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Photograph of Sailors Paying Tribute to Casualties of the Pearl Harbor...

Original caption: Sailors pay tribute to casualties of the Pearl Harbor attack at a Hawaiian Islands cemetery, circa Spring 1942, possibly Memorial Day. ... More

Photograph of Lt. Louis Zamperini, Former NCAA [National Collegiate At...

Original caption: War Theatre #23 (Funafuti, Ellice Island) Airplanes, Battle Damage. Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities and Personnel - Wor... More

American Soldiers Man a Dug-In Mortar Emplacement near St. Vith, Belgi...

Original caption: American soldiers man a dug-in mortar emplacement near St. Vith, Belgium. Left to right: Pvt. R. W. Fierdo, Wyahogn Falls, Ohio, S/Sgt. Adam J. Celinca, Windsor, Conn., and T/Sgt. W. O. Thom... More

Photograph of Men from the 1st Cavalry Division Waiting for a Helicopt...

Original caption: The An/Arc-122 radio console set is used in UH-1D helicopters by the 1st cavalry division (Airmobiles) at division, brigade and battalion level to coordinate any form of mission with his entir... More

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, World War II photo

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

Soldier, second World War, chariot, colorful Fortepan 92548

Tags: soldier, second World War, chariot, colorful

PBM-3S Mariner VPB-206 1945

A U.S. Navy beaching crew prepares to haul a Martin PBM-3S Mariner (BuNo 6729) of Patrol Bombing Squadron 206 (VPB-206) out out the water, 1944-45. VPB-206 operated from Quonset Point, Rhode Island (USA), and l... More

0Testing the tyre pressure of Avro Lancaster R5540 of No 44 Squadron C...

Testing the tyre pressure of Avro Lancaster R5540 of No 44 Squadron Conversion Flight at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, UK.

428 Battery 8 inch gun firing WWII IWM TR 559

8-inch gun of 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, Dover area, firing at dusk.

Gunner cleaning 5.5 inch shells Italy Jan 1943 IWM TR 1501

IWM caption : Gunner B Cooper of Christchurch, cleaning a 5.5 inch shell before loading in order to save wear and tear on the gun barrel, near Sessa Aurunca, Garigliano River Valley, Italy.

Mechanics work on the Merlin engines of a Handley Page Halifax Mk II o...

Mechanics at work on the Merlin engines of a Handley Page Halifax Mk II of No. 35 Squadron at Linton-on-Ouse, June 1942

Short Stirling bomber N6101

Royal Air Force armourers check over the sixteen 250lb bombs before they are loaded into a Short Stirling bomber (s/n N6101) of No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. N6101 was one of the... More

406th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolts June 1945

406th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolts, AAF Station Nordholz, Germany, June 1945

Clement Attlee, Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin and their principal adv...

Clement Attlee, Harry S. Truman, and Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference, July 1945. The "Big Three" pose with their principal advisors, at Potsdam, Germany, circa 28 July -- 1 August 1945. The three heads ... More

14in shells on deck of USS New Mexico (BB-40) in 1944

14-inch (35.6 cm) projectiles on deck of the U.S. Navy battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40), while the battleship was replenishing her ammunition supply prior to the invasion of Guam, July 1944. The photograph loo... More

F6F Hellcat - A small propeller plane flying through a blue sky

A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat in 1943. Español: Un Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat de la Armanda de los Estados Unidos en 1943.

PBY-5A Catalina with bombs at Adak c1943

The U.S. Navy ordnance men prepare to load bombs on a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina patrol plane at Adak, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (USA), circa in the spring of 1943.

Merrill Navy Cross - A group of men standing on top of a boat

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

USS Hornet (CV-8) underway at sea in May 1942

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) underway at sea in May 1942.

Delcarmen-1941 - A bunch of airplanes that are sitting on the ground

USAAF Seversky P-35 fighters and Douglas B-18 bombers at Del Carmen Field, Philippines, October 1941.

339th Fighter Group - Officers

Four United States Army Air Force officers standing in front of a Nissen hut. Handwritten on slide: "Paul Fickel, Bernie Allen, Anthony Hawkins, Ethelbert Graham 503FS Fowlmere James G. Robinson"

490th Bombardment Group - B-17G 43-38729

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38729) of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye

Duxford Aerodrome - 78th Fighter Group - P-47 Thunderbolts

P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford. Handwritten on slide casing:"3-12".

