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Historical Military Aviation

Black and white images depicting military aircraft in action from various decades, highlighting significant wartime moments and aircraft operations.

USA - 1952 - A USAF B-47 jet requires precise amounts of speed and runway distance for takeoff.

An American B-24 Liberator bomber takes off from an advanced U.S. base in China. On the ground are shark nosed P-40 fighters of the Flying Tigers, U.S. volunteers recruited under presidential authority and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault from Dec. 20, 1941 through July 4, 1942. - (BSLOC_2014_14_12)

A low angle front view of two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft silhouetted against the sunset while in flight. Base: Raf Bentwaters Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

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

An Ambulance Rushes Out To A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 379Th Bomb Group Which As Signaled That They Have Wounded Aboard, 5 January 1944. England.

20.2cm mortars.Marco height. Mid-April 1918..

Submarine booth control Helicopter Westland Lynx H-14 (1976-)

Assembly halls Airport Andir Bandoeng. The confirmation of a bomb in a Glenn Martin.

The Royal Air Force in Malta, June 1943. Resting in blast-wall protected Dispersal Point 125 at Luqa, a Bristol Beaufort Mark II of No 39 Squadron, Royal Air Force is attended to by ground crew.

North American B-25, "Ally-oop," taxies off runway to plane stop, after completing Rome mission. Pilot Lt. Wm. J. Schneider, Tutherford, N.J., Co-pilot Lt. Joe J. Brady, Agawam, Mass.

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 Desert Air Force in North Africa, May 1943 A Douglas Boston aircraft 'S-Sugar' of No 24 Squadron, South African Air Force running up its engines on an airfield in the North African desert.

Constellation. December 1, 1947.

Consolidated PBY Catalina patrol aircraft receives repairs to a gun blister at a far Pacific Naval Repair base. April 1945, Pacific Base.

Naval ships - United States. Confederate Navy submarine CSS Hunley, 1863. Color illustration

Balloon Department I / 1 at Ovcja Draga, lifting the balloon, 16.4.1916. .

Airplane taking off at sunset during an alarm, Italy, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIII, No 51, December 17, 1916.

B-32 Model Close Up. Test conducted in the NACA 19 foot pressure tunnel LMAL-38560 NACA document.

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Formation Of Boeing B-17S Of The 8Th Air Force Peeling Off For A Landing.

The Royal Canadian Air Force in North Africa, May 1943 Flight Lieutenant W H Pentland, of No 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, awaiting start up in his Supermarine Spitfire V (BR195/AR-T) at Goubrine.

Picture of an American Pilot, Museum of War in Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia

Helicopter , Armories, Ordnance industry, Arms & armament, Helicopters. Records of U.S. Army Operational

DN-ST-89-11019. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-SC-88-02401. Country: Unknown

Artwork: "W.W.II Replacement Crew". Artist: Frank Germain. (US Air Force Art Collection). Country: Unknown

A view of a Soviet AT-2 Swatter anti-tank weapon. Country: Unknown

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