World War II Aircraft and Bases

Images depict remnants of military aircraft, anti-aircraft radar stations, and troop carrier operations from World War II, showcasing historic military installations and maneuvers.

Remains Of A Republic P-47 (A/C 42703) Of The 353Rd Fighter Group Are Scattered Among Fuel Drums And Other Supplies At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 17 August 1943.

Remains Of A Republic P-47 (A/C 42703) Of The 353Rd Fighter Group Are Scattered Among Fuel Drums And Other Supplies At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 17 August 1943.

Anti-Aircraft Positions Around Clark Field Are Fortified By This Radar Station, That Detects All Aircraft - Friendly Or Enemy. The Station Notifies Other Battery Positions Id Enemy Aircraft Approaches In The Vicinity Of Radar Dection. Philippine Islands

Dropping in unexpectedly on a Japanese airfield in the Shantung Peninsula, a pilot of the "Great Flying Wall of China" Squadron in the 14th AF brought home this picture of a kill made at Tsingtao. Of over a 100 planes caught on the ground

After releasing gliders, tow planes drop the paratroopers which they have carried as well as towing gliders which participated in 52nd Troop Carrier Wing maneuvers over Sicily in 1943. The gliders were also loaded with troops, guns, vehicles, etc.

Reconnaissance picture of El Djem, Tunisia, taken 12 December 1942.

German Military Installations At Normandy Beach, France. Taken 22 June 1944.

Heavy Equipment Of The 807Th Engineer Aviation Battalion Being Removed From Lsm (Landing Ship, Mechanized) During Landing Operations On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. 3 May 1945.

Aviation Engineers Lay A Section Of New Airstrip, The First Allied Airfield In Germany For 9Th Af Fighter-Bombers Operating Ahead Of Us Ground Forces Advancing Into The Reich. Removal Of Small Village And Several Wooded Sections, Unfavorable Weather Cond

View Of Enlisted Men's Area Of The Far Eastern Air Forces. Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, 7 September 1945.

Personnel Of The 493Rd Bomb Group Gather Around An American Red Cross Clubmobile For Refreshments, England, 12 Feburary 1945.

Four Days After The Japaneses Left The Nanning Airbase In China With Its Bomb Craters, Ditches And Landmines, The 14Th Af Aviation Engineers Had Rounded Up Close To A Thousand Coolies And By The End Of The Week The Ditches Were Filled And The Bomb Craters Neut

Half Buried Concrete Hangarette About 500 Yards Southwest Of Atsugi Airdrome, Japanesean. 5 September 1945.

Pvt. Robert Linton of Martinsburg, West Virginia, sits at the alert position on his 40 mm anti-aircraft gun of the 208th Anti-Aircraft Battery in the Admiralty Islands. The sun shade was improvised by Pvt. Linton to help guard off the hot tropical

Ground Crewman Install A New Motor In A Plane At An Airbase Near Tripoli, Tripolitania, North Africa. 26 June 1943.

8th Air force, England-operates most of the time under bad weather conditions. Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress as seen through England's ofg.

Consolidated B-24 "Liberators" participating in the Ploesti mission above African base. The oil refineries of Ploesti, Rumania, which turned out 27 percent of all Axis petroleum products, were the target of a historic 9th Air Force mission on

Pvt. William V. Bernbaum, of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Pfc. Alvin Vanartsdalen of Philadephia, Pa., both of the 409th Service Squadron, 8th Service Group, standing guard over an American plane boneyard near Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea. 2 November

Bombing of Humboldt Bay.

Members Of The 443Rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Pitching Tents Upon Arrival At Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. April 1945.

Boeing B-29 "Superfortresses"' Lined Up On The Taxi Strip At An Airfield In China. 10 May 1944.

U.S. Air Force bombers and fighters parked on an airstrip at Heliopolis Airdrome, Egypt. 15 July 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India &ELECTRONICS,RADAR War

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MAIN CAPTION-These six army Air Force officers of the Troop Carrier Command, who participated in the biggest mass movement by air ever undertaken in the Southwest Pacific, have just returned to the United States for new assignments. With them they

North American P-51 (A/C No. 15574) Of The 78Th Fighter Group Was Damaged Beyond Repair When It Crash-Landed At The West End Of The Field At 8Th Air Force Station F-357 In Duxford, England. 20 April 1945.

Operations In Connection With The Rescue Of An Injured American Airman Who Had Parachuted Into Enemy Territory And Had Been Behind The Lines For Two Months. A Fieseler Storch Plane Was Sent Out To Make The Rescue And While Landing At A Secondary Airstrip

The battle for Fort Stotsenburg, on the southwestern edge of Clark Field, was one of the fiercest of the Clark Campaign. A group of Sherman tanks are shown in position to blast the outer perimeter of the fort. Tanks played an important part in taking

Fire fighters, on the job 24 hours a day at this Eighth Air force Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress station, are pictured here extinguishing the flames from a burning ofrtress which crashed near this airfield. The stricken ofrtress exploded shortly after

Bomb damage to railroad yards at Viterbo, Italy.

