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P-51 "Mustang" fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif. The "Mustang", built by North American Aviation, Incorporated, is the only American-built fighter used by the Royal Air Force of Great Britain

P-51 "Mustang" fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif. The "Mustang", bui...

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Salvo of 600-pound bombs falling from formation of B-10 bombers in recent bombing practice by the 19th Bombardment Group, General Headquarters, Air Force, U.S. Army Air Corps

Salvo of 600-pound bombs falling from formation of B-10 bombers in rec...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Image source: U.S. Army Air Corps. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; U... More

Douglas military aircraft Army. The Douglas A-20 (Havoc) light bomber, called the Boston by the British, is used by both the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force. It was designed as an attack bomber for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations. Because of the speed and performance abilities of this plane, the British have converted a number for use as night fighters. Some have also been used for reconnissance work. Armament details vary according to use, light and heavy guns being mounted in varying combinations

Douglas military aircraft Army. The Douglas A-20 (Havoc) light bomber,...

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

A black and white photo of birds flying in the sky. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of birds flying in the sky. War Poduction. Off...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New B-24E (Liberator) bombers, just off the assembly lines at Ford's big Willow Run plant, are lined up for test flights before they are accepted by the Army. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians. Ford's Willow Run Plant, Michigan

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New B-24E (Libera...

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

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Airborne bicyclists and motorcycles taking over an airfield in a military demonstration

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Airborne bicyclists and motorcycles taking...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Douglas military aircraft Army. The Douglas A-20 (Havoc) light bomber, called the Boston by the British, is used by both the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force. It was designed as an attack bomber for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations. Because of the speed and performance abilities of this plane, the British have converted a number for use as night fighters. Some have also been used for reconnissance work. Armament details vary according to use, light and heavy guns being mounted in varying combinations

Douglas military aircraft Army. The Douglas A-20 (Havoc) light bomber,...

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

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber leaves the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant for transfer to the flight line and test flight before delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber le...

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

Vultee vengeance dive bomber - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Vultee vengeance dive bomber - safety film negatives, Library of Congr...

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

A North American P-51 fighter receives final inspection on the flight ramp before its first test flight

A North American P-51 fighter receives final inspection on the flight ...

Title and other information from caption sheet entry. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is a... More

Fort Worth, Texas. Meacham Field. Student wheeling a plane into position

Fort Worth, Texas. Meacham Field. Student wheeling a plane into positi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. The C-87 Liberator Express is equipped with twenty portable chairs that are set up when the plane is used to carry human cargo. When Army officials saw the need for transport planes early in the war, plans for the Liberator Express were drawn to utilize the B-24 Liberator bomber so that no time was lost in the production changeover

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. The C-87 Liberator E...

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

Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers lined up at North American Aviation, Inc., almost ready for their first test flight

Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers lined up at North American Aviation,...

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

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber leaves the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant for transfer to the flight line and test flight before delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber le...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

North American P-51 fighters await flight tests on the flight ramp. The P-51 is the Army Air Force's newest fighter

North American P-51 fighters await flight tests on the flight ramp. Th...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

North American P-51 fighters and B-25 bombers await test flights and delivery on North American's flight ramp

North American P-51 fighters and B-25 bombers await test flights and d...

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

Group of four Beaufort bombers in flight over Australia

Group of four Beaufort bombers in flight over Australia

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

Production. B-25 bombers. They'll soon be ready to hurl their might at the Axis. New B-25 medium bombers nearing the end of a Western aircraft assembly line. General Doolittle calls it the best military plane in existence. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. They'll soon be ready to hurl their might at...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Nashville, Tennessee. "Vengence" bomber on the field

Nashville, Tennessee. "Vengence" bomber on the field

Annotation on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information ... More

Vega Ventura bomber (PV-1)

Vega Ventura bomber (PV-1)

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

A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky, Vega Ventura bomber (PV-1)

A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky, Vega Ventura bom...

Image source: U.S. Navy. Title and other information from file print. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI... More

B-29 Super Fortress on display at Washington National Airport

B-29 Super Fortress on display at Washington National Airport

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

Howitzer being loaded into the new C-82 at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces. The specific function of this plane is to land heavy military loads safely on rough fields near battle points. Note twin boom tail. Plane has wing span of 106 feet, and carries tricycle landing gear

Howitzer being loaded into the new C-82 at demonstration of equipment ...

Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI C... More

[Nose art on a B24 Liberator]

[Nose art on a B24 Liberator]

Photograph shows a B24 bomber painted with red zig-zag stripes. Color transparency is filed as MISC-05-338. Written on slide mount: Striped Ass [...], 466 BG.

[Edward C. Gleed and two unidentifiedTuskegee airmen, Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945]

[Edward C. Gleed and two unidentifiedTuskegee airmen, Ramitelli, Italy...

