RAF Bomber Operations

Black and white images of RAF personnel and aircraft from World War II, capturing preparation for missions and aircraft maintenance.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 19, 2022) - Operations Specialist Seaman Jacob Dess, from West Palm Beach, Fla., test fits a new piece of lagging foam on a pipe aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) April 19, 2022 in Yokosuka, Japan. Lagging is used as thermal insulation for pipes and bulkheads inside the ship. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. The bomb aimer in an Avro Lancaster, checking over the instruments in his position before take off from Scampton, Lincolnshire.

A sailor brushes snow from atop a AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) during winter operations in support of NATO Exercise Teamwork '92. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Base: Trondheim Fjord Country: Norway (NOR)

S68-54841 (5 Nov. 1968) --- The prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission stands on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever (MVR) prior to participating in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are astronauts Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot; David R. Scott, command module pilot; and James A. McDivitt, commander. In background is the Apollo Command Module (CM) boilerplate which was used in the training exercise.

The interior of a Lockheed Hudson Mk I of No. 206 Squadron RAF, June 1940. The interior of a Lockheed Hudson Mk I of No. 206 Squadron RAF, June 1940.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Ordnance engineers undertake maintenance on the engine of a 21 Inch Mark 9 torpedo. The torpedo is partially loaded into one of the tubes on a destroyer's triple torpedo tube mounting.

DF-SD-07-26040. Base: Hector Air Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen prepare to place the wing onto the body of a drone before its launching from the deck of the frigate USS JESSE L. BROWN (FF-1089) during exercise Unitas XX. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XX Base: Valparaiso Country: Chile (CHL)

DF-SN-85-11473. Base: Raf Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

WASP Mary Baldwin Hillberg. WASP Mary Baldwin Hillberg. "WASP Mary Baldwin Hillberg cuts the throttles after "revving" it up for a cross country take-off as co-pilot Betty Ferrol Martin gets radio contact with the tower. Altus Army Air Field, Altus, Oklahoma.". 1940 - 1983.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 19, 2022) - Operations Specialist Seaman Jacob Dess, from West Palm Beach, Fla., test fits a new piece of lagging foam on a pipe aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) April 19, 2022 in Yokosuka, Japan. Lagging is used as thermal insulation for pipes and bulkheads inside the ship. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Roomy Interior The cavernous cargo hold of a U. S. Air Force C-124 "Globemaster II" demonstrates the vast cargo- carrying potential of the giant transport. Being tested under field conditions, and flying with other transports engaged in the Korean airlift by the Far East Air Forces 315th Air Division (Combat Cargo), the Globemaster will carry approximately 30 tons of cargo on a single flight in the Korean airlift, more than three times the amount carried by the C-54 Skyraaster, previously the la

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Crewmen of Consolidated Liberator GR Mark VA, BZ818 'C', of No. 53 Squadron RAF handling carriers containing homing pigeons at St Eval, Cornwall, after a patrol over the Bay of Biscay. Sergeant J Knapp of Toronto, Canada, (in the hatchway) hands a carrier to Sergeant W Tatum of London, while Warrant Officer A Mackinnon of Auckland, New Zealand, holds a second carrier.

DN-SN-89-10973. Base: Nab, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Training engineers at Marine Etablissement Kattenburg. April 26, 1949

Crewmen aboard the destroyer USS NICHOLSON (DD-982) lower a box of supplies transferred by highline from the combat stores ship USS CONCORD (AFS-5) during underway replenishment. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Coastal Command U-boats were not the only threat to the convoys in northern latitudes. A watch had to be kept on the Arctic pack-ice, the extent and composition of which varied depending on the time of year. To this end No 269 Squadron in Iceland flew regular 'ice patrols' over the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland. The wireless operator of a Hudson keeping watch, May 1942.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC series Borneo; Book Borneo. Steering man in wheelhouse. June 1948. Borneo, Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

These pictures show scenes during a flight by Sunderland Flying "oats manned by member of the Royal Australian Air force, while escorting High seas convoy. The Squadron is well on the way co creating a record for the number of hours flown on active service. The bomb-aimer, in the nose of the aircraft, sets his bomb sights as the Sunderland swings away from the convoy to inspect a suspicions vessel. July 2, 1940. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Anefo photo collection. HEEMSKERK STRUCCED. July 9, 1947. Heemskerk

DN-SN-85-07570. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Seamen relaxing in their mess, which is also the torpedo stowage compartment on board HMS SNAPPER. Note the torpedos on either side of the men and torpedo tube doors at the far end of the compartment.

