Flight crew of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship at Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. Flight mechanic Charles A. Ragan climbs on to the wing of the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship. Ragan inspects the aircraft’s engine. The nose art of the aircraft depicts the ghost mascot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron. Close up view of flight mechanic while inspecting motors from wing. He climbs down from the aircraft wing and walks away. Ragan inspects the wing motors while holding a check list. Ragan shows the check list for inspecting wing motors. Man turns film slate upside down. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain takes off from the runway.
Civilians walking outside the Shah of Iran's palace, an Art Deco building in Tehran, Iran during World War II. This building purportedly stood at Sardar Sangi Square (at the intersection of Kakh and Pastor.) A soldier stands guard at the gate entrance of the building. The soldier stands beside a sentry house. A male attendant in uniform mopping puddle at the gate. A sculpture above the gate depicts a crown flanked by two lions. Some pedestrian women are dressed in Western attires. Other women wear head coverings. View through the open gate shows a circular drive around a garden and a large building behind it. Two military officers walk out the gate. One wears a steel helmet. They pass the guard standing by his booth. Closer view of Iranian guard standing with a bayonet. Iranian attendant in uniform standing. A soldier walks past a modern building.
Bombs dropping through cloud cover. Aerial view of Foggia, Italy as seen from Consolidated B-24 D Liberator “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” of the 9th Air Force, 98th Bomb Group, and 343rd Bomb Squadron during World War II. Clouds and smoke from bomb sites partially obscure view of Foggia and surrounding areas. Pillars of black smoke rises from a bombarded air base in Foggia. Consolidated B-24 Liberator with nose art depicting Disney’s Snow White dwarf character “Happy” in flight over Foggia.
Close up aerial views of United States Army 7th Air Force Consolidated B-24J Liberator bomber aircraft with nose art showing a standing woman and painted name “Hay Maker” (Serial Number 44-40729) as it flies over Arakabesan, Palau in World War II. A squadron of bombers in flight. Aircraft flying over an airfield and roads in Palau. Shadows of bombers as seen on the ground.
United States Army 7th Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber “Hay Maker” (Serial Number 44-40729) takes off from Angaur airfield, Palau during World War II. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber with a black cow nose art takes off from the same airfield. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber “Shack Bunny” (Serial number: 44-40759) taking off from runway.
Hoa Khanh Childrens Hospital in Da Nang, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese civilians and children seeking medical care wait in Hoa Khanh Childrens Hospital. Women and children are sitting in benches. A woman feeds her child while waiting. A United States Marine Corp (USMC) Marine talks to patients. A female doctor checks the sick child. Lieutenant Commander Dr. John Karnoupakis, director of Hoa Khanh Children’s Hospital, speaks about the origins of the Hoa Khanh Childrens Hospital through the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines. United States Marines deliver medical supplies to a village via Jeep. Vietnamese civilians gather to watch the Marines deliver the supplies. Some civilians are seen wearing the nón lá or conical hats. Marines prepare medical supplies inside a clinic. A Marine distributes medicine pills to children. Signage reads “Phòng Phát Thuốc” or “Drug Distribution Department”. A ward at the Hoa Khanh Childrens Hospital. A pair of Marines examine an infant. Another child is handed over to their parent. A recovered child and his mother returns home. A female doctor sees them off. A Marine with a child patient with eyes covered by gauze. ‘Combat Art’ depicts a United States Air Force aircraft in flight.
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