Photograph of a B-26 Martin Marauder Giving Cover to the Landing Craft...
Original caption: One of the many B-26 Martin Marauders of the 9th AF is shown over the coast of France during the early morning giving a cover to the landing craft shown on the beaches below. These hard-hitti... More
Aerial Photograph of Franklin Roosevelt's Inauguration in 1941
Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities and Personnel - World War II and Korean War
Photograph of Pearl Harbor - U.S. National Archives Public Domain phot...
Original caption: Pearl Harbor, HI. Thick smoke rolls out of a burning ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. December 7, 1941. Col... More
![Photograph of Lt. Louis Zamperini, Former NCAA [National Collegiate Athletic Association] Miler and Olympic Team Member, Bombardier, on Lt. Russel A. Phillips' Plane, Examining 20 mm Japanese Explosive Shell Hole in the Side of Fuselage](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDMvMDEvMDEvcGhvdG9ncmFwaC1vZi1sdC1sb3Vpcy16YW1wZXJpbmktZm9ybWVyLW5jYWEtbmF0aW9uYWwtY29sbGVnaWF0ZS1hdGhsZXRpYy1hc3NvY2lhdGlvbi1jMTJhNTAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/40/webp "Photograph of Lt. Louis Zamperini, Former NCAA [National Collegiate Athletic Association] Miler and Olympic Team Member, Bombardier, on Lt. Russel A. Phillips' Plane, Examining 20 mm Japanese Explosive Shell Hole in the Side of Fuselage")
Photograph of Lt. Louis Zamperini, Former NCAA [National Collegiate At...
Original caption: War Theatre #23 (Funafuti, Ellice Island) Airplanes, Battle Damage. Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities and Personnel - Wor... More
Photograph of Lt. Lou Zamperini, Bombardier, Examining the Damage a Ja...
Original caption: Theatre #23 Funafuti, Ellice Island - Lt. Lou Zamperini, bombardier, examines damage a Jap cannon shell from an intercepting Zero over Nauru did to his Liberator, The Zero got three other cann... More
90th Bomb Group B-24J 1944
90th Bombardment Group B-24J in 1944 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (cropped)
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, World War II photo
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Fleet Admiral Leahy - A man in a military uniform standing in front of...
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, who served as the senior officer of the United States Armed Forces during World War II.
Soldier, second World War, bicycle, colorful Fortepan 92546
Tags: soldier, second World War, bicycle, colorful Public domain image of bicyclist, bicycle, cyclist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Soldier, second World War, chariot, colorful Fortepan 92548
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Soldier, second World War, colorful, relaxation Fortepan 92549
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Soldier, second World War, colorful Fortepan 92550
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Soldier, second World War, colorful Fortepan 92552
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Soldier, second World War, colorful Fortepan 92553
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Soldier, second World War, colorful Fortepan 92554
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Soldier, second World War, colorful Fortepan 92558
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Leese2, Italy - Germany in World War Two
GENERAL SIR HENRY MAITLAND WILSON, THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, MEDITERRANEAN THEATRE, VISITS THE ITALIAN FRONT, 30 APRIL 1944. General Sir Maitland Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theatre, wit... More
Morane-Saulnier..1, Finnish air force
Français : Morane n°7 (MS325), escadrille finlandaise 1/Llv 28 , Viitana en mars 42. Avion du 1er lot livré par la France en fevrier 1940.
QF 2 Pounders On Battleship Nov 1942 Imperial War Museum
IWM caption : "Pom-pom naval anti-aircraft guns on a battleship. (Possibly HMS KING GEORGE V)." Comment : This shows an 8-barrel mounting of QF 2 pounder pom-poms.
RN gunner with fixed round WWII IWM TR 1447
A naval gunner, wearing anti-flash gear holding a shell. Comment : he appears to be a holding a round for a QF 3-inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun.
Harold E. Stassen (1) - A man in a military uniform poses for a pictur...
Commander Harold E. Stassen, USNR while serving as Aide to Admiral William F. Halsey, Commander, Third Fleet.
Harold E. Stassen - A man in a military uniform poses for a picture
Commander Harold E. Stassen, USNR while serving as Aide to Admiral William F. Halsey, Commander, Third Fleet.
William Leahy cropped - A man in a military uniform standing in front ...
