U.S. Army Air Services maneuvers of First Provisional Air Brigade at Wilbur Wright field in Dayton , Ohio. Major General Mason N. Patrick, Chief of Air Services and other officers inspect the crew and aircraft of the Pursuit group and the attack group. Major General inspects crews of MB-2s, DH-4s and A-3s. P-1c engine in operation. MB-2 aircraft and P-1C aircraft take off from the airfield.
U.S. Army Air Services maneuvers of First Provisional Air Brigade at Wilbur Wright airfield in Dayton, Ohio. U.S. Army Air Services aircraft including DH-4s and P-1Cs, come in for a landing at the Wilbur Wright airfield. A pursuit P-1C taxiis in and turns about to park. Crewman climbs from rear seat of aircraft.
U.S. 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron in the South Pacific during World War II. Prints on Rabaul negative being washed. A soldier puts the negatives in containers. A personnel dries the prints as he places them on machine. Machine gives out dried prints A sign on a door reads 'Printing'. Negatives brought to a dryer from the developing room. Men dry negative roll. A man rubs on either side of the negatives. June 4th, 1943: A soldier sleeps as others chat.
View from inside one of several U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 liberator bomber aircraft attacking Japanese positions on Iwo Jima in World War II. Dim aerial view of Iwo Jima from overflying Navy PB4Y. Smoke rising from isolated explosions on the ground. U.S. Navy warships, including battleships, cruisers, and gunboats, of Task Force 51, commanded by Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, are visible but not individually identifiable from the air. smoke rising onshore as shells from navy guns explode. Smoke also seen from the barrels of the warships themselves, as they fire barrages. Large white clouds of smoke obscure the beaches of Iwo Jima as the warships begin firing white phosphorus shells. At the same time, large numbers of amphibious landing craft are assembled in lines ready to move toward the beach. Bright images of the battleship, USS Idaho (BB-42) bombarding Iwo Jima with her twelve 14-inch guns. View from the air over Iwo Jima during the naval bombardment.
United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) P-47 aircraft in flight over Corsica, France during World War 2. P-47s of the 66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group taxi at Alto Air Base. Nose of the P-47 aircraft. Airman hammers a nail onto a post, putting finishing touches on the Officer's club. Officers in Control tower at Alto Air Base. A dozen P-47s of the 66th Fighter Squadron take off and join up in three flights of 4 each overhead. Wing tank and belly tank of an aircraft. P-47 aircraft returning in formation. P-47s peel off for landing. Lt Col Gilbert O. Wymond, commander of the 65th Fighter Squadron, in the cockpit of his P-47 "Hun Hunter XIV." Airmen wash in outdoor improvised shower.
Post-world war II image of 4-Star General Lemay in an office with an American flag in the background. U.S. General Curtis LeMay in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 aircraft lands and taxis along. General LeMay walks from the aircraft, smoking a pipe. LeMay talks with Lieutenant General Barney Giles. Major General LeMay and a group of officers salute with a B-29 in the background. The dedication ceremony at North field in Guam and the B-29 aircraft fleet names 'Fleet Admiral Nimitz'. People look on as photographers take pictures of General H H Arnold, Major General Lawrence Cuter and Major General LeMay as they stand beside the ' Fleet Admiral Nimitz'. A B-29 aircraft taxis and takes off. Flakes burst in the air.
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