Naval Operations and Aircraft

Images of helicopters and aircraft on naval decks, showcasing military aviation operations and logistical support during various missions at sea.

Flight deck crewmen and Marines offload an M-274 lightweight vehicle from a Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3). The Marines are a part of Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, who are returning from an operation held in Australia. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

A flight deck crew member signals to the pilot of an HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as it takes off from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during WestPac '93. The Sea Knight, from a helicpoter combat support squadron stationed aboard the ammunition ship USS SHASTA (AE-33), is delivering supplies to the NIMITZ during vertical replenishment operations between the carrier and the ammunition ship while the NIMITZ takes part in WestPac '93. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Flight deck crewmen and Marines offload an M-274 lightweight vehicle from a Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3). The Marines are a part of Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, who are returning from an operation held in Australia. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

An S-3A Viking aircraft is chocked to the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) as an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft flies overhead during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A kite next to a Hawker Sea Hawk with registration 6-71 aboard Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman, ready for separation.

DN-SN-87-11167. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SN-86-09239. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

A flight deck crew member signals to the pilot of an HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as it takes off from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during WestPac '93. The Sea Knight, from a helicpoter combat support squadron stationed aboard the ammunition ship USS SHASTA (AE-33), is delivering supplies to the NIMITZ during vertical replenishment operations between the carrier and the ammunition ship while the NIMITZ takes part in WestPac '93. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. An air gunner demonstrates handling a pair of .303 Browning machine guns, mounted in one of the blister gun-turrets of a Consolidated Catalina of No. 4 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit on Loch Ryan, Ayrshire.

Morane Saulvier Fighters, the chaser squad of the French air force ready to take off.Planes leaving their night quarters to assemble on the field in the early morning. June 09, 1940. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Marines of Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Div., Fleet Marine Force (FMF), leave a Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter and go below deck, using the catwalk on the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3). The Marines have just completed an operation off the coast of Australia. Country: Australia (AUS)

DN-SN-87-03849. Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

NATO Airbase in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

E For Edward Goes To Stuttgart

Anefo photo collection. Marines repeated. September 23, 1965

An SD-1D spotting dolly and a Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft ride to the hangar deck level on an elevator aboard 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 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts a Marine Air Control Squadron 6 (MACS-6) AN/GRM-86 electronic maintenance support shelter. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-89-05528. Base: Unknown

DN-SN-88-08336. Base: Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airbases in France, Information Tour. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Back at their base, East Wretham, Norfolk, two members of the crew of Avro Lancaster B Mark II, DS669 'KO-L', of No. 115 Squadron RAF, examine the rear of their aircraft, where the rear turret, with its unfortunate gunner, was sheared off by bombs dropped from an aircraft flying above, during a raid on Cologne on the night of 28/29 June 1943.

A kite next to a Hawker Sea Hawk with registration 6-71 aboard Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman, ready for separation.

Marines carry the casket of LT. Mark Adam Lange from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter after its arrival aboard 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)

A U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois helicopter approaches the flight deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The helicopter is armed with a rocket launcher and an M-134 minigun machine gun. Country: Unknown

A plane director guides the first operational Mark III LAMPS (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) SH-60B Seahawk helicopter to a landing on the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS CROMMELIN (FFG 37). The helicopter is undergoing flight deck landing qualifications off the coast of San Clemente, California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Airbases in France, Information Tour. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Royal Air Force Marine Branch, 1939-1945. Gunners on board HSL 169, a Type 2 'Whaleback' High Speed Launch of No. 27 Air Sea Rescue Unit based at Dover, Kent, man their twin Lewis-gun positions on the afterdeck during an air/sea rescue exercise in the English Channel. Correction: The twin guns are Vickers K .303 machine guns.

An F/A-18 aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) is fueled on deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64). Country: Unknown

Exercise people deposit on a floating platform with the sling (hoisting cable) from the Westland SH-14D Navy Lynx helicopter with registration 283 (1981-approx. 2012) in May 1990. The Sling is completely retrieved a / b from the lynx.

MAJ. GEN. (select), Carol Mutter, Commanding General for the Third Foreign Service Support Group (FSSG) is briefed on the safety features of the F/A-18D Hornet just before taking off on a familiarization flight with MAJ. Charles T. Moseley, executive officer of VMFA(AW) 242. The general is visiting the Marine Corps Air Station. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

Descent through a soldiers, presumably marines, from a Westland-Lynx helicopter.

