WWII Fighter Pilots and Aircraft

Images depicting WWII pilots with their planes, showcasing vintage aircraft like the P-51 Mustang and P-38 Lightning. The mood is historical and military-focused, emphasizing teamwork.

As soon as the plane has stopped moving, and before the pilot, 2nd Lt. Donald A. Schultz, 24, of 2049 N. Stocc St., Melrose Park, Ill., has jumped to the ground, S/Sgt. Charles J. Mader, 30, of 100 Buchanan St., Topeka, Kansas and Cpl. Morris Berkoff

ENGLAND-Lt. Col. Wallace E. Hopkins of Washington, Ga., poses on the wing of his North American P-51 Mustang fighter "FEROCIOUS FRANKIE" named for his wife, Mrs. Frankie L. Hopkins. The 25 year old 8th AF Fighter Command Pilot and acting

An Air Force Pilot Of The 94Th Fs, 1St Fg, Is Seated In His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy, 15 June 1945.

Enemy on Kiska.

As soon as the plane has stopped moving, and before the pilot, 2nd Lt. Donald A. Schultz, 24, of 2049 N. Stocc St., Melrose Park, Ill., has jumped to the ground, S/Sgt. Charles J. Mader, 30, of 100 Buchanan St., Topeka, Kansas and Cpl. Morris Berkoff

Sgt. Gean Bourdon, from Rio de Janeiro, Flight Chief with the First Brazilian Fighter Squadron. The Sgt. has had ten years in the A.F. of his country. ITALY.

A pilot of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, seated in the cockpit of his Lockheed F-5 at an air base somewhere in North Africa.

Sgt. Turske Of Minneapolis, Minnesota Taking Curtis P-40 Apart To Make A Pulpit Out Of It. Kunming, China.

Major (then Captain) William E. Smith, 485 Central Avenue, Hapeville, Georgia, applies a bomb symbol to indicate the completion of the 164th mission by "Rat Poison," his Ninth AF B-26 Marauder.

PRE-FLIGHT FIXTURES---With a propeller wrench in hand, S/Sgt. James J. Vokoun of Prentice, Mich., swings a four-bladed propeller into place before securing it on to the shaft of a North American P-51 Mustang fighter plane at a base of the U.S. 8th

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group Sits In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy. September 21 1945.

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group, Sits In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy.

US Air Force, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS & ALASKA

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group, On The Wing Of His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy.

S/Sgt. Eugene Gaskins Of Jacksonville, Fla., Peers Into Twisted Hulk Of The Nose Turret Of The Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Vadie Raye". The 20 Year Old Gunner Bailed Out Of The Blazing Aircraft From An Altitude Of 800 Feet After It Had Been Set Afire By

Capt. John H. Hoefker, Ft. Mitchell, Ky., is first 9th Air force reconnaissance pilot to become an ace.

First Lieut. John L. Jones (Rfd 1, Pines Road, Paterson, N.J.), Fifth Air Force Fighter Pilot, Now Officially Credited With Having Shot Down Nine Japaneseanese Planes In Combat In The Southwest Pacific. (Photo By U.S. Fifth Air Force). Filed: War Theatre #2

In a sweep off the coast of Tunis, North Africa, Lt. William J. Sloan of Richmond, Virginia, a pilot of the 96th Fighter Squadron, 82nd Fighter Group, got two of the enemy's planes bringing his total to four. North Africa, 13 February 1943.

1St Lt. William Hegman, Holly Bluff, Miss., And His Crew Chief Robert J. Fitzgerald, Duluth, Minn. Of The 8Th Air Force In England. Lt. Hegman Is Shown In His Republic P-47 'Ann'.

Germany - In A Last Minute Check-Up, Lt. Merle D. Richey Dayton, Ohio, And Rockway Park, Nj, And A Ground Crewman Examine The Wing Schackle On Republic P-47 To Make Sure That The Bomb Is Fastened Securely. A Veteran Of 46 Combat Missions, Lt. Richey Dest

Flying To The Target, Somewhere In Germany, The Bombardier Mans The Nose Gun As He Watches For Enemy Fighters. The Formation Is Now Entering Enemy Territory And The Men In Every Plane Are Scanning The Skies For Messerschmitts, Fockewulfs And Heinkels.

A pilot of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, seated in the cockpit of his Lockheed F-5 at an air base somewhere in North Africa.

