Training and Medical Evacuations

Images of military training activities, including medical personnel loading wounded individuals and aviation procedures during WWII operations.

Cpl. Albert Singer, 2710 N. Fairfield Ave., (Left); T/Sgt. Weldon L. Rugg, Clinton, Ky.; And Cpl Walter Robert Of 1240 N. Berendo St., Los Angeles, Calif. (Right) Fix The Hatch On A Northrup P-61 "Black Widow", Night Fighter Of The 9Th Air Force. France.

Night fighter pilots need the link trainer too. S/Sgt. Daniel H. Parish, Towson, Md., shows how to 2nd. Lt. F.F. Weaver, from Dallas, Texas, pilot of the 414th Night Fighter Sqaudron.

2Nd Lt. Dorothy L. Barlow Of Supulpa, Ohio, Second From Right Inside Plane, Supervises The Loading Of Wounded Man On A Douglas C-47 Evacuation Plane At Grantham, England. 7 December 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

GREECE-An American crew chief of a Douglas C-47 Troop carrier, 51st Troop carrier, 51st Troop Carrier Wing, and British paratroopers tie parapacks on one of the planes that brought and dropped forces of the British paratroopers on Greece.

Between Dec. 10, 1944 And Jan. 2, 1945, Horses And Mules Were Flown Over The 'Hump' From Burma To China, Probably For The First Time In History, To Remedy A Critical Shortage Of Animal Transport In China. Four Or Five Animals Tied In Bamboo Stalls Were Ca

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,EQUIPMENT War

Russian and American military personnel check on engine on one of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" that landed at Poltava Airbase in Russia after participating in one of the shuttle missions in October 1944.

S/Sgt. Carl R. Smock, Kansas City, Mo., Is Shown In Position To Shoot Motion Picture Shots Of Enemy Action Through The Waist Window Of A B-24 Liberator Bomber Based In Italy.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops &Paratroops

Cpl. Albert Singer, 2710 N. Fairfield Ave., (Left); T/Sgt. Weldon L. Rugg, Clinton, Ky.; And Cpl Walter Robert Of 1240 N. Berendo St., Los Angeles, Calif. (Right) Fix The Hatch On A Northrup P-61 "Black Widow", Night Fighter Of The 9Th Air Force. France.

The First Boeing B-29 To Land On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto Was Forced Down When Two Of Its Engines Failed. Here, Maintenance Men Are Shown Installing A New Engine On The Plane. Mechanics And Equipment Were Florwn In To Repair The Plane With All Possible Spe

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

The 401St Bomb Group Takes Over A Former Raf Base At Deenethorpe, England On 20 December 1943. Squadron Leader Edward H.G. Watson Of The Raf And Colonel Harold W. Bowman, Commanding Officer Of The 401St Bomb Group, Officiated.

Distributing The Long Awaited Parcels From Home To Eager Ground Crew Men Are, Standing On Jeep, Pfc. Charles H. Schmidt Of Sycamore, Ill., And On The Ground, Pfc. Fred J. Cain, Yadinville, North Carolina. This Is Their Second Christmas In England.

Aerial Gunners Of The 436Th Bomb Squadron, 7Th Bomb Group At Their Posts In A Consolidated B-24 At Bishnuper Airfield, India. They Are S/Sgt. L.C. Reynolds Of Yakima, Wash. And S/Sgt. S.W. Schmiett Of Midvale, Utah. 25 March 1943.

With scores of five-men rubber life rafts to periodically inflate and check for slow leaks, Sgt Harry Adams (right) of 12160 Broad St., Detroit, Mich., an equipment specialist with the 8th AF in England, hit on the idea of using an American vacuum

Caroline Islands, 12 October 1944. One Of The First 60 Wounded Marines To Be Evacuated By Three Curtiss C-46 Commando Hospital Planes Is Placed Aboard At The Airfield On Peleliu. A Truck Doubled As An Ambulance To Bring Some Of The Wounded To The Airbas

Personnel of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing unload camer magazines from the nose of a plane at an air base somewhere in North Africa.

The Raid Over Steyr, Austria, On 2 April 1944 Wasn'T Just A Milk Run - It Ws The Real Thing! Here, A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 97Th Bomb Group, 15Th Af, Has Just Turned Off The Runway At Its Home Base In Italy And A Wounded Crew Member Is Bein

During Interrogation At An Airbase Somewhere In England, The Pilot In The Center Is Reporting To An Intelligence Officer That A Plane From His Formation Crash Landed In The English Channel And Gives Information As To How Many Men Got Out Of The Plane, Loc

Berteaux, Morocco-After successful raid over Axis held territory in North Africa, a crew of the 379th Bomb Squadron, 310th Bomb Group is being quizzed by 1st Lt. Rupert A. Nock at bomber headquarters.

