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Airplanes - Types - Pomilio Aircraft Factory. Mounting metal parts on wings

Airplanes - Types - Pomilio Aircraft Factory. Mounting metal parts on ...

Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Types - Pomilio Aircraft Factory. Stretching canvas on frames of wings

Airplanes - Types - Pomilio Aircraft Factory. Stretching canvas on fra...

Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of manufacturing workers, factory building, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Wings - Aeroplane parts. Wing skid

Airplanes - Wings - Aeroplane parts. Wing skid

Date Taken: 1916 Airplanes - Wings Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflaged B-1 bomber flies with swept-back fourth prototype wings during a test mission from Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California

Camouflaged B-1 bomber flies with swept-back fourth prototype wings du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A left front ground view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with five AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles mounted under the wings

A left front ground view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with five...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sam Wyatt Release Status: R... More

An F-14 Tomcat aircraft, with its wings swept back, makes a low altitude turn above two Virginia Class nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers that are underway

An F-14 Tomcat aircraft, with its wings swept back, makes a low altitu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft in flight, as other Falcons await their turn. The Falcons are from the 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, being deployed to Kunsan Air Base, Korea. The aircraft are equipped with luggage pods on the left wings and auxiliary fuel tanks

A left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16A ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A front view of an A-3 Skywarrior aircraft equipped with electronic warfare (jammer) pods, with its wings folded up at the Pacific Missile Test Center

A front view of an A-3 Skywarrior aircraft equipped with electronic wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Thornsley Release Status... More

A ground-to-air right front view of a B-1 bomber flying over the runway with its wings in the full-forward take-off position

A ground-to-air right front view of a B-1 bomber flying over the runwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Rel... More

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). In the foreground is an A-7E Corsair II aircraft with wings folded

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Loshaw Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

An E-2C Hawkeye taxis with its wings folded during flight operations board the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67)

An E-2C Hawkeye taxis with its wings folded during flight operations b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Phil Wiggins Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aircraft handling crewmen brush snow and ice off the wings of a Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70)

Aircraft handling crewmen brush snow and ice off the wings of a Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: North Pacific Ocean Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Butler Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The assistant catapult and arresting gear officer stands by at the bow catapult control station as an Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 (VAW-126) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft unfolds its wings prior to being launched from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90

The assistant catapult and arresting gear officer stands by at the bow...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 331 of Cherry Point, N.C., stationed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4), load a Mark 82 500-pound bomb under the wings of an AV-8B Harrier II fighter attack aircraft prior to a mission in support of Operation Desert Storm

Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 331 of Cherry Point, N.C., station...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS Nassau(LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Thomas E. Witham Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

U.S. Marines load AGM-88A high-speed anti-radiation missiles under the wings of an F/A-18A Hornet strike-fighter aircraft of Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 451 (VMFA-451) during Operation Desert Storm

U.S. Marines load AGM-88A high-speed anti-radiation missiles under the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Jeff Wright Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Ground crew members add weight by hanging onto the wing to balance the U-2R in order to assist with the placement of the bicycle-type gear known as pogos beneath the wings of the aircraft to keep them balanced while on the ground. Exact Date Shot Unknown . Published in AIRMAN Magazine, May 1994

Ground crew members add weight by hanging onto the wing to balance the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Rose S. Reynolds Release Status... More

STAFF Seargent Steve Reynolds, and AIRMAN First Class Bruce McCormick, 637th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston AFB, Charleston, South Carolina, de-ice the wings of a C-17 Globemaster III prior to it departing from Rhein-Main AB Germany to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

STAFF Seargent Steve Reynolds, and AIRMAN First Class Bruce McCormick,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ken Bergmann Releas... More

US Air Force Captain J.P. Riley, McEntire Air National Guard F-16 Pilot, returns home from the Wings of Eagles Airshow in Elmira, New York, in his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

US Air Force Captain J.P. Riley, McEntire Air National Guard F-16 Pilo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shoemaker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker from the 129th Rescue Wing flies in formation over Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California. The mission of the 129th is to train and be prepared to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. Its personnel and aircraft locate and recover aircrew and non-aircrew personnel from both enemy-held and friendly territory and seas. In addition, the 129th provides manpower, materiel and equipment to conduct peacetime search and rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of California, and is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard. The 129th has saved 292 lives since 1975, and six so far in ...

