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Historical Military Footage

Black-and-white footage depicting significant military events and actions, including aircraft operations and WWII damage assessments.

1934 - Icy winds blow on an Arctic outpost in the summer (narrated by Admiral Byrd).

A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 381St Bomb Group Goes Down Over Europe. The Formation, En Route To Bomb Enemy Installations, Encountered A Heavy Flak Barrage As They Neared The Target.

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.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption: "On Board Dutch Trawler" aboard Dutch distrewler. October 1943. Britain

Aerial view of a part of the area affected during the flood disaster of 1953. Note: The description of this photo is not yet complete and will be supplemented on the basis of the data available at a later stage. However, of many photos of the flood disaster 1953, the location is unknown.

This strategically placed base was well-defended. (Dec 31, 1943)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The first broadside from HMS SIKH which straddled the target during an exercise and night shoot in the eastern Mediterranean.

Australian Tanks - Tanks - War File. January 02, 1943.

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A Royal Australian Air Force F-35 carries out a strike mission during a joint close air support training event conducted by U.S. Marines with Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Command Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, Australian Army soldiers with 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, and members of Australian Special Operations Command as part of exercise Koolendong 22, at Yampi Sound, WA, Australia, July 20, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.

Invasion Fleet Off The Coast Of Southern France On D-Day, 15 August 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection travel General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). Failed recording. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

423 - Parachutes - General. April 01, 1951. (Photo by Camera Clix).

At Gettysburg. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa, 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battlefields, United States, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aviation day military aviation at Kemajoran airport. Fly show. March 9, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

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.

Boeing B-17 Flying...

Six phases, denoted by a witness, the fall of the L-21, from the instant the first few flames sprang til the airship or pricked vertically.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection requirement General P.L.G. Doorman 2e part Grote Oost (October 1946). Failed recording, lamp on ceiling. October 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Aerial view of a part of the area affected during the flood disaster of 1953. Note: The description of this photo is not yet complete and will be supplemented on the basis of the data available at a later stage. However, of many photos of the flood disaster 1953, the location is unknown.

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Communist Cuban Naval PT boat with small boats off Northwest Beach Anguilla Island. Communist Cuban Naval PT boat with small boats off Northwest Beach Anguilla Island.

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.

Aerial view of a part of the area affected during the flood disaster of 1953. Note: The description of this photo is not yet complete and will be supplemented on the basis of the data available at a later stage. However, of many photos of the flood disaster 1953, the location is unknown.

Patrol of the 2nd Uhlans Regiment of the Second Brigade of the Polish Legions at the court in Wielick Janowski, Stanisław (1866 1942)

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.

U.S. Anti-Aircraft Gunners Practice Jet-Propelled Targets -- Jot-propelled rocket targets streak into the air, cutting bands of light in the sky and leaving luminous clouds of dust on the ground, as they are ejected from specially constructed carriages to give U.S. anti-aircraft gunners practice in aiming at fast-. moving planes. Used at an Army camp in the Southern U.S., the rocket targets have an initial speed of 450 miles an hour. American gunners track the targets with .50-caliber machine guns and 20 and 40 mm. cannon. April 06, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 conducts low altitude tactics (LAT) training in vicinity of Northern Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms and maneuver across multiple domains.

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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 7,000 ton Japanese merchant vessel after a direct hit by India Air Task forces near Rangoon, India. A bomb is dropping in the lower right part of the picture and small boats are trying to carry the crew members away from the sinking vessel. The waters are covered with oil slick. Circa 1943

Aerial view of a part of the area affected during the flood disaster of 1953. Note: The description of this photo is not yet complete and will be supplemented on the basis of the data available at a later stage. However, of many photos of the flood disaster 1953, the location is unknown.

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 United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, takes off at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Sept. 20, 2022. During the flights they had opportunities to identify strengths, weaknesses and capabilities while also sharpening the skills and tactics shared between the 510th Fighter Squadron and the VMFA-323 Squadron.

Aerial port beam view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HOUSTON (SSN-713) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Air Force Day in Moscow -- The paratroopers gave a fine display when they effected a mass landing. Hundreds of red, white and blue cupolas dotted the sky and gradually descended to the ground. The group of 36 machines which discharge the paratroopers was commanded by Lt. Colonel Kuznetsov, who, during the War had landed many men in the rear of the enemy. August 08, 1951. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

A Consolidated B-24 Liberator Of The 2Nd Bomb Division 8Th Air Force - One In A Formation Of Liberators Enroute To Bomb Nazi Installations Somewhere In Europe, 24 November 1944. 389Th Bomb Group.

Secret of Britain's Anti-invasion Defences Revealed- Oil Defences, UK, 1944 A demonstration of the oil defences which would have been employed, had an invasion of Britain occurred. Clouds of smoke dominate the scene, but also clearly visible are pools of burning oil on the surface of the water.

An advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) after its launch from an F-14A Tomcat aircraft, near the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC), Point Mugu, California. Country: Unknown

Probably the crew of the East German ship atair, which left the ship.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Exercise amphibious landing operations soldier lies on the beach behind a sloping and focuses on rubber boats in the sea. In addition to him, another soldier will be squeezed. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

DN-SN-89-06506. Base: Unknown

Own field ware position with listening posts west Dzziniacz, 30.PRIL 1917..

Commodore Schley's Division firing at the defences of Santiago, Cuba - June 6, 1898 - Spanish American War

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