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN. Public domain photograph related to World War Two, Navy ships, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aircraft and island of USS Santee (ACV-29) in late 1942
View on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Santee (ACV-29), circa late 1942, with an officer motioning from the island. Planes in the foreground include one Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat (BuNo 03512) a... More
Aircraft at the U.S. Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa in ...
Aircraft at the U.S. Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa in 1944. Visible are (l-r): a Vought OS2U Kingfisher, a Howard NH-1, a Grumman JRF-5 Goose and four Martin PBM-3D Marlin.
British Merchant Aircraft Carrier in port during World War II
A British Royal Navy merchant aircraft carrier (tanker type) ship in an Atlantic port, in company with other merchant ships, during the Second World War.
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator of VB-103 in flight, in 1943 (80-G-K-140...
A U.S. Navy Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator (BuNo 32032) aircraft from Bombing Squadron 103 (VB-103) underway to the Bay of Biscay, in 1943. Note the extended SCR-717 ASV radar. This aircraft was lost on 12 Novem... More
Douglas SBD Dauntless landing aboard USS Ranger (CV-4), circa in June ...
A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless of Bombing Squadron 4 (VB-4) landing on the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4), circa June 1942. Note the Landing Signal Officer on the right.
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless of VMS-3 in flight over the Caribbean, circa i...
A formation of U.S. Marine Corps Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers from Marine Scouting Squadron 3 (VMS-3) "Devilbirds" in flight near the Virgin Islands. Based at Marine Corps Air Station Bourne Field, St.... More
F4F-4 Wildcats on USS Santee (ACV-29) in late 1942
View on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Santee (ACV-29), circa late 1942. Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats are parked on the flight deck. Note the chocks blocking the wheels.
Fortress IIA 220 Sqn RAF over Hebrides 1943
A Royal Air Force Coastal Command Boeing Fortress Mark IIA (s/n FK186, "S") of No. 220 Squadron RAF based at Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, flying past a Hebridean island in May 1943.
K-Type-Blimp WW2 k13953
A U.S. Navy K-type blimp in flight, during World War II.
Landing Signal Officer, USS Wasp (CV-7), 1941-42
U.S. Navy Lieutenant David McCampbell, Landing Signal Officer, bringing in planes aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7), circa late 1941 or early 1942. Behind him is the Assistant Landing Signal Officer, ... More
LSO on USS Wasp (CV-7) ca 1941
U.S. Navy Lieutenant David McCampbell, Landing Signal Officer, bringing in planes aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7), circa late 1941 or early 1942. Behind him is the Assistant Landing Signal Officer,... More
PB4Y-1 VB-103 off Corwall 1943
A U.S. Navy Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator of bombing squadron VB-103 off Cornwall in the summer of 1943. VB-103 began operating from St. Eval, Cornwall (UK), in August 1943.
PB4Y-1 VB-103 summer 1943
A U.S. Navy Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator of Bombing Squadron 103 (VB-103) en route to the Bay of Biscay in the summer of 1943. VB-103 began operating from St. Eval, Cornwall (UK), in August 1943.
PB4Y-1 VB-110 with SCR-717 radar in flight 1943
A U.S. Navy Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator aircraft from Bombing Squadron 110 (VB-110) underway to the Bay of Biscay, in 1943. Note the extended SCR-717 ASV radar.
PB4Y-1 VPB-103 English coast 1943-
A Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator of bombing squadron VB-103 on patrol over the English coast, July-August 1943. VPB-103 was based at St. Eval (United Kingdom) at that time.
PBM-3 Mariner in flight 1942-43
A U.S. Navy Martin PBM-3 Mariner in flight, 1942-43.
PBM-3S Mariner VPB-206 1945
A U.S. Navy beaching crew prepares to haul a Martin PBM-3S Mariner (BuNo 6729) of Patrol Bombing Squadron 206 (VPB-206) out out the water, 1944-45. VPB-206 operated from Quonset Point, Rhode Island (USA), and l... More
PBM-3S VPB-214 NAS Norfolk 1944
U.S. Navy Martin PBM-3S Mariner of patrol squadron VP-214 at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia (USA), in 1944.
Personnel inspection of a U.S. Navy scouting squadron, circa in 1942 (...