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker from the 129th Rescue Wing flies in form...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker from the 129th Rescue Wing flies in formation over Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, Calif... More

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California. The mission of the 129th is to train and be prepared to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. Its personnel and aircraft locate and recover aircrew and non-aircrew personnel from both enemy-held and friendly territory and seas. In addition, the 129th provides manpower, materiel and equipment to conduct peacetime search and rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of California, and is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard. The 129th has saved 292 lives since...

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over Alcatraz Isl... More

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over the Presidio of San Francisco, California. The mission of the 129th is to train and be prepared to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. Its personnel and aircraft locate and recover aircrew and non-aircrew personnel from both enemy-held and friendly territory and seas. In addition, the 129th provides manpower, materiel and equipment to conduct peacetime search and rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of California, and is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard. The 129th has saved 292 lives since ...

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over the Presidio... More

Members of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company recovery team perform disassembly work on the EP-3E Aries II at Lingshui Airfield, People's Republic of China, in preparation for its return to the United States. The team removed all four nacelles and the wings and began initial work-site cleanup, tagged crates and boxed components for shipment in preparation for completion of the disassembly operation. Transportation will be accomplished by an Antonov An-124 Condor

Members of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company recovery team perfo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lingshui Airport State: Hainan Country: China (CHN) Scene Major Command Shown: USPACOM Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released ... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepares to fly its first bombing mission into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The crewchief walks off to his position where he will guide the aircraft out during taxiing. The F-15 is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force`s "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strik...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

US Air Force (USAF) 27th Fighter Wing personnel use generator powered heat blowers to defrost the wings of a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB), Fort Worth, Texas (TX)

US Air Force (USAF) 27th Fighter Wing personnel use generator powered ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fort Worth State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA David Clower, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Russel L. Frantz, Medical Crew Director, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), 375th Airlift Wing (AW) reviews the patient records of US Army Reserve (USAR) SPECIALIST (SPC) John J. Estrada, 270th Transportation Squadron, aboard an Air Mobility Command (AMC) C-9A Nightingale aircraft at Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois (IL). This mission is the Wings last scheduled C-9A Aeromedical Evacuation flight within the Continental United States (CONUS)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Russel L. Frantz, Medical Crew Direc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Tony Lambert, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), prepares of take off at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during the 354th Fighter Wings (FW) Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 168...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Anthony Nelson Jr, USAF Release Sta... More

Three US Navy (USN) Blue Angels F/A-18C Hornet aerial demonstration team aircraft wait for take off as a US Air Force A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft, assigned to the 23rd Fighter Wings (FW) East Coast Demonstration Team, approaches for landing during the Joint Service Open House Celebration held at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD). The open house showcased civilian and military aircraft and provided many flight demonstrations and static displays

Three US Navy (USN) Blue Angels F/A-18C Hornet aerial demonstration te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel Mclain, USN Release Status... More

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) lock the rotor wings on a Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 51 SH-60B Seahawk helicopter after flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 29, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Jarod Hodge) (Released)

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Philippine Sea Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Jarod Hodge, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

386th Air Expeditionary Wing Leadership visited and

386th Air Expeditionary Wing Leadership visited and

386th Air Expeditionary Wing Leadership visited and worked with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as part of a wing leadership initiative to experience and work with Airmen in their particul... More

A view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft parked on the flight line. The F-4E has two Pave Claw 30mm gun pods mounted under its wings. Pave Claw is designed to destroy armor and a variety of fixed and mobile targets

A view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft parked on the flight line. The F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Burlington State: Vermont (VT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: General Electric Co. Release Status: Released to P... More

AN air-to-air left side view of an F-111A aircraft banking to the right over a range. The aircraft, assigned to the 391st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, is flying with swept-back wings

