Activities at an air base on Diego Garcia Island, Indian Ocean. An aerial view of the Diego Garcia Island. The runway at the air base. A U.S. Air Force C-141A Starlifter aircraft approaches and lands. A flight line is seen from the cockpit. The aircraft taxis. Forklifts and other vehicles parked at the flight line. A U.S. Military Customs Officer. Civilians and military personnel deplane the C-141A Starlifter aircraft.
Activities at an air base on Diego Garcia Island, Indian Ocean. A pilot in the cockpit of the United States Air Force C-141A Starlifter aircraft. A runway on the air base as seen from the cockpit during a takeoff. Trees on either side of the runway.
A new engine is tested in an X-15 rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California. A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft with an X-15 aircraft in flight. The rear of the X-15 aircraft with a new engine. It is attached under the right wing of the B-52 aircraft. The X-15 is released and is in flight. It releases contrails. The X-15 lands and taxis on a runway at the air base after the successful first flight with a new engine.
United States P-47 aircraft in flight in Corsica, France during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 aircraft in flight. P-47s in formation. Aerial views of the Corsica coastline. An aircraft approaches Alto Air Base. Runway at the air base.
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.
US soldiers fire artillery shells in Kimpo Airfield in Seoul, Korea during the Korean War. The back gate of Kimpo Air Force Base. 5th AAF sign at the gate and MP (Military Police) on duty at the guard shack. . A truck loaded with artillery shells pulls out of the air base. Two ground soldiers unload the artillery shells. They remove the protective casing from around the shells. Corporal Bud Meyers and Corporal Jack Courtney unload the ammunition from the truck. PFC (Private First Class) Jack W. Brown fuses the artillery shells prior to firing. The soldiers pass the artillery up to the gun crew. The gun crew fires three times rapid fire. United States Air Force Colonel Markey stands nearby and watches the firing operations.
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