Flight Deck Operations

Various aircraft on flight decks, featuring ground crew attending to military jets. The mood is focused and operational, with a black and white aesthetic.

Squadron line pesonnel wait to attach tie-down chains to a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) EA-6B Prowler aircraft on the flicht deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A view of damage caused to two F-4 Phantom II aircraft that were parked on the port side flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)when it collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Squadron line pesonnel wait to attach tie-down chains to a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) EA-6B Prowler aircraft on the flicht deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A left front view of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) during operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Ordnancemen aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) uses an Aero 21A weapons skid to transport Mk 46, Mod 5 torpedoes during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-SN-87-00584. Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SN-86-11653. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL 84 Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A plane captain for Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) signals the pilot of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during a preflight check performed as part of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) strike training. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) A-6E Intruder aircraft is prepared for takeoff during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

A view of damage caused to two F-4 Phantom II aircraft that were parked on the port side flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)when it collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A pilot sits in the cockpit of an A-6E Intruder aircraft after being towed to a parking spot during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

DN-SN-90-02289. Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

DN-SN-88-03258. Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3)

A view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft that was left hanging over the edge of the port side flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)when the carrier collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Close-up of nose of Soviet aircraft Ilehin DB-3 on a field during Finnish winter war motif: Close-up of NOS of Soviet aircraft Ilehin DB-3 on a field during Finnish winter war, 1940. People in motion around. Picture from F 19, the Swedish NGO in Finland.

US military personnel board a C-130 Hercules aircraft for their return home at the conclusion of Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

A Boeing Chinook stands with opened tailgate on the platform. A soldier takes a photo of the interior.

Left front view of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft preparing for launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-SN-90-01093. Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A flight line plane captain directs the pilot of an A-6E Intruder aircraft to a parking spot on the flight line of Marine All-Weather Medium Attack Squadron 533. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft that was left hanging over the edge of the port side flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)when it collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

HMAS Canberra at Port Melbourne. April 05, 1939.

An air-to-air right side view of two Training Squadron 7 (VT-7) TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft preparing to land at Naval Air Facility, El Centro, following a strike weapons training flight. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hellie lands on a hangar roof. March 28, 1952.

A view of CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter parked side-by-side on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3). Country: Unknown

Royal Armoured Corps For Korea Reinforcements Arrive In Japan - Disembarking at a Japanese port from the troopship H.M.T. Empire Orwell are these regular soldiers and national servicemen with an intensive training course ahead of them before joining their regiments in Korea.As was announced recently the British 28th. Brigade, now in Hong Kong, is relieving the 27th. Brigade in Korea. Commanded by Brig. G. Taylor, it consists of the 1st. Bn. King's own Scottish Borderers and the 1st. Bn. Kings's Shropshire Light Infantry. May 10, 1951. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

DF-SN-86-11886. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A close-up view of damage caused to the wing tip of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft when the Panamanian freighter CACTUS collided with the port side of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Perez of Helicopter Light Anti-submarine Squadron 84 (HSL-84) signals to the pilot of an SH-2F Seasprite helicopter during a tune-up of the helicopter's engines. Country: Unknown

DN-SN-85-01454. Country: Unknown

Two SH-3H Sea King helicopters from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7 (HS-7) are parked on the helicopter pad of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SN-90-01109. Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213) F-14A Tomcat aircraft taxis to the launch position on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Ground crewmen salute as a Blue Angels Flight Demonstrated Squadron A-4F Skyhawk aircraft prepares to take off for a performance during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of naval aviation. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-89-04651. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL)

A pilot climbs aboard an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64). Country: Unknown

The Royal Navy during the Second World War With the sun shining down a Fairey Fulmar leaves the flight deck of HMS VICTORIOUS to carry out flying exercises off Hoy.

Aerial right side view of four F-4 Phantom aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 333 (VMFA-333). Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DN-SN-89-03426. Country: Unknown

DM-SN-85-02863. Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Front view of a Soviet Mi-24 Hind E ground-attack helicopter. "Soviet Military Power," 1983, Page 49. Country: Unknown

Flight deck crewmen service a Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-SD-07-25386. Base: Hector International Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A fly by above the aircraft camp hr.ms. Karel Doorman (R 81, ex-venerable) of a six hawker FGA-50 Seahawk (jet) Jachthouse aircraft from the Marine Aviation Service (MLD) in 1958.

The deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-2) is lowered onto the pylons aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CAVALLA (SSN-684). The AVALON and CAVALLA are taking part in a fly-away exercise to train personnel in the handling and operation of the DSRV. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter prepares to land aboard the amphibious transport dock USS DENVER (LPD-9) off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia. Country: Somalia (SOM)

Steam from a catapult obscures a plane handler and the A-6E Intruder aircraft that he is guiding across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during the allied forces exercise Team Work '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '88 Country: North Atlantic Ocean

Soviet air force MiG-21/Fishbed-N all-weather interceptor. (PHOTO courtesy of Soviet Military Power Magazine PHOTO #25, Page 33 (left)). Country: Unknown

R.A.F.'S 12,000 lb Bomb. - A 12.000 bomb compared with a 500 lb. and a 1,000 lb. bomb.R.A.F. Bomber Command has been dropping an ever bigger bomb on industrial targets in occupied France and Germany. The new 12,000 pounder has been used with devastating effects on factories working for the enemy. March 11, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Opened "Gun-Bay" of the .50 Machine guns of an F-84F. The 4 light-colored bins on the left are the pattern trays.

DN-SN-85-06110. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SN-85-13038. Country: Unknown

MGEN Carl Cathey, 3rd Air Force Commander, climbs down from an F-111 aircraft after making a local flight around the area. Base: Raf Upper Heyford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Marines carry the flag-draped casket of LT. Mark Adam Lange aboard a C-2 Greyhound aircraft for transport from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). LT. Lange was killed when his A-6 aircraft was shot down during a bombing raid over Lebanon. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-SN-86-10595. Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Severely Damaged Halifax Gets Back To Base Comment: NP Squadron code on fuselage appears to identify this as belonging to No. 158 Squadron RAF.

A flight deck crewman signals to the pilot of a Marine AV-8C Harrier vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft. The Harrier, manufactured by McDonnell-Douglas, Inc., is undergoing a test and evaluation program. Country: Unknown

DM-SN-85-10285. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SN-86-12580. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate E (Launching and Recovery Equipment) 2nd Class Joseph Wilson stands by at the No. 2 catapult station as an Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) KA-6D Intruder aircraft is launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Captain W.S. "Bud" Orr, Commanding Officer, Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14), conducts a preflight check of a Fighter Squadron 154 (VF-154) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prior to pre-deployment training mission. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Indian Springs, Nevada , Nuclear weapons testing, Airplanes, Measuring, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Make First Jump From H-19 -- An Airbase In Japan -- This dramatic air-to-air photograph shows one of the four men of the U.S. Air Force's 3rd Air Rescue Squadron para-rescue team plunging feet first from an H-19 Sikorsky helicopter. This was a training mission held near the unit's home base in Japan, designed to test the feasibility of using the larger 'copter in parachute rescue' operations. Participating in the history-making jump were Major John C. Shumate Little Rock, Ark.

The rotor blades are removed prior to loading an AH-1G Cobra helicopter aboard a YC-15 aircraft during a heavy loading test. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

British Airmen arrive for important talks with RAAF at Richmond.R to L: Air Commodore J. Grandy OC, OE, The two Canberra Jets ***** Air Com. W.H. Garing OC, RAAF Station Richmond with Wing Com. R.B. Cole ***** to the RAF Jets.They belong to the RAF Fighter Squadron are here to show latest improvements on these Canberra Jet and other Fighting Equipment etc. November 18, 1955. (Photo by Gordon Herbert Short/Fairfax Media).

A UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter picks up a load of supplies. The helicopter is providing replenishment service to ships positioned off the coast of Lebanon in support of US Marines assigned to the multinational peacekeeping force in Beirut. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Armourers prepare to load four 500-lb MC bombs into the bomb-bay of De Havilland Mosquito FB Mark VI, MM403 'SB-V', of No. 464 Squadron RAAF at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.

DN-SN-85-05646. Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A formation of U.S. Navy Vought F7U-3 "Cutlass" jet fighters in flight. 6/22/54.

