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Images of military personnel engaged with aircraft during the mid-20th century, showcasing pilots prepping for flights, aircraft maintenance, and training exercises.

1940s 2 ARMY PILOTS STANDING FUSELAGE OF SLIDING COCKPIT SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE WING US ARMY AIR CORPS RANDOLPH FIELD TEXAS USA

Members of the Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 138 (VAQ-138) move an electronic countermeasures pod on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Women on the Home Front 1939 - 1945 The Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS): At Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, a Wren Radio Mechanic prepares for a flight to test newly fitted equipment.

DN-SN-85-06306. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Bengt Nordenskiöld on Inspection of F 2, 1942 The Head of Air Force, Bengt Nordenskiöld on Inspection of F 2 Roslagens Flight Fleet. Nordenskiöld in fly overall during aircraft wing.

Anefo photo collection. Exercises of a Danish Luchmunity Squadron Meteors on Gilze-Rijen airbase. 22 May 1951. Gilze-Rijen airbase

Close-up view of an AMTRAC (LVTP-7) gunner wearing his helmet and gas mask. He is taking part in Operation Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A flight deck crewman watches as an Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) A-6E Intruder aircraft makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

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.

STAFF Sergeant Henry J. Turner and Sergeant Herbert D. Alston, 51st Equipment Maintenance Squadron, inspect the radar package of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft assigned to the 41st Tactical Fighter Wing. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

President Truman reading a citation ***** General MacArthur before presenting him with a fourth ***** leaf cluster to the U.S. Distingulshed service cross as members of the President's and general's practice look on. U.S. President Harry S. Truman and General of the Army ***** MacArthur, in Korea, met recently on wake Island in ***** Pacific Ocean to confer on the final phase of ***** action in Korea. January 01, 1950. (Photo by United States Information Service).

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1957 - The crest on this Strategic Air Command B-47 bomber and every SAC plane conveys the mission of its men and weapons. The Command crest of SAC depicts a mailed fist, holding in readiness symbolic lightning bolts of destruction and an olive branch of peace. Standing by the bomber is a typical SAC pilot.

U.S. Marines head into combat after being airlifted to Calu by the C-123 Provider aircraft of the 311th Air Commando Squadron. In all, the 13 aircraft delivered 475 troops and over six tons of equipment in 90 minutes. Base: Calu Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

950418-F-7683J-015. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air Force honor guard stands at attention while pallbearers carry the casket of an MIA away from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. The C-141 transported the remains of POW's and MIA's from North Vietnam. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PH2 John Carnes, a member of Fleet Combat Camera Group Atlantic's motion picture crew, films a fire drill from atop an A-6 Intruder aircraft in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Photograph of Emergency Control Station of a Dirigible. Original caption: Emergency Control. Action in front of lower fin, looking forward. Rudder wheel and all instruments. Elevator wheel and all instruments. Telegraph and telephone to forward control car.. Dirigible Disasters.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch soldiers from the group of arms from the Royal Air Force back from New Mexico (USA) after training. April 2, 1962. Schiphol

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspectorate General H.J. Curls by Indonesia. Makassar General curls at an airport, standing at the B-25 Mitchell bomber in conversation with a lieutenant colonel. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Fire extinguishing on Flykampschip HR.MS. Karel Doorman.

The navigator of a No. 125 Squadron Bristol Beaufighter MK VIF settles into his position, ready for another night patrol from Exeter, 14 September 1943. The navigator/radar operator of a No 125 Squadron Beaufighter VIF settles into his position, ready for another night patrol from Exeter, 14 September 1943.

Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard visits the Leeuwarden flying base as an inspector general of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The basic commander Kolonel-Vlieger Hofstede greeted the Prince at arrival by Douglas DC-3 Dakota.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of packages with KLM devices. Japanese prisoners of war pick up the pockets from the aircraft under the supervision of the military police and load them into trucks. December 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Tuskegee Airmen, Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Commanding Officer, 332nd Fighter Group, Class 42-C (left), Edward C. Gleed, Lawrence, KS, Class 42-K, Group Operations Officer (right), Full-length Portrait, P-5/D Airplane in Background, Ramitelli, Italy, Toni Frissell, March 1945

U.S. Marines assemble in ranks upon their arrival at Beirut International Airport. U.S. Marines have been assigned to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force following a confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

After Flying Atlantic Twice In 10 Hours -- Crew of the British Canberra Jet bomber that flashed across the Atlantic Ocean and back today in 10 hours and 4 minutes stands in front of the plane at the Aldergrove Airfield in Northern Ireland at the end of the record-smashing flights. The men are (left to right): Denis Watson, navigator; Wing Commander Roland Beaumont, pilot, and Peter Hillwood, co-pilot. Average speed of the flights from Aldergrove to Gander and back was over 600 miles per hour. August 22, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Members of a crash/fire rescue squad move a patient away from a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter following a simulated helicopter crash. The squad members are wearing proximity suits. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of packages with KLM devices. Japanese prisoners of war pick up the bags from the plane. December 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Soldiers of the command troops during an appeal. Conscripts during command training.

Airbases in France, Information Tour. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Members of the 1ST Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron carry a "patient" out of a tent city during exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Egyptian Sabres RattleWing Commander R. N. H. Courtney DFC. , standing by the style of his Vampire jet fighter at an unidentified fighter base in the Canal Zone. A battle of Britain pilot, he was chief instructor to the Egyptian fighter wing until the recent treaty-breaking by the Egyptian Government when all cooperation between the two armies came to a standstill. January 19, 1954. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.).

This is The Falcon -- This is the falcon... The air-to-air missile which tracks down and destroys its target... The American air force recently released details of their latest air-to air missile - the falcon. designed to destroy enemy bombers long before they reach their targets. Described as the only missile with a brain of its own, the Falcon will, once its target has been pointed out, follow the target until it is destroyed. The six-foot, 100lb falcon is to be supplied to fighter interceptor

Flight deck crewmen walk in front of a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck as a catapult crew prepares to launch a Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft from the aircraft lands on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Adriatic Sea

DF-SN-85-12582. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-86-06506. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

"Destroyed 20 buildings and few troops ... Sighted MIG. Couldn't catch him ... Damaged 50 trucks, destroyed loco ... Hit in tank. Elevator control shot out. Tank hit again ... Destroyed six buildings. Hit in wing." These laconic extracts from a fighter pilot's log book of a Korean operation indicate the character of Bill Bennett, a 31 - year - old Australian combat veteran. He was in World War II also and apart from many fantastic adventures-one was crashing a plane through a brick wall at 150 miles on hour - was taken prisoner by the nazis after his Spitfire was shot down. December 31, 1952.

Anefo photo collection. With her three daughters from Canada, Princess Juliana returns to liberated the Netherlands. Princess Margriet has already stepped out of the Lockheed, while Princess Juliana is helped from the plane. August 2, 1945. Gelderland, Teuge

ASCAN Francis R. Scobee and T-38 Trainer on Ellington runway prior to leaving on training flight. EAFB, HOUSTON, TX

Happy Rok -- Maj. Gen. Song You Chan, Commander of the Rok Capitol division, one of South Korea's most battle tested units, looks like a mighty pleased gentleman as he bids goodbye to President elect Eisenhower who is about to take off in his light plane. The president elect had visited the division which only recently was pulled out of the line after months of hard fighting. December 06, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Trevor Bailey. January 15, 1951.

DN-SN-85-06295. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Roto Country: Spain (ESP)

Duikers and Kikvorsmen demonstrations at the diving center of the Royal Navy in Den Oever.

