Naval Military Heritage

Historical photographs highlighting naval operations, including mine deployment and aircraft preparations during World War II and other significant campaigns.

Mines Guard Dutch East Indies -- A Destructive mine that may send to the bottom any ship that touches it is lowered into coastal waters of the Netherlands East Indies. The waters around the Dutch Islands are all heavily mined. July 01, 1942. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Mines Guard Dutch East Indies -- A Destructive mine that may send to the bottom any ship that touches it is lowered into coastal waters of the Netherlands East Indies. The waters around the Dutch Islands are all heavily mined. July 01, 1942. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

A Japaneseanese Parachute Pack And Harness Was Found By Members Of A 16Th Combat Camera Unit Pary Searching For The Wreckage Of A Japaneseanese "Zero" Near Niuwang, China. February 1944.

At A Bomber Station With ***** "Stirlings". - The pilots of a Stirlings ***** controls. The machine was being ***** for a raid over Germany. October 14, 1941. (Photo by The Times).

The image shows soldiers from the Army Service Corps in Gouvret, Marne, France engaging in the final process of making cement. The soldiers are operating grinders to finely grind the material after it has been burned. The photograph was taken by Sgt. 1st Cl. W.W. Bell and is part of the Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One collection with the reference number 49513.

FRANCE--Development completed, film is viewed against a light to make a quick appraisal. Pfc. Preston Reichard, of Columbus, Ohio, checks for quality and coverage.

T. Campbell Black. October 14, 1935.

James River, Virginia. 100 pdr. gun on Confederate gunboat TEASER captured on July 4, 1862 by U.S.S. MARATANZA. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Battle Drill. This image depicts a U.S Coast Guardsmen man an anti-aircraft gun from the deck of a Coast Guard convoy cutter during battle drill.

An M-22 Bomb Hoist Of The 314Th Service Group At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 15 June 1944.

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

Mural, Fortress Monroe, Virginia , Soldiers, Artillery Weaponry, Gas masks, Military facilities. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Edda (depicted - name).Edda (depicted - name)

Tunis, Tunisia-Shooting down on the transmitter mount of portable radio station in rear of jeep.

AGEH-1 Plainview , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Mechanics Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Repair A Douglas C-47 At Their Base Somewhere In England. 7 May 1944.

Armorship boosts.Sweden (depicted - name)

Model Gun - 1890. January 14, 1935.

Soldiers conducting maintenance on military equipment during the Vietnam War. The photograph was taken on May 10, 1972 in an unknown location.

Driver cabin in SJ MG 416.

Sgt. Thomas A. Clark, Los Angeles, California, Gun Captain Of A Boeing B-29 '20Th Century Unlimited' Of The 40Th Bomb Group, Xx Bomber Command, On The Alert For Enemy Planes While En Route To Mission 9 Bombing Raid On Japaneseanese Steel And Coke Industries At

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Armorship boosts.Sweden (depicted - name)

Japaneseanese gun emplacement which was left when they evacuated Kiska Island in the Aleutian Islands. The guns are seen through the doorway of a tunnel which was used for shelter and living quarters. 13 November 1943.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The 6-pounder gun mark I in twin mark I turret on board HMS MACKAY whilst she is at Harwich.

Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt And Arthur B. Cunningham, Red Cross Field Director, In The Look-Out Tower On Christmas Island, Line Group, 1943.

The torpedo room.SB Sida (TRIAL TORP.MAG.) Durken seen for on .. Kockums AB (pictured name), shark (depicted name)

Water intake, steam line-safety valve of the 90th Bomb Group at Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea, Sept. 1943.

ENGLAND-Shown here is the trigger-finger technique of Capt. Don S. Gentile, USAF fighter ace, when firing on Nazi aircraft.

Wreckage of Captured Japanese Equipment at Pearl Harbor, Territory of HawaiiPlane Panel Board.

An AGM-123A Skipper II low-level, laser-guided bomb. Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Nose turret () position of Consolidated B-24 damaged.

Captured German Gliding Bomb, England. 10 September 1944.

England - Fragmentation Bomb M81 260 Lb.