View of a personnel inspection of a U.S. Navy scouting squadron operating the Vought OS2U Kingfisher, circa in 1942. Several Kingfisher squadrons operated as inshore patrol squadron from land bases.
PV-1 VPB-147 Caribbean 1944
U.S. Navy Lockheed PV-1 Ventura patrol bombers on an airfield in the Caribbean in 1944/45. The aircraft may belong to VPB-147.
SBD-5s VMS-3 in flight near Virgin Islands
A formation of U.S. Marine Corps Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers from Marine Scouting Squadron 3 (VMS-3) "Devilbirds" in flight near the Virgin Islands. Based at Marine Corps Air Station Bourne Field, St. ... More
Tetrahedron wind direction indicator at the U.S. Naval Station Argenti...
View of a tetrahedron wind direction indicator at the U.S. Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland, circa in 1943.
Thilo Bode - A group of men standing next to each other on a boat
Commander Noorfleet (left) accepts the formal surrender of U-858 from her CO, Kapitänleutnant Thilo Bode (right) aboard ATR-57 - LT Robert H. Braun (center)serves as translatorDeutsch: Kommandeur Noorfleet (l... More
HMS Tribune, Imperial War Museum
IWM caption : Forward view from the conning tower of HMS Tribune running on the surface in Scottish waters.
U-858 submarine 80-G-K-3319-A
Title: U-858 Caption: German Submarine, Type IXC is brought to anchor at Cape Henlopen, Del. In May 1945, after being surrendered at sea with mega phone on her conning tower is LCDR. Willard D. Michael, Officer... More
USS Hobson (DD-464) underway 1942
The U.S. Navy Gleaves-class destroyer USS Hobson (DD-464) underway in the Atlantic, circa late 1942. She is painted in camouflage Measure 15.
USS Idaho (BB-42) at achor in Hvalfjörður on 2 October 1941
The U.S. Navy battleship USS Idaho (BB-42) at achor in Hvalfjörður, Iceland, on 2 October 1941.
Uss Ingrahm, US Navy Photo
USS Ingraham (DD-444). Note the missing radar antennae, which were probably retouched by the wartime censor.
USS Massachusetts (BB-59) at Casco Bay 1943
The U.S. Navy battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) seen from the after deck of USS Alabama (BB-60), in Casco Bay, Maine (USA), January 1943. The muzzles of Alabama´s after 40.6 cm/45 guns are in the foreground.
USS Massachusetts (BB-59) underway in 1944
The U.S. Navy battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) underway in the Atlantic Ocean in 1944 or 1945. She is painted in Modified Measure 12 Camouflage.
USS Prairie (AD-15) at Naval Station Argentia, in September 1943 (80-G...
The U.S. Navy destroyer tender USS Prairie (AD-15) at Naval Station Argentia, in September 1943. Alongside are the frigate HMS Calder (K349) and the destroyers HMS Obdurate (G39) and HMS Opportune (G80). Prair... More
USS Santee (ACV-29) underay in October 1942
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Santee (ACV-29), probably taken on 16 October 1942. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 17, with yellow primer showing where the paint has worn off.
USS Santee (CVE-29) Oct 1942
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Santee (ACV-29), probably taken on 16 October 1942. Santee was the only one in her class ever camouflaged in Measure 17.
VII y IX en Trondheim color
recoloured photo of two u-boats in norway Español: foto coloreada de dos u-boats en Noruega
Warships at U.S. Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland, in September 19...
View of warships at the U.S. Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland, in September 1943. A Royal Navy Illustrious-class aircraft carrier is at left, probably HMS Victorious (R38) on her way back from the United S... More
World War II convoy underway in warm climate
View of a convoy during the Second World War. Public domain photograph related to World War Two, Navy ships, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
RAF crew with Boeing Fortress IIA at Lajes c1943
A publicity shot purporting to show the captain of a Boeing Fortress of the Royal Air Force Coastal Command holding a final conference with his crew before taking off. The photograph was taken at Lagens, Azores... More
American Lieutenant Mark Muller outside Somerville House in Brisbane, ...
Photographer: Unidentified Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia View this page at the State Library of Queensland: .../10462/deriv/189438 Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: http:... More
American Lieutenant Mark Muller poses with a koala during WWII, 1942 (...
