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WWII Military Air Operations

Images show military aircraft and ambulances at airfields, highlighting wartime logistics and repair efforts involving American and Australian forces.

Ninth Air Force fighter-bombers, flying ahead of the First Army thrust to Cologne, knocked out this loading platform in the railroad yard at Duren, Germany. In the early days of this offensive, Republic P-47 Thunderbolts of the 9th's three tactical

A B-25 Mitchell Bomber Completes A Low-Level Bomb Run On Boram, New Guinea 16 Oct. 1943

Construction Of Kadena Airfield, Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, By 1878Th Aviation Engineers Bn. 17 May 1945. Compressors For Wagon Drills And Pneumatic Drills In Operation In Foreground. Men Of The Battalion Also Sit In Foreground To Right Preparing Deomoliti

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.

North Africa-Flying close to the ground, these North American B-25 medium bombers of the U.S. Army 9th Air Force, routed an Axis panzer unit when it counter-attacked on the Tunisian front.

Railroad troops. Unload the field rail locomotive

Austrian artillery in Russ. i.e., Russian Poland, 2/10/16

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

Seemingly Unaware Of The Cargo Plane Circling Overhead, Coolies Continue To Break Crushed Rock That Forms The Foundation Of Runways And Taxi Strips At Kunming, China. 1943.

Douglas A-20S Parked On An Airstrip At Abadan, Iran. 12 November 1943.

Wrecked hangar and German planes at an airfield near Trapani, Sicily after complete pulverization by American bombers. 26 July 1943.

Men In Charge Of Operatons At An Airfield On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, Check Their Passenger Schedule. Note The Carefully Revetted Headquarters In The Background.

The Shattered German Gasoline Truck, Caught By Strafing Fighter-Bombers Of First Tactical Air Force, And The Allied Jeeps Moving Through The Bomb Damaged Streets Of Arezzo, Italy, Tell Much Of The Story Of Operation Strangle, The Air Plane Worked By Maaf

Damage To Shipping And Harbors After Attacks By The 12Th And 15Th Air Forces At Toulon, France.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CAMOUFLAGE War

Evacuation of Port Royal, Virginia, May 30, 1864. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-2492. Troop movements, Union, Virginia, Port Royal, 1860-1870, Government vessels, Union, Virginia, Port Royal, 1860-1870, Pontoon bridges, Virginia, Port Royal, 1860-1870, Rivers, Virginia, Port Royal, 1860-1870, Wilderness, Battle of the, Va, 1864, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military demobilizations, Union, Virginia, Port Royal, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, Virginia, Port Royal.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC airbases. A Douglas C-47 Dakota is unloaded or loaded. April 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Wrecked Japanese bomber near Buna Strip.

Members Of A Crash Crew At A Bomber Base In Framlingham, England, Watch Their Planes Return From A Raid Over Germany. They Are, Left To Right: Sgt. Charles Nelson, Rd #4, Wolf Lake, Muskegon, Mich., Pvt. Tony Scazzuso, Belmont, Long Island, Ny; Pfc. Ches

Hawaii - Pa Lehua Artillery Spur through Pali, Aerial Photograph.

On December 5, 1943, A Boeing B-17 Of The 401St Bomb Group, Taking Off From An 8Th Air Force Base In England For A Mission Over Enemy Occupied Territory, Was Unable To Lift Its Heavy Bomb Load And Crashed Into An Unoccupied House. 20 Minutes Later An Exp

View from Battle-field Observatory. Looking North-east. Title from item, Civil War Photograph Collection , No. 725. Battlefields, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, 1870-1880, Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa, 1863, Battlefields, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battlefields.

Men Of The 834Th Engineer Aviation Battalion Lay Wire Matting During The Construction Of An Airfield At St. Pierre Du Mont, Normandy, France.

Aerial View Of The Bomb Damaged Railroad Yards At Wetzlar, Germany. 9 May 1945.

The railroad yards at Parma, Italy, are a tangled mass of wreckage following a series of attacks in one day by Republic P-47 Thunderbolts of the U.S. 12th A.F. All through lines are cut, sidings gapped, scores of goods wagons damaged or destroyed

A Republic P-47 Thunderbolt of the 9th AF is pictured after it failed to take to the air against Hitler's Europe. Piloted by Capt. Thurman F. Morrison of Memphis, Tenn., the plane crashed into a 40,000 gallon oil dump. He was rescued by two

The Long Seige Of Brest, France, Destroyed Or Damaged Virtually Every Building And Military Installation In The City. 26 Sept 1944.

