Military Supply Airdrops

Images depict aircraft performing supply drops, showcasing historic military operations. The mood is utilitarian, with a focus on wartime logistics and aerial views.

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.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Large purification promotion in the W-Brigade area. Middle Java: Purification actions in the area of the W-Brigade 1-II RI took 2 weeks out. Dakota drop supplies. March 15, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Knatchbull M (capt the Hon) Collection Looking back through the propeller of a Maurice Farman aeroplane. Gallipoli, May 1915.

The British Occupation of Java A Dakota aircraft of 31 Squadron, Royal Air Force, drops supplies to the Indian Army garrison at Tjianjoer, from where the troops guard the Batavia to Bandoeng road. Despite patrols from garrison bases such as Tjianjoer, ambushes and sabotage by Indonesian nationalists on the roads between Batavia and Bandoeng remained a major threat making an airlift the only secure method of supplying the latter city.

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.

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"Training in the Air" School For Paratroopers -- "The balloon goes up" - Now" fully - Fledged" paratroopers, volunteers jump from a captive balloon, at the RA.F. School, Upper Heyford. In the last two-and a half years nearly 80,000 practice jumps have been made at the School, without a death. Designed to play a role of ever increasing importance in the Army of the future, Britain's Airborne Forces are receiving highly specialised training in the art of war from the clouds. Both at the pre-Parachute Training school, Aldershot, and the R.A.F. Parachute Training School, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, volunteers start, literally 'from the bottom up', to learn everything from the correct way to fall - to formation drop," with kitbag." May 26, 1948. (Photo by Morning Papers).

Torpedo Planes ***** To Land -- ***** their carrier, a flight of U.S. Navy torpedo planes ***** to land after a raid on Japanese forces at Shortland ***** in the South Pacific. January 18, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.). ;Torpedo Planes ***** To Land -- ***** their carrier, a flight of U.S. Navy torpedo planes ***** to land after a raid on Japanese forces at Shortland ***** in the South Pacific.

A mass parachute drop from a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules aircraft, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, takes place during Exercise Crisex '81. Subject Operation/Series: CRISEX '81 Base: Garrucha Country: Spain (ESP)

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.

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

Bombers Training

Jap Planes & Parachutists. November 25, 1940.

A French 'parasol' monoplane flying at nearly 10,000 feet, photographed by another French machine. The photograph was taken during an engagement with German aircraft near Nancy. Date: September 4th 1915

Trailing smoke from a direct hit by guns of the plane piloted by Lt. Russell D. Stump, this Nazi aircraft is on its way to being permanently out of the war.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Exercise drops of stocks by plane. C47 Dakota throws three parachutes with cargo. November 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Brunswick, Germany-"ROUGHEST MISSION" were the most common words heard after the three prolonged attacks on German aircraft factories on 11 January. This photo shows a small force of 8th AAF bombers sent to attack the Waggum ME 110 main

06/30/1918. The War in the Air. An Allied fighter plane heading toward enemy-occupied terrain.

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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.

14Th Air Force Republic P-47 Thunderbolts Peel Off, Preparatory To Landing At A U.S. Airfield In China.

Pattern of War - Parachutes matte a mushroom pattern in the sky as they drift down with their war load in a supply drop from American Air Force Flying Boxcars over Korea.Equipment, Including heavy vehicles, several Jeeps, field pieces, was dropped to men of the 187th Regimental Combat Team during recent manoeuvres. January 06, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Vintage Photograph. B-61 Matador shoots away from its smoke shrouded mobile launcher at Holloman Air Development Center.

Flying in formation are these Douglas C-47's used by the troop carrier air division of the 12th Air force to carry hard and rugged paratroopers and to tow gliders laden with airborne troops to Southern France.

