Technical Operations in Aviation

Images of technicians and operators working with aircraft machinery and equipment, showcasing the technical aspects of military aviation.

British Midget Submarines: X-craft of the Royal Navy.Lieutenant Hugh Verrey, RN., captain of XE 8, at the periscope of his ship. August 01, 1952. (Photo by Central Office of Information).

It Takes A Real Expert to work the dials and switches in this bewildering array of wireless equipment in one of the visiting flying-boats. Such an expert is the man at the controls. Sergeant Lawry, wireless telegrahist and senior non-commissioned officer of the squadron. All of the five ships are equipped with wireless receiving and transmitting sets. February 16, 1938.

British Midget Submarines: X-craft of the Royal Navy.Lieutenant Hugh Verrey, RN., captain of XE 8, at the periscope of his ship. August 01, 1952. (Photo by Central Office of Information).

ENGLAND. First man to obtain invasion day photographs is combat photographer Captain Dale E. Elkins, 4118 Garthwaite, Hollywood, Caliofrnia. Capt. Elkins is shown with his own specially constructed camera. He is a member of the Liberator Group

After a complete overhaul this Bristol Pegasus engine ***** a 12 hours flat out test ***** being put is a plane ***** a specially construct plane for ***** up. July 16, 1940.

Radio Operator, T/Sgt. Fred H. Thompson Of Ft. Worth, Texas, At His Position In The Boeing B-29 'Eddie Allen' During The 14Th October 1944 Raid On Formosa. China.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Flying Officer R W Stewart, a wireless operator on board an Avro Lancaster B Mark I of No. 57 Squadron RAF based at Scampton, Lincolnshire, speaking to the pilot from his position in front of the Marconi TR 1154/55 transmitter/receiver set.

1St Lt. R.F. Brubaker Of Clearwater, Florida, Bombardier On The Boeing B-17 "Our Gang" A "Flying Fortress" Of The 324Th Bomb Squadron, At His Norden Bombsight, Just Before The Ship Took Off For A Bombing Mission Over Enemy Territory. Bassingbourne, Engla

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.

Anefo photo collection. On-board shooter of a military plane. February 2, 1949

The Polish Air Force in Britain, 1940-1947 The Duke of Gloucester, Prince Henry, at the controls of a De Havilland Mosquito Mark II of No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron RAF during his visit to Fairwood Common, Glamorganshire.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command 1939-1941. The pilot of a Handley-Page Halifax of No. 35 Squadron in his position prior to take-off at Linton-On-Ouse, Yorkshire.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Palembang. An officer steps into a type of cabin or cockpit?. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

British Navy Torpedoes. October 01, 1937.

A crewman on board an RAF Coastal Command Lockheed Hudson of No. 269 Squadron, using an F.24 camera during an ice patrol from Kaldadarnes in Iceland, 5 May 1942. A crewman on board a Lockheed Hudson of No. 269 Squadron RAF based at Kaldadarnes, Iceland, takes a photograph from one of the starboard windows, with a Type F.24 aerial camera, while flying on an ice-pack patrol.

In U.S. Flying Fortress Over Tunisia -- The waist of a Flying Fortress bomber trains his sights as a flight of the big American planes nears its objective during a U.S. Army Air Force attack on Axis positions in Tunisia. This gunner and his comrades in the raid shot down 19 German fighter planes in what was one of the biggest air battles of the Tunisian front. May 27, 1943.

S/Sgt. Casimer Nastal of Detroit, Michigan, right, and S/Sgt. Clarence E. Winchell of Oak Park, Illinois, gunners on the Boeing B-17 "THE MEMPHIS BELLE" shown at their positions after take-off from their base in England on a mission. 7 June 1943.

The English commander of seaworld forces, Admiral Sir Roderick MC Grigor, goes from board in Rotterdam from HMS Diamond. Part of the AVDKM 530371 and 530376 to 530378 object series.

Rear view of two US Air Force pilots sitting in the cockpit of an aircraft

DF-SN-86-12852. Base: Binghamton State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Pilot Of A North American P-51 "Mustang" Sits In This Cramped Position For Seven Or Eight Hours During A Mission. Iwo Jima, Bonin Isalnd, July 1945.

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.

Flying in Marauders of the 9th Air Force that are daily attacking the enemy in western Europe are the fighting cameramen of the 9th Air Force Combat Camera Unit. 1st Lt. Jack T. Hynes, commanding a detachment of flying photographers, is seen making

I Norrköping shoulder carrier.Norrköping (pictured - name)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tjililitan airport at Batavia various activities. Mechanic engaged in a motor from a P-51 Mustang. February 1947. Batavia, Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Java, Dutch East Indies

Poll photo collection. Photos by willem van de poll. Willem van de Poll in the uniform of captain in a plane on the way from Batavia to Banka. undated. Dutch-India

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Sergeant J B Mallett, a flight engineer on board an Avro Lancaster B Mark I of No. 57 Squadron at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, checks the readings on the aircraft's control panel.