Clark Field on Luzon was the primary target for Far East Air Force bombers during the all-important weeks before General MacArthur's landing in Lingayen Gulf, but the other Jap airfields had to be neutralized too. Low-level North American B-25's and

Members of the 8th Combat Camera Unit set up their cameras at Poltava Airfield, Ukraine, Russia.

A guard walks his post around the stockade at an 11th Air Force base in Amchitca, Aleutian Islands. 12 October 1943.

Construction of an airfield by the 1876th Aviation Battalion somewhere in the Philippine Islands.

General View Of Camp Area Of 1878Th Engineer Aviation Battalion On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. 1 June 1945.

Boeing B-29 "Superfortresses"' Of The 444Th Bomb Group, Xx Bomber Command, Parked On An Airfield In China, December 1944.

Personnel Of The 834Th Engineer Aviation Battalion Fill Up Bomb Crater During The Repair Of An Airfield At St. Trond, Belgium, 27 September 1944.

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Smoke rolling from burning Japaneseanese planes on Vunakanau airdrome at Rabaul as Allied bombers made the heaviest attack of the Pacific war on that Japaneseanese base. 177 enemy planes were destroyed or damaged in the attack. Note the explosion near Japaneseanese

The Wreckage Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 022) Is Scattered Over A Large Area At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 2 October 1944. Lancs In Background

Fido Method Of Dispelling Fog At Airfield In England.

Ground Crew Fills The Fuel Tank Of The First Vultee L-5 Of The 163Rd Liaison Squadron, After It Was Re-Assembled At Cub Field No. 7; The Plane Had Been Dismantled And Crated At Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, For Shipment To This Base On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto

Second Douglas A-20 "Havoc" burned from direct hits during bombing raid on Mindoro Island, Philippine Islands. 21 December 1944.

Men Of An Engineer Aviation Battalion Build A B-29 Airstrip At Kandena Airfield On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. 1945.

This is what a near miss did to a Japanese twin-engine bomber. It's things like this that discourage Nipponese crew chiefs. Mindora Island, Philippine Islands.

Bomb Dump Of The 79Th Service Group At 8Th Air Force Station F-357 In Duxford, England.

Men Attach A Wing To One Of The Vultee L-5 Of The 163Rd Liaison Squadron Attached To The 10Th Army. The Plane Has Just Been Uncrated At Cub Field No. 7 On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, After Shipment From Hawaii. 1945.

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Easter In Okinawa. Easter Sunday, 1945, Was Observed On Okinawa In This Manner By Many American Soldiers.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CAMOUFLAGE War

Two German A.A. Guns destroyed by M.A.A.F. planes in May.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,ARMAMENT War

F.S.-smoke screen as layed down by Douglas A-20, 809th Chemical.

"C" Co. 3rd tank En. operating out of the new 4th Marine combat base north of Vietnam on June 27, 1967. Taken by Cpl R.A.Lowes, the image shows tanks from the 3rdHarDiv, Vietnam War. Defense Dept. Photo (Marine Corps) A188819. 127 GVB -332.

A Line Of Trucks And Tournatrailers Await Their Turn To Receive Load Of Coral At Quarry On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. The Quarry Is Operated By The 1878Th Engineer Aviation Battalion. 17 May 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,WRECKS War

Members Of The 834Th Engineer Aviation Battalion Lay Cement During The Construction Of A Runway At An 8Th Air Force Base At Matching, England. 15 October 1942.

Austrian guns in firing position in Rus. i.e., Russian Poland

A Tropical Typhoon Damaged On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, Left The Headquarters And Headquarters Squadron Supply Of The 7Th Air Force In A Complete Disorganized Condition. 11 October 1945.

Five Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress Crew Members Are Reported Held Captive By Aboriginal Lolo Tribesmen In The Rugged Mountain Of Western Szechwan Province In China. An Aaf C-47 Skymaster Flew From Shanghai To Chengtu To Investigate The Reports, And A

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.

Ammunition Ship Explodes In Harbor Of Bari, Italy - With Fires Still Burning Along The Quay, American And British Soldiers Remove An Injured Soldier From The Wreckage Of The Bari Docks, Following The Explosion Of An Ammunition Ship In The Harbor.

Nissen Huts at the 23rd Photo Squadron base in North Africa. 14 October 1943.

Setting up camp, Quarter Circle U roundup, Montana 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Douglas C-47'S Parked Along The Runway At The 410Th Bomb Group Base, Station A-68 In France. 13 March 1945.

The Watch On The Rhine - Ack-Ack Battery At Mainz, Germany, Keeps A Sharp Watch For Any Intruding Enemy Aircraft Attempting Sneak Attacks On Reconstruction Of The Mainz-Kastel Bridge, Believed Blown By Retreating Germans.

Bomb Damage To Airport Near Grosseto, Italy.

313Th Bomb Wing, B-29 Base, Tinian (20Th Air Force) --- It'S Bigger Than Laguardia Field, And Makes The Fanciest Continental Airdromes Look Small. There Are No Frills, Just Runways, Taxi Strips, Hardstands, Quonset Huts And Tents. It'S Strictly A Business

Ships which do not appear so small now, shown as our troops found them still on the docks.

