150218-N-ZZ999-001 OSTEEN, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2015) - Naval History and Heritage Command archaeologist Dr. George Schwarz briefs members of the Central Florida Metal Detecting Club, archaeologists, and support staf More
Millicent Amanda Peterson Young, a Women Air Force Service Pilot, listens to a presentation on the accomplishment of women, during the Women’s Equality Day observance at the Elkhorn Conference Center, Aug. 26, More
Marines with Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Calif., practice parachute operations over San Diego in the early 1940s. Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, originally Flight 1, 2nd Air Squadron, Marine Flyin More
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER NASA Identifier: C-1943-1868 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Adjutant General of Michigan, Maj. Gen. Paul D. Rogers, briefs community members and leaders of Michigan Industry on the training being taking place by 20 states and 8 nations at the Michigan National Guard More
Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Sherrill Arvin has his photo taken during an interview recapping his time in service during the 1940s and '50s as an aviator on Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas, April 16, 2015 More
A Lavenham resident observes the vintage weekend festivities in Lavenham, England, May 20, 2018. The Vintage Weekend is an event where village residents are encouraged to dress in 1940s attire, and many events More
191020-N-XG173-1020 PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 20, 2019) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) pose for a photograph with actors Patrick Wilson and Woody Harrelson. Stars o More
Aircraft mechanic students relax outside one of the dormitories in 1941, at Keesler Field, now known as Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The dormitory was located south of where the present-day service station and More
RAM JET AND MOUNT AND P-82 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1948-20870
B-29 AIRPLANE FLIGHT TEST WITH TG-180 ENGINE RUNNING NASA Identifier: C-1948-21992
In the overnight hours of July 6, 2008, Tropical Storm Bertha matured into the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season. Far from land, the storm posed little threat, but it was record-breaking nevertheless. More
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER NASA Identifier: C-1943-1865 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
EC00-0277-3Bill Allmon of Las Vegas, Nevada, brought his restored NACA P-51D to a reunion of former NACA employees at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center located at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Sept. 1 More
A C-54E Skymaster named “Spirit of Freedom” sits on the tarmac at the Great Falls International Airport, Sept. 9, 2016. The Spirit of Freedom is a flying museum being flown all over the country by members of th More
The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 sits on the Rogers Dry Lakebed at Muroc Air Force Base, California in 1949. Some airplane characteristics are: Fuselage length, feet 31.0 Wing span, feet 28.0 Horizontal tail More
World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C., on the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, viewed from Arlington National Cemetery, May 8, 2015, in Arlington, Va. The WWII aircraft are also known as “warbi More
A conceptual sketch of a Japanese training village and buildings are shown on display in the Fort McCoy, Wis., History Center, building 902, on May 27, 2020. The village was built in the 1940s to help train U.S More
The Victory Belles, from left to right, Dody D. Nolan, Mandi Ridgedell and Rebecca Nugent, perform for service members July 3 during a USO-sponsored event at the Courtney Theater on Camp Courtney. The performer More
190810-N-UH865-0027 Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class Carlos R. Freireizurieta sows together naugahyde and web materials that will be used as a message delivery container between aircraft and ship. The co More
Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, flys over the terrain of Normandy to practice their manuauers in Northern France; June 3, 2015. This is the 71st Anniversary of the D-Day invas More