S/Sgt. Elden Jensen of Lyans, Nebraska removes a film magazine from a Lockheed P-38 reconnaissance plane to be rushed to lab for development. FRANCE.

At one of the new U.S. air bases in Russia, M/Sgt. John M. Bassett, Silver Springs, Md., Lehin Boykov, Leningrad, Russia, M/Sgt. Michael Cajolda, Philadelphia. These three men, all skilled aircraft mechanics, repair one of the engines of a Boeing

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group, On His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy.

A Pilot Of The 90Th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, Steps Into The Cockpit Of His Lockheed F-5 At An Air Base Somewhere In North Africa.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance,MISCELLANEOUS War

Anna Lee, a member of Jack Benny's show troupe, looks over the luggage after her arrival at an airport near Cairo, Egypt.

Deadly Napalm bomb being fitted wing rack of Mustang before aircraft took off to attack enemy troops. L to R Lac Ron Ecclis, of Chelsea, Melb, Sgt, Ray Burgum, of Maleny, Qld. December 29, 1950.

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group, Stands Beside His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy.

A Ground Crew Member Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Cleans The Window Of A Cg-4 Glider Prior To A Mission From An Air Base Somewhere In France. 26 March 1945.

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group Poses In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Airfield Somewhere In Italy.

Five Miles Above The Target, The Oxygen-Masked Group Bombardier, Lt. Samuel M. Slaton Of Town Creek, Alabama, Calls "Bombs Away" Over The Interphone, Pulls The Bomb Release Lever, And Leans Forward Over The Plexi-Glass Nose To Watch Them To The Point Of I

North Africa-Curtiss P-40 pilot, Capt. Roy E. Whittaker, of the 9th AF's 57th Fighter Group in his plane ready for take-off to Russia. 1943.

Lt. L.H. Couch (Monroe, North Carolina) Of The 16Th Fighter Squadron, 51St Fighter Group, Seated On The Wing Of His Curtiss P-40 "Lillian" At Peishihwa, China. 22 October 1942.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance,MISCELLANEOUS War

A Pilot Of The 90Th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing Poses On The Wing Of His Lockheed F-5 At An Air Base Somewhere In North Africa.

T/Sgt. Herman T. Levy, 828 McBride St., Syracuse N.Y., right, crew chief of the Martin B-26 Marauder "Rat Poison," and his assistant, Sgt. Gale M. Brown, 1010 Glenoak Ave., Ill., check flak damage after the 164th mission. FRANCE.

Boeing B-17F "Flying ofrtress" incendiary bomb damage to left wing.

Airman Holding A Damaged Plate By Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Yankee Rebel' Of The 381St Bomb Group. England 20 June 1944.

U.S. Thunderjets Arrive at Reims. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Ground Crew Members Of The 459Th Fighter Squadron, Nicknamed The 'Twin Dragon Squadron', Are Giving One Of Their Lockheed P-38'S A 'Check Up' At An Air Base In Chittagong, India. January 1945.

Members Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Unload Gasoline From A Douglas C-47 As An Air Base Somewhere In France. 6 September 1944.

ENGLAND-Col. Donald J.M. Blakeslee, 26 year old veteran fighter ace from Fairport Harbor, Ohio, is shown in the cockpit of his plane.

ENGLAND-2nd Lt. Thomas Whelan, pilot of a North American P-51 Mustang of the 9th Air force hands a flight ofrm to his crew chief, S/Sgt. William F. Miller, Cissma Park, Illinois, after a flight on D-Day. Lt. Whelan who has over 46 sorties and 100

Aircraft, Burma, India &CREWS,GUNNER War

While Pfc. Michael Biagi Of Memphis, Tenn., Works On The Motor Of A Republic P-47 At The Warrington Burtonwood Air Depot In England, 1St Lt. Bancroft Johnson, Left, A Test Pilot, And 1St Lt. Aaron Z. Bessant, On Top Of Plane, Also A Test Pilot, Discuss Th

1st Lt. C.W. Gustafon of Worcester, Mass., painting another star on his plane has been on.

Lt. Harrison, pilot of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, steps into the cockpit of his Lockheed F-5 at an air base somewhere in North Africa.

