Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in
Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theater victory in World War II, May 8, 2015. More... More
Col. Brian Kelly, 501st Combat Support Wing commander,
Col. Brian Kelly, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Clive Wood, RAF Alconbury RAF commander, stand next to a memorial in honor of 19 U.S. Army Air Force 95th Bombardment G... More
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from Russia during World War II attends the historic aircraft sweep, over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemor... More
B-17 Flying Fortresses assigned to the 97th Bombardment
B-17 Flying Fortresses assigned to the 97th Bombardment Group fly into formation during World War II. On January 28, 1942, the U.S. Army Air Force established the 97th BG, assigned to the 8th Air Force, with an... More
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from Russia during World War II attends the historic aircraft sweep, over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemor... More
Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in
Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theater victory in World War II, May 8, 2015. More... More
A B-52 Stratofortress, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-29
A B-52 Stratofortress, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-29 Superfortress and B-25 Mitchell perform a flyby at the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. This was the first time in history that all four of these b... More
Master Sgt. Dewey Christopher, left, poses for a photo
Master Sgt. Dewey Christopher, left, poses for a photo with his ground crew and his first B-17 Flying Fortress, “Skipper” at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, in 1942. Christopher was a crew chief with the 100th B... More
A B-17 Flying Fortress assigned to the 97th Bombardment
A B-17 Flying Fortress assigned to the 97th Bombardment Group flew the first aircraft to land in Russia during a shuttle mission, June 2, 1944. The exploits of the 97th BG led their team to be the first America... More
Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in
Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theater victory in World War II, May 8, 2015. More ... More
A B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress and B-52
A B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress and B-52 Stratofortress fly in formation at the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. Held for the first time in 1933, the Barksdale Air Force Base Air Show is... More
Memorial Day flight, US Coast Guard Photo
SAN DIEGO -- Cmdr. Kevin Bruen (far right), a Judge Advocate General for the Eleventh Coast Guard District, poses with veterans from other armed services in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft like ... More
Former Capt. Bernie Dupuis who joined the Army Air
Former Capt. Bernie Dupuis who joined the Army Air Corps at 18 in 1944 attends the historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 7... More
Brig. Gen. Brook Leonard, 56th Fighter Wing commander,
Brig. Gen. Brook Leonard, 56th Fighter Wing commander, sits in the cockpit of a B-17 Flying Fortress at the Luke Days rehearsal on Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., March 16, 2018. Luke Days presents military airpow... More
A memorial honoring the lives of 25 service members
A memorial honoring the lives of 25 service members is photographed, Sunday, July 3, 2016, on Mount Tom near Holyoke, Massachusetts. The memorial honors 25 service members who lost their lives when the B-17 Fl... More
Rob Holland and Kevin Coleman perform together at the
Rob Holland and Kevin Coleman perform together at the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. Holland pilots an MXS-RH while Coleman flies an Extra 300 LX. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
Brig. Gen. Brook Leonard, 56th Fighter Wing commander,
Brig. Gen. Brook Leonard, 56th Fighter Wing commander, interacts with Luke Days guests after his flight on the B-17 Flying Fortress on Luke Air Force Base March 16, 2018. Luke Days presents military airpower a... More
Richard Lewney pauses after spreading his father-in-law’s
Richard Lewney pauses after spreading his father-in-law’s ashes at the RAF Alconbury flagpoles Oct. 26. Retired Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann served at RAF Alconbury from 1943 to 1945 and he had such fond memories o... More
A B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress perform
A B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress perform a flyover during the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. The aircraft, all combat-capable, performed the flyover in honor of the 8th Air Force,... More
