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Henri Salvet, George Grantham Bain Collection

Henri Salvet, George Grantham Bain Collection

Aviator; full length, standing in front of airplane, (5 - facing front). Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Websters; Amer... More

Lt. Com. Byrd and "Air-Raft" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lt. Com. Byrd and "Air-Raft" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lt. W. H. Brookley - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lt. W. H. Brookley - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lt. Lester J. Maitland - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lt. Lester J. Maitland - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lt. Com. Byrd and "Air-Raft" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lt. Com. Byrd and "Air-Raft" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lt. Lowell H. Smith and Sgt. Harvey

Lt. Lowell H. Smith and Sgt. Harvey

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lagagneux - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lagagneux - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lt. Col. H.E. Hartney - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lt. Col. H.E. Hartney - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

George S. Russell - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

George S. Russell - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

DIG96856, Tekniska museet, Sweden

DIG96856, Tekniska museet, Sweden

Orville Wrights biplan på Tempelhofer fältet i Berlin. Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portret van Louis Blériot op zijn vliegtuig

Portret van Louis Blériot op zijn vliegtuig

Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Wilbur Wright examining canoe attachment to aeroplane before 1st flight over water

Wilbur Wright examining canoe attachment to aeroplane before 1st fligh...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. LOT subdivision subject: Orville and Wilbur Wright aviation activities - Wilbur's flights over New York harbor, 1909. George Grantham Bain Collection (... More

Bolling Field - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Bolling Field - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Frank Coffin's Hydro-Aeroplane - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Frank Coffin's Hydro-Aeroplane - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Aviators decorated with iron cross: Saenger -- Baas -- Hahn -- Ingold -- Hug -- Bremer -- Reichert

Aviators decorated with iron cross: Saenger -- Baas -- Hahn -- Ingold ...

Photograph shows Lieut. Saenger, Lieut. Baas, Lieut. Hahn, Pilot Ingold, Lieut. Hug, Lieut. Bremer, and Sergt. Reichert. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

[Mikhail Effimov, Russian aviator, full-length portrait, seated on airplane, facing front]

[Mikhail Effimov, Russian aviator, full-length portrait, seated on air...

George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPLANE, ETC. HARRY ATWOOD

WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPLANE, ETC. HARRY ATWOOD

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kaiser giving iron cross to aviators

Kaiser giving iron cross to aviators

Photograph shows Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) giving iron cross medal to aviators during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

Aviators, Mineola - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Aviators, Mineola - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gigli & wife -- D'E Curtiss i.e. De Curtis & wife

Gigli & wife -- D'E Curtiss i.e. De Curtis & wife

Photograph shows Benjamin Gigli (1890-1957), an Italian tenor opera singer with his wife, Costanza Cerron and composer Ernesto de Curtis (1875-1937) in Venice, Italy. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2018) Tit... More

Netherlands Institute of Military History Photo

Netherlands Institute of Military History Photo

More images from the collection of the Netherlands Institute of Military History are to be found at:..Voor meer beelden uit de collectie van het Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie kijk op:..nimh-beeld... More

Eva and Frank Wulzen standing next to Art Smith in his bi-plane on Marina Green, Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), 1915.

Eva and Frank Wulzen standing next to Art Smith in his bi-plane on Mar...

Eva and Frank Wulzen standing next to Art Smith in his bi-plane on Marina Green, Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), 1915.

Lt. C.G. Chapman near Casas Grandes

Lt. C.G. Chapman near Casas Grandes

Photograph shows pilot Lt. Carleton G. Chapman with Curtiss JN-3 "Jenny" U.S. Army airplane in Mexico during the Villa Expedition, March or April, 1916. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

King & Queen Mary at aeroplane factory

King & Queen Mary at aeroplane factory

Photograph shows King George V and Queen Mary visiting the Canbury Park Road airplane factory of Kingston Aviation during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from data provided by the Bain... More

Airplanes - Operations - American Aviators in England. A group of airplane mechanics and officers with the American Aviation section in England during a rest period

Airplanes - Operations - American Aviators in England. A group of airp...

Photographer: Western Newspaper Union Airplanes - Operations Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Colleges and Universities - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - U.S. School of Military Aeronautics. A peculiar stunt in the training of the Army & Navy Aviators

Colleges and Universities - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - U....

Colleges and Universities - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aircrafts and aviators, Sweden DIG91407

Aircrafts and aviators, Sweden DIG91407

En kvinnlig flygare vid dr. E. Thulins flygskola, föken Ruth Bergman och herr C.A. Werstman (Sveriges yngsta flygare, 17 år). Bilden publicerad i Hvar 8 Dag XVIII:42, juli 1917.

