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Photographs of military gliders, aircraft mechanics, and wartime planes, depicting historical aircraft operations and maintenance during past conflicts.

New Type Cg-13 Glider Being Used In The Eto.

The camp area of the Seebee's 40th Construction Battalion is in a peaceful coconut grove near the airfield under construction on Los Negros, Admiralty Islands.

Bombing-Trier, Germany

Crew Chief Aids Pilot Of A Lockheed F-5A Of The 21St Photographic Reconnaissance Sqd. As He Adjusts His Crash-Straps Prior To Take-Off From China On A Mission.

Natives At Work In Santa Maria, Azores, 24 August 1945.

These Four Fighter Pilots Were Decorated With The Air Medal At An Advanced Operational Base In New Guinea. They Are, Left To Right: 2Nd Lt. Robert P. Hanson, Wakefield, Neb.; 2Nd Lt. Cornelius M. Smith, Jr., Of Brooklyn, N.Y.; 1St Lt. Richard L. Neer, M

North American B-25's of the Far Eastern Air Force on November 23, 1944, made a low level attack on barracks and fuel dumps at Lahug airdrome on Cebu Island in the Central Philippines.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Franca Zael Airdrome, Toulouse, France, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 25 June 1944.

Fifth Army Landing Strip Near Traversa, Italy. 5Th

High Above A Carpet Of Fleecy Clouds, A Boeing B-17 Formation Wings Its Way Toward The Target Somewhere In Europe. 381St Bomb Group.

Aircraft, Burma, India &RECREATION War

Aircraft, Burma, India &RECREATION War

Col Grant O. Williams, Left, Signal Officer, 1St U.S. Army, Awards The Air Medal To 1St Lt. Lawrence E. Shrum, Right, Of Quinton, Texas.

Burst of smoke marks end, of Messerschmitt Me-110.

A Me 262 German Plane In Foreground And A "Stuka" , Another German Plane, Hidden In Shed In Background At The Innsbruck Airdrome In Austria.

B-17 "Flying Fortresses" Of The 100Th Bomb Group Fly Over Water Enroute To Their Target At Hamburg, Germany, On 30 March 1945.

Direct Hits Were Scored When Planes Of The 350Th Fighter Group, 1St Brazilian Fighter Squadron, Attacked This Motor Truck Convoy Somewhere In Italy, 28 April 1945.

North American P-51 D Canopy.

Ammunition supply at Dong Ha, Vietnam on November 11, 1966. This photograph captures the different types of ammunition being loaded and unloaded. Photo taken by Sgt. McVeigh, part of the U.S. Marine Corps. Image ID: Ale8161.

Men At A 9Th Air Force Medium Bomber Base Somewhere In England Look Upward To See Air Craft Departing For A Mission As They Attend Easter Services.

In a snappy review parade, the four platoons passed the reviewing stand, where Gen. James Doolittle returned the salutes of the platoon leaders. The General then made an inofrmal speech which in effect gave praise to the importance of the future

Lt. Colonel Oscar R. Schaff, Pilot, 45Th Bomb Squadron, And Major J.D. White, Pilot, 44 Bomb Squadron, Compare Notes After The 17 October 1944 Raid On Formosa, Over Coffee And Doughnuts At A China Airbase.

Men Of The 91St Bomb Group Are Briefed Prior To Take-Off From Bassingbourne, England On A Bombing Mission Over Berlin, Germany. 1944.

German Locomotives Spewing Steam And Smoke Are Shown Here In Four Typical Gun-Camera Pictures, Taken From P-51 Mustang Fighters In The 55Th Fighter Group During A Strafing Attack. This Type Of Attack Was Part Of The All-Out Tactical Effort Which Crippled

View of part of the 38th Bomb Group camp at Rorona, New Guinea.

Hostel #5 At Liuchow Air Base In China.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Sgt Ralph Powell, 401 Reed Ave., Peoria, Ill., surveys the line-up in front of his kitchen at a 12th Air Force base in Italy.

Capt. Tubbs' Crew Of The 486Th Bombardment Group In England.

Natives Mixing Concrete At Val De Caes, Belem, Brazil. April 1943.

Curtiss P-40 on runway readying for take-off from Amchitka, Aleutian Islands. 7 March 1943.

Battle damaged Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CREWS War

A few moments after this picture was taken these P-47 "Thunderbolts" peeled off in flights of four to give escort to Flying ofrtresses and Liberator Bombers which planted death and destruction on Wilhelmeshaven in the great daylight raid on Nov. 3.

Supplies and ammunition burning after Jap plane bombed the dump. Leyte Island, P.I.

Bombing Attacks On The Celle Marshalling Yards In Germany By 9Th Air Force Bombers, 8 April 1945.

"Image showing a collection of AK rifles captured by the First Battalion, Fourth Marines in the Cam Lo area during the Vietnam War. This photograph was taken on February 3, 1968, and is part of the Defense Department's record. (Marine Corpse mee A801181 27 GVB-69)"

A 40-Foot Long Parachute Packing Table Made From Steel Tubes From A Wrecked Glider Folds Into A Unit Only 6 Feet Long In 9Th Air Force Mobile Service Units.

