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Historical photos of pilots in cockpits of fighter planes, capturing moments before takeoff during WWII.

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Bomber's clothing..4 Towel 4 - Electric boots are felt with rubber soles, have ankle plug. He wears Turkish towel given him by his mother. September 12, 1950.;Bomber's clothing..4 Towel 4 - Electric boots are felt with rubber soles, have ankle plug. He wears Turkish towel given him by his mother.

Captain Pierce And Captain Hasse Chat Together By The Curtiss P-40 P-51 Hand Written Above It "Dolly Iii" Of The 14Th Air Force At A Base In China. 26 October 1945.

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. Airport. Airplane engineer working on an airplane. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection Comment: This appears to show a pilot and Spitfire of No. 152 'Black Panther' Squadron RAF in Burma circa 1944-1945.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the troop transport ship Intrapoera. Corporal of women's corps knil aboard a vessel. November 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

U.S. Airforce. February 09, 1953.;U.S. Airforce.

Wing- Commander D.R. Donaldson, Captain of the flight, at the controls of the Royal air liner. April 3, 1945. (Photo by Sports & General Press Agency, Limited).

Lt. Bloomquist, pilot of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, studies a map before taking off on a mission from an air base somewhere in North Africa.

Lt. George D. Green, Whittier, Calif., P-51 Pilot Of The 8Th Air Force In England.

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Acting Squadron Leader F J Soper, Commanding Officer of No. 257 Squadron RAF, sitting in the cockpit of his Hawker Hurricane Mark IIB night fighter at Coltishal, Norfolk, after shooting down his 14th enemy aircraft. Known as 'The Marshal from Budenny' because of his long moustaches, Soper was reported missing in action on 5 October 1941.

Aircraft, Burma, India &MEDICAL, EVACUATION,Air War

New Record Holder And Old - Standing by the plane in which both flyers made a new world speed record are (L to R) Marine Major Marion Carl, whose new record was 650.6 mile an hour and Navy Comdr., Turner F. Caldwell who set the old records of 640.7 miles an hour flying the same plane a Jet propelled D-558 Skystreak on Aug 20th. The tests were held at Muroc Army air base. August 26, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

Jean Navarre, French pilot, 1916. Artist: Unknown

Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter, made first mid-air refueling, June 1923, at Rockwell Field.

Naval airmen make high scores in aerial target practice ca. between 1917 and 1922.

01/19/1937. A Militia, Guarding, in a trench on the Madrid front.

June 1933. Aviation captains D. Mariano Barberán (left) and D. Jacinto Collar (right), who performed a feat when crossing the Atlantic to make the Seville - Mexico crossing. Their plane, the "Cuatro Vientos", ran out of fuel and the aviators landed in Camagüey, after a flight of 40 hours and 7,600 kilometers, which constituted a world record for several years. The Government of the Republic wanted the trip to reach its destination as soon as possible, so Barberán and Collar resumed the flight in bad weather conditions, which were probably the causes of the disappearance of the "Cuatro Vientos".

To teach the duke to fly:Flt. Lt. Gordon who will teach the Duke.H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh has accepted an invitation by the Royal Air Force to learn to fly. He has already passed the pilot's medical examination.The Duke will be taught by 29-year-old flight Lieutenant Caryl Ramsay Gordon of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The Aerodrome chosen for his training is Waltham, Berks, The Headquarters of R.A.F. home command.Flt. Lt Gordon has been flying meteors for the last two years and recently received the Queen's Commendation. November 5, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper).

Ruth Nichols, co-piloted the first non-stop flight from NYC to Miami, in Jan. 1929. She flew with pilot Harry Rogers, her instructor. Later in the year she was one of the 20 competitors in the Women's Air Derby. In World War II she served as a lieutenant colonel in the Civil Air Patrol (BSLOC_2016_10_146)

LTJG Brent Lebish student naval aviator, inspects the propeller of a T-34C Mentor aircraft during a preflight check. Base: Naval Air Station, Whiting Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

One Of The New Types From The United States, How Employed On Convoy Protection: a huge consolidated Catalina flying-boat of the Coastal Command. Whose very long range makes it a formidable weapon in the Battle of the Atlantic. December 06, 1943.

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.

DN-SN-89-04797. Base: USS Cayuga (LST 1186)

Stabsfeldwebel Kiss Josef .

SPAR Olivia J. Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach. 1945. Photographs, Portrait photographs, Publicity photographs. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. African Americans, African-American soldiers, Armed Forces , United States, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Coast Guard, United States. Navy, Hooker, Olivia J, United States. Coast Guard. Womens Reserves Reserve, World War, 1939-1945 , Participation, African American, African American women

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Czechoslovak Fighter Squadron.These pictures are of the Czechoslovak fighter squadron of the R.A.F. Which though only recently formed already has a number of victories to its credit. Led by two British R.A.F. officers the squadron accounted for seven Messerschmitt Jaguars and one Dornier 215 in one engagement. The squadron is equipped with Hurricanes. The three British flight commanders of the Czechoslvak squadron, with the squadron mascot. August 14, 1942. (Photo by British Official For Ministry Photo)

Women In The Chinese Air Force -- Lined-Up in front of two engined air-craft are three women pilots of the Chinese air force. The heavily padded, fur collared tunics, almost completely conceal the fact that these are women. July 23, 1952. (Photo by Camera Press).