Capt. Jack C. Ledford (Zanesville, Ohio), Pilot And 2Nd Lt. William L. Gardner (Metora, Indiana), Bombardier Of The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, '20Th Century Unlimited', Talking Things Over After The Successful Accomplishment Of Mission 9 Bombing Raid On A

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops &Paratroops

Aircraft, Burma, India &PRISONS &PRISONERS War

Airplane inside another airplane, or big fish eats little fish--a Curtiss P-40 fighter fuselage being unloaded from the big stomach of a Douglas C-47 cargo ship at a forward U.S. air base in China.

Aircraft, Burma, India &BOMBLOADING War

Aircraft, Burma, India & Operations , Naga Headhunters War

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

Enemy on Kiska.

SICILY-Brig. General Paul L. Williams, Commanding General of this Troop Carrier Command, offers a few words of solace to the wounded warrior.

Lt. Jose Barbosa And Lt. A. Samano, Of Mexico City, Discuss How They Dropped Their Bombs On A Jap Target During The First Combat Mission Of The Mexican Expeditionary A.F. A Thousand Pound Demolition Bomb Is Their Choice Of A Seat. They Flew With The 5Th F

A lucky shot by a Nazi fighter plane crippled the rudder of this North American B-25 when the 12th Air Force Bombers. Crew and ship returned safely to its base. Sgt. Guitman R. Loden of Golden, Miss., airplane mechanic inspects the damage.

One of the greatest thrills an enlisted man can enjoy is showing his commanding general one of his personal inventions designed for both a high rate of efficiency and a saver of airmen's lives. Here, T/Sgt Charles L. Berkemeir of Baltimore, Md., left

A Patient Is Loaded Aboard A Douglas C-54 Evacuation Plane At Funafuti Island, Ellice Island, 24 November 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

Members Of The 525Th Bomb Squadorn, 379Th Bomb Group Are Served Coffee And Doughnuts From An American Red Cross Club-Mobile At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 2 March 1944.

Brig. Gen. Dean C. Strother (Left) 15Th Aaf Fighter Wing Commander, And Carl Schoeniger, Detroit, Mich., (Centger) Commander In Chief Of Veterans Of Foreign Wars, Hear F/O Richard T. Andrews, 20, 916 Se 35Th St., Portland, Ore., Tell How He Rescued A Fell

Capt. William E. Smith (now Maj.), right and his crew chief, Sgt. Herman T. Levy, 828 McBride St., Syracuse, N.Y., examine the bombs load of "Rat Poison" just before the Martin B-26 Marauder takes off on its 164th mission. FRANCE.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops &Paratroops

Bombs are being loaded in a...

Cpl. Crum, Member Of The 443Rd Engineer Aviation Battalion, Trimming Gis Hair During His Off-Duty Hours. Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. April 1945.

Troop transport being loaded during snowstorm

'Little Tiger Joe' Stands Inspection Right Along With His Foster Fathers, The 907Th Engineers.

Members Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, Is Fitted With Clothing Equipment And A Parachute At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 29 July 1944.

FRANCE-A magazine of exposed aerial film is removed from the camera in the Photo Reconnaissance Plane of the Ninth Air Force Unit operating in Europe. Left to right are: S/Sgt Llang A. Dickenson, Jackson, Miss.; and S/Sgt Bert W. Reiser of

Japanesean - Beginning Bomb Run, Pilot Switches On Automatic Pilot, While Bombardier (Center) Adjusts Sights In A B-29 Superfortress.

Radar Scanning Screen In A Pby-5-A. In This Case, Radar Is Used To Detect Submarines And In Air-Sea Rescue Work. Enough Iron Is Put Into Life Boats And Rafts Making It Possible To Pick Them Up On The Radar Receiver. Clark Field, Philippine Islands.10 May

Wewak Airdrome, Northeast...

Belly tanks are often filled with the Gel mixture after they are slung under the airplane's wing. This Lockheed B-34 Ventura in the Philippine Islands, was fitted with four rocket racks alongside the fire-bomb. The pilot watches as skilled chemical

On the beach head in Northern France near the emergency landing strip they helped build, these T/Sgts of a 9th AF Aviation Engineer Battalion, take time off for a quick lunch, they are left to right T/4 Edward S. Dill from Glenn Rickey, Penn., and

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,SALVAGE War

Elsevier photo collection. Den Helder practiced Belgian naval crew training diver. Belgians Diving Pack - Z.G. Investment suits, short time Dutch navy - ready descend divers' training vessel. Completely Belgians, training diver. September 12, 1951. Den Helder, Noord-Holland

Lt. Craig And Crew Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Examine Battle Damage To A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 3 March 1945.

