Grumman XF8F-1 Bearcat: This Grumman Bearcat, the first, the XF8F-1, was tested for directional instability in Langley's 30 x 60 Full Scale Tunnel. NASA Identifier: L42397
(July 7, 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 f More
Laura Rokey, a former Coast Guard SPAR, discusses her time in the Coast Guard with Lt. Cmdr. Michele Schallip, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, and female crewmembers during a visit to the ship whil More
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER NASA Identifier: C-1943-1875 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bell YP-39 Airacobra: This YP-39 Airacobra was one of several service-test models of the Bell fighter ordered before major production contracts were given. It arrived at Langley in February 1941 and flew with t More
North American SNJ-3C: This North American SNJ-3C trainer underwent trials at Langley in NACA hands from December 1942 until July 1945. The "C" suffix denoted a tailhook-equipped SNJ-3, which would enable the t More
AVIATION MEET NASA Identifier: C-1945-10587 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER NASA Identifier: C-1943-1867 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WOMEN WORKING AT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL) IN CLEVELAND OHIO NASA Identifier: C-1944-5381
The Pacific Aviation Museum officially began the $7.5 million stabilization of the historic Ford Island Control Tower with a Hawaiian blessing. The tower stood over Ford Island, Dec. 7, 1941, the day Japan atta More
The 1st Infantry Division Museum display of the divisions role during WWII features a mannequin of Maj. Gen. Clarence Huebner who took command of the Big Red One in 1943. Huebner led the division until 1945 whe More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Over Fryar Drop Zone at Fort Benning in August 2016, a U.S. Army paratrooper exits the rear of a C-130 aircraft. Fort Benning is birthplace of the U.S. Army Airborne, and home to the U.S. A More
The Texas Military Forces (TXMF) Museum’s living history detachment presents a Vietnam War reenactment during the annual Central Texas Air Show in Temple, May 1, 2010. The detachment, which covers numerous time More
(June 6, 2007) - ONBOARD THE USCGC EAGLE - 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, Connectic More
Curtiss XP-42: This highly modified Curtiss P-36A became the XP-42 when it was re-engined and took part in drag-reduction and all-moving tail research with the NACA at Langley. The last flight of this aircraft 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
Bell P-63A Kingcobra: Similar in appearance to the P-39 Airacobra, with its "car-door" entry and mid-mounted engine, the P-63 was a larger, heavier aircraft. The Kingcobra also used an NACA-developed laminar fl More
RUN 109 SECOND TEST ICING OF P-39 NASA Identifier: C-1944-7064
WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2019) The Honorable Under Secretary of the Navy, Thomas B. Modly, actor Patrick Wilson, actor Ed Skrein, actor Luke Kleintank, and Rear Admiral Frank Thorp attend a special advance screenin More
(Aug. 17, 2006) 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, More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew Wilder, center, 100th Maintenance Group unit deployment manager from Hernando, Miss., speaks with Joe Urice, a World War II veteran, during a base visit May 22, 2014, on RAF Mi More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, sits on the ramp of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, May 30, 2019. More than 100 Team Ramstein me More
*Description*: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing a grouping of galaxies engaging in a slow dance of destruction that will last for billions of years. The galaxies are so tightly packed together that More
The T-33A Shooting Star rests in front of the Air Mobility Command Museum July 12, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The museum is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on More
Base ordnance Marines close the door of a subterranean tunnel magazine at the Ulupau Crater and reset the security system after collecting ammunition and ordnance for a training exercise on Marine Corps Base Ha More
B-25 AIRPLANE FLIGHT TEST NASA Identifier: C-1946-17036 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-24 AIRPLANE SHOWING W24-C ENGINE AND RADAR DOME NOSE INSTALLATIONS NASA Identifier: C-1948-21999
B-26 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1943-2280 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-29 AIRPLANE WITH RAM JET FLIGHT TEST NASA Identifier: C-1947-17740
XB-25-E B-25 AIRPLANE SHOWING ANTI-ICE INSTALLATIONS NASA Identifier: C-1947-19356
COPIES OF AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT NASA Identifier: C-1944-7652 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
An emergency first responder helicopter lands at Camp Mabry during the 10th annual Texas Military Department's Open House featuring the American Heroe’s Air Show, at Camp Mabry, in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Apri More
B-26 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1943-2277 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Superior Unit Award streamer hangs from the 377th Theater Sustainment Command colors after a presentation at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, La., April 13, 2014. the unit earned the award f More
A vintage British Supermarine Spitfire arrives at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England May 7. The aircraft was a guest of the 492nd Fighter Squadron for a heritage day fund raising event. (U.S. Air Force photo/T More
A scene from a sketchbook of a prisoner of war (POW) at Camp McCoy from the 1940s is shown. The scene shows the POW compound that was located on South Post and housed POWs from World War II.