Crewmen test oxygen breathing apparatus during Damage Control Olympics at the Bravo Piers. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection travel General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). In the cockpit of the aircraft. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

S65-13391 (6 Jan. 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom (left), Gemini-Titan 3 command pilot; and John W. Young, pilot, are shown discussing test plans prior to entering the Gemini-3 spacecraft for a communications test at the Merritt Island test area.

DN-SN-89-02135. Base: USS Ingersoll (DD 990)

Flight deck crewmen aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) perform maintenance on an A-7 Corsair aircraft during operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

U. S. Marine equipment is offloaded from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft at the 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)

Marines from Marine Air Base Squadron 12, 1ST Marine Air Wing, unload a 2 1/2 ton truck from an Air Force Military Airlift Command (MAC) Hercules C-130 aircraft. This activity is in preparation for the Marine amphibious unit landing Exercise 1-78. Subject Operation/Series: 28491 Base: Kang Nung Country: Korea

DN-SN-89-04665. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-SN-87-07978. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SN-85-12549. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

$Trip to South America: White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) communications equipment preparations, personnel, and city views 1961-12-15 \u2013 1961-12-18. Two unidentified men load White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) communications equipment onto an airplane for President John F. Kennedy's trip to South America. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.$

The telephone exchange A / B from Kruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801), 1955.

SGT. Terry Bryant, a reservist with Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 321 (VMFA-321), Andrews Air Force Base, Md., examines the nose gear on an F-4 Phantom aircraft. He is here for his two weeks of annual training. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Quarterly Master General to Prize. Crane operator. July 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

In Rotterdam, fleet days are held in which a 5 Dutch naval ships: the Karel Doorman and 4 submarine hunters that are moored at the Parkkade, attract enormously many visitors on the open days. On the flight deck of Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman (R 81) (1948-1968) (Ex- HMS Venerable 1945-1948) is there a lot of youthful interest in the transport / detection and rescue helicopters of the Sikorsky UH-34J type.

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. The pilot of a Short Sunderland of No. 201 Squadron RAF, scans the sea through binoculars while on patrol over the Atlantic from its base at Castle Archdale, County Fermanagh.

A view of damage caused to the port side of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY(CV 41) when it collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Visitors view the boom operator's station in the rear of a KC-10 Extender aircraft during a static display. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

DF-SN-87-13089. Base: Sembach Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

A trailer carrying the deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-2) approaches the Air Force C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 60th Military Airlift Wing (MAW-60). The AVALON will be flown to Hawaii as part of a fly-away exercise to train personnel in the handling and operation of the DSRV. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Radar operators monitor radar scopes at a Falcon radar site. The operators are from the 604th Direct Air Support Squadron, involved in Exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Anefo photo collection. White sprayed army vehicles i.v.m. Broadcast Dutch troops to Lebanon in UN context (in new milling). January 31, 1979. Lebanon

A female member of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, Duke University, is shown how to load into a 155mm howitzer by a member of the 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-87-09518. Base: USS San Bernardino (LST 1189)

A crane is used to lift an F-4 Phantom II aircraft away from the port side deck edge of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). The F-4 was damaged when the MIDWAY collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

The pilot of a Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5) A-4E Skyhawk aircraft steps down from the cockpit after taking part in a simulated assault on ground forces during Cobra Gold '90, a combined Thai/U.S. exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 Base: Utapao Air Base Country: Thailand (THA)

DN-SN-90-00358. Base: USS San Jacinto (CG 56)

SSGT Davis of the Tactical Air Command Center is in radio contact with an aircraft. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen (AN) Trent Smith and Karla Lallo 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)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival General Dürst Britt. Arrival General Major H.J.J.W. Dürst Britt at Kemajoran airport. October 16, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

DF-SN-85-12578. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SN-86-12998. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Royal Air Force Coastal Command- No. 247 Group Operations in the Azores, 1943-1945. An RAF tractor, towing trolleyloads of depth-charges, negotiates a flooded disperal area between Consolidated Liberator GR Mark VIs of No. 220 Squadron RAF parked at Lagens. KG904 'ZZ-E' stands in the background.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Kertapati (at Palembang) RailJeep. Kertapati (near Palembang): Colonel F. Mollinger inspects the converted and armed rail, intended for train check and job protection. This handy and efficient vehicle was constructed in Lahat on the designation of the Ltd in the ZSS workplaces. November 5, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

The Duke of Edinburgh looked serious as he inspected a Jindwick radio-controlled, pilotless plane after seeing one fly, during the visit to the Long Range Weapon Establishment at Woomera, South Australia.The Duke looked serious when he saw equipment at the Woomera weapons establishment. April 08, 1954.

