U.S. Army Air Forces mechanics performing routine maintenance on a P-47 fighter airplane in Germany during World War 2. A crew chief wipes off the engine cowling, which has been removed from the airplane. A mechanic makes adjustments to the engine. A pilot, in leather jacket, paints paints an area in red on the fuselage, below the cockpit.
United States Army Air Forces operations in Germany during final days of World War 2 in Europe. United States Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolts taxiing on a ramp in front of an open hangar at Fritzlar Air Base. A group of crew chiefs conversing. Trees in the foreground. P-47 takes off. Crewmen pushing a bomb trailer. A crew chief reading the pony edition of the "Times." Mechanics work on jeeps. An airman, followed by a pet dog, climbs steps to a trailer. Enlisted man talking to a Tech Sergeant who leans out window of a building. An L-5 liaison airplane taxis in a parking area. Three U.S. soldiers walking across the perimeter strip. Enlisted men shake hands with pilot of the L-5, who carries a German cavalry sword as a souvenir. They walk into building through door with sign reading: : "Colonel Stecker, Commanding." (Colonel Ray Stecker is Commander, U.S. 365th Fighter Group, of the 84th Fighter Wing.) ground crewman washes down ramp with a hose. P-47 and refueling truck in background.
American airmen engaged in routine work at a base in Germany near the conclusion of World War 2, in Europe. Three airmen mechanics open tailgate door of a mobile shop. They pick out tools from the shop. They work on an improvised washing maching. GIs hang up laundry on a line. An improvised GI laundry. A crewman reads while sitting on a tub. Airman cleans out Commander's staff car. One of the crewman eating K-ration. Crewmen rig up the washing machine. Several airmen smile as they jointly pull on handle of a pipe wrench. Airmen washing a 6x6 Army truck. Water running out of the truck bed.
United States 1st Tank Battalion of the 1st Marine Division in Korea during the Korean War. Several tanks fording a stream. Marines seated aboard the tanks. The tanks moving on the shore after crossing the ford. A tank recovery vehicle picking up a dozer blade and holding the suspended blade as another tank backs up.
United States 1st Tank Battalion of the 1st Marine Division in Korea during the Korean War. A platoon leader in front of a tent. He briefs three tank commanders. A tank commander smoking cigarette, wearing helmet watches. An officer pointing to a map. The platoon leader, the tank commander and others leave. They are handed papers before they leave.
United States 1st Tank Battalion of the 1st Marine Division in Korea during the Korean War. Tanks parked on a field. Men loading ammunition aboard a tank. A tank man checking tracks and road wheels of an M-46 tank. Men loading ammunition into a machine gun atop a tank. Three M-46s parked on the field. Tank crew approach and board the tanks. A man in a turret gives a signal to move forward.
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