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P-51 Mustang on Lakebed. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.

P-51 Mustang on Lakebed. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.

Description (1955) This photograph shows a NACA research pilot running up the engine of the F-51 Mustang on the taxiway adjacent to Rogers Dry Lake at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station in 1955. A P-51 Mustang,... More

Test Pilot John A. Manke and M2-F3 Lifting Body

Test Pilot John A. Manke and M2-F3 Lifting Body

(1972) NASA research pilot John A. Manke is seen here in front of the M2-F3 lifting body. Manke was hired by NASA on May 25, 1962, as a flight research engineer. He was later assigned to the pilot's office and ... More

An air-to-air left side view of an 89th Military Airlift Wing C-9C Nightingale presidential and congressional support aircraft

An air-to-air left side view of an 89th Military Airlift Wing C-9C Nig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Leach Release Status: Released t... More

An air-to-air left side view of an 89th Military Airlift Wing C-9C Nightingale presidential and congressional support aircraft

An air-to-air left side view of an 89th Military Airlift Wing C-9C Nig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Leach Release Status: Released t... More

A chart showing Soviet long-range strike and support Aircraft. PHOTO courtesy of Soviet Military Power Magazine

A chart showing Soviet long-range strike and support Aircraft. PHOTO c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Looking up to see a six-ship Delta formation of the Thunderbirds F-16As drop in close trail under a C-141B Starlifter. The C-141B is one their support aircraft during their worldwide demonstration tours

Looking up to see a six-ship Delta formation of the Thunderbirds F-16A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air right side view of four A-10 Thunderbolt II close support aircraft from the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Air Force Reserve)

An air-to-air right side view of four A-10 Thunderbolt II close suppor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left side view of a C-21A operational support aircraft built by the Gates Learjet Corporation and recently assigned to the Military Airlift Command

An air-to-air left side view of a C-21A operational support aircraft b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A right side view of a C-21A operational support aircraft recently assigned to the Military Airlift Command, as it lands on a runway at Tucson International Airport. The aircraft was built by the Gates Learjet Corporation

A right side view of a C-21A operational support aircraft recently ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tucson State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A left side view of C-21A operational support aircraft recently assigned to the Military Airlift Command. The aircraft was bulit by the Gates Learjet Corporation

A left side view of C-21A operational support aircraft recently assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tucson State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

An air-to-air right side view of a C-21A operational support aircraft built by the Gates Learjet Corporation and recently assigned to the Military Airlift Command

An air-to-air right side view of a C-21A operational support aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Air-to-air left side view of a C-12F operational support aircraft utilized by the Military Airlift Command (MAC)

Air-to-air left side view of a C-12F operational support aircraft util...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Beech Aircraft Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Air-to-air right side view of two C-12F operational support aircraft utilized by the Military Airlift Command (MAC)

Air-to-air right side view of two C-12F operational support aircraft u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Beech Aircraft Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A right side view of an Army OV-1D Mohawk close support aircraft on display at an open house

A right side view of an Army OV-1D Mohawk close support aircraft on di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release S... More

F-18 Chase Aircraft. NASA public domain image colelction.

F-18 Chase Aircraft. NASA public domain image colelction.

(November 26, 1996) An F-18B aircraft in flight used as a chase and support aircraft on Dryden research missions...Image # : EC96-43830-12

Aircraft Controlman 2nd Class Mark McDaniel controls strike fighter and support aircraft around the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked air wing are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly" zone under Operation Southern Watch

Aircraft Controlman 2nd Class Mark McDaniel controls strike fighter an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Benjamin F. Story Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Left side front view medium shot as South African Air Force members help U.S. Air Force personnel offload pallets at Hoedspruit AFB, South Africa, from a C-17A Globemaster III. The equipment will be used during "Operation Atlas Response" to support aircraft (not shown) distributing relief supplies in Mozambique

Left side front view medium shot as South African Air Force members he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries Releas... More

Right side rear view medium shot as AIRMAN 1ST Class Cobb (right arm raised) a loadmaster assigned to the 17th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, spots a generator as it is offloaded at Hoedspruit AFB, South Africa, from a C-17A Globemaster III. The generator will be used during "Operation Atlas Response" to support aircraft distributing relief supplies in Mozambique

Right side rear view medium shot as AIRMAN 1ST Class Cobb (right arm r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries Releas... More

Straight on medium shot as AIRMAN 1ST Class Cobb, a loadmaster assigned to the 17th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, directs a forklift to offload pallets at Hoedspruit AFB, South Africa, from a C-17A Globemaster III. The equipment will be used during "Operation Atlas Response" to support aircraft (not shown) distributing relief supplies in Mozambique