Capt. Don Willis Of Crawford County, Indiana In A Spitfire At A Usaaf Fighter Station In England, Don Willis Is Now In His Fourth Air Force, Having Been Through The Finnish, Norwegian And British Services. April 1943.

Lt. Sugg, a pilot of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, poses in the cockpit of his Lockheed F-5 at an air base somewhere in North Africa.

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fs, 1St Fg, Seated In The Cockpit Of A Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Airfield Somewhere In Italy.

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DN-SN-85-11100. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43)

Merchanie passing things to co-pilot Capt P.G. Taylor before they left for Brisbane. October 22, 1934.

Majer Gildyngoryn, a young 15 year old Polish soldier stands beside a Boeing B-17. This youngster has been fighting the Germans since he was 11 years old. He saw his own mother killed by the Germans and immediately enlisted in the Polish Partisans.

ENGLAND-Lot of things happened to Francis S. Gabreski, Oil City, Pa., on 25 January 1944. Seen here steping out of his 8th Air force Thunderbolt on that day, he scored his 11th victory, reached a birthday, and was promoted to Lt. Colonel. The flier

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. The nose insignia on Vickers Wellington Mark IC, T2508 'LF-O', of No. 37 Squadron RAF at an Advanced Landing Ground in Egypt. Each emblem represents a member of the crew under the devices of the aircraft's captain, Flying Officer P C 'Cheese' Lemon.

PILOT BROUGHT HOME A "WINGLESS WONDER." While piloting his Republic P-47 Thunderbolt on a recent escort mission with Flying ofrtresses, 2nd Lt. Justus D. ofster of Junction City, Kentucky, was singled out for attack by a group of Nazi fighters over

An Aerial Photographer Checks His K-20 Camera While En Route To The Target In A Martin B-26 Of The 386Th Bomb Group. Europe.

Capt. Lloyd K. De Moss, 516 Delzell St., Shreveport, La., P-38 Lightning Pilot, Member Of The First American Fighter Group To See Action In The North African Invasion, 14Th Fighter Group, 5Th Wing, Also Took Part In The Tunisian Campaign, The Bombing Of P

Seated In A Piggy-Back North American P-51 Mustang, Lowell Thomas, Right, The Radio Commentator Flew Over Berlin With Lt. Colonel Karl E. Kraft, Clarks, La., Left, Deputy Commander Of A Tactical Reconnaissance Group.

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

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group Sits In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy. September 21 1945.

Lt. Colonel Jere Martin, Pilot Of The 401St Bomb Group, Playfully Pokes His Navigator, Capt. Walter E. 'Skeezix' Haberer, After The Bombing Of Gorenflos, France, Along What The Newsmen Call The 'Rocket Coast'. Lt. Colonel Malcolm K. Martin, Left, Group L

Right Gunner S/Sgt. Leo E. Mcbride, Springfield, Mass., At His Position In The Boeing B-29 'Eddie Allen' During The 14 October 1944 Raid On Formosa.

2nd Lt. John J. Voll, of Gosher, Ohio, shot down his 5th plane on 2 July 44, on his 27th mission, joining 5 other pilots of his North American P-51 Mustang high altitude fighter group of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces who have accounted for 5 or

A Crew Chief And Mechanic Are Shown Clearing The Cylinders Of A Republic P-47 Before The Engine Is Started Prior To Take Off From An Airbase Somewhere In England For A Mission Over Enemy Territory.

A Crew Member Of This Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 802) Examines Damaged Which The Plane Received During A Mission Flown Bu The 379Th Bomb Group On 29 September 1943.

S/Sgt. James L. Greene, Pomona, Calif., Of The 8Th Air Force Crawls From His Tail Gun Position After A Mission Over Frankfurt, Germany, Europe.

1Lt James W. Welsh, Jr., Of St. Augustine, Fla., Co-Pilot And 1Lt John E. Mcatee, Of San Francisco, Calif., Pilot, Lean Against Side Of One Of The B-24S They Fly On Combat Missions. Between Them Is Shown The Skull And Crossbone Insignia Of Their Squadron

Japan/USA: Colonel Paul Tibbets standing by the Enola Gay's cockpit before taking off for the bombing of Hiroshima, 6 August 1945

On the lookout for Japanese fighters as his Boeing B-29 "20th Century Unlimited", heads towards its target at Anshan, Manchuria, is S/Sgt. Charles D. Bacon, right gunner, of Newcastle, Pa.