AN air-to-air left side view of an F-111A aircraft banking to the righ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released to ... More

An air-to-air left front view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon aircraft with AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles attached to its wings

An air-to-air left front view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left side view of a Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, wings extended, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile

An air-to-air left side view of a Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) F-14A ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CDR Ringwood Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An A-7E Corsair II aircraft is being prepared for launch from the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). On the right is an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft with wings folded. The AMERICA is participating in Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '84

An A-7E Corsair II aircraft is being prepared for launch from the airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft takes off from the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during Fleet Exercise 85. An F/A-18A Hornet is on a catapult in front of a Mark-7 jet blast deflector. Behind the deflector is an S-3A Viking aircraft with wings folded. Among the aircraft parked on the flight deck are S-3A`s, F/A-18A Hornets and A-6E Intruders

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft takes off from the aircraft carrier USS CONST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Millie Tamberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Airmen from the 416th Munitions Maintenance Squadron mount three AGM-86 air-launched cruise missiles (ALCMs) beneath one of the wings of a 416th Bombardment Wing B-52 Stratofortress aircraft

Airmen from the 416th Munitions Maintenance Squadron mount three AGM-8...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gerald Waskiewicz Release Status: Re... More

Bottom view of an F-4E Phantom II fighter aircraft assigned to the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in flight. Mounted on the front of the wings are two AGM-45A Shrike air-to-surface missiles; mounted towards the centerline of the aircraft are AIM-7 Sparrow III air-to-air missiles. The aircraft is equipped with electronic countermeasures (ECM) pods

Bottom view of an F-4E Phantom II fighter aircraft assigned to the 52n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing is refueled by a 2nd Bombardment Wing KC-10 Extender aircraft. The wings are participating in AMALGAM WARRIOR 88, the largest air defense exercise of the year designed to afford units the opportun

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing is refueled...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR 88 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

An aerial view of the flight line area. Aircraft from four Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) wings sit on the flight line facing the control tower after arriving for exercise Cope Tora '90, a PACAF bombing and gunnery exercise

An aerial view of the flight line area. Aircraft from four Pacific Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TORA '90 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony Lambert Release... More

C-141B Starlifter aircraft of the 62nd Military Airlift Wing and C-130E Hercules aircraft of the 317th Military Airlift Wing fill the aircraft parking area during Exercise Rebel Hog '92-1, an operational readiness exercise for both wings.

C-141B Starlifter aircraft of the 62nd Military Airlift Wing and C-130...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REBEL HOG '92-1 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

US Navy sailors on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) observe the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) coming alongside. With both carriers and their embarked air wings, the US now has some 100 strike aircraft operating independently in the waters of the Persian Gulf. GEORGE WASHINGTON and NIMITZ continue to patrol the no-fly zone over Iraq in support of UN sanctions. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 23 NOVEMBER 1997

US Navy sailors on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEOR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Joseph Strevel, USN Release Status: Released ... More

A Turkish Air Force F-16C "Falcon" armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles on the wing tips and AIM-9 "Sidewinders" under the wings turns with a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135R "Stratotanker" (not shown) out of RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. The Turkish F-16Cs are flying Combat Air Patrol missions to maintain air superiority and protect aircraft in NATO Operation Allied Force

A Turkish Air Force F-16C "Falcon" armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Brad Fallin Release Sta... More

A Spanish Air Force EF-18A Hornet moves into position behind an Air Combat Command KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) of the 22nd Air Refueling Squadron during a NATO Operation Allied Force Combat Mission. The versatility of the KC-135 Stratotanker is clearly demonstrated by its ability to adapt quickly to each mission. This mission required that the tanker attach a refueling drogue (not shown) to the end of its refueling boom (not shown) so that NATO aircraft fitted with a refueling probe could refuel. The EF-18A Hornets carries AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wingtip rails, MK 82 500 pound Laser Guided Bombs in the middle of the wings and 350 gallon underwing drop tanks to extend mission...