Taken from the deck of the U.S.S. Hornet (CU-8) of a B-25 bomber on its way to take part in the first U.S. air raid on Japan.

Artwork: "F-15 Eagle" Artist: Dick Kramer. Country: Unknown

An A-6E Intruder aircraft touches down on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SN-85-06365. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

The pilot of an A-6E Prowler aircraft prepares for a mission on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is participating in Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

Saipan Superforts Prepared For Tokyo Attack Ground, crewmen prepare bombs for loading into a 3-29 Superfortress, the "Dauntless Dotty" at the new American air base on Saipan Island in the Marianas. The plane led the first Superfortress attack on Tokyo on Nov.23, 1944, giving the Japanese capital its first taste of American explosives in more than two and one half years. The bombers set aflame key industrial centers, including the Musashino airplane plant, long a cherished target; and met little

Air Patrolman. November 29, 1954. (Photo by Look Magazine).

Royal Air Force- Operations by the Photographic Reconnaissance Units, 1939-1945. A forward -facing oblique installation of an F.24 aerial camera, with an 8-inch focal-length lens, in a blister under the port wing of a Supermarine Spitfire.

Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard visits the annual aerial photo exploration competition Royal Flush IV for NATO countries that was held in the Netherlands for the first time and at the Eindhoven airbase. Klu no.1521 photo collection.

Marines carry the flag-draped casket of LT. Mark Adam Lange aboard a C-2 Greyhound aircraft for transport from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). LT. Lange was killed when his A-6 aircraft was shot down during a bombing raid over Lebanon. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Anefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. Overview and Jamborekamp from Helicopter. August 12, 1963. Greece

Poll photo collection. Repatriation service India. Sick arrive by ambulance at the MS orange in the port of Tandjong Priok. December 1945. Batavia, Indonesia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Weapons skids loaded with 500-pound practice bombs sit among a group of aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Adriatic Sea

DN-SN-87-09928. Base: Lajes Country: Azores (AZR)

Soldiers load evacuee's luggage aboard a utility landing craft. Approximately 600 Americans and third nation personnel are being evacuated from Beirut. Base: Juniyah Country: Lebanon (LBN)

The pilot is hard to find in this display of armament and fuel tanks carried by this US Air Force's swept-wing fighter-bomber the Thunderstreak at Bentwaters (Eng.) Endurance in the air is not disclosed by the Air Force. January 03, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press Newsphoto).

Anefo photo collection. Arrival American soldiers at Schiphol in connection with NATO exercise "refolger"; Soldiers leave the plane. September 8, 1978. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

An aircraft crane is used to hoist an Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) A-7E Corsair II during recovery operations. The aircraft suffered moderate damage to its undercarriage and structural damage to its main airframe when it made a crash landing. Base: Naval Air Station, Cecil Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flight deck and air wing personnel run across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) at the start of a crash barricade drill during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron is lowered onto a flatbed trailer after being recovered from a runway following an emergency gear-up landing. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Maintenance and support vehicles are used to provide maintenance to parked B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, assigned to the Strategic Air Command (SAC), during Linebacker Operations over North Vietnam. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vintage photograph. US Air Force Martin B-61 Matador pilotless bomber being launched

DN-SN-85-06347. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

DF-SN-85-12574. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Boeing Fortress Mk IIA of No. 220 Squadron RAF based at Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, in flight over the Atlantic Ocean, May 1943. Fortress Mark IIA, FK212 V, of No. 220 Squadron RAF based at Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, in flight over the Atlantic Ocean. FK212 failed to return from a patrol on 14 June 1943.

F-86 Sabre Jets on the flight line getting ready for combat. June 1951. It was the America's fastest jet during the Korean War. (BSLOC_2014_11_231)

A Parachuting thrill at Mangere Aerodrome, Auckland. Mr. L.E.A. Hayward, of Hamilton, descending with two parachutes open. At first the main parachute failed to open properly and Mr. Hayward was forced to pull the rip-cord of his second parachute. In landing he became entangled in a barbed wire fence and suffered some nasty cuts. July 26, 1938. (Photo by The Weekly News)

An Air Anti-submarine Squadron 31 (VS-31) S-2A Viking aircraft is launched from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Caribbean Sea

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