Lockheed-Vega B-17F-50-VE Fortress 1945

Lockheed/Vega B-17F-50-VE Fortress Serial 42-6153, of the 96th Bombardment Group based at RAF Snetterton Heath. This aircraft survived the war and was sent to RFC Kingman 30 October 1945.

RAF Deenethorpe - 401st Bombardment Group B-17G 44-8258

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group prepares for take-off.

USsoldiersbeforebattleofnormandy - A group of men in uniforms posing f...

Great Britain: preparing for loading on the ships unloading in Normandy, at the beginning of June 1944 - Operation Overlord: American troops having loaded their equipment in LCT awaiting the signal to leave for... More

325fightergroup-p-51-1945, World War II photo

P-51D of the 325th Fighter Group Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

394th Fighter Squadron P-47D Thunderbolt 1945

394th Fighter Squadron P-47D Thunderbolt 1945 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

4thfightergroup-p51ds-1944

North American P-51D 44-13287, WD-M “Miss Ruth” of the 4th FS, 52nd FG. WD-D "Jo-Baby..." 44-13263 in background.

Paris1944-improved - A large crowd of people watching a parade

Downscaled the image to make it look sharper, removed dust, scratches and artifacts, darkened the sky slightly and sharpened it. Original description: Libération de Paris Title: Crowds of French patriots line... More

19. desember - December 19 (6475927639)

Vinter og sne Ivrige barn på ski. Fotograf: Ukjent Et vinterbilde fra arkivet etter Landslaget for reiselivet i Norge. Bildet er et av mange stemnings- og naturbilder i arkivet etter Landslaget for reiselivet ... More

117434 Kvinesdal kommune (9216594522)

Tittel / Title: Kvinesdal kommune Beskrivelse / Description: Dato / Date: 1963 Sted / Place: Kvinesdal kommune i Vest-Agder Fotograf / Photographer: Fotograf ukjent Bildesignatur / Image Number: NB_KK_WF_117434... More

117459 Kvinesdal kommune (9213813743)

117493 Kvinesdal kommune (9216581152)

117506 Tjørnhom (9216578840) - Norway. Public domain image

Tittel / Title: Tjørnhom, Kvinesdal kommune Beskrivelse / Description: Gården ligger på østsiden av Kvina og grenser til Sinland og Hompland. Gårdsnummer 149, bruksnummer 1-8. Dato / Date: 1963 Sted / Place: K... More

117532 Kvinesdal kommune (9216876114)

Photograph of a B-26 Martin Marauder Giving Cover to the Landing Craft...

Original caption: One of the many B-26 Martin Marauders of the 9th AF is shown over the coast of France during the early morning giving a cover to the landing craft shown on the beaches below. These hard-hitti... More

Yanks Trudge through Snow from Humpange, Belgium to St. Vith

Original caption: Tanks trudge through snow from Humpange, Belgium to St. Vith. Soldiers are with Co. Co. 23rd Armored Bn., of the 7th Armored Division. Color Photographs of Signal Corps Activity

Photograph of American Troops Loading into LSIs in Britain for the Nor...

Original caption: American troops load onto LSIs at a port in Britain where barrage balloons have been anchored for protection against strafing and low level bombings. Color Photographs of Signal Corps Activity

Photograph of Men and Assault Vehicles Storming the Beaches of Normand...

Original caption: Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on June 6, 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men ... More

Photograph of Private Milton L. Cook Firing His M-60 Machine Gun into ...

Original caption: On 8 Jan. 1967, "C" Co., 2nd Bn., 5th Mech Inf. Bde., 25th Inf. Div., operated as a blocking force on Operation Cedar Falls in the Filhol Plantation by the Saigon River, ten (10) miles northea... More

Photograph of Helicopter Training Exercises

Original caption: The 5th Bn., 7th Cav., 1st (Airmobile) cavalry division at An Khe, South Vietnam conducts training exercises on helicopter repelling a quick exit from an airborne helicopter. Members of Compa... More

A Consolidated Liberator AL627 of RAF Transport Command flying over Mo...

