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Black and white photos showcasing military aviation history, featuring aircraft operations, maintenance, and medical assistance during WWII.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CREWS War

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Graphic pictures have arrived showing details of the smashing of the Japaneseanese convoy the early part of March in the Bismarck Sea between New Britain and New Guinea in which 22 Japaneseanese transports and warships were sunk. A cargo ship being used as a

FIN FIRST, the men are wheeling the bomb in toward the bomb bay racks under which this picture was taken. A sheet-metal fin has been fitted on the back end of the bomb and the men have placed a three-wheeled lift under the cradle to move it into

A flak helmet, designed to save the lives of gunners over German targets, is the center of interest for high-ranking officers of the U.S. Medical Corps. Left to right are Brig. Gen. Malcolm Grow, flight surgeon, 8th AF, Col. Kermit D. Stevens of

Stendal, Germany - Me 109'S And Fw 190S On Hidden Runway In Wooded Area, Bordering Airfield. Units Of 5Th Armored Division 9Th Us Army Captured This Airfield.

1St Air Commando Group - On One Mission To Meiklita, Burma, All The Douglas C-47'S Had To Land At Nyangu Air Strip Instead Of Meiklita For The Japaneses Had Over-Run The Field.

44Th Fighter Squadron, 18Th Fighter Group, 13Th Fighter Command, 13Th Air Force. Major Westbrook, Commanding Officer. South Pacific.

Operations Tent In The Headquarters Of The 9Th Air Force When It Was Located At Verdun, France In October 1944.

Under the supervision of U.S. personnel, natives of Eritrea unload freight from a Douglas C-47 at the Gura Air Depot. 5 November 1942.

Native workers clustered around Transport. Curious natives of New Guinea came to stare at this Monstrous mechanical bird, which carried men and supplies from United States Army Bases in Australia to the New Guinea battlefront.

A Douglas C-47, parked on an improvised runway at Dahlac Island, is loaded with supplies. Many trips were made to and from the island bringing much needed machinery and other heavy equipment from this Red Sea Island to the Gura Air Depot in Eritrea.

Italy - American Vehicles That Were Hit By Mistake By The Us Air Force Enroute To The Front.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops & Paratroops

Colonel William P. Fisher (Seated), Looks Over Photographs Made By His Outfit. 508Th Bomb Group.

North American B-25 Making A Run Over A Japaneseanese Pc Boat.

A section of the huge sand pits which were dug to get sand for fighter and bomber strips.

Maj. E.N. Stevens and Maj. W. Werner look on as Col. C.F. Necrason pins the Air Medal and DFC on T/Sgt. William C. Roberts of Hundred, West Va.

American flyers and Russian soldiers exchange stories after the Americans arrival in Eurk, Russia. The flyers participated in shuttle bombing missions over Rumania.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,MISCELLANEOUS War

Aircraft, Burma, India &MISCELLANEOUS War

Two Nations, One Motor; A Russian and an American Sgt. Team up in repairing a propeller hub off one of the U.S. Heavy bombers now striking completely around Germany. They're working on a U.S. base in Russia, where most crews are mixed. The Russians

English weather and English soil beget a muddy terrain that makes boots an indispensable item of equipment.

Operations Room Of The 65Th Fighter Wing, Saffron-Walden, Essex, England.

Bietigheim Rail Bridge, North Of Stuttgart, Germany, Felt The Martin B-26 Marauder Might On 24 March 1945 When Two Formations Of 320Th Bomb Group B-26S Brought An End To Its Servicability. The Three Photos Picture The Target Before And During The Second

Joe E. Brown, cavern mouthed screen comedian, during his tour of all the American battlefronts, presents a performance for the well known AAF "Checkertail" P-47 Thunderbolt Group in Italy.

Officer's Quarters At Waller Field, Trinidad, British West Indies. April 1943.

Long range Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters are now operating with the strategic bomber force of the Mediterranean Allied Air Command.

North American B-25 Parked On Runway At Wideawake Field, Ascension Island. May 1943.

3/4 Left Front Elevation Of A Japanese Baka Plane On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto Island. The Insignia That Appears On The Nose Of The Ship Is That Of The Cherry Blossom Unit Of The Kamikaza Or Suicide Squadron.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Aircraft, GROUND,REPUBLIC War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CREWS War

Brig. Gen. Paul L. Williams, Commanding General of the Troop Carrier Command, pinning Good Conduct Medal on Sgt. Sam Puglia, an interpreter for the Troop Carrier Command Headquarters. To the left are: Col. P.S. Rask, Deputy Chief of Staff Col. R.B.