Photographer: Unidentified Location: Queensland, Australia Description: An American soldier, Lt. Mark Muller, poses for a photograph with a koala, while in Queensland during World War Two. View this page at t... More
American Lieutenant Mark Muller with G.I.s in Charlotte Street, Brisba...
Photographer: Unidentified Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia View this page at the State Library of Queensland: .../10462/deriv/189506 Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: http... More
American soldiers in Charlotte Street, Brisbane, ca. 1942 (5098840292)
Photographer: Unidentified Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Description: Captain Mark Muller is on the far right. View this page at the State Library of Queensland: .../10462/deriv/189531 Informati... More
American troops in fancy dress as part of King Neptune's court on the ...
Photographer: Mark Muller Date: 6th December 1941 Description: The USS Republic was part of the Pensacola convoy heading to Brisbane. The soldiers dressed up in fancy dress as part of a 'Crossing the Line' ce... More
Captain Robert D. Regnier, comcentre officer in the AMP building, Bris...
Photographer: Mark Muller Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Date: September 1942 Description: Captain Regnier was later killed in 1951 during the Korean War while assigned to the 24th Infantry Divisio... More
First Lieutenant Boyd D. 'Buzz' Wagner and Lieutenant Mark Muller in B...
Photographer: Unidentified Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Description: Lieutenant Wagner shot down five Japanese zeros during the Pacific War and later became a full Colonel at the age of 26. He wa... More
First Lieutenant Boyd D. 'Buzz' Wagner in Brisbane, 1942 (5098840328) ...
Photographer: Unidentified Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Description: Lieutenant Wagner shot down five Japanese zeros during the Pacific War and later became a full Colonel at the age of 26. He wa... More
Lieutenant Mark Muller in an air-raid shelter, Brisbane, 1942 (5098840...
Photographer: Unidentified Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Date: May 1942 Description: American soldier Lt. Mark Muller in an air-raid shelter at Somerville House, Brisbane, in May 1942. View this p... More
U.S.S. Republic on the way to Brisbane, 1941 (5098196475)
Photographer: Mark Muller Location: Queensland, Australia Date: December 1941 Description: The troopship was part of the Pensacola convoy. View this page at the State Library of Queensland: .../10462/deriv/18... More
War correspondent Earl Crotchett on crutches on the steps of a hotel i...
Photographer: Mark Muller Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia Date: 30th November 1942 Description: Earl Crotchett, universal newsreel war correspondent, was wounded in Port Moresby by a Japanese bomb... More
0Testing the tyre pressure of Avro Lancaster R5540 of No 44 Squadron C...
Testing the tyre pressure of Avro Lancaster R5540 of No 44 Squadron Conversion Flight at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, UK.
428 Battery 8 inch gun firing WWII IWM TR 559
8-inch gun of 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, Dover area, firing at dusk.
428 Battery 8 inch shell handling WWII IWM TR 568
Shells for 8-inch guns being checked and taken from the ammunition store of 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, Dover area.
428 Battery crew handling 8-inch gun propellant charges WWII IWM TR 57...
Men of 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, Dover area, remove the propellant charge for an 8-inch gun from safety containers.
428 Battery setting 8 inch shell fuzes WWII IWM TR 564
Setting fuses on shells for 8-inch guns in the ammunition stores at 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, Dover area.
A Consolidated Liberator AL627 of RAF Transport Command flying over Mo...
A Consolidated Liberator, AL627 of the Ferry Command Unit of RAF Transport Command flying over Montreal, nearing the end of a flight from Prestwick.
A Handley Page Halifax I manufacturers experimental in flight over Kin...
A Handley Page Halifax I which was retained by the manufacturers for experimental work at Handley Page's Leavesden factory airfield. Here it is shown in flight over Kings Langley, Hertfordshire.
A woman war worker machining a cylinder block for a Rolls Royce aero e...
A woman war worker machining a cylinder block for a Rolls Royce engine. The War Effort: A woman war worker machining a cylinder block for a Rolls Royce engine.
Admiral Hipper cruiser in dry dock Kiel 1945
The German cruiser Admiral Hipper which was in dry dock at Kiel, Germany, when the harbour was captured by the Allies. Both the German attempts to camouflage her and the damage caused by Allied bombers can be seen.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris with Air Vice-Marshal R D Oxland a...