A Spanish Air Force EF-18A Hornet moves into position behind an Air Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Spanish Air Force EF-18A Hornet moves into position behind an Air Combat Command KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) of the 22nd... More

Pararescueman, US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Louis Haack, Pararescue Supervisor of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California stands in the read troop door a MC-130 Combat Shadow aircraft. SMSGT Haack is wearing a full HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) parachute load, demonstrating the amount of equipment that the Pararescueman need to carry and be expert in. The HALO jump system is used when troops are needed to parachute into remote or hostile areas where flying an aircraft is too dangerous or vulnerable to being shot down. The 129th Rescue Wing is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard, their mission...

Pararescueman, US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Louis Haack, Parare...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Pararescueman, US Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Louis Haack, Pararescue Supervisor of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air ... More

A contract welder from Los Angeles, California puts the finishing touches on the cross member that will support the wings of a replica P-40E Tomahawk, after it is placed on a display stand. The P-40E will be on display at the 14th Air Force Headquarters at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The P-40 "serves as, a monument, not to the aircraft but to the people of the original Flying Tigers, and as reminder to their modern-day counter-parts." The Warhawk memorial, funded by the 14th Air Force with Major General William R. Looney III in command, took three months from ground breaking to the dedication ceremony

A contract welder from Los Angeles, California puts the finishing touc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over San Francisco, California. The mission of the 129th is to train and be prepared to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. Its personnel and aircraft locate and recover aircrew and non-aircrew personnel from both enemy-held and friendly territory and seas. In addition, the 129th provides manpower, materiel and equipment to conduct peacetime search and rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of California, and is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard. The 129th has saved 292 lives since 1975, and six so...

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over San Francisc... More

HAINAN, China -- Following the removal of the wings and engine nacelles, a US Navy (USN) EP-3 Aires II aircraft fuselage awaits shipment, during recovery operations at Lingshui Airfield, Hainan, China

HAINAN, China -- Following the removal of the wings and engine nacelle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lingshui Air Field State: Hainan Country: China (CHN) Scene Major Command Shown: USPACOM Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, STAFF Sergeant Garry Root and SENIOR AIRMAN Shea Higgins (background) guard the entry control point to the flightline at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. They are Security Policemen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, guarding the wings KC-135 aircraft. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, STAFF Sergeant Garry Root ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSG... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepare to fly their first bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan from a base in Southwest Asia. As the crewchief watches, the pilot (left), call sign "Slokes", and the weapon system operator (WSO) in the aircraft for a mission, call sign "Snitch", prepare to strap-on their F-15E. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepares to fly its first bombing mission into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Ground crew personnel perform last minute details under the aircraft. The F-15 is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strik...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE members of the 105th Airlift Wing (AW) gathered in the Dining Facility at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York. Deploying members of the 105th Airlift Wings third rotation deployment to World Trade Center (WTC) collapse site areas proudly display energy snack packages made by Wallkill Middle School Seventh Graders, in the hamlet of Wallkill, New York. Guard personnel will assist in relief efforts provided by New York National Guard. The collapse of the WTC was due to terrorist flying two large passenger aircraft into the buildings; killing all in the planes and thousands in the building. In response, President George W. Bush ...

Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE members of the 105th Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE members of the 105th Airlift Wing (AW) gathered in the Dining Facility at Stewart Ai... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Taylor, USAF, 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), deices the area over fuselage where the wings meet of a C-141B Starlifter on the flightline at McGuire AFB, New Jersey, after the first snow of the winter season

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Taylor, USAF, 305th Aircraft Generatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Scene Camera Opera... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bob Purzitza, 133rd Airlift Wing (AW), Minnesota (MN), Air National Guard (ANG), marshals in one of the Wings the C-130H Hercules aircraft, on the flight line ST. Paul International Airport (IAP)/Air Reserve Station (ARS), MN

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bob Purzitza, 133rd Airlift ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Minneapolis-St Paul Iap/Ars State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Devona Maher, USAF Release... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) F-15A Eagle aircraft from the 53rd Fighter Wings (FW), Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES) fly over the Gulf of Mexico during exercise Combat Archer a Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) hosted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron located at Tyndall, AFB, Florida (FL)