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

The Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1945. A formation of Supermarine Spitfire Mark IIAs of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron RAF dip their wings as they pass the saluting base during a visit by the Polish President, Wadysaw Raczkiewicz, to Northolt, Middlesex.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aerial photos Djokja. Recording from plane. Cloud cover. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photograph of a Crack Fighter-Bomber of the Luftwaffe. Dated 1940

Anefo photo collection. 4 Days Nijmegen. Honoring Belgian paratroopers. July 21, 1952. Nijmegen

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force- Gloster Gladiator. Gladiator Mark II, N5786, of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, airborne from their landing ground near Sollum, Egypt, during the last stages of the British assault on Bardia (Operation COMPASS).

Open Biggest Postwar Exercise - C-82 flying boxcars spill out the USA 6th ranger company in an Airbourne Assault on a key bridge across the river Rhine. The mass drop opened "Exercise Combine" the biggest postwar allied war games - Oct. 3.The eight-day exercise is designed to train Atlantic pact forces in Falling back to a predetermined line, Halting, and Throwing Back Attacking Forces October 04, 1951. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Undersea College (Tenth of Fourteen) -- Moored blimps are picturesque at Key West. They are used in training the men to fight submarines from the air and go out daily with subs and destroyers to take part in coordinated action. March 18, 1949. (Photo by Official U.S. Navy Photo).

An 8Th Air Force Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 318St Bomb Group Wings Its Way Over Fleecy Clouds, En Route To Bomb Enemy Installations In Europe.

DN-SN-87-09885. State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

WW1 - In aerial combat over Champagne district in France, a German biplane fires at and brings down a French aviator. The damaged aircraft leaves a trail of black smoke as it falls nose-down from the sky. Date: 1916

Aleutian Islands, 06/03/1942. Japanese planes attack the US naval base at Dutch Harbor.

Anefo photo collection. New KNMI De Bild Weather. April 26, 1947

Spanish civil war, Italian aircraft bomb Republican positions in Spain

English anti air craft gun. September 11, 1939.

parachutist descends from 8000 feet 1930's

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC School for the training of parachutists in Bandoeng (Andir). Dakota flies over field. July 3, 1947. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Formation Of Boeing B-17S Of The 8Th Air Force In Flight Over England.

Handley Page Halifax Mark I of 76 Squadron

High above the field field.

An Avro Lancaster silhouetted over the Italian port of La Spezia on the night of 13/14 April 1943. Annotated section of a vertical aerial photograph taken during a night raid on the docks at La Spezia, Italy. An Avro Lancaster is silhouetted over the target area as a photoflash bomb (centre right) illuminates the docks below, revealing a 'Littorio' class battleship lying in harbour ('A').

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit Minister Romme to Grote Oost Makassar, Menado, Ambon, Flores, Surabaya. Aerial recording. Aircraft at an airport. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Project 19 - Operation Sandstone (Enewatak) Test Activities. Control Helicopter Hovers over Drone Tank. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

Photograph showing a squadron of British Hawker 'Hurricane' fighter airplanes flying in a tight formation, somewhere over Britain in 1940. Date: 1940

A squadron of F-14A Tomcat aircraft conducts a flyover as they arrive along with other units of Carrier Air Wing 3 and Carrier Air Wing 17. Wing personnel 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)

A view of the tail section of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). The F-4 was damaged when the MIDWAY collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. (Substandard image). Base: Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL)

WW1 - A depiction of an aerial duel, with the gunner from the aeroplane in the foreground, firing at it's enemy from above at a distance. Date: 1915

French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Sportirliner started in Loosdrechtse Plassen, 2 killing. Helicopter hoists wreckage from the water. March 7, 1982

German fighters attack British bombers over Germany.

Douglas C-47 'Transports' Towing Gliders Form A Patter Against The English Sky As They Head For Axis Territory.

Helicopters in the 1976 Victory Parade, presided over by His Majesty King Juan Carlos I.

