World War II Military Equipment

Images of military equipment and installations from World War II, featuring tents, aircraft components, and landscapes in Burma and Italy.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RESCUE War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,EQUIPMENT War

Natives of New Guinea crowd around supply laden Douglas C-47's which have landed at Nadzab Airstrip, New Guinea. In the distance another plane comes in for a landing. 11 September 1943.

Allied Installations Near An Airfield At Rome, Italy. 4 July 1944.

Ju 52 at Milo-Alo Tropani, Sicily.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RESCUE War

Boram Field, Wewak, New Guinea.

Aircraft, Burma, India &CAPTUREDMATERIEL War

Establishment Of Airfields Was Of First Importance At Salerno, Italy. Just One Mile From The Beach, Aviation Engineers Selected Two Adjoining Farms For Conversion Into An Emergency Landing Field. Bulldozers Cleaned Off The Trees And A Fast Job With Pick

One Of The Island Command Cemeteries On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. 1 July 1945.

A revived miniature railroad on a base in France once held by the Germans serves to deliver Fighter Group pilots of the 9th AF to their planes. Ammunition and other supplies are also carried to supply the Mustang pilots and ground crews.

Enemy on Kiska.

General View Of 443Rd Engineer Aviation Battalion's Camp Area On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. April 1945.

As anti-aircraft gunners stand ready to prevent any enemy interference with the operation, Douglas C-47 transports and gliders await the go signal to carry airborne reinforcements to the paratroopers who were dropped behind Nazi lines earlier

401St Bomb Group Medical Buildings At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 13 July 1944.

View of an 11th Air Force base at Amchitca, Aleutian Islands, looking northeast of Constantine Harbor. 12 October 1943.

These 8th Air Force Boeing B-17s on Poltava Airfield, Ukraine, Russia, having just completed their first shuttle-bombing msision from England, were destroyed on the ground in a perfectly timed and well executed attack by the German Air Force on the

Zdymadlo. Zdymadlo u. D. - Berkovic

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

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.

South-Western angle and face of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, April 16th, 1861. Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Cannons, 1860-1870, Fort Moultrie (S.C.), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Confederate.

Exterior view of the radio transmitter station at Poltava Airbase, a shuttle misison base in Russia. 6 January 1945.

View Of The 410Th Bomb Group At Station A-68 In France. 13 March 1945.

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Soldiers of the 14th Air force in China, aided by coolies, remove bombs from ammunition dump preparatory to abandoning the Hengyang Airfield.

A Group Of North American P-51's Warming Up For Take-Off On Airfield In England. 15 May 1944. 374Th Fighter Squadron, 361St Fighter Group.

Attacked 14 Times In 4 Months, The Euskirchen Rail Bridge, Spanning The Erft River, 20 Miles South Of Cologne, Germany Was A Familiar Target To Martin B-26 Marauders, A-26S And A-20 Crews Of The 9Th Air Division. Despite Repeated Attacks Which Resulted I

Wewak, N.E. New Guinea Bombing.

Office Section Of The Far East Air Force Depot #9, Located At Naha Airfield. This Depot Handled All Air Force Equipment Needed For Operations Of Air Corps Units On Okinawa Island. Area Adjacent To The Naha Airstrip Is Being Cleared By The 933Rd Aviation

Other than Japanese raids on Middleburg Island, off the coast of Dutch New Guinea, losses of planes and personnel were sustained occasionally when faulty brakes and other mechanical failure caused accidents in landings and take-offs. This wrecked

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations,MISCELLANEOUS War

2Nd Army Airways Communication Wing Radio Station At Habbaniya, Iraq.

As Construction By The 833Rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Proceeds, Martin B-26'S (Left) Are Parked Along A Completed Portion Of The Runway On This Snow-Covered Field At Air Force Station A-72, Peronne, France. 1945.

Down a side street and on toward the airport. Before long the tugs which are pulling them will be disappearing specks to these Thunderbolt P-47's.

