Air Force Collection

Wellington Bombers
8th February 1940: A flight of Vickers Wellington long range bombers, used by the Royal Air Force to undertake raids into Germany and elsewhere. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Lancaster Bomber
circa 1945: A Royal Air Force Lancaster Bomber in flight. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fly Past
31st May 1956: Shackletons of RAF Coastal Command at a Fly Past over Buckingham Palace at the ceremony of Trooping the Colour. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Eyes Of The Fleet
circa 1940: A Blackburn Skua two seat fighter and dive-bomber of the Fleet Air Arm with arrestor hook and wheels lowered, flying over warships of the British Fleet. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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Frank Whittle
September 1948: British aeronautical engineer Sir Frank Whittle (1907 - 1996), who patented the basic design for the turbojet engine, wearing his RAF uniform. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Digital image sequence of pilot sitting in ejection seat, explosive charge forcing seat from aircraft, pilot floating in sky suspended from parachute

Sunderland Bomber in a mock bombing practice with the Queen Elizabeth
19th June 1948: A Sunderland bomber in a mock bombing practice with the Queen Elizabeth. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4562 - A Sunderland Bombs The Queen - pub

Illustration, Harrier Jump Jet, elevated front view

RAF De Havilland Vampire being pushed into position ready for take-off
17th May 1952: An RAF De Havilland Vampire being pushed into position ready for take-off

US army Air Force Bell Airacobra P 39
circa 1940: The US army Air Force Bell Airacobra P 39. The fighters were flown by the RAF under the name Airacobra 1 P-400. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Avro Lincoln
7th September 1948: An Avro Lincoln on display at the Farnborough Air Show. It is a heavy bomber, and has an experimental turbo propeller engine fitted in its nose

All Purpose Bomber
circa 1945: Three United States TBM Avenger bombers soar above clouds over the Pacific, World War II (1939-1945)

Air Pageant
circa 1927: A line of aeroplanes awaiting rehearsals for Hendon Air Pageant. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Captured Plane
9th November 1918: On display at the Lord Mayors Show - a German Pfalz plane, shot down near Arras on 17th October 1918. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

SR-71A Blackbird

Stealth Fighter On Runway
(Original Caption) The F-117A stealth fighter is the world's first operational aircraft designed to exploit low observable stealth technology

William L. Kenly Standing with Air Force Aces
Three aces from the American Air Force stand proudly with William L. Kenly, the Chief of the United States Air Service. Left to right: Captain Douglas Campbell; Major General William L

U.S. Air Force Personnel Looking at German Map
(Original Caption) Color Supplement to Feature Story "Plotting the Way"

U.S. Air Force Personnel Preparing Chart
(Original Caption) Color Supplement to Feature Story "Plotting the Way": Personnel of the U.S

Emblem of United States Department of Air Force
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Manfred von Richthofen (1892-1918), known as the Red Baron, is credited with the destruction of 80 Allied airplanes during World War I

Manfred von Richthofen, "The Red Baron"
German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, known as the Red Baron, stands near a Fokker DVII biplane

Italian Bersagliere Examine Dart
Italian Bersagliere, or Light Infantry, look at darts dropped on them by the Austrian Air Force

Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker with Flight Crew
Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker, the most decorated American pilot during World War I, with other soldiers of the 94th Squadron in France

Photographers on Ground Taking Pictures
(Original Caption) 7/26/1917-First photos made under supervision of U.S

American Pilot Attaching Bombs to Plane
An US Air Force pilot attaches bombs to the wings of his plane during World War I

Biplane Taking off from Aircraft Carrier
With two of the aircraft carrier's big guns supporting the runway, a British scouting plane takes off

Female Pilot Posing in Her Airplane
(Original Caption) Jap Aviatrix Bombs Chinese Positions

General Dumeril and colonel Sweeney Toasting
(Original Caption) "A Vous Sante" American Escadrille Leaves for Morocco. Paris: Photo shows left to right General Dumeril, French Air Force Chief, with Col. Sweeney, organizer and Comm

Keystone Panther Bomber in Flight
(Original Caption) Airplanes participate in commencement exercises at the Pennsylvania military college, Chester, Pennsylvania

Hermann Goering
(Original Caption) Hermann Goering (1893-1946), in uniform of Field Marshall. Photograph taken at the time of his greatest power as Air Minister of Germany and Prussian Minister of the interior

Hermann Goering Weds

Hermann Goering Saluting New Colors
(Original Caption) Reich Air Corps Dedicates New Colors