409D "Akron" - (U.S. Navy Diri-Girle). May 15, 1933. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Pilotless Bombers En Route For Germany A view of the ***** Matador in launching position. The U.S. Air Force Martina-Matador-equiped pilotless bomber planes are now ***** way to Western Germany for a tour of ***** having left their training site at ***** recently. The first two Matador- ***** force pilotless bomber squadrons ***** recently transferred to the tactical command. March 21, 1954. (Photo by Paul Popper).

The 885Th Bomb Squadron (H) Special Of The 15Th Air Force Has Been Engaged In Supplying Arms, Ammunition And Food To The Partisan Forces Of Italy, Yugoslavia And Pre-Invasion France. At The Present Time These Activities Are Being Exerted Mainly In Northe

Firing Practice at Drogue Towed Target, 1940. Artist: Unknown

Photo collection First World War. With the British Navy in War Time. Fighting Seaplane in Flight .. 1914-1918}

WORLD WAR I (1914-1918). Aerial bombardments by Italian planes on French territory. Drawing.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parade and flower parade Surabaya. General Baay and Captain-Lieutenant-Ter-Zee L.H. Quant view flying aircraft. April 30, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

A German soldier is shown in the prone position in an German aircraft, using a mounted light machine gun. Taken in 1940, during the second World War.

An Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) A-7E Corsair II aircraft rests in the field where it crash landed. The aircraft suffered moderate damage to its undercarriage and structural damage to its main airframe when it made a crash landing. Base: Naval Air Station, Cecil Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Operation CHASTISE: the attack on the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe Dams by No. 617 Squadron RAF on the night of 16/17 May 1943. No. 617 Squadron practice dropping the 'Upkeep' weapon at Reculver bombing range, Kent. Second launch sequence (2): the Lancaster releases the bomb towards the shore.

Mercy Bomber. This image depicts a Coast Guard B-17 carrying a lifeboat that can be parachuted into the water for rescue.

Vintage Photograph. Parachute jumpers landing in field

Exercise "Longstop" -- The sky is filled with falling men and supplies during the airborne drop - part of exercise "Longstop' at Netheravon to-day (Tuesday).The float large-scale manoeuvres to be held by airborne forces in this country since the war continued today (Tuesday) at Netheravon, *****.The operation, known as exercise "Longstop", entails the capture from the air of Netheravon aerodrome by about 700 parachute troops in an initial assault. Glider-men more parachute troops and parachute jeeps and six- pounders will be dropped to support them. September 23, 1947. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Artwork: "A Ship's Deck During an Air Attack" Artist: Harry Peter Tress. Country: Unknown

"By Dawn's Early Light"Sunrise over Korea's hills and water forms a picturesque backdrop for this South African Air Force F-51 mustang as its pilot "taxis" to the end of the runway for a dawn take-off in support of UN ground forces. The "Cheetahs" are welcome of the U.S. far east Air Forces in the maintenance of air supremacy in Korea. March 19, 1951. (Photo by S.A. Air Force Photo).

A squadron of F-14A Tomcat aircraft conducts a flyover as they arrive along with other units of Carrier Air Wing 3 and Carrier Air Wing 17. Wing personnel 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)

DA-ST-85-01502. Subject Operation/Series: PHOTO FINISH '81 Country: Unknown

Low Level Attack -- Group captain "Teddy" Donaldson making an extremely low-level mock attack on an anti-craft gun position. Group captain Donaldson is a specialist in this form of attack and when this photo was taken he may not have been more than 15 feet above the gun and was travelling at about 450 M.P.H. It was group captain Donaldson who broke the world's air speed record in a meteor in 1946.Army and Royal Air force manoeuvres in Germany are continuing in the exercise known as operation "Holdfast". September 18, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

Navy Air Over Korea -- Navy Panther jets streak over the Japan Sea in diamond formation, on their way to strike at gun emplacements and other military installations in and around the North Korean port city of Woman.The jets operate from the deck of fast carrier USS Boxer. The pilots are members of a Navy fighters Squadron formerly based at the Naval Air Station, Cleanview, Illinois. August 27, 1951. (Photo by Official US Navy Photograph)