Statements By High Ranking German Officers, Including Field Marshall Gerd Von Rundstedt, Credit Air Attack Which Crippled German Railways And Reduced The Army'S Mobility As Being One Of The Main Factors In Germany'S Defeat. An Idea Of The Destruction Dea

Before this strip, somewhere in the Philippine Islands, was completed, Douglas C-47s came in for landings.

Hostel No. 6 burning prior to the evacuation of Kweilin, China.

Unloading Equipment From Three Lst (Landing Ship Tanks) During Landing Operations On Saipan, Marianas Islands, June 21, 1944.

Exterior view of a battalion mess hall at the 22nd Replacement Depot, Manila, Philippine Islands. Note that it has no screens. July 1945.

Concentrating On The Juncture Of 23 Lines In The Kaiserslautern, Germany Railroad Yard, A 9Th Af Fighter-Bomber Rendered All Of Them Useless With Bombs That Produced The Crater At Top Center. Photo By 1St Lt. W.W. Allen, A 9Th Af Photographer.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

Camouflaged for the night is this North American P-51B, seen through a tent opening at a 9th Air force base in England. Naturally, an enemy pilot would rather destroy a Mustang on the ground than meet one in the air, for he knows the odds are against

Aerial View Of The 410Th Bomb Group Base At Station A-68 In France. 13 March 1945. Juvincourt, France.

Members Of An Anti-Aircraft Battery Filling Sand Bags For 90 Mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Revetment On Baker Island. September 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Mobile Training Unit At The 410Th Bomb Group Base In France. 9 May 1945.

This group of tumbled down shacks was occupied by German troops opposing the U.S. 5th Army at Prospero, southwest of Bologna, Italy. The strongpoint was wiped out by Republic P-47 Thunderbolts of a fighter group in the air campaign that worked

This is a closeup of the damage cause by 9th Air Force bombs after they hit this railroad marshalling yard at Buir, Germany, during the drive of the ground forces from Duren to the Rhine at Cologne. Note bomb crater in foreground.

Brick constructed officers barracks at John Payne Field near Cairo, Egypt. 12 November 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

Men Of The 1878Th Engineer Aviation Battalion Erect Tent In Dump Area On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. May 1945.

Japaneseanese Sef Plane Propped Up In Front Of A Hangarette On Atsugi Airdrome, Japanesean. Note Revetment Visible On Roof Of Hangarette. 5 September 1945.

Bomb damage to the harbor area at piombino, Italy. Note barrage balloons overhead. 30 June 1944.

Bomb Damage To Bologna, Italy, After Attacks By Planes Of The Mediterranean Allied Air Forces. Photo Was Taken From The Ground After The Fall Of The City.

Nichols Field, Philippine Islands. Air Evacuation Holding Station. 30 June 1945.

2Nd Army Airways Communications Wing Camp Area At Roberts Field, Liberia.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, Storm Damage War

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, GENERALVIEWS War

Morris Island, South Carolina Interior view of Fort Putnam. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Charleston (S.C.), History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Forts & fortifications, United States, South Carolina, Morris Island.

A Tent Of The 340Th Bomb Group Which Was Damaged During The Eruption Of Mt. Vesuvius On 23 March 1944. Note North American B-25 In Background. Italy.

Demolished Japaneseanese aircraft bombed by the Allied forces during an attack on Lae, New Guinea. 24 October 1943.

Aerial View Of North American P-51 "Mustangs" Of The 78Th Fighter Group On The Line At 8Th Air Force Station F-357 In Duxford, England. 7 June 1945.

