United States HH-53 helicopter on a mission in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. HH-53 helicopter taxis along and lifts off from an air base in Vietnam. Helicopter in flight as three aircraft fly overhead. HH-53 helicopter comes in for landing and again climbs up. HH -53 helicopter in flight. Another helicopter in flight in the sky.
View of the first three U.S. B-52 bombers (of a force of 15) landing at U-Tapao Airbase, Thailand on April 10, 1967. These bombers hit targets in Vietnam on their way to U-Tapao. (The entire force arrived during the period from April through July, 1967, on temporary assignment from the Strategic Air Command 4433rd Bomb Wing at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam.) The B-52s are under the command of the SAC 3rd Air Division. The aircraft land with wing flaps down and deploy drag chutes to slow their ground rolls.Officers of the 4258th Strategic Wing,and Royal Thai Air Force greet the arriving aircrews. The event is recorded by photographers, along with newsmen from Japan, Thailand, United States and Philippines. (Vietnam War period).
C-130A cargo airplanes of the United States Air Force transport road construction equipment during Andes Airlift, from Chiloya to Bella Vista village, in Peru. A C-130A takes off on Chiloya airstrip. Cat machines, dump trucks, road graders and other equipment lined near runway ready for airlift. A plane taxis on airstrip near an already parked one.
C-130A cargo airplanes of the United States Air Force transport road construction equipment during Andes Airlift, from Chiloya to Bella Vista village, in Peru. Plane takes off on runway and other planes and cat machines near the runway. Forks and dump trucks lined near runway. Peruvian man saw shoring lumber. A fuel truck refills a C-130A fuel tank. A serviceman near forward radio control jeep watches plane as it takes off.
Sketch of 1909 aircraft that Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel. Progressive views of airplanes from earliest to formations of B-52 bombers in flight. Picture of Air Force Five Star General Henry (Hap) Arnold. Views of Wright Flyer being pulled into a field and readied and launched with Orville Wright at the controls. Two DeHavilland DH4 airplanes in formation as wing walker climbs from wing of one to wing of the other. (Wing walker wears emblem of black cat and number 13, on his shirt.) Drawing of Wright flyer airplane with various parts labeled by Lieutenant Arnold. Letter, dated 13, May, 1911, from 2nd Lieutenant Henry Arnold, of the 24th Infantry, to Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army, reporting on his progress at the Wright flying school in Dayton, Ohio. First pilot's badge (wings) earned by Lieutenant Arnold. President Wilson at inauguration of airmail service, from Washington, DC.
German air attack blitzkrieg (blitz) on London during World War 2. The damage in London due to bombardment in World War 2. The destroyed buildings and debris on the street. A factory set on fire by the German bombers. The firemen dousing the fire with the help of fire hoses. The destroyed buildings along the sides of the street. An officer smoking a cigarette. The debris on the street along Sydney Street at Sydney Square in London. The soldiers clearing the rubble from the street. Smiling British women gathered in a group give a thumbs up sign. Wardens show a shelter where they led citizens to safety. King George VI arrives to inspect the damage. He talks with citizens and tours the damaged areas. A cat walks among the ruins. Citizens gather on the street waving at the King in a car. The reconstruction work in progress.
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