16' Barbette mount, model 191, side view , Armories, Ordnance industry, Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection requirement General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). Pilot looks out of cockpit plane. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Interior Of A Douglas C-47 Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Showing Parapacks On The New Conveyor Belt, Somewhere In France. 11 April 1945.

Not Nice to Meet - Professionally -- A Glass-domed gun turret of one of the Oxfords Air Force Aeroplanes, with a wicked gun muzzle pointing upwards menacingly, photographed here today.A demonstration of Oxford Aircraft was given here today at the Air Ministry's number 11 flying training school. May 2, 1938. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Elsevier photo collection. Caption "Many bridges restored Mariniers". 1945-1948}. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

T 41 (depicted - name).T 41 (depicted - name)

Anefo photo collection. Departure Volendam to Indonesia with soldier Carlien. September 28, 1949. Indonesia, Indonesia, Volendam

Fort Pulaski, Georgia. The "Jeff Davis" gun | Library of Congress

Close-up of a landing wheel of a Republic P-47, heavily enshrouded for its trans-Atlantic journey at Glasgow, Scotland. 17 August 1943.

A 149 in a protected battery, large artillery pieces on the Dolomites, Italy, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLII, No 36, September 5, 1915.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,EQUIPMENT War

Colonel Butterfields headquarters, Camp Anderson DC. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901, Homes & haunts, United States, Army, New York Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1864) , Military standards, 1860-1870, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Officers' quarters, Union, 1860-1870, Interiors, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union, Camp Anderson, 1860-1870, United States

Smokejumpers: Training - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Torpedo room.Sb side at torpedo.Seen for on .. Kockums AB (depicted name), shark (depicted name)

AO-106 Navasota , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The crew of a hospital drifter about to hoist a patient aboard HMHS AMARAPOORA at Scapa Flow by means of a cot tray.

43rd Bomb Group laundry at an airbase at Nadzab, New Guinea. 25 May 1944.

T102 on T103 EXT O INT on board.Plejad (depicted - name)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Landing in Djambi; Before the departure of Palembang. A soldier carries a coffin of a ship. December 1948. Indonesia, Jambi, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Men Assemble An M-26 Parachute Flare At A 379Th Bomb Group Base In England. 18 December 1943.

Kaiser Wilhelm II on the railing, behind him pull several sailors on a dew

Knatchbull M (capt the Hon) Collection No. 3 Squadron R. N. A. S. Henri Farman aeroplane which had been hit in the air by Turkish gun fire but landed safely. Pilot: Fleet-Commander R. Marix, D. S. O. Observer: Lieutenant the Hon M. Knatchbull, M. C. Gallipoli, June 1915.

Brain Of The Big Guns (Anti-Aircraft) -- This $30,000 instrument is even more complicated than it's outer structure indicates. From initial data obtained by the range-finder, this instrument, known as a director, automatically computes and relays by electrical impulses all the necessary firing data directly to the guns, within thirty seconds after the range-finder has spotted the target. It then continuously directs the firing position of the guns, keeping them on the "future" position of the advancing target. December 21, 1942. (Photo by ACME).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting airport Djokja, arrival Catalina Republic, watching members of good services. Interior of an airplane. Soldiers and ammunitionists. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

AMS-83 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Ship Officer gun armed merchant ship. 1943. Britain

'Pistolet telephotographique des Aviateurs allemands; Cote gauche de l'appareil', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection travel General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). Visit to Battaljon "Friesland" 1-9 R.I. Leged in Tjimahi. The Frisian flag waving proud. September 1946. Cimahi, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Charleston, South Carolina. Wrecked carriage of Blakely gun Battery | Library of Congress

Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Universal carrier Mk II

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. Perse excursion Shooting exercise on the "Argis" Den Helder. May 2, 1949. Navy base Den Helder

DD-942 Bigelow , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anti-aircraft gunner on a British battleship during World War II.

The 9th Engineer Command whose existance was kept a secret until today is equipped with an armada of deversified machinery for use in building advanced 9th Air force airdromes on the Continent. Bulldozer battalions of aviation engineers, who are

An American Flight Nurse Travels In Each Aircraft To Look After The Wounded During Their Flight. While Flying To The Forward Airfield To Collect Her Patients, Flight Nurse Lt. Leona Ldzikowski Passes The Time By Smoking A Cigarette Lit For Her By The Fli

Gamma-ray set up in x-ray laboratory , Armories, Ordnance industry, Laboratories, Radiography, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

The US Army Equipment of the First World War Browning machine gun, Ordnance Department, Chaumont, 9 November 1918, showing breach mechanism.