The Whitley, The Biggest Bomber Plane
(Original Caption) 06/22/1939. ARMSTRONG-WHITWORTH WHITLEYS AT COVENTRY. The Whitley is the biggest bomber in the Royal Air Force powered with two 1, 030 H.P

Yamamoto Isoroku, Admiral and Commander-in-chief of the Japanese Fleet, receives a medal, circa 1940

Winston Churchill Making the Victory Sign
(Original Caption) Sir Winston Churchill making the famed "V" for "Victory" sign. He is shown in the uniform of the Royal Auxiliary Airforce. Ca. 1940-1945

Doolittle Chief of the American Air Force
(Original Caption) Maj. Gen. Jas. M. Doolittle, the chief of American Air Force operating in Tunisia, seen with his plane

Captain Charles E. Yeager
(Original Caption) Washington, D. C.: Captain Charles E. Yeager, "Chuck" is credited with shooting down 13 German planes in fifteen months with the Eighth Air Force in Europe

Junkers Stuka Dive Bomber
The Junkers JU 87 Stuka dive bomber virtually ruled the skys in the early years of World War II

Aerial View of Rutbah Fort
(Original Caption) Iraq: From The Little War That Isn't There Anymore

Jacqueline Cochran Talks to WAAF
(Original Caption) Jacqueline Cochran, the American woman flyer who recently delivered a Hudson bomber to Britain from America

African Am. At Us Air Corps School
7/19/1941-Tuskegee, AL- Among the first students to enter the US Air Corps school at Tuskegee Institute will be these flying cadets, shown as they attended the dedication of the school

Dedication Ceremony for the 99th Pursuit Squadron
Major General Walter R

Pilots Running to Their Hawker Hurricane Fighters
(Original Caption) 11/28/1941-Cyprus: Royal Air Force pilots sprint to their aircraft at the island in the Mediterranean. In a few moments the whole flight is in the air

Attack On Pearl Harbor
(Original Caption) Attack by Japanese air force in 1941, on Pearl Harbor. Taken from SDf Library in Tokyo, Japan, filed 12/6/1970. Original Caption. UPI b/w photograph

George Marshall and Staff Officers
(Original Caption) General Marshall and His Staff Officers. U.S. Chief of Staff and his newly named Aides photographed for the first time today at the war Department. Seated left to right: Lt. Gen

Claire Lee Chennault Speaking with Pilot
General Claire L. Chennault, leader of the American Volunteer Group (also known as the famed Flying Tigers), speaks with a fellow pilot

The Flying Sharks Plan Their Attack
(Original Caption

General George C. Kenney with B-24 Bomber Crew
(Original Caption) 6/6/1942-New Guinea: As U.S. fliers stepped out of their bomber on their return from blasting an 8, 000-ton enemy transport, they were met by General George C

Air Force Pilots at Campsite in Woods
(Original Caption) These are the quarters of U.S. fighter pilots in the bush. Fliers are on duty in this hut until an alert is sounded, then they go aloft to intercept enemy bombers

The New WAFS
The new WAFS, dressed in flying suits and helmets, line up in front of the their flight training

Henry Arnold Addresses Cadets
(Original Caption) 12/14/1942-San Antonio, TX- Lt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, addresses the largest group of Aviation Cadets ever gathered in one stop

Eddie Rickenbacker Shaking Hands with Orville Wright
(Original Caption) At Wright Anniversary Dinner

General Doolittle and Airmen
(Original Caption) 4/2/1943-New York, New York- Here are some of the 800 interpid US airmen who made history when they took off from the US

Airmen Pose in Front of Bomber
Members of the US Air Force task force that bombed Japan in April 1942

Skippy the Unofficial Crew Member of a Flying Fortress
Here is Skippy, unofficial crew member of a Flying Fortress in the Northwest African Air Forces, as he perches on the nose of the ship. His owner, Lt. Kenneth W

Air Force General Receiving an Award
(Original Caption) 10/5/1943-China- Major General Claire L. Chennault, center, wearing his distinguished flying cross, is congratulated by Major General George E

The Black Widow
Air Medal awards to enlisted men

World War II Airplane Nose Art
Undraped ladies are the choice of Flying Fortress crews in England for good luck insignias. Admiring the "Foolish Virgin" are Cpl. Joseph Wosteller, of Calhoun, GA, and Cpl