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from Russia during World War II attends the historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemora... More
A U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 56th
A U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 56th Air Refueling Squadron takes off during a Large Formation Exercise, May 31, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The 97th Air Mobility Wing honors its her... More
The Skyhawks, the Canadian armed forces parachute team,
The Skyhawks, the Canadian armed forces parachute team, perform for spectators at the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. The Skyhawks have performed aerobatic stunts for more than 75 million spectato... More
A B-25 Mitchell soars through the air during the 2017
A B-25 Mitchell soars through the air during the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. The B-25 became one of the classic American aircraft designs to emerge during World War II. And gained national fam... More
Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in
Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theater victory in World War II, May 8, 2015. More ... More
B-17 Flying Fortress G-BEDF 'Sally B' performs an aerial
B-17 Flying Fortress G-BEDF 'Sally B' performs an aerial demonstration during the Duxford Air Festival at Imperial War Museum Duxford, England, May 26, 2019. 'Sally B' is the last remaining airworthy B-17 in Eu... More
The bombardier’s position of the B-17G Flying Fortress
The bombardier’s position of the B-17G Flying Fortress named Sentimental Journey on display at the War Eagles Air Museum at the Doña Ana County Airport Oct. 2. The bombardier’s main tool was the Norden bombsigh... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Operations Group
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Operations Group and 100th Maintenance Group pose for a photo with retired Master Sgt. Dewey Christopher, a former 351st Bomb Squadron crew chief, 100th Bomb Group and World... More
Pieces of wreckage from a B-17 Flying Fortress sit
Pieces of wreckage from a B-17 Flying Fortress sit next to a memorial honoring 25 service members, Sunday, July 3, 2016, on Mount Tom near Holyoke, Massachusetts. The memorial honors the men who died when the p... More
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from Russia during WWII salutes as historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70... More
Ray Weaver, an Air Force veteran, solutes as historic
Ray Weaver, an Air Force veteran, solutes as historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theate... More
B-17 Flying Fortresses assigned to the 97th Bombardment
B-17 Flying Fortresses assigned to the 97th Bombardment Group fly into formation over Russia during World War II. The 97th BG was identified by a white triangle with a black “Y” in the middle. For the entirety ... More
A damaged B-17 Flying Fortresses sits on the flightline
A damaged B-17 Flying Fortresses sits on the flightline of RAF Alconbury May 27, 1943, after an explosion. Nineteen U.S. Army Air Force 95th Bombardment Group airmen were killed and 21 others were injured when ... More
Emily Lewney spreads her father’s ashes at the RAF
Emily Lewney spreads her father’s ashes at the RAF Alconbury flagpoles Oct. 26. Retired Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann served at RAF Alconbury from 1943 to 1945 and he had such fond memories of his time there that hi... More
The maintenance division’s primary mission was to repair
The maintenance division’s primary mission was to repair B-17 Flying Fortress engines during World War II. In October 1942, workers repaired 50 engines and tripled the number of successfully repaired engines by... More
B-17 Flying Fortress G-BEDF 'Sally B' prepares to take
B-17 Flying Fortress G-BEDF 'Sally B' prepares to take off for a demonstration during the Duxford Air Festival at Imperial War Museum Duxford, England, May 26, 2019. 'Sally B' is the last remaining airworthy B-... More
B-17 Flying Fortress G-BEDF 'Sally B' performs an aerial
B-17 Flying Fortress G-BEDF 'Sally B' performs an aerial demonstration during the Duxford Air Festival at Imperial War Museum Duxford, England, May 26, 2019. Built as a Boeing B-17G-105-VE c/n 8693, the future ... More
Tech. Sgts. Jeffrey Empson and Christopher Ackerman,
Tech. Sgts. Jeffrey Empson and Christopher Ackerman, 423rd Air Base Group Honor Guard, fold the U.S. flag during a ceremony for retired Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann at the RAF Alconbury flagpoles Oct. 26. Dihlmann ... More
The nose cone of the B-17G Flying Fortress named Sentimental
The nose cone of the B-17G Flying Fortress named Sentimental Journey on display at the War Eagles Air Museum at the Doña Ana County Airport Oct. 2. The bombardier’s main tool was the Norden bombsight and his ac... More
Memorial Day flight - U.S. Coast guard photo