Lt. Eugene B. Lancaster, Pilot Of A North American P-51 "Mustang" In The 318Th Fighter Group, Looks At The Wing Of His Plane Which Was Damaged During Mission Over Japanesean. Lt. Lancaster Is From 2617 North 6Th Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 8 July 1945,

Ruckstall & Quickwell in Mercer

Portrait of Tuskegee airman Edward M. Thomas, African-Americans

Airmen (AN) Trent Smith and Karla Lallo walk onto the flight line to service an F-5E Tiger II adversary aircraft assigned to the Navy Fighter Weapons School. Known as "Top Gun", the school provides air combat maneuvering (ACM) training for Navy and Marine Corps pilots. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NACA pilot A. Scott Crossfield next to the D-558-2 after first Mach 2 flight.

Dog soldier hiding behind sand sacks

Pietro Badoglio. 1930-940

Right: John Stannage (left) and Capt. Taylor at Mascot yesterday. Behind is the Gannet plane, in which they leave at noon to-day to search for "Smithy". November 15, 1935.

Photograph of Jesse L. Brown (1926-1950) A United States Navy Officer and the first African-American aviator in the U.S. Navy, in the cockpit of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter. He was the African-American naval officer killed in the Korean War. Dated 1950

Loco-Busters Return To Base In England After Strafing Paris, France -- Fighters Of The Eighth Air Force, Over Six Hundred Of Them, Continued The Attack Against German Transport, 17 August 1944. One Thousand Railroad Cars And Other Targets Were Destroyed

2Nd Lt. William C. Noyes Of The 9Th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Poses In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed F-5 At An Air Base Somewhere In India.

Brig. Gen. August W. Kissner, Mt. Vernon, Penn. And Col. Karl Truesdell, Jr. Washington, D.C. Shake Hands After Shuttle Mission To Russia.

Department of Air:Squadron Leader R. H. ("Bobby") Gibbes, of Sydney, who arrived an award of the Distinguished service order recently ***** recognition of his leadership of No. 3 (R.A.A.F) fighter ***** in the Middle East, has since handed over command of ***** to squadron Leader Brian Eaton, of Canterbury (Vic). ***** had previously received the Distinguished Flying Cross ***** combat exploits when a member of the Squadron.***** standing by his Kittyhawk fighter, which carries ***** designed by his mother, showing an aggressive ***** wearing an R.A.A.F. cap and kicking a German dachshund ***** it hurts most. The design was enlarged from the original ***** on the Kittyhawk colwing by Flight Lieutenant Alec. ***** who served as the squadron's engineer officer and has ***** returned to Australia. July 2, 1943.

Four Proud Soldiers - A smart salute is given by Staff-Sergeant Edward Gason, one of the two car orderlies who will open the car door for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during their tour of Victoria. He was photographed today at Southern Command headquarters.Four of the proudest men in the Australian Army dressed in their ceremonial blues for The Herald at Southern Command headquarters today. Two of them have been chone as the car orderlies who will travel over every inch of Victoria's Royal itinerary with the Queen, opening and closing the door of the Royal car. The other two. the Standard orderlies. will break the Royal Standard wherever it is flown during the Queen's Victorian visit. February 12, 1954.

Budding Sailors Take To The Air. Lieutenant Commander J.S. Sproule, of Worthing, Sussex, the chief gliding instructor, briefs 16-year-old cadet A.B. Ducker, of Bristol, before being towed off by a lorry on his first flight. Away from their natural element, the sea, owing to the summer vacation, many cadets of Britain's famed Dartmouth Naval College (Devonshire) are now taking to air - spending a week of their holiday learning to glide at a Royal Naval Air Station near here. August 29, 1949.

Explorer. Turkestan. 1920-30

DF-SN-86-12632. Base: Arnold Air Force Station State: Tennessee (TN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021206-M-3031H-040. Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SN-82-00450. Base: Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

W. Bishop (Billy) - Canadian Air Force. November 26, 1939.

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

Colonel Paul Tibbets waving from the Enola Gay's cockpit. The Boeing B-29 on 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. The bomb, code-named 'Little Boy', was targeted at the city of Hiroshima, Japan

DN-SN-87-09898. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

Maj. H.O.D. Segrave

Photograph of Lt. Commander Roy H. Tabeling Standing at the Nose of The Truculent Turtle.

Bat-outa-hell II”- 323d Bombardment Group - B-26 Marauder 41-31643 (cropped)

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