Crash Crews Salvage Useable Parts From A Consolidated B-24 Which Crashed At Poltava Airbase, A Shuttle Mission Base In Russia. 12 January 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Aircraft, TAKE-OFF,DOUGLAS War

Port Activities, 29 Nov. 1945 Santa Maria Azores.

Fighter planes in revetments at Liuchow Air Base, China.

Vultee L-5s drop ammunition supplies on Randolph Field on Leyte Island in the Philippines. Shown here are men rushing out to pick up the cases of ammunition just dropped, and taken them to the ammunition dump.

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.

Enemy on Kiska.

Military bridge across James River at Varina Landing. No. B437, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, James River.

A gasoline tank truck is refilled at the motor pool at John Payne Field near Cairo, Egypt. 12 November 1943.

Aerial View Of Bomb Damaged Cologne/ Nippes Marshalling Yards At Cologne, Germany. 9 May 1945.

Original caption: "16" steel pipe ready to be placed at the street crossing in Palm Springs.". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

A Few Of The German Soldiers Who Surrendered During The Preliminary Artillery And Air Pounding Of Aachen, Germany, Are Shown Being Marched To The Rear By A Yank Trooper. Note One German Covers His Face With Cap. 14 October 1944.

9th Air force mechanics pictured at work repairing engines ona P-38 Lightning fighter-bomber somewhere in Belgium. Working under adverse and variable conditions, ground crews and maintenance men are playing an important part in the air offensive

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

The Primary Purpose Of Ground Control Approach Radar Was To Bring Planes In For Landings During Adverse Weather Conditions Approaching Zero Visibility. It Was In Use For The First Time On Yontan Strip, Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto On 7 July 1945.

AGS-31 S.P. Lee , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Attack On The Ha Trung Rail Bridge In French Indo China. Central Span Has Previously Knocked Out By 14Th Af Mitchells; Here Planes Have Come Back To Destroy The Temporary Section Nips Have Constructed. This Photo Shows A Near Miss. March 31, 1945. 341

Station Hospital Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot, Lancashire, England. 4 September 1944.

Friendly natives assist in evacuation of sick and wounded in Vultee L-5. New Guinea.

HISTORIC SEINE TRAPS FLEEING GERMANS. An effective block was thrown in the way of the German retreat when this highway bridge over the Seine River, in France was bombed by the U.S. Army 9th Air Force.

"Engineers working on construction project at Dong Ha, Vietnam - January 21, 1968. The image shows soldiers building cells for storing ammunition under the supervision of engineers. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Patterson and is part of the III MAF Vietnam collection."

Southeast of airdrome (looking S.W.) 5/29/43.

Manassas, Virginia. Fortifications | Library of Congress

The stubbornly resisting Japs, in the Legislature Building at Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands, are shown undergoing a heavy barrage from U.S. tank destroyers in position scarcely 70 yards from the building.

Germany -- Marshal Von Rundstedt Undoubtedly Can Vouch With Considerable Authority For The Effectiveness Of Dive-Bombing Fighters, Because The Burned Out Castle Shown Here Is All The Remains His Headquarters After It Was Pinpointed By Xix Tac P-47S.

Savannah, Georgia (vicinity). View of Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

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.

A Weekly Progress Photograph Of The Hydroponics Garden On Ascension Island. 19 February 1945.

Rapid fire guns before Tchataldja #1

Men of the 11th Airborne Division assemble at a pre-destined point shortly after their parachute landing at Appari Airstrip in Northern Luzon, Philippine Islands. The aerial armada consisted of troop carrier planes and gliders carrying field pieces

Hotel Imperial (Underground) Where A Dog Team Party Spent 16 Days During Boeing B-17 Rescue Operations - Left To Right: Lt. B.W. Dunlap, Usn; Sergeant Henrich Doleman, Captain Armand L. Monteverde, Ac; Sergeant Joseph D. Healey, Private First Class Paul J

Remains of German planes destroyed by Allied bombing, Benina Field, Bengasi, Libya. July 1943.

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

Aerial View Of The Bomb Damaged Railroad Yards At Giessen, Germany. 9 May 1945.

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.