A firefighter opens a water main as smoke from a smoke generator fills the passageway during a firefighting drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The LINCOLN's crew is receiving refresher training under the supervision of personnel from Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Country: Caribbean Sea

S61-03651 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., in his pressure suit and helmet, is being inserted into the Freedom 7 capsule in preparation for the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) mission.

AMS-88 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

On 27 January 1045, Consolidated B-24 "Liberators" Of The 392Nd Bomb Squadron, 3Oth Bomb Group Took Off From Saipan For A Raid On Iwo Jima. Flak Encountered By The Planes Was Intense And Accurate. One Of The 75Mm Shells Hit This B-24 And Exploded In The

The Royal Navy during the Second World War On board the submarine HMS TRIBUNE at Scapa Flow. The forward torpedo compartment. Around the stowed torpedoes some of the crew's hammocks and kit bags can be seen. The men that work in this compartment also sleep here ready to respond to any emergency. Four of the eight forward tubes can be seen through the bulkhead.

Royal Navy Experiments With Gas Turbine Engines -- The neat control-rocks aboard H.M.S. "Grey Goose". The engineers are enabled to sit while keeping complete control of the experimental gas turbine engines - through the instrumental panel. July 06, 1955. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

DF-SN-86-12544. Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American Submarine Disaster: First Pic Original Pictures -- The big decompression tank being hoisted aboard the American coast guard cutter, Harriet Lane, at the navy yard at Portsmouth, new Hampshire before being rushed off to the scene of the disaster. It was this decompression tank which played so big a part in the later rescue of the 33 men. May 29, 1939. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

A Member Of The 90Th Photo Reconn Wing Sets Fuses On Flash Bombs In Preparation For A Night Photo Reconn Mission. The Fuses Are Especially Set So That They Will Explode In Mid-Air, Where Their Terrific Intensity Of Light Will Illuminate The Target. Ital

The On-The-Spot Recording Which The Cbi Sound Recording Unit Is Making Continues As The Bombardier Of The Consolidated B-24 "Krachy Kourier" (425Th Bomb Squadron, 308Th Bomb Group) Checks The Instruments Preparatory To Taking Off From A Base In China. Th

Anefo photo collection. Schutter aboard Lockheed Hudson Bomber Marine Aviation Service (320 Squadron Coastal Command). 1940-1945}. Britain

A Cecil Beaton photograph of the navigator working at his chart table in an RAF Stirling bomber, 1941.

Major Hudson, Group Bombardier, At His Post In A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 91St Bomb Group, Based At Bassingbourne, England.

The crew of the submarine Hr.Ms. Walrus (S 802) or from Hr.Ms. Sea lion (S 803), both formulated by Practice Malty 5, at work, January / February 1956.

"Voice" Planes Ask Communists To Give In -- Corporal V.R. Gough, of Highfield Road, Bognor Regis, Sussex, operates the air-to-ground broadcasting equipment in a Dakota during the recent 3-weeks operation by 48 Royal Air Force Squadron in Malaya. Communists in hiding were told of the peace in Indochina and called on to surrender. Picture received in London today August 30. September 10, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

A sailor feeds a fire hose around a corner during a firefighting drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The LINCOLN's crew is receiving refresher training under the supervision of personnel from Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Country: Caribbean Sea

Bomb is all set to be swung into position on bomb rack. 500 lb HE bomb is resting on cables of a Portable hoist which lifts the bomb from the bomb cart into position in the bomb-bay. Veteran ground crewmen are seen in the final operations.

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Squadron Leader J M Bryan, Commanding Officer of No. 198 Squadron RAF, inspects the damaged starboard wing of his Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, JR366, at Manston, Kent, after returning from a 'Roadstead' mission involving an attack on three flak ships off the Dutch islands. Anti-aircraft fire from the vessels exploded cannon shells in the starboard ammunition pan, blowing off the panel and holing the wing. Bryan however returned unhurt and made a safe landing at base.

Parachuter SRA Jeffrey Hill prepares to jump off an aircraft into the Pacific Ocean to aid an ailing seaman. Hill is a member of the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service. Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SN-89-00404. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Switchboard photographed on the day of the submission of the submarine hunter Hr.Ms. Holland (D 808) in December 1954 at the Rotterdam Dry Dough Society (RDM).

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

We Must Have More Ships -- Women painters putting the finishing touches to a gun on a merchant ship.Britain's ship building yards are working to capacity to meet the growing demands of our Royal and Merchant Navies. Women are taking their places in the yards in increasing numbers doing work that three years ago they would never have dreamed of doing, and are doing it like experts. July 05, 1943. (Photo by L.N.A).

US Navy engineers at Pearce Aerodrome give a last-minute check to fuses before the Truculent Turtle's take-off i the spectacular attempt to break a record. October 1, 1946. ;US Navy engineers at Pearce Aerodrome give a last-minute check to fuses before the Truculent Turtle's take-off i the spectacular attempt to break a record.

A corporal adelborst takes a poll. Is part of the AVDKM 53193 to 53229 object series.

