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[Herbert Samuel beside Col. Lawrence's airplane before takeoff to el-Azrak]

[Herbert Samuel beside Col. Lawrence's airplane before takeoff to el-A...

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A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Virginia The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before a takeoff

A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Virginia The ...

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

Mitchell Field. Eagle poised for flight. An American pursuit pilot makes the final adjustment of his parachute just before the takeoff

Mitchell Field. Eagle poised for flight. An American pursuit pilot mak...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant, taxies away from the flight hangar toward the flight runway for a takeoff. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting system in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated trans...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant, taxies away from the flight hangar toward the flight runway for a takeoff. This new warship of the air is capable of high altitudes and over great ranges for high accuracy bombing invasions. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated trans...

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

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Ready for the takeoff

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. A pilot ready for a takeoff

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.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Maiden flight for a new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant. Wheels are being retracted just after the takeoff. This new warship of the air is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges for high accuracy bombing invasions. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Maiden flight for a new ...

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

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A giant of the airways poises for flight. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before takeoff at Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A giant of the ai...

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

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Patrol plane ready for takeoff on dawn patrol

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, air field, airport, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington, D.C. Watching the planes takeoff through the windows of the lobby of the municipal airport

Washington, D.C. Watching the planes takeoff through the windows of th...

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

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A warship of the skies takes on a load of fuel. Two corporals of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia fill the gas tanks of a huge YB-17 bomber just before takeoff

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A warship of the ...

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

The takeoff, Sequoia National Park, California

The takeoff, Sequoia National Park, California

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Every note from the power plants of the big planes has a meaning for the men of this bombardment squadron. A maintenance crew listens alertly while the pilot of a mighty YB-17 bomber warms up the first of his four powerful engines for a takeoff from Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Every note from t...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant, taxies away from the flight hangar toward the flight runway for a takeoff. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting system in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated trans...

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

Production. Airplane manufacturers, general. Overlooking the Inglewood, California airport of North American Aviation, Incorporated, the secretary in the contract test flight office records the takeoff and landing times of all the planes put through routine flight tests by company pilots. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber used in General Dolittle's raid on Tokyo and the F-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacturers, general. Overlooking the Inglewood...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Ready for the takeoff

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

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

Mitchell Field. Eagle poised for flight. An American pursuit pilot buckles on his parachute just before the takeoff

Mitchell Field. Eagle poised for flight. An American pursuit pilot buc...

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

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. A warship of the air, a YB-17 bomber, poised for a takeoff at Langley Field, Virginia. A master sergeant of the bombardment squadron runs a practical eye over the big four-engine ship as the pilot warms up the engine

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. A warship of the ...

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

This is certainly not the "last drive-in picture show" in Gatesville, Texas, at the time of this photograph, at least. The name is a takeoff on the 1971 movie "The Last Picture Show," about a dying Texas town

This is certainly not the "last drive-in picture show" in Gatesville, ...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Warming up for a takeoff

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

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

The takeoff, Sequoia National Park, California

The takeoff, Sequoia National Park, California

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Pilot ready for a takeoff

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.

[Orville seated in Wright airplane with Albert B. Lambert before takeoff; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio]

[Orville seated in Wright airplane with Albert B. Lambert before takeo...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 24. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

Oil for the engine of an airliner preparatory to takeoff. Municipal airport, Washington, D.C.

Oil for the engine of an airliner preparatory to takeoff. Municipal ai...

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

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A giant of the airways poises for flight. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before takeoff at Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A giant of the ai...

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

A group of people looking out a window at an airport. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A group of people looking out a window at an airport. Great Depression...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.