Herewith are pictured...

Part Of A Convoy Of 237 Vehicles Including Both Trucks And Armor Is Seen Moving West Near St. Vith, Belgium Inthis Night Photograph Taken On 23 December 1944.

GERMAN E-BOAT ATTACKED--Here is a photo-record of a U.S. Eighth Air Force fighter plane attack on a German E-boat recnetly in the North Sea. Picture No. 1. First bursts land a little short of the Nazi craft.

France - Radar Operator Has Now Turned A Switch To Obtain A Magnified Exact Picture Of A Small Part Of The Coastline. (An/Aps-15).

Nazi 'Pick-A-Back' Combination - A Fw-190 Mounted On A Ju-88 Is Examined By 9Th U.S. Army Soldiers Of The 102Nd Inf. Div. Near Gardelegen, Germany.

With The 15Th Army Group In Italy, Gen. Clark And Gen. Arnold Inspect A Guard Of Honor For Gen. Arnold. (Left To Right). Lt. Farris E. Degraff, 150Th M.P. Bn., Of The 15Th Army Group From Joplin, Mo.; Gen. Mark W. Clark, Commanding Gen. Of The 15Th Army

Airborne infantrymen load Troop Carrier planes.

Chaplain'S Section Of The 13Th Air Force Based On Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 11 April 1944.

A locomotive hauling freight along a rail line somewhere in Nazi occupied France sends a column of smoke skyward as it explodes with a terrific roar. This loaded train was hit by a low flying 8th AF fighter as it swept in low over a French hillside.

First Rolling Of Poashan Airfield, China Being Done With A Four Ton Roller. 3 February 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Major Glenn Miller somewhere in England.

Aerial Photo Of Stadtkyll Communication Center, Stadtkyll, Germany. Successfully Bombed 7-10-/10 Cloud Cover By Means Of Gee-H On December 29 1944 And Again On Jan. 8 1945. Bombed By: 458Th Bg, Jan. 8 1945, And 44Th Bg On Dec. 29 1944, Both From The 2Nd

Raging Fires And Billowing Smoke Mark The Destruction Of Railroad Yards At Siaokichen, China, After They Were Hit By North American B-25 Mitchell Bombers Of The 'Gambay' Group, A Unit Of The 14Th A.F.'s Hard-Hitting Chinese-American Composite Wing Comman

Still Wearing The Stripes Of A Technical Sergeant, Second Lt. Thomas F. Mcmullen, 24, Son Of Mr. And Mrs. T.L. Mcmullan, 207 No. Milton St., San Angelo, Texas, Stands At Attention As Major General C.L. Chennault, Commanding General Of The 14Th Af, Pins On

U.S. Republic P-47 And Raf Spitfire On Flatcars Of German Railway Near Captured Herne, Germany, Taken By 35Th Division Of The 9Th U.S. Army. Cpl. Jim E. Wells, Of Kansas City, Kans., Examines The P-47 Thunderbolt.

Bombing of Los Negros...

Formation Of North American P-51 "Mustangs" On Air Forces Day.

2Nd Lt. James S. Varnell, Jr., 22 Of Charleston, Tenn., Is Being Congratulated By His Crew Chief, S/Sgt. Elmer G. Dalebreaux, After Returning From A Mission In Which The Scrappy Fighter Pilot Shot Down His Sixth Enemy Plane.

American airmen on the African desert. Captain Hamilton A.C. testing heart of Sgt. Ralph Viggiano after altitude flight.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations,MISCELLANEOUS War

Types of German Radar taken in Sicily.

ITALY-Sgt. Willie Landry, 2108 St. Louis St., New Orleans, La., is getting ready to put the knife to some delicious beef. Looking on is the Unit's mascot, Pasquale.

Bombing results on Bengasi...

Officers Mess. Waller Field, Trinidad, British West Indies. June 1943.

Air Inspector'S Section Of The 13Th Air Force Based On Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 9 May 1944.

Post Exchange At Maiduguri Field, Nigeria, Africa. June 1943.

Attack on a U-Boat. These 6 photos were taken from a Coastal Command Whitney which made a depth-charge attack on a U-boat in the Southwestern approaches of the Atlantic. No. 40, Depth charges released as submarine began to crash dive.

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