Supplies for the 81st Service Group, based on Vis Island, Dalmatia, are unloaded from a boat by Yugoslavia natives and checked by an American officer as the supplies are transferred to waiting trucks. 13 November 1944.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance, ASSEMBLY OFPLANES War

World War II veteran and former Marine Corps pilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington visits his old squadron during the Vietnam War on May 5, 1971. Boyington, a highly decorated pilot and leader, gained fame as the commander of the famous Black Sheep Squadron.

Tsgt C.E. Allen Gives Instructions To Ssgt A.P. Machasick In The Gunnery Section Of The 401St Bomb Group. England, 25 October 1944.

Photograph of Cesar Romero Aboard Coast Guard-manned Transport.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Civilian workers running the wing of a Supermarine Spitfire Mark VIII out of its crate prior to assembly of the aircraft (JF672, seen in the foreground) by No.145 Maintenance Unit at Cazís Airport, Casablanca, Morocco. Most of the civilians employed at 145 MU were Spanish refugees who fled to North Africa following General Franco's victory in the Civil War. They were imprisoned by the Vichy French but released by the Allies in November 1942.

Supplies of ofod and ammunition being unloaded by Chinese coolies from a Douglas C-47 cargo plane of the 14th AF Transport Unit. U.S. air bases in China are serviced exclusively by planes of the 14th Transport Unit.

Fur lined vs. Electrically heated, flying suits, Maj. Frank Cleary, St. Louis, Mo. Points out to crack Marauder pilot 1st Lt. Arthur Smith, Buffalo, N.Y. the differences between the fur-lined flying suit and the electrically heated one.

Two Air Force members of the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group read up on the latest news from "The Stars & Stripes" inside their tent at an air base in Corsica.

Anefo photo collection. WI West Indies / Anefo London series. Military exercises KNIL. Artillery Fort Amsterdam. {1940-1945}. Paramaribo, Suriname

A 500 Pounder Is Hooked Under The Belly Of A Bell P-39 Air Cobra Of Coastal Air Force. For A Long Time, The P-39S Were Used Only For Quiet Patrol Work; Then Pilots Got Eager, Found Ways For Them To Work On Operation Strangle. They Carry Bombs To Work On

Preparations For The Invasion Of France -- Members Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Load Equipment On A Horsa Prior To Departure From An Airbase Somewhere In England. 4 June 1944.

Edward R. Murrow, Noted News Correspondent, Interviews Two Air Force Officers During A Visit To The 386Th Bomb Group Base At Great Dunmow, Essex, England On 23 June 1944.

American GI's and Russian soldiers work together in construction of barracks at the USSR Poltava Airbase in Russia. The barracks will house personnel participating in the Russian shuttle misisons. 1944.

Landing at Hollandia in Humboldt Bay, New Guinea on 22 April 44. General MacArthur accompanies his troops. By 28 April 44, they had seized last Japanese strip and by 2 May 44 the base was operational.

Algiers, Algeria-The North American B-25 "HAWKEYE," piloted by 1st Lt. John G. Stewart, Winnsboro, S.C., in a mission over northern Sardinia, was badly shot up in the right rudder, wing, fuselage and especially in the engine nacelle, by a Me 109.

Lt. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz (Extreme Right) And British Officers Study A Mosiac At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy. 90Th Photo Reconn Wing. Colonel Elliot Roosevelt Second From Left, Gen. Harold Alexander W/Back To Camera

Aircraft Salvage Operations Of The Eastern India Air Depot At Panagarh, India.

The Army Signal Corps uses Radio photo in China. Shown are Lt. Andrew Perrin, Chicago, and Capt. Rankin Roberts, Chicago, testing the new hookup. Perrin is radio officer at Hdq., CBI, and Roberts is Pro-China Sector.

Algiers, Algeria-1st Lt. Earl Stutts of Charlotte, N.C. as "tail-end Charlie" in the 18 June 1943 raid on Aranci, came home with his Mitchell B-25 full of 20 mm shell holes from a ME 109. This was his 28th mission and his description of the battle

Crew members of the Ninth Air Force being interrogated after a bombing mission over the Mareth Line. Intelligence officers get invaluable informations from these men who have just returned from flying over the enemy line. EGYPT.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RESCUE War

S/Sgt. Charles D. Bacon, New Castle, Pa., Right Gunner Of Boeing B-29 '20Th Century Unlimited', Of The 40Th Bomb Group, Xx Bomber Command, On Lookout For Enemy Planes En Route To Mission 9, Enemy Target At Anshan, Manchuria. China.

