Vintage Military Aviation

Images capturing various military aircraft and pilots from the mid-20th century, highlighting test flights, paratrooper drops, and military airfields.

1944 - Packs of cigarettes are distributed to repatriated USAF airmen freed in Operation Reunion.

A military policeman directs a jeep to a parking area after it is unloaded from a German Air Force C-160 aircraft during exercise Reforger '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Wunstdorf German Air Force Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Above: Bombs being loaded on to a four-engined Lincoln bomber of No. 1 Squadron in Malaya. The Lincolns can carry a bomb load of seven tons. February 1, 1955.

A view of a Marine Light Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) AV-8B Harrier aircraft during pre-flight operations. The Harrier is equipped with a target drone on its wing. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States, December 14, 1942Grumman TBF Avengers, here with their wings demounted, are being effective as both bomb and torpedo carriers in the war against Japan and Germany.

H.K.H. Princess Beatrix visits army components at the Artillery Schietkamp Oldebroek, at 't Harde and in Elspeet.

3/4 right front view of a North American F-86E Sabre, "Gig and Little Dave". A technician is pulling an electrical power unit towards the aircraft.. 3/4 right front view of a North American F-86E Sabre, "Gig and Little Dave". A technician is pulling an electrical power unit towards the aircraft..

SGT Tom Ducharmarme, an aviation mechanic, makes adjustments for propeller revolutions on the motor of a Douglas C-117 aircraft. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-1075. 1956

One-quarter left front view of a North American Mustang Mk. IV 'Miss Marunouchi' being equipped with drop tanks, somewhere in Korea. Two men work under each wing attaching the drop tanks, and another man walks in front of the left wing. An additional man stands on top of the left wing. buildings, sandbags, and barrels appear in the background.

Flight deck crewmen inspect an A-3D Skywarrior aircraft during flight operations aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CVA-66). Country: Unknown

DF-ST-89-05333. Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Test Crew That Puts B-17S Through The Paces Before Planes Enter Combat. England.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tjililitan airport at Batavia various activities. Ground staff at the nose of a Mitchell B-25 bomber. February 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

A left side view of two F-104G Starfighter aircraft parked on the flight line during the training of German military pilots by members of the 69th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Members of the 101st Airborne Division's Airmobile crew assemble a UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter following the helicopter's delivery aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft during Operation SAND EAGLE '88. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Side View of HC-130P Refueling an HH-3 and HH-53B. Side View of HC-130P Refueling an HH-3 and HH-53B. "Southeast AsiaSide view of a U.S. Air Force HC-130P aircraft refueling an HH-3E (top) and an HH-53B helicopter off the coast of Vietnam." Photographer: Staff Sgt. Andy Sarakon

DN-SN-87-08877. Country: Unknown

A Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 (VAW-125) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft gets a final check before being launched from the No. 1 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Army Sentry Guarding new B-17F (Flying Fortress) Bombers at Airfield of Boeing Plant, Seattle, Washington, USA, Andreas Feininger for Office of War Information, December 1942

World War II, Cadet Thanas, at the Naval Air Base, photograph by Howard R. Hollem, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942.

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