Donned in biological isolation garments, the Apollo 11 crew members, (L-R) Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong (waving), and Michael Collins exit the recovery pick up helicopter to board the U.S.S. Hornet aircraft carrier after splashdown. The recovery operation took place in the Pacific Ocean where Navy para-rescue men recovered the capsule housing the 3-man Apollo 11 crew. The crew was airlifted to safety aboard the U.S.S. Hornet, where they were quartered in a Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF). This portable facility served as their home until they reached the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) Lunar Receiving Laboratory in Houston, Texas. The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida via the Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Aboard were Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The CM, piloted

Last Torpedo, 1979.

A left front view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft on display on the flight line. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Turkish troops assault the beach during the NATO Exercise Display Determination '81. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '81 Base: Doganbey Country: Turkey (TUR)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Doorman visits Bandoeng. General Doorman and General Buurman of Vreede talking to an airport standing in front of an airplane. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) descends the stairs of a United States Army helicopter upon his arrival at the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal for the arrival ceremony in honor of President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari. Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, departs the helicopter behind President Kennedy. At the foot of the stairs, Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (left) and U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (right), greet President Kennedy. All others are unidentified. Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

A Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-63) carries a 105mm howitzer gun to Kilo Btry., 1ST Bn., 12th Marines. This activity is a part of the combat readiness evaluation at Pakalula Training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A right side view of an SH-3A Sea King helicopter, from Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5), as it airlifts bodies from near the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76) during search and rescue (SAR) operations. The ship was overtaken by Typhoon Clara. Base: Calayan Island Country: Philippines

DN-SN-90-02291. Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

DN-SN-86-00506. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

AIRMAN Ora Howard, plane captain, and AIRMAN Grisselle Martinez signal instructions to the pilot of an A-7 Corsair II aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force Javelin Rocket on Launcher (USAF JV-1) Wallops Model D4-78 L59-5144 First AFSWC Javelin sounding rocket ready for flight test, July 7, 1959. Photograph published in A New Dimension Wallops Island Flight Test Range: The First Fifteen Years by Joseph Shortal. A NASA publication. Page 704.

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are led to a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Left side view of CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter in use during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)

A Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is hooked up to one of the bow catapults on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) during the ship's shakedown cruise. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Anefo photo collection. The Dutch press on board HR. Ms. "Karel Doorman". Helicopter above the flight deck. September 24, 1947

Inspectors observe closely as personnel of the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron attach a cable to an AIM-4G Super Falcon missile aboard an F-106 Delta Dart aircraft during the 1978 North American Aiar Defense Command Weapons Loading Competition. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-02068. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Caribbean Sea

The Navy's first operational Mark III LAMPS (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) SH-60B Seahawk helicopter conducts an in-flight refueling, while hovering off the port side of the guided missile frigate USS CROMMELIN (FFG 37). The helicopter is undergoing flight deck landing qualifications off the coast of San Clemente, California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SN-89-04656. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL)

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter lands in the background while crewmen remove pallets of supplies from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7). Country: Gulf Of Oman

Anefo photo collection. Joy Flight 2 killing, the work. January 23, 1965. Katwijk

Hr.Ms fly camp vessel. Karel Doorman (2) (1948-1968), A / B during journey from Smaleeld 5, consisting of Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman, Gelderland, Amsterdam and Sea Lion, to Lounyport, Key West, Tampa, Netherlands Antilles, Guantanamo and Bermuda

Members of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force board a US Army UH-60 BLack Hawk helicopter at Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

DN-SN-90-00514. Country: Persian Gulf

An aircraft crane is used to hoist an Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) 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)

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (VAW-121) makes an arrested landing on 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

Right front view of a UH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 in flight during Fleet Exercise 85. The helicopter is assigned to the ammunition ship USS KISKA (AE 35). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A crane is used to lift an F-4 Phantom II aircraft away from the port side deck edge of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41). The F-4 was damaged when the MIDWAY collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Flight deck crew members watch an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft approach for a landing 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)

Crewmen aboard the amphibious assault ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5) extinguish a simulated AV-8 Harrier aircraft fire (actually an A-4 Skyhawk aircraft) to demonstrate Navy readiness on the 40th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SN-87-13093. Subject Operation/Series: LOADEO Base: Sembach Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