Two US Air Force (USAF) F-15A Eagle aircraft from the 53rd Fighter Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Appearing supersonic a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker air-to-air refueling aircraft from the Wisconsin Air National Guard (WIANG) creates water vapor over its wings during a foggy morning take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), in support of Exercise Northern Edge 04

Appearing supersonic a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker air-to-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jo... More

The US Navy's (USN) flight demonstration team, F/A-18 Hornet, solo aircraft Number 6, piloted by USN Lieutenant (LT) Craig Olsonk, performs a steep climb, generating a vapor curtain over the wings, as he goes into a series of vertical rolls, during an annual performance at the 'Red, White and Blues' air show, at Pensacola Beach, Florida (FL)

The US Navy's (USN) flight demonstration team, F/A-18 Hornet, solo air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Ryan Courtade, Usn Release S... More

A view of the Red Tail's over Montgomery Air Show Sept.

A view of the Red Tail's over Montgomery Air Show Sept.

A view of the Red Tail's over Montgomery Air Show Sept. 8, 2018, held at Dannelly Field. Approximately 14,000 were in attendence on Saturday. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Hayden Johnson)

A left side view of two F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft during deployment to Kunsan Air Base, Korea. The aircraft are from the 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. The aircraft are equipped with luggage pods on the left wings and auxiliary fuel tanks

A left side view of two F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft during deployme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: General Dynamics Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, with wings folded and engines running, is attached to a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, with wings folded and engines running, is at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Sea Of Japan Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left side view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon aircraft with AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles attached to its wings

An air-to-air left side view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air top left view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon aircraft launching one of the AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles attached to its wings

An air-to-air top left view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft, wings swept back, from Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) assigned to the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

An air-to-air left side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft, wings swept ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CDR Ringwood Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A rear view of an A-6E Intruder aircraft with wings folded being prepared for flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67)

A rear view of an A-6E Intruder aircraft with wings folded being prepa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Phil Wiggins Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air to air right side view of a restored PBY Catalina aircraft over Naval Air Station, Pensacola, during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of naval aviation

An air to air right side view of a restored PBY Catalina aircraft over...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

An air-to-air right side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft. The white vapor appearing on the wings and midsection of the fuselage is produced by shock waves as the aircraft breaks the sound barrier

An air-to-air right side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft. The white ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (VAW-121), its wings still folded, prepares for launch on the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Gary P. Bonaccorso, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing is refueled by a 2nd Bombardment Wing KC-10 Extender aircraft. The wings are participating in AMALGAM WARRIOR 88, the largest air defense exercise of the year designed to afford units the opportun

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing is refueled...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR 88 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coast during a flight out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The aircraft is carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles under its wings and AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs) on its fuselage

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kit Thompson, USAF Release Status: ... More

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coast during a flight out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft is carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles under its wings and AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs) on its fuselage

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Kit Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A 419th Fighter WIng (466th Figher Squadron) "Diamondback" F-16C Fighting Falcon from Hill Air Base, Utah, flies a training mission over the Great Salt Lake. The 419th is one of approximately 30 flying wings in the reserve and is the only Air Force Reserve unit in Utah. If the wing were mobilized for active duty, its aircraft and most of its members would be assigned to Air Combat Command. This image was used in the April 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article"High-fivin' 'n' Huggin'."

A 419th Fighter WIng (466th Figher Squadron) "Diamondback" F-16C Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gary Coppage, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over San Francisco, California. The mission of the 129th is to train and be prepared to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. Its personnel and aircraft locate and recover aircrew and non-aircrew personnel from both enemy-held and friendly territory and seas. In addition, the 129th provides manpower, materiel and equipment to conduct peacetime search and rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of California, and is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard. The 129th has saved 292 lives since 1975, and six so...