Thelma and Clarence Suzuki tour the Fort McCoy, Wis., Commemorative Area on Oct. 28, 2016. Clarence is a former Army sergeant and World War II veteran who served with the Military Intelligence Service in Japan More
The Ladies for Liberty perform during the Scott Airshow and Open House at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., June 11, 2017. Ladies for Liberty is a singing troupe dedicated to performing the Andrew Sisters style of mu More
ISLETA PUEBLO, N.M. – James Glover, environmental scientist with Britannia Environmental Consulting, (right), points out a feature on a practice bomb held by Mark Dixon, director of Isleta Pueblo’s Department o More
During a charity luncheon aboard the USS Peleliu at Naval Base San Diego, President Jimmy Carter speaks about today’s military and how it has changed since he served as a submariner in the late 1940s and 1950s. More
Retired Army veterans John Fisher and Larry Simon reconstruct a Douglas DC-3 aircraft gauge panel for the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The DC-3 is a fixed-wing, prop More
Grumman JRF-5 Goose: The NACA used this Grumman JRF-5 Goose amphibian to shuttle workers back and forth between Langley and Wallops Island. NASA Identifier: L45147
Sikorsky HNS-1 (YR-4B) Hoverfly Helicopter: Sikorsky's HNS-1 helicopter was test flown at Langley in March 1945. This example was initially ordered by the Army, and carries an Army serial number. Jack Reeder, t More
Fort McCoy Archaeologist Ryan Howell with the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch looks over old installation real property records Jan. 22, 2021, in a conference room at More
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
WOMEN WORKING AT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL) IN CLEVELAND OHIO NASA Identifier: C-1944-5382
The Convair B-24 Liberator was a heavy bomber powered by four Pratt and Whitney 1,200 horsepower engines. It had a gross weight of 65,000 pounds, a 10-man crew, and a top speed of 300 mph. In addition to being More
(Aug. 19, 2006) - The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE, designated 'America's Tallship' is a three masted, square rigged sailing vessel. She is normally homeported in New London, Connecticut, and sails each summer More
YA-31 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1945-8914 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Navy "Malaria and epidemic control unit" in Saipan, 1940s. Photo Courtesy of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Historian, Andre Sobocinski.
Boeing B-29B Superfortress: Among the tests Langley performed with this Boeing B-29 Superfortress were dropping free-fall test bodies. Problems with engine cooling limited this aircraft's use in the role, and a More
Curtiss XSO3C-1 Seagull: Although drag reduction was very important to radial engined aircraft, it was no less important to aircraft such as this inline Ranger powered Curtiss XSO3C-1 Seagull. Here the Seagull More
North American XP-51 Mustang: This XP-51 Mustang built by North American Aviation is the oldest P-51 in existence. It flew for two period at Langley with the NACA, shown here during its later stay between Janua More
AIRPLANE C-78 ON HANGAR APRON NASA Identifier: C-1943-2390
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt: Republic Aviation's P-47N was the version of the Thunderbolt built for use in the Pacific. Without a series of bases to leapfrog from, range was a high priority on this model. This e More
Ryan ST (STA Special): The sporty Ryan ST was flown at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in research conducted concerning flaps, slats, and internally-balanced ailerons. "NACA 96" ended its flying career More
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat: While not built to the full production standard of other Grumman Wildcats, this Wildcat, the second F4F-3, was used by the NACA at Langley to investigate the cuffs on the propeller blades More
TWO DIMENSIONAL RAM JET SUPPORTED BELOW P-61 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1946-17161
A U.S. Marine Corps C-130J carrying the remains of Marines who had fallen during World War II at the Battle of Tarawa taxis down the runway at Joint Base Pearl Harbor/Hickam before the Dignified Transfer Ceremo More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently recovered and returned an American Airman missing from Would War II to the DPAA Laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 24 May 2017. Two DPAA recove More