A Consolidated Liberator, AL627 of the Ferry Command Unit of RAF Transport Command flying over Montreal, nearing the end of a flight from Prestwick.

Avro Lancaster Mk Is of No. 44 Squadron RAF, 29 September 1942. TR198

Avro Lancaster Mk Is of No. 44 Squadron RAF, 29 September 1942. Three Avro Lancaster B Mark Is of No 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force based at Waddington, Lincolnshire, flying above the clouds. Left to right: W41... More

British Womens Land Army member on tractor in WWII

Doreen Bacchus, a member of the British Women's Land Army, at the Women's Timber Corps training camp at Culford in Suffolk (UK).

Churchill tanks Italy IWM TR 2021

Churchill tanks of 'A' Squadron, 51st Royal Tank Regiment advancing across the Italian countryside.

Queen Elizabeth at RAF Warboys Feb 1944 IWM TR 1554

IWM caption : HM Queen Elizabeth inspecting flight and ground crews on a visit to Warboys, a station of No 8 Pathfinder Group. An Avro Lancaster of No 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force is seen in a T2 hangar.

Riddell-Webster - A man in a military uniform sitting in a chair

Photograph of General Sir Thomas Riddell-Webster, Quartermaster General to the Forces.

P-47-44-200097-406fs-371fg - Germany in World War Two

P-47 of the 371st Fighter Group - 1945 at Furth Germany.

Iwo Jima landing color USN. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

Iwo Jima Operation, 1945 Amphibious tractors (LVT) head for landing beaches on Iwo Jima, circa 19 February 1945. Note explosions, with much smoke and dust, ashore. Mount Suribachi is at left. Original captio... More

Mac Arthur Manila - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur smoking his corncob pipe, probably at Manila, Philippine Islands, 2 August 1945.

USS Tennessee bombarding Guam

The U.S. Navy battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) bombarding Guam, 19 July 1944.

Sangamon-class escort carrier operating in the South Pacific in 1943

A U.S. Navy Sangamon-class escort carrier operating in the South Pacific, circa February 1943. The ship is either: USS Sangamon (ACV-26), USS Suwannee (ACV-27), or USS Chenango (ACV-28).

GrummanF4F-4 VF-111 Guadalcanal

U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters of Fighting Squadron 11 (VF-11) "Sundowners" on Guadalcanal, 1942.

Vt8-g-gay-may42 - A couple of people standing next to an airplane

Ensign George Gay (right), sole survivor of VT-8 at Midway, standing beside his TBD Devastator on June 4, 1942 before the Battle of Midway. The other crewman pictured is one of his rear gunners.

322d Bomb Group B-26 Marauder 41-31773

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31773) nicknamed "Flak Bait" of the 322nd Bomb Group, Andrews Field Aerodrome, England.".

339th Fighter Group - P-51D Mustang 44-14070

A P-51 Mustang (5Q-H, serial number 44-14070) of the 339th Fighter Group in snow at Bassingbourn, January 1945. Written on slide casing: '5Q:H 414070 Bassingbourn, 1/45.'

357fg-p51 - An old world war ii fighter plane parked in a field

P-51D Mustangs of the 362d Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group, based at RAF Leiston, England. In foreground (2d Lt. James Gasser) and Butch Baby, s/n 44-14798, in background (2nd Lt. J.H. Bertram).

489th Bombardment Group B-24 Liberator 42-50437

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50437) nicknamed "Apassionata" of the 489th Bomb Group. Image via Robert Buck. Written on slide casing: '"Apassionata", 42059437.'

512fs-p47-ashford - A couple of old planes sitting on top of a field

Republic P-47D-27-RE Thunderbolt Serial 42-26922 of the 512th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group, at RAF Ashford, England. Note the C-47 in background.