Bren gun carriers are moving toward the "front" along the road from the village of Tarhuna, Tripolitania, Libya, through which the Allies passed on the great advance to Tripoli.

Two Officers Of The 163Rd Liaison Squadron, Attached To The 10Th Army, Uses Logs To Build A Bomb Shelter In Officers' Area On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto.

Members Of The 833Rd Engineers Aviation Battalion Lay British Type Landing Mat During Construction Of An Airfield At Christchurch, England.

Damaged Boeing B-17 (ofrtress) , Root of Starboard Wing.

Landing Fields - Philippines - Zablan Field, Aerial Photograph.

Planes of the R.A.F. Transport Squadrons were right up in front again when the Allied Air Forces took over Castel Benito Airfield, Tripolitania, Libya. A short time after the landing ground had been cleared they were unloading water and other

Tripolitania, Libya-As the crew's lorry drives away, right, another Lorry, left, draws up loaded with bombs, bringing armorers and fitters to go to work. The engines are checked--the British Boston Bomber is reloaded and prepared for the next Shuttle

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.

The Railyard At Chalon, France, Jammed With Traffic Intended Both For Troops Facing Armies Advancing From Southern Invasion Beaches And For Troops Evacuating To Germany, Was Cut Short When Fighter-Bombers Of Mediterranean Allied Air Forces Swooped Down To

Road Construction Of The 2Nd Air Base Group Patterson Field, Iceland. 1 August 1942.

Less Than A Week After The Japaneses Withdrew From The Nanning Airbase In China, The 14Th Af Aviation Engineers, With The Help Of A Thousand Coolies, Had The Planes Once Again Landing On The Field. Although The First Control Tower Was An Officer Waving His Ar

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations,CONSTRUCTION,Air Fields War

Maj. Milton R. Stahl Of St. Lous, Mo., Us 8Th Air force Officer, Is Shown Looking At A Bomb Hole In The 12-Foot Thick Roof Of A U-Boat Pen. A 12,000 Lb Bomb Went Thru The Roof And Sank Two Of The Submarines Inside. 24 Workers Were Killed And 63 Wounded During

A Railroad Yard Smashed By Fighter-Bombers Flying Ahead Of Us Ground Forces Advancing In Germany. German Sign In Background Reads 'Wheels Must Roll For Victory'.

10' Barbette carriage model 1893 , Arms & armament. Records of U.S. Army Operational

A Consolidated B-24 Taxiis Past A Line Up Of Liaison Lanes At An Airfield On Saipon, Marianas Is.

Ration Dump On Okinawa Island. 20 April 1945.

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Aerial View Of The Headquarters And Bivouac Area Of The 977Th Field Artillery Battalion Air Observation Post At Nettuno, Italy. 7 April 1944.

These Men Of The 79Th Fighter Group In Capodichino, Italy, Put Their Tent Up While A Strong Wind Is Blowing. Mt. Vesuvius Can Be Seen In The Background.

Rongotai Aerodrome, Lyall Bay Reclaimation ...., 01 August 1953, by Leslie Adkin.

Men Of The 833Rd Engineers Aviation Battalion Spread Asphault During Construction Of A Runway At Andrews Field, England.

One of the heavy graders which aviation engineers of the 9th Engineer Command used to build an emergency landing strip on the coast of France, completing a 3,600 ofot strip by 5:53 P.M. Thursday, 9 June 44. Detachments of this new 9th Air force

Members Of A Mobile Reclamation And Repair Unit Out To Repair A Martin B-26 Marauder Forced Down At An Advance Base Near The Front, Find Time To Examine An Unexploded Flying Bomb. L. To R., Sgt. Leo Dubuc Of Woonsocket, Ri., S/Sgt. Walter Pisz Of Detroit

Bomb damage at Piombino, Italy. Note the barrage balloons flying overhead. 30 June 1944.

A desperate attempt to dash from the beleaguered Far Eastern University to the newly forming Jap lines on the other side of the Pasig River comes to a grisly end for this truckload of Jap Marines. A squad of our men knocked out the truck with rifles

No. 151 Wing Royal Air Force Operations in Russia, September-november 1941 Ground crew prepare to service Hawker Hurricane Mark IIBs of No. 81 Squadron RAF after moving them from their hides at Vaenga.

These Bomb Craters Along A Railroad Near Valognes, France, Were The Result Of 9Th Af Bombing. Such Bombing Has Paralyzed The German Attempts To Bring Up Reinforcements And Supplies And Has Caused Great Devastation Amid The Retreating German Armies.

In the shadow of a Jap fighter's wing, construction workers erecting a new control tower stop for a swig of water and a few minutes of rest. Palawan Island, P.I.

After The Bombing Of Hawaii By The Japaneseanese, Dec. 7, 1941. East View Of #3 Front Of Hangars (#4 Hangar Perfect) 10:25 A.M., Wheeler Field, T.H. 12/11/41.

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