Photograph shows Tuskegee airman Edward C. Gleed, Lawrence, KS, Class 42-K, with two unidentified crewmen adjusting an external seventy-five gallon drop takn on the wing of a P-5/D, "Creamer's Dream." Ramitelli... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Seaplane Runway, Southern tip of Ford Island, near Lexington Boulevard, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Seaplane Runway, Southern tip of Ford I...

Significance: It is associated with the establishment of Naval Air Station facilities on Ford Island in the 1920s. It reflects the Navy's use of seaplanes during this era of early aviation. Facility No. S360, c... More

Mission Santa Ynez, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA

Mission Santa Ynez, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, ...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Mission Santa Ynez is significant as the last surviving example of the thirty-one Mission tankers built by The Marinship Corporation. The design was an adaptation of the ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Landplane Hangar Type, Wasp Boulevard and Gambier Bay Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Landplane Hangar Type, Wasp Boulevard a...

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

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern County, CA

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern Count...

Significance: North Base originated as a remote, secret facility to test the United States' first jet-propelled military aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. During World War II, facilities grew to accommodate... More

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern County, CA

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern Count...

Significance: North Base originated as a remote, secret facility to test the United States' first jet-propelled military aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. During World War II, facilities grew to accommodate... More

Offutt Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Bomber Plant, Building D, Peacekeeper Drive, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

Offutt Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Bomber Plant, Building...

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

A black and white photo of a propeller plane. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of a propeller plane. War Poduction. Office of...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Navy aircraft. Gruman torpedo bombers. The Avenger. These dual purpose aircraft, already tested in battle, are the U.S. Navy's new torpedo-bombers, capable both of hedge-hopping waves to press home a torpedo attack and flying high above enemy targets to drop tons of high explosives. Manufactured to Gruman, these deadly bombers are heavily armed and armored. Generally they are given fighter protection, they are carrier based

Navy aircraft. Gruman torpedo bombers. The Avenger. These dual purpose...

Title devised by Library staff, from a related image of a C-54A Skymaster which had been erroneously given the above caption. Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Contact print either atta... More

A black and white photo of a propeller plane. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of a propeller plane. War Poduction. Office of...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Aircraft. Naval. The Navy's SBD light dive bomber is the counterpart of the Army's A-24 (Dauntless) with the differences that adapt it to Navy requirements. This Douglas plane is equipped with slotted wing flaps to decrease air speed and obtain greater bombing accuracy. It is more maneuverable than the German Stuka and is capable of carrying heavier bomb loads

Aircraft. Naval. The Navy's SBD light dive bomber is the counterpart o...

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

A black and white photo of people standing around a plane. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of people standing around a plane. War Poducti...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Singapore U.S. made Brewster "Buffalo" pursuit ships being mass-assembled in a hangar in Malaya for the use of Britain's Royal Air Force in the Far East.

Singapore U.S. made Brewster "Buffalo" pursuit ships being mass-assemb...

British official photograph: K. No. BO-426. Forms part of: FSA/OWI Collection (Library of Congress).

American Catalinas in the Far East For several months past American built Catalina flying boats have been patrolling the Indian Ocean and China Seas.

American Catalinas in the Far East For several months past American bu...

Photograph shows Catalina flying boats flying from Singapore to patrol the seas. Caption continues: Their work takes them on long distance patrols from the civilisation of Singapore to sparsely inhabited islan... More

A black and white photo of a propeller plane. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a propeller plane. Office of War Informatio...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Lined up and looking eager for flight are Navy fighter palnes at the Navy Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas. These biplane F3F's are constantly reconditioned by sailor mechanics at the base

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Lined up and looking eager for ...

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

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Airborne bicyclists and motorcycles taking over an airfield in a military demonstration

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Airborne bicyclists and motorcycles taking...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New Liberator (B-24E) bombers await paint jobs after coming off the assembly lines at Ford's big Willow Run plant. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians. Ford's Willow Run Plant, Michigan

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New Liberator (B-...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A tail fuselage for a consolidated B-24 bomber is being lowered to place in a fuselage meting fixture at a Western aircraft plant. Here, tail fuselage, wing center section and nose section are joined. This bomber carries a heavy bomb load and is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges for high-accuracy boming missions. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A tail fuselage for a co...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. Gas demonstration. Plane spraying tear gas on a column of soldiers

Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. Gas demonstration. Plane spraying tear gas...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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.

Production. P-51 ("Mustang) fighter planes. An inspector checks over the work done on a P-51 fighter before it moves to the next assembly position at North American's Inglewood, California, plant. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 ("Mustang) fighter planes. An inspector checks over t...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Contact print either attached to or in original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War ... More

Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers and tractors that haul them on the assembly line at North American Aviation, Inc. The planes are ready for their first test flight

Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers and tractors that haul them on the a...