Panorama of Nichols Field, Manila, Philippine Islands. 1 June 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CREWS War

Living Quarters For Personnel Of The 834Th Engineer Aviation Battalion At Matching, England. 20 June 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Bombing,

Hitler'S Home In Ruins -- A P-47 Thunderbolt Of The Us Army 12Th Af Flies Over What Was Once Hitler'S Retreat At Berchtesgaden, Germany. Incorrectly Labeled 'Austria'

Due to a Japaneseanese raid on Middleburg Island, off the coast of Dutch New Guinea, the fighter groups lost a few planes from direct hits and fires were started in the gas tanks of fighters as a result from shrapnel. Shown here is one of the demolished

Wewak Airdrome, Northeast...

Fire Fighters Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group, Do Their Utmost To Extinguish The Blaze Of A Burning Lockheed P-38 Lightning Which Crashed At An Airfield Somewhere In Italy.

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

This is what happened when bombs from Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 15th Air Force found their mark on a drydock in Toulon, France. The battleship "Dunkerque" was in the dock at the time and was hit. She stands today presenting a picture of

Theatre Of The 410Th Bomb Group At Station A-68 In France. 13 March 1945.

Mules, Which Will Be Used In The Invasion Of Burma, Are Led Into A Glider Of The 1St Air Commando Force At Lalaghat, India.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

Chinese Troops Move Along The Road Toward Their Curtiss C-46 Transport Plane Which Will Take Them To Another Base In China.

Douglas C-54 Crash, 1391St Aaf Base Unit, Santa Maria, Azores, 4 July 1945.

Rjukan, Norway-Damaged penstock contains water pipelines camouflaged by fake trees. Latter are only pin points in aerial picture.

Yorktown, Virginia. Naval battery with Nelson church in background used as a hospital. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Camouflaged V-1 Rocket Assembly Room Near Cherbourg, France.

Taking No Chances On Leaving Their Pontoon Bridges Assembled -- Providing Targets For Allied Airmen -- The Wehrmacht Used Portions Of The Bridges To Transport Men And Supplies Across The Po River In Italy, As They Retreated. This Two Boat Section Is Camo

American troops search the burning wreckage of a crashed liberator for equipment. This plane was disabled while on a bombing mission over France and crashed in a field after its crew had bailed out safely.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Bombing,

Nagasaki, Japan. A General View Of Wreckage In Residential Area Just East Of Ground Zero. Ground Zero Is The Spot Directly Below The Explosion Of The Atomic Bomb. Note The Ruins Of The Urakami Roman Catholic Cathedral In The Left Background.

Wrecked Martin B-26 in Mediterranean Area.

Setting Up The Mess Tent And Camouflage In The Woods Just West Of Chalons, France, Wh Ere Advance Headquarters Of The Xix Tactical Air Command Established Its Cp.

Bomb Damage To Renault Plant, Paris, France, 3 Sept. 1944. 2Nd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force.

Savannah, Georgia (vicinity). Naval 32-pdr. at Fort McAllister. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Bulldozer Moving Earth To Cover Underground Command Post For Use By Operations Section And Other Personnel Of The 318Th Fighter Group During Japaneseanese Aerial Attacks On Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto.

Laloki Airdrome looking Northwest along runway near Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea. 27 November 1942.

A Douglas C-47 Of The 14Th Af In China Bringing Supplies And Materials Necessary For Rebuilding The Newly Occupied Nanning Airbase.

Tunis, Tunisia-The military installations at Tunis were severely damaged and many buildings made unservicable from direct hits, results of accurate bombing of the Northwest African Air Force during the Tunisian battle.

Italy - Training Contines During Combat. Here Is A North American B-25 Mitchell Tail Gunner Sharpening His Eyesight On A Training Device, While An Echelon Of Bombers From His Group (Center) Return To The Base After A Mission. As A Scale Models Of Enemy

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance,MISCELLANEOUS War

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

Wreck Of Consolidated B-24 (Ac #123728) In Iceland, Killing Fourteen Members. Among Those Killed Were, Lt. General Frank M. Andrews And Bishop Adna Wright Leonard. Only One Member Of Crew Survived. 2Nd Service Group, 4 May 1943.

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