World War II Airplane Nose Art
Undraped ladies are the choice of Flying Fortress crews in England for good luck insignias. A typical sample shown at a U.S. bomber station in England is the "Vibrant Virgin." Sgt

Collier Trophy Awards Ceremony
(Original Caption) General Arnold Gets Collier Trophy

Pilot Admiring Decal of Woman on Plane
(Original Caption) 12/26/1943-New Guinea- Veteran air hero Major H.M. Breckt, 23-year-old pilot of Okmulgee, OK, pauses to admire "Marie, " the feminine devastator decking his bomber

Chaplain Talking to Flying Fortress Crew
(Original Caption) Before taking off on a mission a Flying Fortress crew in England receives a talk from 26-year-old Chaplain James O

Lieutenant General Jimmy Doolittle
1944- General Jimmy Doolittle, US Amry Air Force, half length pose in uniform

Air Force General James Doolittle
General Doolittle led the Tokyo Raid on April 18, 1942 to raise morale after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Colonel Philip Cochran
(Original Caption) 1944- Col. Philip Cochran, commander of the First Air Commando force

James Doolittle Holding Pamphlet;Shangri
(Original Caption) 1944-General James Doolittle, waist up, holding a pamphlet about "Shangri-La."

Captain Frank Whittle Using Slide Rule at His Desk
(Original Caption) London, England: Embarrassed Rocketeer

Aerial Bombing On Amsterdam Schipol
(Original Caption) 01/25/1944. 8th Air Force Heads For Home. Somewhere in occupied Europe

American Colonel Cochran and British General Wingate Briefing Officers
American Army Air Forces Colonel Philip Cochran (R), leader of the first Air Commando Force, and British Major General Orde Charles Wingate

Walter Cronkite With Bomber Group
Walter Cronkite during his time as a war correspondent during WWII. Cronkite is standing in front of a Glenn Martin B-26 Martin Marauder, serial # 41-31951 radio call sign RJ-W named ?USO?

Joe DiMaggio and Son
(Original Caption) 2/22/1944-New York, NY: Loving embraces are exchanged by Staff Sergeant Joe DiMaggio, former slugging outfielder of the New York Yankees, and his son

Army Pilot Tells Neighbors Stories of World War II
(Original Caption) Captain Richard I. Bong, 23, sits on the grocery counter at Poplar, Wisconsin, telling proud neighbors about how he bags Japanese planes in the the South Pacific

Martin B-26 Bomber Planes in Flight Over Belgium
American Martin B-26 Marauder medium range bombers making a bombing run on tracks and freight cars at the Namur rail yards in Belgium during World War II

General Henry H. Arnold at Labor Board Meeting
(Original Caption) Washington, D. C.: His Warning Heeded By Detroit Strikers. Little more than an hour after General Henry H

World War II USAAF Republic P-47 Thunderbolts in Formation
(Original Caption) 5/29/44-Farmingdale, NY: A potent weapon of the U.S

Bombers at Airfield
(Original Caption) 6/13/1944-England: Here is a view of part of the mighty air armada which roared over the invasion area on the Normandy coast of France on June 6th

World War II Airplane Nose Art
Lt. Col. Edward W. Scott, Jr. Hollandale, Mississippi, newly assigned to the famous Jolly Rogers unit, stands before his new B-24 Liberator, "Miss Jolly Roger, " which he will pilot. Col

Air Force Gunners Comparing Short Snorter Paper Money
(Original Caption) Rehabilitation hospital at Pawling, N.Y. Pawling, New York: Group of AAF gunners back from the war fronts, comparing their short-snorter bills. Left to right: Sgt. John F

Major General Claire Chennault
(Original Caption) 11/15/1944-Kunming, China- Major General Claire Chennault, Commander in the US Air Force during World War II, is shown posing at the Air Base in Kunming

Joe Dimaggio III Taking Dad's Picture
(Original Caption) 11/22/1944-New York, NY: Joseph Paul DiMaggio III snaps a picture of his famous daddy, Staff Sergeant Joe DiMaggio, detached from the 7th Air Force

WAAF Standing by Sphinx
(Original Caption) Leading aircraft woman Marjorie Browne, of Sunderland, County Durham, one of the many W.A.A.F. serving in the Middle East, is photographed during a visit to the sphinx

Crew of Lil Audrey
"Lil Audrey, " B-24 liberator bomber of the 7th Air Force, has brought her second crew back to the U.S. for a tour of ten flying and technical schools in Lt. Gen. Barton K

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