Airplanes - Miscellaneous - Aerial Gunnery School, North Island, Cal. Squadron of bombing planes used by the students. The aviators in training here are taught how to handle a machine gun under actual flying conditions. Inter. Film Ser

Airplanes - Miscellaneous - Aerial Gunnery School, North Island, Cal. ...

Date Taken: 9/0/1918 Photographer: International Film Service Airplanes - Miscellaneous

Artists - French Artworks - Portraits of Aviators by French Artists

Artists - French Artworks - Portraits of Aviators by French Artists

Artists - French Artworks Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lining aeroplane airplane bodies, College Point

Lining aeroplane airplane bodies, College Point

Photograph shows workers lining airplane bodies at the Lowe, Willard & Fowler Engineering Company, College Point, Queens, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title and date from data provided ... More

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

LEE, CHARLES E. COL. BRITISH AVIATOR. IN AVRO PLANE

LEE, CHARLES E. COL. BRITISH AVIATOR. IN AVRO PLANE

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Pilot standing in front of U.S. Army airplane during World War I]

[Pilot standing in front of U.S. Army airplane during World War I]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

CULVER, CLARENCE C. COL., U.S.A. IN CHARGE DEVELOPMENT OF RADIO IN AIRPLANES. CURTISS PLANE

CULVER, CLARENCE C. COL., U.S.A. IN CHARGE DEVELOPMENT OF RADIO IN AIR...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aniwegi Boudinot - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Aniwegi Boudinot - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sir Herbert Samuel's second visit to Transjordan, etc. Bedouin boys under wing of airplane.

Sir Herbert Samuel's second visit to Transjordan, etc. Bedouin boys un...

Public domain photograph of bedouin, arab, Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[U.S. Mail airplane], 8/2/22 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[U.S. Mail airplane], 8/2/22 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Amphibian airplane] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Amphibian airplane] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, aeronautics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Porträtt. Militär flygare vid namn Fahlén står framför flygplan Phönix C.I märkt nummer 122 ur Flygkompaniet.

Porträtt. Militär flygare vid namn Fahlén står framför flygplan Phönix...

Porträtt. Militär flygare vid namn Fahlén står framför flygplan Phönix C.I märkt nummer 122 ur Flygkompaniet.

Georges Thenault, Comdr. Juan Leguir, Lt. W.D. Thomas

Georges Thenault, Comdr. Juan Leguir, Lt. W.D. Thomas

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dr. E. Francis Warren, of Harvard U., believes he will be able to "shoot down" the heaviest clouds and fog by his new invention demonstrated recently at Bolling Field, Wash., by Army fliers. The process uses sand and he states that if enough airplanes are equipped with this device, it will not only be possible to break up clouds and cause rainbut to remove fogs from over both cities and harbors. The picture shows Lt. W. E. Melville pouring sand into the pit. Directly underneath the wing can be seen a nozzle that sprays the sand through the air

Dr. E. Francis Warren, of Harvard U., believes he will be able to "sho...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Will Rogers & General Mitchell at Bowling Field [i.e., Bolling Field, Washington, D.C.], 4/24/25

Will Rogers & General Mitchell at Bowling Field [i.e., Bolling Field, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lt. R.E. Byrd, U.S.N. with rubber life boat, [4/27/25]

Lt. R.E. Byrd, U.S.N. with rubber life boat, [4/27/25]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Group at U.S. Air Mail airplane; Herbert Hoover, 2nd from left]

[Group at U.S. Air Mail airplane; Herbert Hoover, 2nd from left]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, aeronautics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Group at airplane] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Group at airplane] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Joseph Anthony Atchison, 1895- ; with his plaque commemorating Charles Lindbergh

[Joseph Anthony Atchison, 1895- ; with his plaque commemorating Charle...

Photo of the French album page, incl. the photo and the caption pasted underneath. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. National Photo Company Collection (Lib... More

DIG99886, Tekniska museet, Sweden

DIG99886, Tekniska museet, Sweden

Hemmabyggd flygmaskin vid Meisters Flygaktiebolag 1927-1928. Torslanda 11 augusti 1928.

This may help the weather reports. These transoceanic flyers, meeting in Washington with officials of the U.S. Weather Bureau and the Department of Commerce. the Meteorology Committee of the Guggenheim Foundation and representatives of other aeronautical interests, hope to help in improving weather service for aviators. Left to right, seated: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics William P. McCracken, Jr. , Lt. A.F. Hagenberger, Col. Arthur C. Goebel, Paul Schluter, Charles Levine, left to right, standing: Emory Bronte, Edward F. Schlee, Clarence Chamberlain, Lt. Lester J. Maitland, William S. Brock, and Berndt Balchen

This may help the weather reports. These transoceanic flyers, meeting ...