(June 9, 2007) - The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE, designated 'America's Tallship' is a three masted, square rigged sailing vessel. She is normally homeported in New London, Connecticut, and sails each summer More
P-61 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1946-14494 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Head-on shot of a World War II era P-51 Mustang while flying over the Arizona desert during a USAF Heritage Conference 2002 training flight. The aircraft is owned by Brigadier General (Ret) Bill Anders who is More
A P-51 Mustang displaying World War II D-Day markings is parked at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base prior to flying in the Thunder Over The Boardwalk Air Show at Atlantic City, N.J., Aug. 17, 2004. (U. More
U.S. Air Force pilots with the 303d Fighter Squadron discuss the capabilities of the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft with visitors at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July 10, 2019. Airmen of the 442d Fighter More
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team crew chiefs, signal to an F-22 Raptor before take-off at the 2017 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9, More
Lockheed YP-38 Lightning: Drag cleanup tests were conducted on the Lockheed YP-38 Lightning in the 30 x 60 Full Scale Tunnel in December, 1941. Later models of the P-38 performed stellar service in WW II, but a More
A loadmaster from the 86th Airlift Wing is seen on the rear ramp of C-130 Hercules aircraft as U.S. Army paratroopers prepare to board the aircraft in Cherbourg, France, June 3, 2018. The paratroopers executed More
Task Force Stilwell personnel in the foreground and the US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team in the background watch as their equipment is unloaded from the C-130 at Palanga International Airport to support More
(June 23, 2005) - ONBOARD THE USCGC EAGLE - A U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet takes the helm during a summer training patrol onboard the Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE. The three masted, square-rigged sailing vessel More
The Vought OS2U Kingfisher, a scout and observation floatplane, began service with the Navy beginning in August 1940. They were built using spot welding. The Coast Guard flew both the OS2U-2 and OS2U-3 models More
PHOTOGRAPHED BY FLIGHT RESEARCH DIVISION FROM HANGAR NASA Identifier: C-1945-11390
The late 1940s saw increased flight activity, and more women computers were needed at the NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit than the ones who had originally arrived in 1946. A call went out to the NACA Langley, Lewis More
Coast Guard Station Umpqua River personnel pose for a photo on recently modernized search and rescue equipment near Winchester Bay, Ore., in the 1940s. Until recently, shore patrols were conducted on horseback More
North South Polar’s safety team leader, John Bradley, boards an Air Greenland A-Star helicopter that is heading to our fuel cache on a remote island near Koge Bay, Greenland, Aug. 7, 2013. Bradley along with NS More
2nd Lt. Harry Burdette(top right), 379th Bombardment B-17 Flying Fortress pilot, shown here with his crew at Kimbolton, England, is the grandfather of Capt. Shawn Jensen, a RC-135 Rivet Joint pilot with the 763 More
Samuel Rhodes Jr., a World War II veteran, shares a laugh during an interview May 17, 2013, aboard the USS Yorktown (CV 10) at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum. Rhodes, along with approximately 20 remai More
B-29 VIEWS NASA Identifier: C-1944-5494 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-29 AIRPLANE ON HANGAR APRON WITH FIRE TRUCK ALONGSIDE NASA Identifier: C-1947-18851
Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilot from World War II, receives a tour of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 30. Brian More
Rudy Villareal, Henry Torres, and Oscar Valenzuela, residents of Barstow, Calif., and former Marines, discuss what life was like when they served in the Marine Corps in the 1940s and '50s. The three Texas nativ More
Farmhouses Near Plum Brook Station-1940's NASA Identifier: C-2004-102
USS Enterprise (CV 6) landing an aircraft while supporting the Gilberts Operation in November 1943. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.)