Memorial Day, 1946 Was A Day Of Memorial Services On Okinawa, In Contrast To Memorial Day, 1945 When The Battle Of Okinawa Was In Full Force. Rabbi Sachs, Eight Air Force Chaplain, Is Shown At The 77Th Division Cemetery, As He Conducted Memorial Services

Left to right: S/Sgt. Wm. L. Adair, Consolidated B-24 Liberator gunner, of Degroff, Ohio, and S/Sgt. Billie McClennen, right waist gunner, of Comanche, Oklahoma, are shown preparing guns to be swung out into waist positions.

Members Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot Check For Landing Gear Of A Consolidated B-24, 20 September 1944, Lancashire, England.

At the new U.S. bomber bases in Russia, an American Sergeant shows a Russian counterpart the guts of a Boeing B-17 bomb-bay.

Two Native Children Of Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, Watch Sgt. Dudley Maddern, 3210 Avenue H, Brooklyn New York, Repair Tail Of Vultee L-5 'Sentinel'. 163Rd Liaison Squadron.

N. Wallace, Box 718, Holtville, California And Jack N. Warnich, 284 - 26Th Ave., San Francisco, California Cook Their First G.I. Meal Since They Were Released From The Hanowa Prisoner Of War Camp #6 At Honshu, Japanesean. 14 September 1945.

An American Red Cross Clubmobile 'Donut Wagon' Supply Men Of The 353Rd Fighter Group With Hot Coffee And Doughnuts Somewhere In England. 2 July 1945.

The Navigator Of A 91St Bomb Group Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Charts The Course Of His Plane Enroute To Bomb Enemy Installations Somewhere In Europe On 5 November 1943.

Medics Transferring Litter Patient From Vultee L-5 'Sentinel' To Awaiting Ambulance. Evacuation Cases Were Flown To Field No 10, Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto.

Capt. Lester L. Blount Of Salina, California, A Member Of The 49Th Fighter Squadron, 14Th Fighter Group, Cares For His Patients In The 49Th Fighter Squadron Hospital At Berteaux, North Africa. 26 February 1943.

Anefo photo collection. Navy Navy Anefo London series. Submarine HR. Ms. "O21". Steering. {1940-1945}. Indian Ocean

Superfortress Crew Member Describes Japanese Searchlights Which Sought His Plane In The Skies Above Yawata.

Lt. General Dan I. Sultan, Commanding General Of India Burma Theatre, Addresses Troops At Ceremony Opening The Ledo Road, Burma. 28 Jan. 1945.

Consolidated B-24 Liberators of the U.S. 8th AF being loaded with weapons, food and medicines for the parachute troops dropped by 1500 transports and gliders in advance of the Rhine crossing ground troops in the Ruhr. 240 B-24 Liberators of the

The daily communiques from the various battle front over the world invariably tell of the accomplishments of the USAAF. Subsequent news stories have developed tales of the deeds of individual airmen and air crews. But little publicity has been

Anefo photo collection. Military action in Indonesia. December 30, 1948. Indonesia

Aircraft, Burma, India &MEDICAL, NURSES,OFF-DUTY War

Photographers of the 12th AF Combat Camera Unit, who recorded the Cassablanca and teheran conferences on film, photographed Pres. Roosevelt's presentation of awards to American officers on his only stop in Siciily. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower is

North American B-25 Mitchell crash (wheels up). Tire blew out on take off. Plane managed to stay up, then crash landed. CHINA.

Horse shoes in the Libyan Desert! American Red Cross Field Director Ray L. Goodridge, of 210 Lark Street, Rochester, New York, former champion horse shoe pitcher of New York State, gives some pointers to the men of the U.S. 9th AF to which he

In A Haze Of Smoke From The Burning Consolidated B-24 Liberator In The Background, Medics Load The Badly Burned, Lone Survivor Of A Runway Tragedy Into An Ambulance. Returning From A Mission To Moosebierbaum, Oil Refinery Near Vienna, Austria, The Plane

Three P-51 "Mustang" Pilots Of The 506Th Fighter Group Display Insignia Of Tokyo Club On Jacket. Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands.

Just A Few Miles Behind The Front Lines In Normandy, France, Men Of The 9Th Air Force Aviation Engineers Constructed Emergency Landing Strips With 'Hessian Mat' Used For Surfacing. After The Selected Site For The Airstrip Is Graded And Leveled, The Mat,

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