British LCA 1944 - A group of men riding on the back of a boat

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/ac00001/ac01087c.htm Photo #: USA C-1087 (Color) British Navy Landing Craft LCA-1377 Carries American troops to a ship, in a British port during preparations for the N... More

F-5 Florida Gator - A blue airplane with a shark face painted on it

F-5 Lightning "The Florida Gator" of the 22nd Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire England. Handwritten on slide case: "The Florida Gator Mount Farm R. Astrella"

355fg-p51b - A small airplane flying over a field of crops

North American P-51B-15-NA Mustang Serial 42-106950 "The Iowa Beaut" of the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, based at Steeple Morden Airfield, England. This aircraft was lost on 11 September 1944 -... More

F-22 USV Normandy P004603-2, World War II photo

Description: German (ex-Soviet) F-22 USV gun and others, captured by Allies in Summer 1944 *Source: Archivesnormandie 1939-45 *Licence: Public Domain

117406 Gjemlestad (9213824835) - Norway. Public domain image

Tittel / Title: Gjemlestad, Kvinesdal Beskrivelse / Description: Gjemlestad, Kvinesdal Samvirkelag "Dammen" og Dambrua. Det gamle Samvirkelaget er den gule bygningen. Dato / Date: 1963 Sted / Place: Kvinesdal k... More

117440 Kvinesdal kommune (9213817787)

169720 Risnes (9217135568) - Norway. Public domain image

Tittel / Title: Risnes, Kvinesdal kommune Beskrivelse / Description: Risnes og Risnes bru, med Stornes nede til høyre. Dato / Date: 1966 Sted / Place: Kvinesdal kommune i Vest-Agder Fotograf / Photographer: Fot... More

169721 Nordbø og Fosseli (9217134978)

Tittel / Title: Nordbø og Fosseli gårdsbruk, Kvinesdal kommune Beskrivelse / Description: Nordbø til høgre og Fosseli til venstre i biletet. Dato / Date: 1966 Sted / Place: Kvinesdal kommune i Vest-Agder Fotogr... More

NB KK WF 117554 (9803077436) - Norway. Public domain image

Tittel / Title: Beskrivelse / Description: Dato / Date: 1963 Sted / Place: Flekkefjord kommune i Vest-Agder Fotograf / Photographer: Fotograf ukjent Bildesignatur / Image Number: Digital kopi av original / Dig... More

NB KK WF 117560 (9803039346) - Norway. Public domain image

Norge- Parti fra vegen Røldal - Sauda. I bakgrunnen Røldal. (515733540...

Tittel / Title: Norge: Parti fra vegen Røldal - Sauda. I bakgrunnen Røldal. Motiv / Motif: Postkort. Den røde og hvite bilen tilhørte postkortforlaget. O-45-5 (produksjonsnr fra Normann) Dato / Date: utgitt på ... More

Photograph of the 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigad...

Original caption: The 4th Bn., 503rd Inf., 173rd Airborne Bde., is heli-lifted by UH-1D helicopters to the brigade's forward base camp in Xuan Loc province after successfully completing a search and destroy mis... More

Photograph of Members of Company "A" Return to Base Camp with Viet Con...

Original caption: On 6-7 Feb. 67, Company "A", 1st Bn., 5th Cav., 1st Cav. Div. (Airmobile), on Operation "Thayer II" conducted a search and destroy mission against the Viet Cong in the An Lao Valley approximat... More

Photograph of the Mobile Riverine Force

Original caption: Mobile Riverine Force. After landing on the beach, troops move on to the land assault in a heavily vegetated area. Color Photographs of Signal Corps Activity

Mars First Mars Surface Photo, NASA Viking Images

The image above is the first photograph ever taken from the surface of Mars. It was taken by the Viking 1 lander shortly after it touched down on Mars on July 20, 1976. Part of footpad #2 can be seen in the low... More

Avro Lancaster - Waddington - Royal Air Force in Britain, October 1942...

The Royal Air Force in Britain, October 1942 A rigger touches up the code letters KM-O of Avro Lancaster R5540, of No 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force at Waddington, Lincolnshire.

Bristol Beauforts 217 Squadron in flight

Two Royal Air Force Bristol Beauforts (N1173/`MW-E' and AW242/`MW-B') of 217 Squadron, Royal Air Force, patrolling the British coast near St. Eval, Cornwall (UK).