Parachutte with Built-in Brain--Capt. C.G. Whitney, air force ***** at nearby right field, shows at right two dials which will ***** to open itself at the correct height. at ***** Whitney shows a handle to pull before bailing out. Pilots ***** new chute at ***** speeds and altitudes. August 25, 1950. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit Prince Bernhard Chapel to Surabaya. Visit to Surabaya. On the airport. March 26, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. Riggers inspect the exit-holes of enemy machine-gun bullets in the fuselage of Bristol Blenheim Mark IV, N6207 'VE-G,' of No. 110 Squadron RAF, while under repair in a hangar at Wattisham, Suffolk.

Decontamination squad for cleaning up after liquid gas to gases. September 11, 1939.

Anefo photo collection. 150 Marines arrive from Curacao at Schiphol on the right vice admiral Maas. 11 June 1969. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7

A US serviceman stands in front of a Soviet An-2 aircraft seized at Pearls Airport during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Students from the Saint George's University of Medicine in Grenada wait to exit from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. They were evacuated from the island during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A captain of the KNIL is in the cockpit of a B-25 Mitchell bomber. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The Commander-General of the British Royal Marines General Sir Malcolm C. Cartwright-Taylor visits the Dutch Marines Corps. Visit to the Amphibian Practice camp Texel (Aok) where a Colonel der Mariniers (Kolmarns) explains a dinghy (rubber boat) and a major of the Mariniers (Majmarns).

LT. CMDR. Jerry Trudell, Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32), is reunited with his family following his arrival on base. Members of Carrier Air Wing 3 and Carrier Air Wing 17 are returning home after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

British Everest 1953 Expedition -- Conquerors return, a photograph of E.P. Hillary and Sherpa Tensing Bhutia after their splendid achievement. June 19, 1953.

LTC Whitterberger, commander, 527th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, introduces SGT Caren Calvin to GEN Lew Allen Jr., Air Force chief of staff. SGT Calvin was selected as one of the outstanding airmen of 1980. Base: Raf Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, Gemini 3 pilot John W. Young is followed by command pilot Virgil I. Grissom as they walk to elevator at Launch Complex 19 for their three orbit flight, the first mission of the Gemini spacecraft.

Anefo photo collection. Twenty-six pilot helpers to England (RAF invitation). May 30, 1962. Great Britain

The Best Years of our Lives', 1946. Three Americans in the nose of the bomber taking them back home.

An aerial view of members of the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, (Flying Tigers), forming the number 90.1 to signify the wing's mission capable percentage rate. Behind them are three A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. Base: England Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-05654. Country: Unknown

S72-30166 (5 May 1972) --- The Apollo 16 prime crew relax aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever during water egress training activity in the Gulf of Mexico. They are, left to right, astronauts Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot; John W. Young, commander; and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot. The Command Module trainer was used in the training exercise.

DN-SN-86-06336. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen aboard the guided missile frigate USS BOONE (FFG-28) line the rails during the commissioning ceremony for the ship. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-06343. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

DD-931 Forest Sherman , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

DN-SN-88-02642. Base: Naval Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flight deck crewmen hold a portion of the crash barricade as it is carried back to its storage space following a drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SN-89-04664. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL)

A naval aviator from Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) is flanked by two Soviet sailors who are touring the air station during a five-day goodwill visit to the San Diego area by three ships of the Soviet Pacific Fleet. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A pilot from Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 (VAW-117) is reunited with his loved ones upon his return to the air station. VF-117 and the other squadrons of Carrier Air Wing II (CVW-11) are returning to their home air stations after a deployment aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65). Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine flag bearer leads a procession of Marines carrying the casket of LT. Mark Adam Lange toward the dispensary aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), for identification and examination of the body. LT. Lange was killed when his A-6 aircraft was shot down in a bombing raid over Lebanon. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

International Red Cross personnel and a member of the US Air Force record information from a Cuban national before he boards a Cuban I1-62M airliner. He is being returned to Cuba after being captured on Grenada during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Seawell International Airport Country: Bangladesh (BGD)

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