Wounded were evacuated by Douglas C-47 on August 22, 1944. Here, flight nurse prepares patients for journey. Middleburg Island, Dutch New Guinea.

Members Of The 802Nd Air Evacuation Squadron Of The 12Th Af. They Are Left To Right, T/3 Cecil A. Philips And Joseph W. Ogburn.

FANGS BARED----Showing teeth that range from caliber .50 bullets through 100-pound white phosphorous bomb to 500-pound H.E. bombs, this Republic P-47 Thunderbolt of the First Tactical A.F. stands ready for another bite at the Hun.

DF-SN-86-09206. Base: Senbach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

The pilot of a Navy Fighter Weapons School F-5E Tiger II adversary aircraft puts on his helmet prior to a mission. Referred to 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)

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. An air gunner sits at the ready in the Nash and Thompson Type FN4 rear turret of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mark V of No.102 Squadron RAF at Driffield, Yorkshire.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Air Vice Marshal L O Brown, Air Officer Commanding No. 84 Group, standing by his personal Supermarine Spitfire at Odiham. Hampshire.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael G. Jegland, a pilot, in the cockpit of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the combat stores ship USS SAN JOSE (AFS 7). Base: USS San Jose (AFS 7) Country: South China Sea

U.S. Thunderjets Arrive at Reims. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Ground Crew Of The 94Th Fs, 1St Fg, Pose On Their Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Airfield Somewhere In Italy.

Captain Benjamin B. Klose, San Antonio, Texas, Bombardier Of A Liberator Of The 93Rd Bomb Group, Enters The Bombardier'S Compartment Of His Liberator Plane. Carrying His Precious Bomb Sight With The Care Of A New-Born Babe, Captain Klose Prepares To Take

Aviation - Mid-Air Refuelling (See Also: AV - Refuelling). February 08, 1953.;Aviation - Mid-Air Refuelling (See Also: AV - Refuelling).

British aviators getting instructions

Capt. Kent C. Geyer, Who Has Served More Rail Lines Than Any Other Pilot In Major General Hoyt S. Vandenberg'S 9Th Af, Adds Another Type Of Target To His Record. The 23 Year Old Squadron Operations Officer From Borger, Texas, Is Shown Painting The Symbol

S/Sgt. Floyd L. Thompson of Durant, Oklahoma, a member of the 384th Bomb Group, poses by his plane after returning from a mission over enemy territory. Sgt. Thompson is a gunner on a Boeing B-17 stationed at Horham, England. 16 June 1943.

F.K. Lane, Jr.

S/Sgt. Cecil H. Scott of RFD #3, Altoona, Pennsylvania, ball turret gunner on the Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress "Memphis Belle".

A Member Of The United States Army Air Force Fighter Squadron That Destroyed Sevety-Two Japaneseanese Planes In Aerial Combat In New Guinea From 1 June 1942 To 8 January 1943 Shortly After The Fall Of Buna Mission, Is Shown Here. He Is Second Lieutenant Norma

Lst Lt. Virgil H. Smith, Mcallen, Texas, Has Five Enemy Planes To His Credit. Algeria, North Africa. 12/14/42

1St Lt. John Bull Stirling Of Annapolis, Maryland, Pilot Of The Martin B-26 'John Bull' Is Shown In His Plane Just Before Take-Off From His Base At Colne, England On A Mission. 21 July 1943.

Lt. Winslow Michael Sobanski, Republic P-47 Pilot, Is Shwon With His Crew Chief At An Airbase Somewhere In England Just Before Take Off On A Mission Against The Enemy.

S/Sgt. Victor B. Klonowsky, Apollo, Pa., a hydraulic and engine expert with the service group writes out a report of the work he just finished on a plane while "Bob" the group mascot stands by.

Airbases in France, Information Tour. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Pilot Officer L L Bartley, a Canadian pilot of No. 112 Squadron RAF, climbs into his Gloster Gladiator Mark II, probably at Sidi Heneish, Egypt.

Armament Men Of The 79Th Fighter Group, Based At Capodichino, Italy, Loading 50 Cal. Machine Gun Belts.

F/L Bill Scott gets out J Sabre. August 22, 1953.

Gunner Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Behind Wind Screen For Gunner's Window. England, 23 December 1943.

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