Anti Submarine Exercises: Two of the leading flight weapons of war today and tonight are carrying out exercises on how to combat each and out wit the enemy. This shot taken at sea thirty miles of the coast from palm beach. Showing the British Navy Submarine HMS tactician with the wing of RAAF Neptune bomber anti submarine plane over it. The wing tip has the radar set into it. The plane belongs to II SQ RAAF and the submarine the 4th sub ***** at Balmoral. While on this patrol the plane covered o

Art.Sect shooting in connection with ignition piping.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Sixteen Martin Marylands of the SAAF flying in loose arrowhead formations over the Egyptian desert. Four aircraft are still painted in RAF temperate scheme camouflage, whereas the others have been repainted in the 'brown and stone' desert scheme.

A left side view of two vehicle-mounted Soviet SA-3 Goa surface-to-air missiles. Country: Unknown

A new Parachute by means of which it is claimed, many lives will ***** saved, is here seen being tested with a dummy at Brooklands. The aeroplane from which it was released was flying at height of only 125 feet, yet the parachute floated its load safely to earth. May 13, 1931.

A German Bomber is Shot Down by a British Fighter in the Battle of Britain. Artist: Ron Jobson. 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

Artwork: "B-17 Loading with Practice Bombs". - Artist: John Scott. Country: Unknown

Photo collection Government information service. Allied aircraft above Bergeijk Operation Market Garden. September 1944. Bergeijk

Adjusting 70 million candlepower searchlight on wing of a Neptune bomber. This light is used to illuminate detected submarine for "killing" with depth chasers. Left to right W/O W. Dundas of Enfield NSW and Flight Lieut. D. Evans of Adelaide, SA. "Big show starts Tuesday. Things very quiet at moment and these photos more fillers". October 25, 1954.;Adjusting 70 million candlepower searchlight on wing of a Neptune bomber. This light is used to illuminate detected submarine for "killing" with dept

Photo collection Service army contacts Indonesia. DLC East. Recording cave, letter combination FF. November 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

British paratroops ***** - A British paratroop about to land to take part in a mock attack during a demonstration by this newest branch of Britain's armed forces. May 01, 1944. (Photo by Central Press Photos Ltd.).

Anefo photo collection. Paratroops demonstration. April 23, 1947

02/22/1983. 19th anniversary of the founding of the Parachute Forces of the Army.

Night attack over Saigon. This time lapse photo shows tracer round trajectories, probably from a A U.S. Air Force Douglas AC-47D 'Spooky' gunship. The Douglas AC-47 Spooky (also nicknamed 'Puff, the Magic Dragon') was the first in a series of gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. It was felt that more firepower than could be provided by light and medium ground-attack aircraft was needed in some situations when ground forces called for close air support.

Markers (to mark objects or goals) hung on a Westland SH-14D Navy Lynx helicopter (1976-) of the Marine air shipping service (MLD) in December 1989.

Anefo photo collection. Repros of missiles, degradation atomic bomb and Hiroshima. October 11, 1957

Artwork: "The Chase, the Dive". Artist: K.L. Taylor. U.S. Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Fighter bombers versus dive bombers during the Second World War: operational methods defined. The dive bomber is vulnerable to fighter attack -- the fighter bomber is a more versatile weapon. Date: 1942

Chinese helped by American air power, parachutes dropping supplies, ammunition and equipment, 1944. From The War in Pictures, Sixth Year.

Nazi V-2 Takes Off -- A German V-2 Rocket speeds upward 40 feet from the ground. At Cuxhaven, Germany, Aimed at a target 150 miles away in the North Sea. The Rocket was assembled from Parts of rockets fired by Germans during the war. British made test to study efficiently of the German "secret". October 16, 1945. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

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