A 25th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II ascends the skies April 9, 2020, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, the 25th FS follows the United States Forces-Korea’s health More
ICING TEST NASA Identifier: C-1945-10186 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The original Molly Marine statue was created to inspire women to join the Corps during the 1940s and still stands as an icon of inspiration to female recruits during recruit training.
Agriculture and the petroleum industry compete for land use near Denver City, Texas, southwest of Lubbock near the New Mexico border. The economy of this region is almost completely dependent on its undergroun More
Col. Arthur Fiedler (ret.) has his portrait taken during an interview recapping his time in service during the 1940s 50s, 60s and 70s as an aviator at his home in Oxnard, Calif., June 23, 2015. Fiedler knew he More
Retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager spends time with team Luke Thunderbolts during a luncheon at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2018. As part of Yeager’s 95th birthday celebration, he participated in telling 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
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin T. Gregg, 17th Medical Support Squadron, holds the American flag during the 75th Diamond Anniversary at the Norma Brown building on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 26, More
Workers construct the frame of a building in the cantonment area in September 1942 at then-Camp McCoy, Wis., now Fort McCoy. The cantonment area was constructed in the 1940s to handle an influx of Soldiers and More
Bell XP-77 (Mockup): A proposed lightweight fighter built of non-strategic material (wood) for the Army Air Force, the XP-77 was tested in the 30 x 60 Full Scale Wind Tunnel. This diminutive aircraft never saw More
Curtiss XP-40 Warhawk: The first of a long line, this Curtiss XP-40 fighter underwent drag reduction tests in the 30 x 60 Full Scale Tunnel in 1939. This aircraft was modified from a P-36 airframe with the addi More
Courtesy Photo - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles are loaded on to an aircraft aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, to be shipped back to the states. Logistics Command Forward was resp More
NACA EXHIBIT FOR INSPECTION BY THE INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL SCIENCE - P-59 AIRPLANE WITH COWLING OFF ON HANGAR APRON SHOWING WATER ALCOHOLTESTS - THRUST AUGMENTATION NASA Identifier: C-1946-14513
The flag that flew on the USS St. Louis during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force Dec. 7, 2016. The one-time display co More
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 World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is on display at the Sioux City, Iowa airport. The Boeing Aircraft designed “Superfortress” was flown by the United States Air Force beginning in the 1940’s thro More
This photo shows the B-29 in the background with Dick Payne, Stan Butchart, and Joe Walker standing in front of it, Charles Littleton and John Moise squatting. The Boeing B-29 was the first U.S. aircraft to be More
Capt. Edward “Eddie” Gastaldo, an Italian-American intelligence officer for Fifth Army headquarters during WWII, stands beside his vehicle in late 1943 in Sicily, Italy. Gastaldo specialized in linguistics for More
Coast Guard Cutter Midgett’s aviation detachment conducts flyovers alongside historic WWII airplanes, a Grumman JRF-5 Goose and a Canadian Harvard MK IV training plane, in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 3, 2017. Th More
The Stearman Hammond Y aircraft was produced to compete in a "Safe Aircraft" competition in January 1939. It was the winner of the $700 prize which was sponsored by the Department of Commerce. The model Y used More
NACA PACKARD AMBULANCE SHOWING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR NASA Identifier: C-1947-20219
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
Ensign Paul Milliken, an officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, welcomes Laura Rokey, a former Coast Guard SPAR, and her family aboard the ship in Petersburg, Alaska, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The women who More
PHOTOGRAPHED BY FLIGHT RESEARCH DIVISION FROM HANGAR NASA Identifier: C-1945-11385
In 1946, the Collier Trophy was awarded to Lewis A. Rodert of Ames Aeronautical Laboratory for the development of an efficient wing deicing system. This Consolidated B-24 Liberator (pictured) was modified by th More
A visitor looks inside one of several historical buildings Sept. 20, 2018, at the historic Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of the installation and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the 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
E49-0004The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 Sitting on the ramp at NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station with the Boeing B-29 launch ship behind. The painting near the nose of the B-29 depicts a stork carryin More
(Chief Seattle graphic by Martin Čížek, which can be found at: File:B-17E_19_BG.jpg; and B-17 crew positions graphic, which can be found at: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/details/die-besatzung/) Here the E mo More
(July 7, 2007) - ONBOARD THE USCGC EAGLE - 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, Connectic More
