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Western Electric altimeter: The dipole receiving antenna used in connection with the Western Electric terrain clearance indicator is the result of intensive development research by the Bell Laboratories

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Mighty four-engine B-24 Liberator bombers are playing an important role in Allied bombing missions. Capable of carrying more than six tons of bombs, the B-24 range of 3,000 miles enables it to penetrate deep into enemy territory

148 Squadron Halifax Italy WWII IWM CNA 3231

Consolidated PBY-5B FP111 80-G-65171 (16162540817)

Lockheed Hudson 13 Sqn RAAF in flight 1941

Artwork: "Junkers 87" Artist: W. Fritz Junghans

Brewster Buffalos Mk IRAAF Singapore October 1941 - A group of men standing next to an airplane

Short Stirling Mk I of No. 218 Squadron RAF at Marham, Norfolk, June 1942. CH16996

Een verkenningsvliegtuig van het type Piper L-4 Cub

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B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Mighty four-engine B-24 Liberator bombers are playing an important role in Allied bombing missions. Capable of carrying more than six tons of bombs, the B-24 range of 3,000 miles enables it to penetrate deep into enemy territory

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Cut-away diagram of the powerful B-24 Liberator bomber. It is a four-engine, long-range bomber and carries a crew of six to eight men. The B-24 has been one of the most active planes in bombing missions in all the war theatres and was instrumental in destroying Rommel's supply columns in the recent British 8th Army campaign

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Cut-away diagram of the powerful B-24 Liberator bomber. It is a four-engine, long-range bomber and carries a crew of six to eight men. The B-24 has been one of the most active planes in bombing missions in all the war theatres and was instrumental in destroying Rommel's supply columns in the recent British 8th Army campaign

B-24 Liberator Bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Super-transports such as this C-87 Liberator Express are carrying key personnel and vital cargo to all United Nations' war fronts. With a speed in excess of 300 miles per hour and a range of more than 3,000 miles, the C-87 can carry the greatest human or cargo load of any landplane now in mass production

B-24 Liberator Bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Super-transports such as this C-87 Liberator Express are carrying key personnel and vital cargo to all United Nations' war fronts. With a speed in excess of 300 miles per hour and a range of more than 3,000 miles, the C-87 can carry the greatest human or cargo load of any landplane now in mass production

B-24 Liberator Bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Super-transports such as this C-87 Liberator Express are carrying key personnel and vital cargo to all United Nations' war fronts. With a speed in excess of 300 miles per hour and a range of more than 3,000 miles, the C-87 can carry the greatest human or cargo load of any landplane now in mass production

B-24 Liberator Bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Super-transports such as this C-87 Liberator Express are carrying key personnel and vital cargo to all United Nations' war fronts. With a speed in excess of 300 miles per hour and a range of more than 3,000 miles, the C-87 can carry the greatest human or cargo load of any landplane now in mass production

Two planes flying in the sky over a field. Office of War Information Photograph

Liberator (B-24E) bomber. Two Liberator (B-24E) bombers on trial flights near the big Ford Willow Run Plant at which they were produced. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges for high accuracy bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Mighty four-engine B-24 Liberator bombers are playing an important role in Allied bombing missions. Capable of carrying more than six tons of bombs, the B-24 range of 3,000 miles enables it to penetrate deep into enemy territory

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B-24 bombers of the U.S. Army 9th Air Force at their base somewhere in Libya

Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Railroad Terminal Post Office & Express Building, Fifth & I Streets, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Working on wing of Consolidated Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. plant, Fort Worth, Texas

US Air Forces in Europe, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM Humanitarian Relief artwork depicting the C-17 Globemaster III's role in air dropping food to the people of Afghanistan

A member of the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Marines, plays a the role of patient as medical personnel inspect the ward at Fleet Hospital One, a 250-bed combat zone hospital. The marines are participating in Operation SAFE HAVEN, a combined Navy, Marine Corps, and Army exercise designed to evaluate the efficiency of field hospitals

B-24 Liberator Bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Cross-section of the C-87 Liberator Express shows the transport as an adaptation of the B-24 Liberator bomber. In the Liberator Express, the fuselage is stripped, the nose is closed, turrets are eliminated and a large loading door installed. It has a top speed of over 300 miles per hour and a range of approximately 3,000 miles

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. Another B-24E (Liberator) bomber nears completion on one of the assembly lines at Ford's big Willow Run plant. A paint job comes next. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians. Ford's Willow Run Plant, Michigan

Jim Lux, memorial coordinator, speaks to those in attendance

Art plus diplomacy. Washington, D.C., May 13. Miss Virginia Chang, star of the Chinese Cultural Theater, yesterday changed her role of Queen to the role of bride. She was married in the beautiful Gardens of Twin Oaks, the Chinese Embassy, to Kien-Wen Yu, second secretary of the embassy. The simple Chinese ceremony culminated a whirlwind romance and was performed by Chinese ambassador, Dr. Hu Shih. Left to right: Chinese ambassador Dr. Hu Shih, the bride, and Kien-Wen Yu

US Air Force (USAF) Vice CHIEF of STAFF, General Robert "Doc" Foglesong (background), discusses the vital role of aircraft maintenance personnel, with members of the 321st Expeditionary Maintenance Group (EMG) during his visit with Airmen assigned to the 321st Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at Masirah Air Base (AB) Oman

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. A noontime rest for a full- fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background. Most important are the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Members of the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing subdue another member who is playing the role of terrorist during the chemical warfare Exercise NOMAD THRUST 88. The men are wearing nuclear-biological-chemical warfare gear

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