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur T Harris, Commander in Chief of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, discussing an operation with the Senior Air Staff Officer, Air Vice Marshal R D Oxland, CB, CBE, and Mr M T Spence, OBE.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal
Half-length portrait of Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, KCB, DSO, MC, standing by a staff car outside Air Ministry buildings in London.
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle at desk
Air Commodore Frank Whittle seated at his desk at during World War II. The two models on his desk are (1) the first British prototype jet aircraft to fly and (2) the Meteor, the first jet to enter service with... More
Aircrew walking beneath tnose oaShort Stirling
Aircrew in full flying kit walking beneath the nose of Short Stirling Mark I, N3676 'S', of 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire while the ground crew run up the engines. The pilot (2nd fro... More
Airmen in tropical dress work on the engine of a Tomahawk
Airmen in tropical dress work on the Allison engine of a Curtiss Tomahawk aircraft in a makeshift hangar. The photograph is believed to have been taken at Takoradi.
Alan Brooke at desk 1942
General Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of General Staff, at his desk in the War Office in London.
Albacore 820 NAS off North Africa 1942
A Royal Navy Fairey Albacore Mk I (s/n BF759) of No. 820 Naval Air Squadron operating from HMS Formidable (R67) during the North African landings, November 1942.
Allies at the Brandenburg Gate, 1945
FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY DECORATES RUSSIAN GENERALS AT THE BRANDENBURG GATE IN BERLIN, GERMANY, 12 JULY 1945. The Deputy Supreme Commander in Chief of the Red Army, Marshal G Zhukov, the Commander of the 21st A... More
An RAF pipe band marches in South Africa, 1943
Commonwealth Joint Air Training Plan, No 23 Air School at Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa, January 1943 - An RAF pipe band formed by Group Captain Dalzell marches towards the entrance of a camp at Kumalo, ne... More
Anderson and McNabb - A couple of men standing next to each other
Photograph of Lt Gen Kenneth Anderson (right) with Brigadier C B McNabb, visiting forward divisional headquarters, January 1943.
Arthur Barratt and Hurricane IWM TR 242
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Barratt, KCB, CMG, MC in battledress and flying gear beside a Hawker Hurricane.
AVM Park and AVM Coningham at Malta 1943
Royal Air Force Air Officer Commanding Malta, Air Vice Marshal Keith Park (at the wheel) and AOC Desert Air Force Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham in an MG sports car during the latter's visit to Malta.
AVM Park opening RAF Safi Malta in Spitfire 1943
Royal Air Force Air Officer Commanding Malta, Air Vice Marshal Keith Park, about to taxi out in his personal Supermarine Spitfire V to mark the opening of Malta's new airstrip at Safi.
Avro Lancaster - Waddington - Royal Air Force in Britain, October 1942...
The Royal Air Force in Britain, October 1942 Royal Air Force mechanics carrying out repairs to the mid-upper turret of Avro Lancaster bomber R5540 at Waddington, Lincolnshire.
Avro Lancaster - Waddington - Royal Air Force in Britain, October 1942...
The Royal Air Force in Britain, October 1942 A rigger touches up the code letters KM-O of Avro Lancaster R5540, of No 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force at Waddington, Lincolnshire.
Avro Lancaster - Waddington - Royal Air Force in Britain, September 19...
The Royal Air Force in Britain, September 1942 Testing the tyre pressure of Avro Lancaster R5540 of No 44 Squadron Conversion Flight at Waddington, Lincolnshire.
Avro Lancaster bombers nearing completion at the A V Roe & Co Ltd fact...
Avro Lancaster bombers nearing completion at the A V Roe & Co Ltd factory at Woodford in Cheshire, 1943
Avro Lancaster Mk I R5740-'KM-O' of No. 44 Squadron at Waddington in L...
Avro Lancaster Mk I R5740/`KM-O' of No. 44 Squadron at Waddington in Lincolnshire, 29 September 1942. At the controls is Squadron Leader Pat Burnett, 'B' Flight Commander. Avro Lancaster R5740/`KM-O' taxis out... More
Avro Lancaster Mk Is of No. 44 Squadron RAF, 29 September 1942. TR198
Avro Lancaster Mk Is of No. 44 Squadron RAF, 29 September 1942. Three Avro Lancaster B Mark Is of No 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force based at Waddington, Lincolnshire, flying above the clouds. Left to right: W41... More