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

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Flight's over--an N3N training plane is safe on the dollie and pilot and instructor go back to the hangar. After fulfilling their service schedules, planes at the Corpus Christi, Texas, naval air base are completely reconditioned by civil service mechanics attached to the base

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Flight's over--an N3N training ...

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

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. A-20 attack bombers. A line of Douglas A-20 attack bombers, just off the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant is ready for test flights and delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. A line of Douglas A-20 attack bombers...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Pearl Harbor bombing. Wrecked seaplane. One of the 80 U.S. Navy planes wrecked by Japanese bombs and bullets during the air attacks on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. The plane was an OS2U, an Observation Scout built by Vought-Sikorsky

Pearl Harbor bombing. Wrecked seaplane. One of the 80 U.S. Navy planes...

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

Operations in North Africa by Allied air forces. Mitchell B026 bombers of the United States Army Air Forces and Baltimore bombers of the South African air forces flying together in formation on their way to attack Rommel's position in North Africa

Operations in North Africa by Allied air forces. Mitchell B026 bombers...

Image source: U.S. Army Air Forces, from Royal Air Force, Washington, D.C. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washingto... More

Corpus Christi, Texas. Planes of the Civil Air Patrol flying out to the sea for a four-hour stretch of coastal patrol duty

Corpus Christi, Texas. Planes of the Civil Air Patrol flying out to th...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Somewhere in Iran. American assembly plant for light bombers where warplanes are given a final check before delivery to Russia

Somewhere in Iran. American assembly plant for light bombers where war...

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

B-29 Super Fortress displayed to public for first time at Washington National Airport

B-29 Super Fortress displayed to public for first time at Washington N...

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

United States Army Air Forces' demonstration of new equipment, Washington, D.C.

United States Army Air Forces' demonstration of new equipment, Washing...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Toni Frissell with Major George S. "Spanky" Roberts at Ramitelli, Italy, March, 1945]

[Toni Frissell with Major George S. "Spanky" Roberts at Ramitelli, Ita...

Photograph shows Deputy Group Commander George S. "Spanky" Roberts with photographer Toni Frissell, at Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945. Frissell wrote "Just before take off in stripped down mustang--no guns--for r... More

[Four P-51 Mustangs flying in formation. Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945]

[Four P-51 Mustangs flying in formation. Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945]

Also available as contact sheet in LOT 12447-1. Forms part of: Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress).

Elmendorf Field, Chugiak Anchorage Alaska

Elmendorf Field, Chugiak Anchorage Alaska

Photograph shows dog sled and team of dogs next to military airplane. In album: Scenic Alaska. Elmendorf Field, 1946. Courtesy of Alaska Air Depot, p. 14.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI

See Thurston Lava Tube, HALS HI-6, for additional documentation. Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosyst... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Landplane Hangar Type, Wasp Boulevard and Gambier Bay Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Landplane Hangar Type, Wasp Boulevard a...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Offutt Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Bomber Plant, Building D, Peacekeeper Drive, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

Offutt Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Bomber Plant, Building...

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

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

A black and white photo of people working on a plane. Great Depression...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a group of men walking towards an airplane. War Production FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men walking towards an airplane....

To identify this image it may help to search online for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Trans... More

B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated being hauled along an outdoor assembly line with an "International" tractor, Kansas City, Kansas

B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated being ...

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

Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Public domain photograph of a truck, military vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

"The Walkers Club." Eight U.S. airmen in China who were forced down behind the Japanese lines. After a period of eight weeks and many narrow escapes of contacts with enemy patrols, they reached their bases. Left to right, standing: Major Grant Mahoney, Vallejo, California; Colonel Bruce Hollaway, Knoxville, Tennessee; Captain J.O. Wellborn, Daingerfield, Texas; Lieutenant C.C. Moody, Blytheville, Arkansas; Kneeling: Lieutenant Morton Sher, Greenville, South Carolina; Lieutenant C.C. Vaughn, Pearsall, Texas; Lieutenant R. Durell, Scarbrough, Hudson, New York; Lieutenant M.D. Marks, Bayonne, New Jersey

"The Walkers Club." Eight U.S. airmen in China who were forced down be...

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

Aircraft. Naval. The Consolidated "Mariner" (PBM-3) serves the Navy as a patrol bomber or transport. It is an all-metal flying boat with high gull wings. It has a speed of over 200 miles per hour, a range of over 3,000 miles, a ceiling of over 15,000 feet and a load capacity of 20,000 pounds. The crew of nine men is armed with 50-caliber machine guns and bombs

Aircraft. Naval. The Consolidated "Mariner" (PBM-3) serves the Navy as...

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

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War In...

