U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Crew members watch B-17s returning from a mission. Crew members pose near the nose of a B-17. The name on the B-17 reads "Memphis Belle." 23 bombs are painted on its side, representing 23 bombing missions. Another B-17 displays the name "Desperate Journey" and 7 bombs, for seven missions. B-17s taxi. Crewmen lying on grass. Many officers and crewmen around the "Memphis Belle."
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Members of crew inspect the damage on a B-17 parked at an airfield. Its number 3 engine is feathered. The crew members stand near the nose of the B-17. Damaged elevators of the B-17. A hole in the side of the aircraft. The damaged nose of the B-17. Interiors of the aircraft showing damage. Crew members talk to each other in the B-17. An airman opens bomb bay doors of the aircraft to show the damage.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. A stationary B-17 at an airfield. Crew members assembled around the B-17. Turret guns of the B-17 are removed by airmen. The airmen inspect the damage on the B-17. Another B-17 with battle damaged tail.
United States Army Air Corps ground crewmen work in front of row of parked Martin B-10 aircraft before WW2. Pilots standing by portable gas heater warming their hands and feet. A ground crewman removing portable gas heater from under canvas covering the nose of a Curtiss A-12 Shrike. Two ground crewmen putting booties on "Prince" the squadron collie dog mascot. Crewmen putting on sheepskin flying suit while another wearing a cold weather flying mask helps. Close up of crewman in cold weather mask. Close up of engine as it starts up. Martin B-10 bombers in flight over snow. A gunner in B-10 rear canopy. A B-10 in flight. View rear through B-10 bomber vertical stabilizer. Camera man without canopy operating a hand cranked 35mm motion picture camera. B-10 bombers in flight at night.
Graphic "B-29" with artist rendering behind. An early Boeing B-29 Superfortress at Wright Airfield (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base), Dayton, Ohio. A tracked vehicle tows the B-29 Superfortress on the airfield. Sideview of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Front view of the B-29 Superfortress, a Military Police walks near the plane. Military police near the engines of the bomber. An engine of the B-29 Superfortress as seen underneath the bomber.
A group of United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber planes in flight over the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A pilot holding the yoke inside the bomber cockpit. Another crewman sits in the cockpit. The view inside the cockpit of a B-29 Superfortress during a flight. B-29 Superfortress bombers flying over the Pacific Ocean as seen from an aircraft above. Crewmen relaxing in flight. A crewman smoking a cigarette looking out through window of the bomber airplane. Navigator taking down notes. Crewmen at work. They check their equipment during the flight. Crewmen such as the bombardier, pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer assuming their positions. Right gunner touches some switches or buttons on the switchboard before turning to man the gun. B-29 upper gunner sits in raised position known as the “Barber chair” and viewing dome. Bomber formation head toward Japan. Gunner aims at Japanese fighters. Japanese fighters attacking formation of B-29 bombers. B-29 bomber machine gun turns and fires at Japanese fighter planes. A Japanese plane catches fire from machine gun strafing. A crewman uses binoculars in cockpit.
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