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Margaret Radiano, a Coast Guard SPAR, is given a tour of the Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan facility by Capt. Matt Sibley, sector commander, on Feb. 14, 2012. SPARs, like Radiano, were the More
The History Center in the Commemorative Area is shown Sept. 20, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the fort's history-preservation effort More
Martin RA-30 Baltimore: The Martin RA-30 Baltimore was a light bomber ordered by the Royal Air Force. Some examples were retained in the United States as part of a "Reverse Lend-Lease." This example was flown b More
The former 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters Building, Building 80, is torn down after more than 60 years of service aboard Cherry Point, June 15. The building was built in the mid 1940s as a temporary home More
George Isgitt, a former Charleston District employee, had a chance to talk to our district commander about when he worked for the Corps in the 1940s. He showed the commander some of his memorabilia and talked a More
A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter refuels Dec. 9 at Charlie runway on Tinian’s North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II to execute a forward arming and refueling point training. The series of exercises, which More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to drop U.S. Army Soldiers over the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of D- More
A B-1 Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., performs a slow-speed flyover in honor of Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher June 27, 2016, in Missoula, Mont. At 20 years old, and as an engine More
E-9XS-1 on the ramp with the B-29 mothership in 1949. This is the second XS-1 built; it later was converted into the X-1E. Unlike the XS-1-1, which was flown by the Air Force, the XS-1-2 was flown mostly by Bel More
P-38J AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1945-8993 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Anne Rissman served as a nurse at the 2nd Evacuation Hospital during World War II. The photo on the left is of Anne taken Aug. 15, 2016 in Boise, Idaho. The photo on the right is when she was serving in the U.S More
In what is likely the most frequently re-printed image in the Air National Guard Heritage Collection, a P-51 Mustang from the 107th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron flies over Normandy, France, during D-Day in More
Cpl. Hayley Myroup, left, an avionic technician with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214, joins other tourists visiting the USS Arizona Memorial and Museum and pauses to remember the service members that lost thei More
Building 905 on the cantonment area is shown Nov. 30, 2020, at Fort McCoy. This building is a varied history like many built at Fort McCoy in the 1940s. The building has been am officer's club, a Reserve center More
On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on militar More
Army Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk, adjutant general of North Carolina, presents a N.C. state flag flown over the N.C. National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., as a tribute to World War II veteran Jerr More
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER NASA Identifier: C-1943-1870 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
(l-r, t-b) Loening OL-5 "Amphibious Biplane," 1926-35; experimental Curtis Flying Boat; Consolidated N4Y-1 "Biplane Trainer," 1932-45; Lockheed HC-130 "Hercules," 1959-present; Vultee SNV-1 "Valiant 54," 1940-4 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
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Bearing the roundel after the center red circle had been painted over white, this image of the North American B-25 Mitchell flown by the Pennsylvania Air National Guard had to have taken between 1942 and June 1 More
The expansion of Pine Camp in the 1940s was headline news as it became an economic boon to the North Country, even as hundreds of families were displaced after the government purchased their land. A local resid More
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Coast Guard Capt. Matt Sibley, commander of Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, presents a plaque to Margaret Radiano, a Coast Guard SPAR, following her visit to the unit on Feb. 14, 2012. SPAR More
An airshow was held at Dover Air Force Base, Del., June 19, 2009. The Thunderbirds performed and many visitors viewed static displays.
NACA DISPLAYS AT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RESEARCH LABORATORY AERL - P-61 AIRPLANE ON HANGAR APRON NASA Identifier: C-1946-14738
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat (Grumman F4F): Built by the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors, the Grumman F4F Wildcat became the General Motors FM-2 Wildcat. Of the 7,825 built, 5,837 were manufactured b More
A 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to offload fuel to Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, which are flying in formation behind the tanker. The 100th ARW arrived at Royal Air Force More
Sideboys render a salute as Lt. Cmdr. Alan Cameron and Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Chester Harden carry the ashes of John A. Williams, a World War II veteran, as part of an aerial burial at sea. The More
World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C., on the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, viewed from Arlington House in Arlington National Cemetery, May 8, 2015, in Arlington, Va. The WWII aircraft are a More