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

Aircraft. Army. The Douglas C-54 is the military version of the commercial transport DC-4 used by the airline companies. It is a four-engine low-wing monoplane designed for a long-range personnel transport. The commercial model was designed for forty day passengers and twenty-eight sleeper passengers. Its passenger carrying capacity after modifications for military service is not revealed

Aircraft. Army. The Douglas C-54 is the military version of the commer...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: Douglas Aircraft photo from OWI. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overs... More

A black and white photo of four planes flying in the sky. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of four planes flying in the sky. Great Depres...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

General view of Okeechobee migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

General view of Okeechobee migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. P-51 ("Mustang) fighter planes. An inspector checks over the work done on a P-51 fighter before it moves to the next assembly position at North American's Inglewood, California, plant. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 ("Mustang) fighter planes. An inspector checks over t...

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

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New B-24E (Liberator) bombers, just off the assembly lines at Ford's big Willow Run plant, are lined up for test flights before they are accepted by the Army. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians. Ford's Willow Run Plant, Michigan

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New B-24E (Libera...

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

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider instruction

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.

Production. B-25 bombers. New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the flying field of a Western Aircraft plant. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25 in the raid on Tokyo, has called this ship the best military plane in existence. It performs brilliantly at its 25,000-foot ceiling. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspecti...

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Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. A new B-24E (Liberator) bomber, just off the assembly line at Ford's big Willow Run plant, gets a last-minute inspection before taking off on its test flights. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians. Ford's Willow Run Plant, Michigan

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. A new B-24E (Libe...

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B-25 bombers and P-51 fighters stand side by side on North American's flight ramp

B-25 bombers and P-51 fighters stand side by side on North American's ...

Title and other information from caption sheet entry. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is a... More

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A completed B-17F heavy bomber is checked by final inspectors at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, before it moves to the flight line for rigid acceptance tests. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A completed B-17F heavy bomber is che...

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Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Picture shows the plane which brought Churchill to Moscow

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of airplanes in a hangar. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of airplanes in a hangar. Office of War Inform...

Annotation on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information ... More

Front side view of C-82, the newest transport shown at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces. It has twin boom tail, wing span of 106 feet, and tricycle landing gear. Engines are mounted at forward ends of the booms. Wings are of gull design. Developed solely for hauling heavy military cargo on rough fields near battle points

Front side view of C-82, the newest transport shown at demonstration o...

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Rear view of new C-82 showing twin boom tail and square interior. This is the first war plane designed solely for hauling military cargo. It is in the 50,000 pound class and in its weight and bulk carrying capacity, will enable the air transport of ninety percent of the heavy equipment of a standard triangular Infantry Division. It may be used to carry troops, paratroops, and equipment up to the size of tanks

Rear view of new C-82 showing twin boom tail and square interior. This...

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Raymond Loewy Associates, 580 5th Ave., New York City. Door signal and helicopter

Raymond Loewy Associates, 580 5th Ave., New York City. Door signal and...

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[Nose art on a B24 Liberator] - A black and white photo of a woman on a plane

[Nose art on a B24 Liberator] - A black and white photo of a woman on ...

Photograph shows nose art on a B24 bomber depicting a pin-up with the name "Bonnie" written next to the image. Written on back: 466BG ; 2E AD, Attlebridge, Eng.

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern County, CA

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern Count...

Significance: North Base originated as a remote, secret facility to test the United States' first jet-propelled military aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. During World War II, facilities grew to accommodate... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. ...

Significance: Facility 39 is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Its construction and ensuing modifications reflect the evolution of Navy activity at Ford Island, with periods of signif... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Offutt Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Bomber Plant, Building D, Peacekeeper Drive, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

Offutt Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Bomber Plant, Building...

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A black and white photo of a plane in a hangar. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a plane in a hangar. Great Depression FFSA ...

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P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of the North American Aviation, Inc., plant in Inglewood, Calif.

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the ...

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It's an intricate operation - installing a 30-calibre machine gun in a Navy PBY plane, but not too tricky for Jesse Rhodes Waller, Corpus Christi, Texas. He's a Georgia man who's been in the Navy 5-12 years. At the Naval Air Base he sees that the flying ships are kept in tip-top shape. Waller is an aviation ordnance mate

It's an intricate operation - installing a 30-calibre machine gun in a...

12002-18. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

It's an intricate operation - installing a 30-calibre machine gun in a Navy PBY plane, but not too tricky for Jesse Rhodes Waller, Corpus Christi, Texas. He's a Georgia man who's been in the Navy 5-1/2 years. At the Naval Air Base he sees that the flying ships are kept in tip-top shape. Waller is an aviation ordnance mate

It's an intricate operation - installing a 30-calibre machine gun in a...

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Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War In...

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

A black and white photo of a plane. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of a plane. War Poduction. Office of War Infor...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A black and white photo of a plane and a car. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of a plane and a car. War Poduction. Office of...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

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