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"

Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"

A group of men standing around an airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris ... More

U.S. Chief Signal Officer inspects new radio equipment for talking to Aviators in flight. The new aircraft-radio equipment designed by both the Signal Corps of the War Department permits of both radiotelephone and radiotelegraph communication, sending, receiving, at the same time. The apparatus is used communicating with airplanes in flight. Corporal [...] is demonstrating the outfit to the Chief Signal Officer, Major General George S. Gibbs, this is the first photograph showing him with radio

U.S. Chief Signal Officer inspects new radio equipment for talking to ...

A man and a woman are working on a machine. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Race between Lincoln Beechey in airplane and Barney Oldfield in automobile, going around race track]

[Race between Lincoln Beechey in airplane and Barney Oldfield in autom...

J157056 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Racing; Airplanes 1912; Automobiles 1912; BI; Transportation 1912; Shelf. Sources checked: Beech... More

[Group at airplane] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Group at airplane] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Children flying a model airplane in the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

Children flying a model airplane in the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialis...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Men at airplane with instruments]

[Men at airplane with instruments]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Man with winged figures at airplane]

[Man with winged figures at airplane]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charles Lindbergh och Anne Morrow Lindbergh flyger in för landning i sjöflygplanet Lockheed 8 Sirius vid besök på F 2. I förgrunden väntar tre militärer på en brygga.

Charles Lindbergh och Anne Morrow Lindbergh flyger in för landning i s...

Charles Lindbergh och Anne Morrow Lindbergh flyger in för landning i sjöflygplanet Lockheed 8 Sirius vid besök på F 2. I förgrunden väntar tre militärer på en brygga.

A black and white photo of a man working on a car. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a man working on a car. Great Depression FF...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Before he clipped a wing [...] Aviator Clyde Pangborn, world famous flyer, photoed at Wash., D.C., with Asst. Sec. of War, Harry Woodring, just a few moments before the ship, in taxing down the runway, clipped wings with another plane on the field as Fangborn prepared to given Congressmen and notables a ride in the big two motored plane which he may attempt a round-the-world flight with later. 7/26/35

Before he clipped a wing [...] Aviator Clyde Pangborn, world famous fl...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Airplane instruments?] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Airplane instruments?] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dusting planes (agricultural sprayers) fly mainly at dawn and dusk when the wind dies down. Their extreme proximity to the ground can turn any sudden gust of wind into an accident. They hedge-hop over obstacles, must remain low to the very edge of the field to be effective. Former bootlegging pilots are supposed to be in demand because "they can miss a tree by inches and set down on a dime." Seabrook Farms, between Bridgeton and Vineland, New Jersey

Dusting planes (agricultural sprayers) fly mainly at dawn and dusk whe...

Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marine lieutenant with the power towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine lieutenant with the power towing plane for the gliders at Page ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C., World War Two

Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C., World War Two

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C., World War Two

Barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C., World War Two

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C., World War Two

Barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C., World War Two

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Painting the American insignia on airplane wings is a job that Mrs. Irma Lee McElroy, a former office worker, does with precision and patriotic zeal. Mrs. McElroy is a civil service employee at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Her husband is a flight instructor

Painting the American insignia on airplane wings is a job that Mrs. Ir...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Instructor explaining the operation of a parachute to student pilots, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Tex.

Instructor explaining the operation of a parachute to student pilots, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Woman standing on wing of small airplane, man standing next to airplane]

[Woman standing on wing of small airplane, man standing next to airpla...

Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Working on an engine of one of the airliners. Washington, D.C. municipal airport

Working on an engine of one of the airliners. Washington, D.C. municip...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aircraft tire manufacture. Inspector in rubber factory checks large airplane tire prior to preparation for shipment. Stack of airplane tires for a famous American fighter are shown in background. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft tire manufacture. Inspector in rubber factory checks large ai...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Subcontracting aircraft parts. A complicated system of storing parts for airplane sub-assembly assures workers at an Ohio plant that they will not be held up for parts. Here is a portion of the huge storeroom, with a worker piling small sections where they will be available at a moment's notice. Constant inventory is kept. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. A complicated system of storing parts f...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mitchell Field. An American knight of the air mans the upper gun of one of our new bombers. He, his gun and his plane are typical of the personnel and equipment that have gained world respect for the American Air Force

Mitchell Field. An American knight of the air mans the upper gun of on...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Army Air Force test pilots prepare to make a routine test flight in a North American B-25 bomber prior to acceptance by the Army