The sun sets Dec. 10, 2020, behind buildings on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The cantonment area has hundreds of buildings and was built at the installation in the 1940s during World War II. (U.S. Ar More
The Lockheed 12A Electra Junior was delivered from the factory had only the fins mounted at the tips of the horizontal tail. Langley tried a center fin to improve the directional stability of its Lockheed 12A E More
Demolition crews have begun tearing down several buildings in the Wetzel Housing Area of Baumholder. Some of the buildings date back to the late 1940s. Seventy-two new home, the bginning of a decade long projec More
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress undergoes heavy engine maintenance at the Oklahoma City Air Depot in this undated photo from 1942. B-17s received Norden bombsight upgrades at the facility. Courtesy photo Tinker A More
Urban Rahoi, a World War II veteran and Fairbanks, Alaska resident, watches takeoffs with U.S Air Force Col. Michael Winkler, the 354th Fighter Wing commander May 13, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Ra More
Airmen assigned to the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron watch a C-130J Super Hercules taxi on the tarmac at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 12, 2020. The 317th Airlift Wing sent Airmen on a commemorative d More
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 Marines, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, standby to honor the remains of 36 Marines, July 26, 2015, being offloaded from C-130J Hercules aircr More
WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2019) Marines and actors Patrick Wilson, Ed Skrein, and Luke Kleintank attend a special advance screening of the upcoming film “Midway” held at U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington. “Midway” is More
Three hundred nineteen Japanese prisoners of war, carrying their belongings, board trains at then-Camp McCoy for California, where they will aid in harvest in the 1940s. According to the U.S. War Department in More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning, birthplace of America’s Airborne, hosts an annual gathering of former paratroopers April 4 through 6, with events that included a parachute jump from a World War II transport p More
U.S. Marines pilot a KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling Tanker during Exercise Valiant Shield at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sep 18, 2018. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field training exercise (FTX More
The first sections of an iconic World War II-era B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber arrived at the Museum of Aviation at Robins on Aug. 20. The aircraft which had previously been on outdoor public display at Grissom More
Visitors look at displays June 7, 2019, in the Fort McCoy (Wis.) History Center during one of the public open days of the post's Commemorative Area. Public open days are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Public Aff More
(June 26, 2005) ONBOARD THE USCGC EAGLE - A view from the bowsprit onboard the Eagle during a cadet summer training patrol.The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE, designated 'America's Tallship' is a three masted, s More
Airman 1st Class Thomas Kelly, 99th Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, stands next to his car “Fury” on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 27, 2015. Kelly grew up fixing and tinkering with anythin More
B-29 AIRPLANE FLIGHT TEST WITH TG-180 ENGINE RUNNING NASA Identifier: C-1948-21991
6-Inch open throat wind tunnel design for the 19-Foot Pressure Tunnel (model constructed in 1936, photograph taken in 1940). NASA Identifier: L19306
A U.S. Air Force Commemorative LT-6D Mosquito Fighter sits on display for the public during a World War II Air Show at Peachtree Dekalb Airport in Atlanta, Ga., May 20, 2013. The aircraft was to educate and giv More
In-flight photo of the F-15B equipped with the Supersonic Natural Laminar Flow (SS-NLF) experiment. During four research flights, laminar flow was achieved over 80 percent of the test wing at speeds approaching More
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER NASA Identifier: C-1943-1874 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Members of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation inspect a B-17 Flying Fortress and KC-135 Stratotanker on static display at Washington Dulles International Airport, Va., Oct. 19, 2017. The foundation hosted a reunio More
Lucious Bryant, an 87-year-old native of Carlsbad, Calif., sits in his chair before being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by Maj. Gen. Ronald Bailey, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, here, Se More
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare to land on a field near the John S. Thompson Bridge in Grave, Netherlands, Sept. 17, 2014. After the helicopters landed, Paratroopers assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5 More
Displayed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, is the last standing Mitsubishi A6M Zero hangar. It was one of many that were housed aboard station during the World War II era. The hangar’s existence More
B-26 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1943-2282 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A B-2 Spirit Bomber pilot, from the 13th Bob Squadron (BS) stands in front of a North American B-25 Mitchell at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 11, 2017. The 13th BS has participated in every war since World More
An old chapel building is shown on the cantonment area on Fort McCoy, Wis., on April 3, 2018, during a spring snow storm. Older chapels like this at the installation were built during the massive cantonment are More
P-61 AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT TEST WITH RAM JET BURNING NASA Identifier: C-1947-17743
B-29 VIEWS NASA Identifier: C-1944-5491 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Grumman XF6F-4 Hellcat: This Grumman XF6F-4 Hellcat tested while at Langley a turbo-supercharger, rather than a gear-driven supercharger as was the norm with the F6F. This aircraft served with the NACA for almo More
This aspirin tin from somewhere between the 1920s to 1940s was found during a past archaeological dig on post near the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport. (Photo by Colorado State University’s Center for Environmental M More
Captain Joseph J. Foss peers from the cockpit of a Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, the fighter type in which he scored all 26 of his victories. (Bettmann/Getty Images)