Midshipman Cindy Mason sits in the rear seat of a TA-4 Skyhawk aircraft from Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126) prior to being taken on a demonstration flight. Mason is participating in a one-week aviation training program for students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Farewell 2-14 R.I and G.B.I. at PADANG. In board the troop transport ship Plancius. January 3, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

Sailors manning the bow catapult control station aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) prepare for the next launch during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

GYSGT Vince Jones and LCPL Carl A. Forester install an ejection seat in a Marine Attack Squadron 332 (VMA-332) A-6E Intruder aircraft. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

AIRMAN Grisselle Martinez performs a routine inspection on an A-7 Corsair II aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Firing engineer on board hr.ms. De Ruyter (1953-1972) During Journey Smaldeel 1

United States: c. 1957 An Air Force pilot sits at the controls of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.

Members of the V-2 Division conduct a no-load test of the bridle pressure on one of the bow catapults 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)

Defenders of Britain -- A sound-locator being operated by men at a militia searchlight training depot in Somerset. October 23, 1939. (Photo by London Express News & Features Services)

The pilot flying the aircraft that has brought Secretary of Labor Raymond J. Donovan to the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) for a visit is welcomed. Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DF-SN-85-11475. Base: Raf Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Ground crew load 250-lb GP bombs onto the underwing loading points of a Fairey Albacore Mark I of No. 119 Squadron RAF Detachment at B65/Maldeghem, Belgium.

A crewman wearing oxygen breathing apparatus aims the nozzle of a water hose as he takes part in a general quarters drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Nuremberg Archives at Schiphol (for Peace Palace). March 14, 1950. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. REPORTAGE VULCAAN. September 19, 1947

Artwork: "Checking the Eagles 781" Artist: Raymond Martens. Country: Unknown

Members of the 619th Tactical Control Flight erect a TPS-43E mobile radar antenna for a tactical evaluation exercise. Base: Loccum Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

Patients undergoing hyperbaric chamber therapy are seen through a window of the chamber. The treatment is being conducted in the Hyperbaric Medicine Division of the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Base: Brooks Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Paris-Saigon-Wings of Mercy. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Crew members of the destroyer USS ORLECK (DD 886), disembark from their ship for the last time during the combined decommissioning and transfer ceremony. After decommissioning, the ship will be transferred to the Turkish Navy and renamed the TCG YUCETEPE (D-345). The ORLECK is the last World War II era destroyer in the Pacific Fleet. Base: Tacoma State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster is Unloaded in Flood-Stricken East Pakistan The first U. S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster of the Far East Air Forces' 374th Troop Carrier Wing, from Tachikawra Air Installation near Tokyo, Japan, to land at Dacca, East Pakistan, Aug. 16, is unloaded by U. S. Army personnel of the 37th Medical Preventive Medicine Company. United States aid, in the form of medical supplies and personnel, was airlifted to East Pakistan to assist the 7,000,000 flood victims isolated by

DN-SN-87-04526. Base: Shirane (DD 143) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SN-88-05615. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Members of the Stinger anti-aircraft missile detachment man their stations aboard the destroyer USS O'BRIEN (DD-975). Country: Unknown

DF-SN-85-12579. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Arrival HR. Ms. Kortenaer 1945. Sailor with packages with the magazine "De Pen Gun" (O.A. aimed at Marine Corps in Batavia). October 10, 1945. Amsterdam

DN-SN-85-12133. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

DM-SN-85-11817. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

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.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Cornes checks a patient's ear during routine sick call in the medical department on board the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Country: Unknown

Cavalerie Schietkamp. "The Vliehors" The Radar Beauty and Freely Labricier in the (Paul) Mertens Toren

Crews of Costal Defence Guns at practice, keep a constant watch on a section coastline, Somewhere in Australia. August 23, 1943.

DF-SN-87-05053. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Crewmen aboard the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) put on flight gear so they can be transported to the beach to participate in search and rescue (SAR) operations for the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76). The frigate was overtaken by Typhoon Clara. Base: Calayan Island Country: Philippines

Professor Witkamp is sailing on board Hr.Ms. Friesland (D 812) (1956-1979), a submarine manager of the Friesland class.

DF-SN-87-08630. Base: Brooks Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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