Men Lined Up Outside The Troops Club Of The 38Th Bomb Group At Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea.

FIGHTERS SWEEP LOW OVER NAZI HELD EUROPE--Striking at behind the lines rail and waterways transportation, fighters of the 8th Air force Fighter Command have swept across Europe tieing up Nazi transportation with strafing attacks.

A Lockheed P-38 "Lightning" crashed near a Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" on Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands.

Target Plus 137 Martin B-26 Marauder Plus 240 Tons Of Bombs Equals Destruction. Klein Engstingen West Ammo Dump. 17Th & 320Th Bomb Groups. 9 April 1945. Before & After

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

Bombing of Lampang Airfield, Thailand after last two squadrons had attacked, installations and runway had been neatly pinpointed.

Message Center Section Of The 13Th Air Force Based On Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 17 May 1944.

Sgt. Walter L. Rath Of Coggon, Iowa, A Carpenter In A Consolidated B-24 Liberator Group Of The 15Th Aaf Based In Southern Italy, Is Shown Here With The Bunk He Made That Contains Drawers For His Personal Effects.

Interior View Of Lockheed P-38 Lightning Photo Ship Showing Complete K-22 Aerial Camera Installation And Intervalometer. Italy.

Headquarters Buildings Of The 42Nd Bombardment Wing In France.

These two giant geysers are the result of bomb bursts around the Japanese freighter. The small loading lighter in the foreground is zigzagging to evade the rain of bombs by raiders of the U.S. Army Fifth Air Force. In the background to the left are other

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CREWS War

General Roger M. Ramey decorating enlisted men of the 3rd Bomb Group (L), Dobodura, New Guinea.

Colonel Edward J. Timberlake Decorates Lt. Dickson Of The 93Rd Bomb Group During A Brief Ceremony At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 20 April 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Left to right: Lt. Leo G. Berinath of Brooklyn, New York, Lt. Wyman D. Anderson of Lansing, Mich., and Lt. Frank M. Huff of Woodstown, N.J., pilots with the 87th Fighter Squadron, pose just before take off from their base in Tunisia for a mission

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

The U.S. Army 13th Air Force is attacking Jap supply lines from Mindanao to the battlefields in Leyte, Central Philippines. Above is one of many crude wooden bridges under attack by low-flying medium bombers which are operating against the enemy

Joe E. Brown and some of the men of the 38th Bomb Group at Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea.

Stacks of anti-personnel mines stacked at the edge of the airfield at Marble Arch in Tripolitania. They had been removed from the landing ground before the RAF aircraft arrived to continue their offensive against the enemy.

Capt. Arthur W. Cruikshank, 207 W. Georgia Ave., Ruston, La., Is Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross By Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell. Capt. Cruikshank Is A Pilot Of The Fighter Aircraft Of The 14Th Air Force. China.

Brig Gen Jesse Auton Of The 65Th Fighter Wing At The Celebration Of The Freedom Of Saffron-Walden Essex England.

Enlisted gunners, average American boys, scowl, smile or grit their teeth when Intelligence Officers pull wide the curtains concealing route maps. He says, "This is D-Day men. 11,000 planes will be up there with you today. Not only our Army planes

Germany - Large Model Of Wesel, Germany Area Was Made For Airborne Operation Of 24 March 1945 By 325Th Photo Wing, 8Th Af. Drop Zones Are Outlined In White.

Side Gunner On A Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" Which Took Off From A 20Th Bomber Command Base In China.

Vietnamese refugee in a Refugee Camp at MCB Camp Pendleton carrying essential items for his family. This photo was taken on May 14, 1975, and shows the impact of the Vietnam War as refugees seek comfort and support. Military personnel, including Claudia Cardinale, Nguyen Cao Ky, Rosemary Clooney, and Betty Ford, were visiting the camp. Defense Department photo by PFC F.E. Dejulio. MCB Camp Pendleton, California. A357219.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Air-Sea Rescue Operations Of The 65Th Fighter Wing, Saffron-Walden, Essex, England.

15Th Air Force Bombers Make Craters In The Airdrome At Campo Formido, Italy, 12 May 1945.

Battle at Black River March 16th 1865. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Black River, Battle of, N.C, 1865, Spencer, George Eliphaz, 1836-1893, Military service, Kilpatrick, Judson, 1836-1881, Military service, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Troop movements, 1860-1870, Cavalry, 1860-1870, United States, North Carolina, Black River , United States, North Carolina, Averysborough , Cavalry Corps, 3rd Division, 3rd Brigade.

Mess Hall Of The 8Th Af'S 457Th Bombardment Group In England. 17 March 1945.

Bomb Damage In The Vicinity Of Cherbourg, France, 5 July 1944.

Tail Markings Of Planes Of The 1St Bomb Division Units. 3 October 1944.

A Dinghy Drill At Saffron Walden, England. 25 October 1944.

A Guerra Ilustrada . Contributor: Coordenador dos Assuntos Interamericanos. 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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