Nuclear Test Program, Indian Springs Air Force Base, Nevada."

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50437) nicknamed 'Apassionata' of the 489th Bomb Group.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC LOOK ALOG Northern Padang / Visit American military mission to Padang / Mountain Red Cross Aircraft from Singapore in Padang / DS. Steinhart in Pasar Oesan. Tuning red cross plane from Singapore in Padang. October 25, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Three-quarter left front view of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress with bombs sitting underneath aircraft. Nose art includes nickname "Force for Freedom" with symbol, and number of bomb missions represented as bombs.. Three-quarter left front view of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress with bombs sitting underneath aircraft. Nose art includes nickname "Force for Freedom" with symbol, and number of bomb missions represented as bombs..

Project 30-65 - Operation Plumbob (Nevada Test Site) Test Activities. Air-to-air of F-89 sampler aircraft: Series of 9 photos (1 of 9). Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

Ground Crew Works On A Boeing B-29 In China.

DF-ST-85-12614. Subject Operation/Series: NIGHT TRAIN/GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Crew Of A Consolidated B-24 Of The 8Th Air Force At A Base Somewhere In England. They Are, Front Row, Left To Right: Lt. William C. Rowland, Co-Pilot Of New Castle, Pa., Lady, Cocker Spaniel Mascot; And Capt. Robert V. Whitlow, Pilot Of Hollywood, Calif.

Eglin Air Force BaseSide Vide of Consolidated B-36. Eglin Air Force BaseSide Vide of Consolidated B-36.

DN-ST-87-08660. Country: Unknown

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