A Marine OV-10A Bronco aircraft and a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter are being readied for participation in the Combined Arms Operation (CAO 1-82). The Marines participating are a part of the 6th Marine Amphibious Brigade. Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter transports reuseable fuel tanks. 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)

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

After clearing the flight deck of the snow cover, flight deck personnel of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LHP-7) start preparing various helicopters for flight operations. The GUADALCANAL is in the Baltic taking part in NATO Exercise Teamwork '92. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Base: Trondheim Fjord Country: Norway (NOR)

DN-SN-85-11099. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43)

The systems operator monitors equipment in a Helicopter Light Anti-submarine Squadron 94 (HSL 94) SH-2F Seasprite helicopter during a drug interdiction operation. Country: Unknown

DN-SN-86-00030. Country: Unknown

DF-SN-85-12589. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-87-06495. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165) hovers over a jeep in preparation for an external airlift from the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3) to a landing zone. Country: Australia (AUS)

Project 22 - Operation Castle (Bikini/Enewetak) Test Activities. B-36 Decontamination Washdown. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit of General Major D.C. Buurman van Vreede to the V-Brigade. On Aug. 15. The Chef General Buurman Van Vreeden visited the V-Brigade. With Minister of Education of East Indonesia, Captain Tahija. Captain Tahija gets on the plane. August 15, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

DN-SN-85-02051. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Armourers unload 250-lb Mark VIII depth charges from bomb-trolleys beside a Consolidated Liberator GR Mark VA of No. 53 Squadron RAF at St Eval, Cornwall.

Personnel from the 5th Infantry Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana, climb out of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft assigned to the Military Airlift Command to support exercise Kindle Liberty. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

DF-SN-85-11469. Base: Hahn Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Maintenance crewmen prepare their aircraft for flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The aircraft include three F-14A Tomcats, left, and a KA-6D Intruder, center. The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

NATO Airbase in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Rijksbolitie monitors Schiphol with a SANKEY combat car in connection with possible Palestinian terrorist attacks. Rijksmroadsman with gun on combat car. January 9, 1974. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

DN-SN-89-04555. Country: Unknown

An air-to-air right side view of an AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter during the NATO exercise Display Determination '81. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '81 Base: Doganbey Country: Turkey (TUR)

A Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 36 (HSL-36) SH-2F Seasprite light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) helicopter is refueled in flight as a crewman guides it from the flight deck of the guided missile destroyer USS DEWEY (DDG-45), during exercise Unitas XX. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XX Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA)

Action Trackings and Rescue Service Marine Fly Camp De Kooy

HMAS Vengeance Arrives On Loan To Ran - LtR: The helicopter pilots chatting to captain before take off.. Flight deck.Lt. Don Farquharson. RN. C.O of helicopter flight; Captain H.M. Burrell. Skipper of Vengeance an Aust into the Lot. Lt Gordon McPhee. Ran of Adelaide Lt N.D. McMillan. Sydney.The helicopter is a Bristol Sycamore type five seat. March 11, 1953. (Photo by Gordon Herbert Short/Fairfax Media).

DN-SN-85-00759. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A view of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) as crewmen work to recover a damaged F-4J Phantom II aircraft hanging off the side of the ship. The damage resulted from a collision between the MIDWAY and the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

One of the radar sets from the Light Anti-Armor Missile Battalion is lifted by a crane using a KEVLAR 40K Sling. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-87-11716. Base: Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Visit of the Cinchcent, General L. Chalupa of the Bundeswehr, at the KM. Arrive at the Kooy MVK

New-Type Helicopter-With "Blisters' For Evacuating Casualties -- With one 'casualty' already aboard the new-type helicopter, another is placed inside. The cover, seen on the ground, forms one of the two 'blisters' when it is fixed in position before the take-off. Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire: A demonstration took place here of a new-type helicopter for use in the air evacuation of casualties from the advance dressing station. The helicopter, a Bristol Sycamore Mark Ten, carries two stretc

Ground crew members service an engine of a Naval Air Reserve Patrol Squadron 64 (VP-64) P-3 Orion aircraft during active duty training. Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-86-00185. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

A UH-1N helicopter approaches for a landing on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) as another UH-1N prepares to take off. The helicopters are participating in flight operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463) perform maintenance on their CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters at Camp Daley during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DF-SN-87-03877. Base: England Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An air-to-air right side view of a Naval Air Reserve Patrol Squadron 66 (VP-66) P-3 Orion aircraft during active duty training. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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