Civilian Conservation Corps - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

FRANCE-A 9th Air force armorer preparing 20 mm. ammunition for the guns of a Northrup P-61 Black Widow night fighter. Defensive aircraft, the night fighter patrols the Siegfried Line area to intercept intruding enemy aircraft. Sgt. Chester Damrow

Glider Reclamation -- Two Weeks Time Was All That The 82Nd Service Group, 9Th Troop Carrier Command Engineers Required To Place 60%%%%%%%% Of The 1300 Gliders In Flyable Condition After The Rees-Wesel Airborne Invasion. Shown Here Ready For Servicing Is A Group

Enlisted Men Unload Gas Cans From A Douglas C-47 At An Airbase Somewhere In Germany. 20 April 1945.

Tunis, Tunisia-This Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress," piloted by 1st Lt. Kenneth R. Bragg of Savannah, Georgia, was on a bombing mission over Tunis on 1 February 1943 when a ME 109 dove at the ship. The Fortress fired on the attacking plane and

In What Was Once A Built Up Section Of The City Of Yokohama, Heaps Of Rubble, Dotted With Shacks Put Up By Civilians For Lack Of Housing Facilities, Offer Mute Testimony To The Effectiveness Of American Air Power In Japanese War Just Closed.

Stoneman (i.e. Brandy) Station, Virginia on Acquia (i.e. Aquia) Creek and Fredericksburg R.R.. No. B387, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Brandy Station.

For the kill, a North American B-25 from the 5th Air Force swoops on a 1,000-ton Japanese coastal lugger off Admiralty Islands on 25 Jan 44.

General Views Of Fort Pepperrell

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

Camouflage For Aircraft Of The 92Nd Bomb Group, England. 26 May 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,WRECKS War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

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

View showing Japaneseanese anti-aircraft guns type 88, 75 mm along Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain. 8 November 1945.

An Aaf Fighter Base In The Ryukyus -- Broken And Burning Fiercely, This Republic P-47 Of An Aaf Fighter Group In The Ryukyus Crashed During Takeoff For A Strike Against The Japanese Homeland. The Engine, In The Foreground, Was Thrown Far Away From The Main Wr

Three Russian officers lost their lives in the crash of this lend-lease North American B-25 near Nome. There was some typical "Nome" weather that day; zero-zero, without warning.

Aerial View Of Ie Shima. 20 April 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,WRECKS War

Tumauini River bridge somewhere in the Philippine Islands being reconstructed by "A" Co., 1876th Eng. Aviation Battalion, 4 July 1945.

Camouflaged Bomb Dump Of The 385Th Bomb Group, 551St Squadron, England. 5 December 1943.

This Is What Was Left Of The North American P-51 (A/C 44-15563) Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, After It Crashed At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 24 December 1944.

Training Of Depot Troops In Puerto Rico. Troop And Paratroops

Snow Scene In England, 12 January 1945. Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Which Are In Need Of Maintenance Are Parked On An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 401St Bomb Group.

Sand-Bagged Operations Building At Camp Griffiss, England.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

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

Auxiliary gas tanks Air Service Command Depot, ready for attaching to belly of fighter bombers. FRANCE.

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

When spring came, melting snow flooded the area around the barracks at Poltava Airbase, one of the shuttle mission bases in Russia. 27 March 1945.

17 April 1945-Mindanao, Philippine Islands. H-Hour of "R" Day for the landing of the 24th Division, at Parang, Green Beach, Mindanao. The pre-naval bombardments had completely destroyed all the houses on the beach, and no enemy troops remained due

A View Of The Stripped Roof And Distorted Steel Frame Of The Mitsubishi Torpedo Works, Located 4500 Feet From Ground Zero At Nagasaki, Japan. Ground Zero Is The Spot Directly Below The Explosion Of The Bomb. Note Intact Buildings In Background, Shielded

The open spots within Bilibid Prison at Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands, which aren't given over to planting greens serve as burial plots for prisoners who were murdered or starved by Japs. Former prisoner Arthur Raynolds, Detroit, Mich., points

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops & Paratroops

A Bomb Revetment In England. 6 September 1944.

FRANCE-Under the now-meaningless German sign which forbids the taking of photographs within the limits of the field is ironically nailed a pointer reading "Spearhead," hastily erected as the Allied drive smashed through France toward Germany. A U.S.

Aerial view of Fort Capuzzo, Libya, after an Allied bombing raid.

1000 Pound Bomb And Bazookas In Position On Wings Of A North American P-51 Which Is Capable Of Carrying This Tremendous Load. 7 August 1944. India.

View Of 2Nd Service Group Air Base, Somewhere In Iceland, After A Heavy Snowfall. 14 January 1944.

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