Churchill Crocodile 01 - A tank is on fire in a field

IWM caption : A Churchill tank fitted with a Crocodile flamethrower in action. This flamethrower could produce a jet of flame exceeding 150 yards in length

Kittyhawk IIIs 112 Sqn RAF taking off Tunisia 1943

Three Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.IIIs of No. 112 Squadron, Royal Air Force, preparing to depart from Medenine, Tunisia, on a sortie. The pilots of FR472 `GA-L' and FR440 `GA-V', are waiting for the section leader in ... More

Lancaster B MkI 44 Sqn RAF in flight 1942

Three Avro Lancaster B.Is of No. 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force, based at Waddington, Lincolnshire (UK), flying above the clouds. Left to right: W4125,`KM-W', being flown by Sergeant Colin Watt, Royal Australian ... More

Miles M.27 Master MkIII W8667, No.5 SFTS. IWM-COL198

Miles M.27 Master III (W8667), No.5 SFTS. Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mosquito IIF, 456sqn - A plane flying through a cloudy sky over land

A De Havilland Mosquito IIF DD739/RX-X of No 456 Squadron RAAF, flying from Middle Wallop, Hampshire, in flight. The censor has scratched out the wing-tip antennae of the Airborne-Interceptor radar.

Spitfire IXs 241 Sqn RAF south of Rome 1944

Two Superamrine Spitfire Mk.IX's of No 241 Squadron, Royal Air Force, MA425/`RZ-R' and MH635/`RZ-U' piloted by Flying Officers H. Cogman and J.V. Macdonald respectively flying over mountainous country south of Rome.

Stirlings at RAF Oakington WWII IWM COL 203

Short Stirling B Mark I bombers of No 7 Squadron RAF, lined up at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire.

B-29 Bomber on a long range mission in late 1945

B-29A-30-BN (42-94106) on a long-range mission in 1945.

Curch service aboard damaged USS Franklin (CV-13) in 1945

Church service on the ruined hangar deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13), taken upon her return to the U.S. from the Pacific for repair of battle damage received off Japan on 19 March 194... More

Perry flag 1945. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

US Naval Historical Center caption: Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 The photo bore the subtext "Photo # USA C-2717 Gen. MacArthur speaking, 2 Sept. 1945" General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, S... More

Scattered landing craft on beach of Iwo Jima 1945

Scene on an Iwo Jima landing beach, circa late February 1945. A broached Landing Craft, Mechanized (LCM) from USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) is in the center foreground. Several amphibious tractors (LVT) are among the... More

TBF launching - A group of men standing next to an airplane

A U.S. Navy Grumman TBM Avenger is launched from the catapult of an aircraft carrier, probalby an escort carrier.

USS Alaska (CB-1) gunnery practice

USS Alaska (CB-1) firing 5"/38 guns on 5 February 1945, one day before the ship arrived at Ulithi and joined the fast carrier task force. Note "flak" bursts in the left distance. Removed caption read: Photo # ... More

USS LST-555, US Navy Photogrpah

United States Navy tank landing ship USS LST-555 unloading cargo on the United States Sixth Army beachhead at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon in the Philippine Islands

Rupertus in Talasea airstrip (colorized)

General William H. Rupertus in Talasea airstrip. Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

12th-marines-bougainville-75mm-howitzer-M1-1943

A 75mm pack howitzer of the 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, in a semi-fortified firing position on Bougainville late in 1943.

KinugawaMaru1 - A boat that is sitting in the ocean

The wreck of one of the four Japanese transports, Kinugawa Maru, beached and destroyed at Guadalcanal on November 15, 1942, photographed one year later. Other version (with header) at Image:KinugawaMaru.jpg Rem... More

28 mm Flak USS Hornet (CV-8) May 1942

A quad 28 mm (1.1"/75 cal) Mk 1 anti-aircraft gun firing on the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) in May 1942.

Damage on Midway burning building

A burning building on Sand Island, Midway Islands, 4 June 1942.

HornetIsland. Warship photograph collection

March 27, 1942: USS Hornet (CV-8) in the Measure 12 (Modified) camouflage (Navy Blue, Ocean Gray and Haze Gray) is anchored at North Island, San Diego. The ship is equiped with two Mk 37 directors with Mk 4 fi... More

TBD T-5 VT-8 CV-8 15May42

A Douglas TBD-1 Devastator (BuNo 0308) from U.S. torpedo squadron VT-8, No. T-5, taxiing up the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), circa 15 May 1942. This aircraft has already been equipped ... More