Straight on medium shot as AIRMAN 1ST Class Cobb, a loadmaster assigne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries Releas... More

Paul Dubery, 48th Transportation Squadron (TS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, secures a stepladder to the R-11 Fuel Truck removed during shipping. The R-11 just returned, as part of a group, from London Heathrow International Airport, UK, where it was used to fuel Air Force Two and support aircraft. In order to meet the requirements, the Traffic Management Office (TMO) was required to arrange six commercial carriers to transport the fully loaded R-11's to Heathrow

Paul Dubery, 48th Transportation Squadron (TS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

A member of the 48th Supply Squadron (SUPS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, offloads an R-11 Fueling Truck from a commercial carrier. The R-11 just returned, as part of a group, from London Heathrow International Airport, UK, where it was used to fuel Air Force Two and support aircraft. In order to meet the requirements, the Traffic Management Office (TMO) was required to arrange six commercial carriers to transport the fully loaded R-11's to Heathrow

A member of the 48th Supply Squadron (SUPS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

The US Navy (USN) flight demonstration team, the"Blue Angels,"fly their F/A-18A Hornet aircraft in tight formation with their support aircraft a US Marine Corps (USMC) C-130 Hercules aircraft dubbed,"Fat Albert,"over the Alaskan Mountain Range near Mt. McKinley enroute to a performance at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska

The US Navy (USN) flight demonstration team, the"Blue Angels,"fly thei...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Ryan J. Courtade, Usn Release Sta... More

The US Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft dubbed ßFat Albertß executes a Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO), during the Artic Thunder Air Show at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska. The aircraft is used as the support aircraft for the US Navy (USN) flight demonstration team, the"Blue Angels."

The US Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft dubbed ßFat Albertß execut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Ryan J. Courtade, Usn Release Sta... More

The US Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft dubbed Fat Albert executes a Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO), during the 2005 Coastal Carolina Air Show, held in Wilmington, North Carolina (NC). The aircraft is used as the support aircraft for the US Navy (USN) flight demonstration team, the "Blue Angels."

The US Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft dubbed Fat Albert executes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel J. Mclain, Usn Release Status: R... More

The US Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft dubbed Fat Albert climbs skyward while executing a Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO), during the 2005 Coastal Carolina Air Show, held in Wilmington, North Carolina (NC). The aircraft is used as the support aircraft for the US Navy (USN) flight demonstration team, the "Blue Angels."

The US Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft dubbed Fat Albert climbs s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel J. Mclain, Usn Release Status: R... More

An echelon of four A-10 Thunderbolt II close support aircraft, 111th Fighter Wing (FW), Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania (PA), during a training mission, after refueling from a tanker

An echelon of four A-10 Thunderbolt II close support aircraft, 111th F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kenn Mann, CIV, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During a flight aboard the U.S. Navy Blue Angel's support aircraft, a C-130T Hercules known as "Fat Albert," the photographer was able to capture the entire Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Well-known structures are the genuine, full-size solid rocket boosters and external tank at left, Astronaut Memorial Mirror at center in the foreground, and the Rocket Garden at center right. The Blue Angels performed during the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Space and Air Show held Nov. 8-9. This year’s show brought together the best in military aircraft, such as the F/A-18 Super Hornet and F-16 Fighting Falcon, coupled with precision pilots and veteran astronauts to celebrate spaceflight and aviation. The event included a water rescue demonstration by the 920th Rescue Wing. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-08pd3606

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During a flight aboard the U.S. Navy Blue Ang...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During a flight aboard the U.S. Navy Blue Angel's support aircraft, a C-130T Hercules known as "Fat Albert," the photographer was able to capture the entire Kennedy Space Center Visitor... More

An E-2C Hawkeye early warning and support aircraft assigned to the

An E-2C Hawkeye early warning and support aircraft assigned to the

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 07, 2017) An E-2C Hawkeye early warning and support aircraft assigned to the "Bear Aces" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 prepares to land on the flight deck of the a... More

An E2-C Hawkeye early warning and support aircraft assigned to the

An E2-C Hawkeye early warning and support aircraft assigned to the

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 01, 2017) An E2-C Hawkeye early warning and support aircraft assigned to the "Screwtops" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenh... More

An E-2C Hawkeye early warning and support aircraft assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for exercise Northern Edge 2017.

An E-2C Hawkeye early warning and support aircraft assigned to Carrier...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (May. 05, 2017) An E-2C Hawkeye early warning and support aircraft assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for exercise ... More