Army Air Force test pilots prepare to make a routine test flight in a ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island, South Carolina. A scene at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

Parris Island, South Carolina. A scene at the U.S. Marine Corps glider...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider plane being towed through the sky

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainees and instructor

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider plane in flight

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, flight, airplane, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps. "And we're proud to bear the title of U.S. Marines." Your true leatherneck, adept at every specialized branch of modern warfare, is just plain soldier at the core. These marines, finishing training at Parris Island, uphold the soldierly traditions of the nation's finest corps

Parris Island. Marine Corps. "And we're proud to bear the title of U.S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island, South Carolina. An aerial "tug boat" towing three gliders across the field at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

Parris Island, South Carolina. An aerial "tug boat" towing three glide...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, flight, airplane, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island, South Carolina. Special United States Marine units in training bedding down a big barrage balloon

Parris Island, South Carolina. Special United States Marine units in t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mitchell Field. Eagle ready for battle. An American pursuit pilot in combat gear is all set to climb into his plane. His flying equipment includes a combined oxygen mask and throat-type microphone, headphones, parachute and Mae West life jacket

Mitchell Field. Eagle ready for battle. An American pursuit pilot in c...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. There isn't much these sodlier-mechanics don't know about big airplane engines. Non-coms of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia install a ring cowling around one of the four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. There isn't much ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sergeant Alfred Edward Lewis, U.S. Marine Corps, former Washington Post reporter, leaps high into the air in this picture taken during his basic training at the Marine Corps base at Parris Island, South Carolina. Sergeant Lewis is now serving as fighting reporter in a combat area for the Division of Public Relations, U.S. Marine Corps

Sergeant Alfred Edward Lewis, U.S. Marine Corps, former Washington Pos...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A scene at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp at Parris Island, South Carolina

A scene at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp at Pa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in hand. That goes for everything they tackle -- like this barrage balloon, for example. The special Marine Corps units at Parris Island, South Carolina gain proficiency with this new fighting tool that the leathernecks have taken over

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the sit...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Running up the barrage balloon into a tactical formation under control of a steelcable, a feature of technique at which the Marines at Parris Island must become proficient

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island, South Carolina. A glider plane being towed over a a field at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

Parris Island, South Carolina. A glider plane being towed over a a fie...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Lake Muroc, California. One of the Flying Sergeants seated in his plane just before taking off

Lake Muroc, California. One of the Flying Sergeants seated in his plan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Sets of three-bladed propellers for Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships are prepared for installation at a large Western aircraft plant. After the propellers have been installed, the ships will be put through exacting inspection and trial flights. If these prove satisfactory, the new fighter planes will be delivered to the Army

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Sets of three-bladed propell...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Soldier of the armored forces. After he has completed his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he'll know a lot of new ways to put the heat on the Axis

Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Soldier of the armored forces....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island, South Carolina. An instructor at leisure after a full day at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

Parris Island, South Carolina. An instructor at leisure after a full d...

Public domain image of infant, child, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. A patrol plane

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. The pilot and an observer ready to take off

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Topeka, Kansas. William Massey, steel car repairer and rivet bucker, at the car shops of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad

Topeka, Kansas. William Massey, steel car repairer and rivet bucker, a...

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Reciprocal aid. Two gentlemen from Ohio who pilot Spitfire planes in Britain. Lieutenant E.S. Schofield of Belleville, wearing a British flying kit, and R.F. Sargent of Youngstown, wearing a British Irvin jacket, give evidence of the cooperation between British and American air forces. Important equipment and supplies including airdromes, barracks and ammunition, are provided American fighting forces under the British Reciprocal Aid Program

Reciprocal aid. Two gentlemen from Ohio who pilot Spitfire planes in B...

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Frederick, Maryland. Walter Spangenberg, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, at the Stevens Airport

Frederick, Maryland. Walter Spangenberg, a student at Woodrow Wilson H...

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Frederick, Maryland. Walter Spangenberg, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, at the Stevens Airport

Frederick, Maryland. Walter Spangenberg, a student at Woodrow Wilson H...

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Private First Class Willie J. Wicker, of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. A truck driver in civilian life, he is serving as a truck driver with the United States Army overseas

Private First Class Willie J. Wicker, of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. A tru...

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CEMEL, body armor, aircrewman, full body (front, with plate)

CEMEL, body armor, aircrewman, full body (front, with plate)

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CVC uniform coveralls front - NATICK soldier systems center, U.S. Army

CVC uniform coveralls front - NATICK soldier systems center, U.S. Army

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Uniform, CP - NATICK soldier systems center, U.S. Army

Uniform, CP - NATICK soldier systems center, U.S. Army

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