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over San Francisc... More

The fuselage and wings of a Soviet MIG aircraft lies in the foreground of two US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at the northern end of the airfield, located in Brgram, Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The fuselage and wings of a Soviet MIG aircraft lies in the foreground...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Banks, USN Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), attach pogo wheels to the wings of a USAF U-2R Dragon Lady aircraft at a forward location, while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Reynaldo Ramon, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules multi-role cargo aircraft assigned to VMGR-152 Refuels Wings Long-Range Capabilities, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, completes its mission with an air drop on the island of Ie Shima, Okinawa

A US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules multi-role cargo aircraft ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ie Shima State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), prepare to take off during Phase II of the Wings Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) Exercise at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the 1ST Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dawn Bolen, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Samuel J. Dalton, Aeromedical Evacuation Technician, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), 375th Airlift Wing (AW), takes a moment to reflect as he gazes out the window of an Air Mobility Command (AMC) C-9A Nightingale aircraft from Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois (IL), during the Wings last scheduled C-9A Aeromedical Evacuation flight within the Continental United States (CONUS)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Samuel J. Dalton, A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Tony Lambert, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A transient alert vehicle sits in the foreground as a US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC), C-9A Nightingale aircraft assigned to the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), 375th Airlift Wing (AW), is serviced on the flight line at Kelly Air Field, Texas, while completing the Wings last scheduled C-9A Aeromedical Evacuation mission within the Continental United States (CONUS)

A transient alert vehicle sits in the foreground as a US Air Force (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Tony Lambert, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Marcus Thomas, Aeromedical Evacuation Technician, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), 375th Airlift Wing (AW), stands in the isles aboard a C-9A Nightingale aircraft, after completing Wings last scheduled C-9A Aeromedical Evacuation mission within the Continental United States (CONUS)

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Marcus Thomas, Aeromedic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Tony Lambert, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Crew CHIEF assigned to the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), 354th Maintenance Group (MXG), dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level four (MOPP-4) gear, inspects his aircraft, during the Wings Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Crew CHIEF assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

386th Air Expeditionary Wing Leadership visited and

386th Air Expeditionary Wing Leadership visited and

386th Air Expeditionary Wing Leadership visited and worked with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as part of a wing leadership initiative to experience and work with Airmen in their particul... More

Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Manufacture of aircraft at the Plant of the Standard Aircraft Corp., Elizabeth, N.J. Photo shows airplane wings in course of construction

Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Manufacture of aircraft at the Plan...

Photographer: Standard Aircraft Corp. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Showing a Handley-Page Machine with wings in position. Standard Aircraft Corp. Elizabeth, N.J

Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Showing a Handley-Page Machine with...

Date Taken: 5/31/1918 Photographer: Standard Aircraft Corp. Elizabeth, N.J. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants

AN air-to-air underside view of an F-111A over a range. The aircraft, assigned to the 391st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, is flying with swept-back wings

AN air-to-air underside view of an F-111A over a range. The aircraft, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released to ... More

A left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft in flight, as other Falcons await their turns. The Falcons are from the 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, being deployed to Kunsan Air Base, Korea. The aircraft are equipped with luggage pods on the left wings and auxiliary fuel tanks

A left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16A ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: General Dynamics Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft as another F-16 awaits its turn. The aircraft are from e 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, being deployed to Kunsan Air Base, Korea. The aircraft are equipped with luggage pods on the left wings and auxiliary fuel tanks

A left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16A ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air right side view of a Tu-16 Tupolev anti-ship missile-carrying bomber with the missile launch rails under its wings empty. The Tu-16s NATO designation is "Badger-C."