SAN DIEGO -- Cmdr. Kevin Bruen, a Judge Advocate General for the Eleventh Coast Guard District, sits in the bomber's seat aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft like the one his father served aboard duri... More
Heaven's Above - Air National Guard photo
Workmen power wash a B-17 Flying Fortress static display at the Parade Grounds on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas Oct. 31, 2016. Each week, hundreds of men and women graduate from Basic Military Training here an... More
The B-17G Sentimental Journey on display at the War
The B-17G Sentimental Journey on display at the War Eagles Air Museum at the Doña Ana County Airport Oct. 2. The Sentimental Journey is one of only a handful of operational B-17s still available to the public a... More
U.S. Air Force pilots from the 352nd Special Operations
U.S. Air Force pilots from the 352nd Special Operations Wing, RAF Mildenhall, navigate the MC-130J Commando II during the Mi Amigo 75th Anniversary flypast event Feb. 22, 2019, at Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, Uni... More
Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann (circled) stands with a B-17
Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann (circled) stands with a B-17 Flying Fortress crew before a mission during World War II. Dihlmann served at RAF Alconbury from 1943 to 1945 and he had such fond memories of his time ther... More
A B-17 Flying Fortress lands at Luke Air Force Base,
A B-17 Flying Fortress lands at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., for Luke Days on March 16, 2018. Luke Days presents military airpower and civilian acts over two days from March 17-18 to a public audience of hundred... More
The Shockwave Jet Truck races down the flightline during
The Shockwave Jet Truck races down the flightline during the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. Shockwave is the Guinness Book world record holder for the fastest jet truck in the world at 376 mph. (... More
Retired Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann poses for a picture
Retired Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann poses for a picture with his great granddaughter at the soldier’s Home in Holyoke, Mass., in early 2013. Dihlmann served at RAF Alconbury from 1943 to 1945 and he had such fond ... More
A family from Germany attends the historic aircraft
A family from Germany attends the historic aircraft sweep, over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theater victory ... More
Two of the B-17 Flying Fortresses that were damaged
Two of the B-17 Flying Fortresses that were damaged by an explosion at RAF Alconbury May 27, 1943, sit on the flightline. Nineteen U.S. Army Air Force 95th Bombardment Group airmen were killed and 21 others wer... More
Memorial Day flight - U.S. Coast guard photo
SAN DIEGO -- Cmdr. Kevin Bruen, a Judge Advocate General for the Eleventh Coast Guard District, looks out the waist gunner's window aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft like the one his father served a... More
Three B-52 Stratofortresses perform a heritage flyover
Three B-52 Stratofortresses perform a heritage flyover to kick off the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. For more than 40 years, the B-52 has been the backbone of the manned strategic bomber force f... More
The name of Petty Officer 3rd Class Alfred Warm is
The name of Petty Officer 3rd Class Alfred Warm is displayed on a granite memorial, Sunday, July 3, 2016, on Mount Tom near Holyoke, Massachusetts. The memorial honors 25 service members who lost their lives wh... More
A member of the Skyhawks, the Canadian armed forces
A member of the Skyhawks, the Canadian armed forces parachute team, prepares to land on the flightline during the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. The Skyhawks have performed aerobatic stunts for m... More
Chris Lewney spreads his grandfather’s ashes at the
Chris Lewney spreads his grandfather’s ashes at the RAF Alconbury flagpoles Oct. 26. Retired Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann served at RAF Alconbury from 1943 to 1945 and he had such fond memories of his time there th... More
The historic “Triangle Y” tail marking is displayed
The historic “Triangle Y” tail marking is displayed on a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 97th Air Mobility Wing, March 11, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. During World War II, each bombardment grou... More
Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in
Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theater victory in World War II, May 8, 2015. More ... More
The Shockwave Jet Truck races down the flightline during
The Shockwave Jet Truck races down the flightline during the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. Shockwave is the Guinness Book world record holder for the fastest jet truck in the world at 376 mph. (... More