DN-SN-88-01091. Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53)

British Coastal Defenses - Military. November 13, 1944.

DN-SN-90-01135. Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

SSGT Paul Kuwaye, Combat Support Co., 1ST Bn., 25th Inf. Div., observes enemy Orange Forces moving toward his position during the joint South Korea/U.S. training exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Cheop Yeong Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Dispatchers pushing out packages which were dropped "free" on the ioe-cap from the second R.A.F. Hastings.First pictures to reach London of the R.A.F. Hastings down on the Greenland ioe-cap. The pictures were taken from the Second Hastings when It flew over the aircraft to drop supplies to the stranded men. The pictures were taken by Air Ministry Official photographed S.R. Finbow, who accompanied the two aircraft or their mission of dropping supplies to the British North Greenland Expedition led by Commander Simpson. Finbow reported that these pictures were taken in a temperature of 17 degrees centigrade. October 7, 1952. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Warranty section of HR. Ms. The seven provinces (1953-1975) from April 6 to June 2, 1954. Sailor with binoculars. Is part of the AVDKM 540216 to 540344 object series, portion AVDKM 540229 to 540244, excl. 540242.

Second World War 1939 - 1945- Aerial Reconnaissance Photographers at Benson testing cameras before installing them in a PR Mosquito: (left to right) two F.24 14-inch lens vertical cameras, one F.24 14-inch lens oblique camera, two F.52 vertical cameras with 20-inch lenses

In The Gun Turrent -- Here is an Unusual study in the gun turret of a machine when members of the R.A.F. ground personnel were undergoing their training. The working of the gun turret and aircraft repair is included in the training for members of the ground personnel of the Royal Air Force. March 14, 1941. (Photo by Fox Photos).

AG-162 Mission Capistrano , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Recording T.g.V. The 18th anniversary of Princess Margriet by Royal Dutch Roedersvereniging, Wereldomroep and AVRO. January 16, 1961

T/Sgt. Robert J. Hanson Of Walla Wall, Washington, Radio Operator On The Boeing B-17 "The Memphis Belle" Is Shown At His Position On The Plane After The 25Th Mission. England 26 May 1943.

Nose damage to Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress named "Old Bill". Damage caused by 20 MM shell (5/15/43.)

Torpedo room.Bb side for about SPT.67 .. Kockums AB (depicted name), shark (depicted name)

Aviation ordnancemen position a 500-pound practice bomb on a wing pylon of a Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Adriatic Sea

DN-SN-89-04657. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL)

Photograph of Lt. Thomas Whitecloud Entering a C-47 for a Parachute Jump Training. National Archives at College Park - Archives II (College Park, MD). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Information Office. 1947- . General Photographs of Indians

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Fighter Seacraft- Motor Torpedo Boats, England, UK, 1943.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Groundcrew carry a Type F.52 (20') aerial camera for fitting into a De Havilland Mosquito PR Mark XVI of No. 684 Squadron RAF at Alipore, India.

The 885Th Bomb Squadron (H) Special Of The 15Th Air Force Has Been Engaged In Supplying Arms, Ammunition And Food To The Partisan Forces Of Italy, Yugoslavia And Pre-Invasion France. At The Present Time These Activities Are Being Exerted Mainly In Northe

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A signalman using a signalling searchlight on board HMS KING GEORGE V.

Woman in a sailors uniform lying on a cannon

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.

Another interior view of a Midget Submarine with members of the crew at their diving stations. December 13, 1949. (Photo by Royal Navy Official Photograph).

Sgt. Yue Kee, 769 Sacramento St., San Francisco, California, a waist gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the 15th AAF in Italy, chalks up "123" on "Bachelor's Delight," after this Fort completed its 123rd mission over enemy territory. Ass't.

Royal Air Force- 1939-1945- Coastal Command Flight Lieutenant William 'Willy' Biddell of No 206 Squadron, photographed in his aircraft soon after being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for an action on the evening of 31 May 1940, in which he fought off several Me 109s over Dunkirk..

DA-SN-88-04502. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

Presidential train communications car and White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff. Presidential train communications car. Two unidentified military officers, standing in small room. Unidentified location.

Sailor sitting behind the deeper ground of a submarine. -

Anefo photo collection. The American General George H. Brett (Commander US Caribbean Defense Command and the US Army's Panama Canal Department) with Governor P.A. Castle during a visit to Panama. August 19, 1944. Panama Canal Zone

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops & PARATroops,MEIKTILA War

The Duchess of Kent inspecting the engine of one of the latest fighters - the "Thunderbolt".Duchess of Kent presents RAF crests to commemorate part played by eagle Squadrons during battle of Britain - the crests were given by Royal House hold and approved by the king. June 24, 1943.

Tok 1089171 Ro Jets Over Formosa (seventh -- end of set) -- From the rear seat of a jet trainer on patrol over the Formosa straits, United press Staff Photographer Charles Lowe shot this picture of the pilot before him. August 26, 1955. (Photo by United Press).

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