An air-to-air right side view of a Tu-16 Tupolev anti-ship missile-car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A right front view of an E-2C Hawkeye airborne-early-warning (AEW) aircraft as its wings are folded back by crewmen, during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66)

A right front view of an E-2C Hawkeye airborne-early-warning (AEW) air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: Perry Thorsvik Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A specially-designed remote control hydraulic trailers are parked in front of a 92nd Bomb Wing B-52G Stratofortress aircraft after they were used to load missiles onto the wings of the bomber. Each pylon carries six AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM)

A specially-designed remote control hydraulic trailers are parked in f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons Release Status: R... More

An air-to-air front view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft. The white vapor appearing on the wings and midsection of the fuselage is produced by shock waves as the aircraft breaks the sound barrier

An air-to-air front view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft. The white vapor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 140 (VAQ-140), its wings folded and canopy open, sits parked on the forwardmost spot on the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

An EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 14...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Gary P. Bonaccorso, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

Two F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 101 (VF-101) pass overhead, their wings swept back for high-speed flight. VF-101 provides F-14 readiness training for Atlantic fleet units

Two F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 101 (VF-101) pass over...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky, USN Release S... More

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft makes its landing approach. The aircraft is carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles under its wings and AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) on its fuselage

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft makes its landing ap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Kit Thompson Release Status: ... More

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, wings folded, stands on a flight line at dawn

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, wings folded, stands on a flight line at daw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Joseph F. Towers Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aviation Boatswain's Mate H (Aircraft Handling) 2nd Class Michael Mappin gives the signal to fold wings as he demonstrates fixed wing aircraft hand signals on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate H (Aircraft Handling) 2nd Class Michael Mapp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tracy Lee Didas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

F-14A Tomcat aircraft take part in a flyover celebrating the arrival of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and CVW-17. Both wings have returned to NAS Oceana after serving in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

F-14A Tomcat aircraft take part in a flyover celebrating the arrival o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Colonel Richard O. "Pat" Patten served on active duty for over 30 years in the Navy, Army and Air Force. He received his bombardier's wings and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Force at Roswell AFB, New Mexico, in April 1942. He flew 50 missions from Foggia, Italy as a B-17 bombardier in the 353rd Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group, Fifteenth Air Force. Colonel Patten was awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry in action on 10 June 1944 during a mission in which his aircraft was damaged and Colonel Patten was severely wounded. On 23 April 1996, he was belatedly awarded a Purple Heart in recognition of wounds received on that mission

Colonel Richard O. "Pat" Patten served on active duty for over 30 year...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Lisa Carroll Release Status: Released ... More

A head-on view of a German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany as it approaches the fefueling drogue a United States Air Forces Europe KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) of the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing. Note the extended refueling probe on the starboard side of the forward fuselage. JbG-32 or Fighter-Bomber Wing Thirty-Two is one of the German Air Forces premier combat aircraft wings. The KC-135R is assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington but is deployed to Royal Air Force Mildenhall to bolster the 100th AEW in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Both assigned tankers and deployed tankers flying from RAF Mildenhall make up a ...

A head-on view of a German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A head-on view of a German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany as it approaches the fefueling drogue a Unite... More

A German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany, with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile attached to the wing and an AGM-88 HARM air-to-ground missile attached to the underside of the fuselage heads back towards its patrol area after refueling from a United States Air Forces Europe KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) of the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing. JbG-32 or Fighter-Bomber Wing Thirty-Two is one of the German Air Forces premier combat aircraft wings. The KC-135R is assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington but is deployed to Royal Air Force Mildenhall to bolster the 100th AEW in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Both assigned...

A German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany, with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany, with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile attached to the wi... More

Training Wing 6 students spend six weeks learning the basics of air navigation, T-34 aircraft systems, meteorology, flight regulations and emergency procedures. After simulator training, trainees fill the front seat of T-34s for eight familiarization flights at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. US Air Force Major William Kavchak, a T-34C pilot, prepares for takeoff on a flight with his wingman. This image was used in the May 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Earning Wings of Silver & Gold"

Training Wing 6 students spend six weeks learning the basics of air na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release St... More

MASTER Sergeant Chris Miller, USAF, 193rd Special Operations Wing Honor Guard stands at attention in line with the wings Color Guard during a decommissioning ceremony for EC-130E Hercules number 63-7783. The aircraft is the first to be decommissioned as part of the units conversion to C-130J's

MASTER Sergeant Chris Miller, USAF, 193rd Special Operations Wing Hono...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Op... More

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