AO-100 Chukawan , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

15 Pounder on BC M1908 , Armories, Ordnance industry, Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

The picture shows cadets on one of the marine school vessel that is taking a sail.In the middle one sees a sea officer who provide instructions.At the bottom of the right corner, a press photographer appears to take cards of the scenery .. The picture shows cadets on one of the marine school vessel that is taking a sail.In the middle one sees a sea officer who provide instructions.At the bottom of the right corner, a press photographer appears to take cards of the scenery.

An interior view of the recover assist securing traverse control station on the guided missile frigate USS VANDERGRIFT (FFG 48) at 20 percent completion. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

12' Shot truck , Arms & armament. Records of U.S. Army Operational

This photo shows about 100-feet of German cable entwined in the nose of a USAAF Consolidated B-24 after the mission to Emden, Germany, 11 Dec. 1943. German fighters appear to be experimenting with lengths of such cable, from which bombs

Anefo photo collection. HEEMSKERK STRUCCED. July 8, 1947. Heemskerk

42 cm Haitzen position in the Canal Valley at Gugg. Charging cradle. .

Wrecked landing gear still standing in the wreckage of an enemy aircraft on the landing ground at Castel Benito airfield near Tripoli, Tripolitania, Libya. 26 January 1943.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A hanging model of Nulli Secundus I. Cody was responsible for the design of the nacelle and spar frame that attached the nacelle to the airship envelope and kept the latter rigid. The construction of the frame from hickory, spruce and bamboo followed similar lines to the methods used for his kites and gliders. It was in this airship that Cody and Colonel Capper of the Balloon School at Aldershot made their record breaking flight from Farnborough to London. The journey of 40 miles took three hours twenty five minutes and included circling St Paul's Cathedral. It finished at the cycle stadium next to Crystal Palace. Colonel Capper was instrumental in the War Office deciding to use Cody's man carrying kites and appointing him as instructor. After this their relationship soured, due partly to Capper's bias towards airships rather than aeroplanes and his support of a rival aviator John Dunne. Cody's none military attitude also caused a certain

FRANCE-Lt. Edward Kespel of Chicago, Ill., radar observer of the P-61 Black Widow, a 9th Air force night fighter "Borrowed Time," is in the rear cockpit of his plane as it is ready to go on a mission in the everlasting crushing of the German forces.

12' Mortar M1896 , Ordnance industry, Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Chinese And American Troops Load Mules Onto A Douglas C-47 Of The 319Th Troop Carrier Squadron, 1St Air Commando Group, For Their Flight From Myitkyina, Burma, Over The Hump Into China. 13 December 1944.

240 MM gun , Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

50' ASPB , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

240 MM gun , Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

POL storage facility. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 85, page 80. Country: Unknown

Details of mine.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

8Th Air Force Rescue Demonstration At Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, 27 January 1946. Close Up Of 'Survivor' Being Taken To The Nearest Beach By An R-6 Helicopter. (Note Static Line Attached To Nose Wheel Of Aircraft Which Permits 'Survivor' To Dampen Any Oscil

FRANCE-Unusual placement of instruments in wing and on fuselage of Morane Saulnier 863 training plane is believed to help older pilots quickly regain confidence in their flying ability. FRANCE

These are the men that direct the take-offs and landings of the 8th Air force in England.

4.7' Howitzer M1913 , Howitzers. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Photograph of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

North Africa-Perhaps the most precious of parts reclaimed from the grounded planes are instruements. Valuable in their construction this group of instrument parts have been tagged suitable for reissue, and will again take to the air in some battle

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Photograph showing members of the Republican airforce loading the machine guns of one of their bi-planes at Irun, Northern Spain, during the early stages of the Civil War, 1936. Date: 1936

Magne (depicted - name).Magne (depicted - name)

An armorer of the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group checks the guns of a Lockheed P-38 prior to a mission. Corsica.

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