459 Squadron RAAF Baltimore WWII P00637.003
AWM caption : AN EXAMPLE OF NOSE ART ON THE SIDE OF A BALTIMORE BOMBER, "GENTLEMAN GEORGE", OF NO. 459 SQUADRON RAAF.
464 Squadron RAAF Ventura aircrew Methwold Jul 1943 AWM UK0312
AWM caption : NORFOLK, ENGLAND. 1943-07-12. 405054 FLYING OFFICER (FO) B. W. KLEMM OF BRISBANE, QLD, OF NO. 464 SQUADRON RAAF, BASED AT RAF STATION METHWOLD, RECORDING LATEST DAYLIGHT RAID BY PAINTING ANOTHER B... More
464 Squadron RAAF Ventura Methwold Jul 1943 AWM UK0448
AWM caption : United Kingdom: England, Norfolk. CREST OF "F" FOR FREDDIE, A VENTURA AIRCRAFT OF NO. 464 SQUADRON RAAF OF BOMBER COMMAND BASED AT RAF STATION METHWOLD. THE EMBLEM SHOWS AN EMU AND A KIWI SITTING ... More
467 Squadron RAAF Lancaster 1943 AWM P00487.003
AWM caption : United Kingdom: England, Leicestershire, Bottesford. Nose and cockpit of a Lancaster aircraft PO-H of 467 Squadron RAAF. The nose art is an Australian coat of arms and the number of raids is marke... More
467 Squadron RAAF Lancaster A for Able Waddington Dec 1944 AWM UK2257
AWM caption : Lincolnshire, England. 1944-12-06. "A" for Able, a Lancaster bomber aircraft of No. 467 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Waddington, with forty one operations to its credit and the AIF crest as insignia.
G for George nose art AWM 044729
Photograph showing mission symbols painted on the nose of Avro Lancaster "G for George" of No. 460 Squadron RAAF. Comment : There are 90 symbols, hence this is after the aircraft's retirement.
OG1851Waddy1944 - Australia in World War Two
Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea. 1944-10-21. The Commanding Officer of No. 80 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, Squadron Leader J. L. Waddy DFC of Sydney, NSW, climbing into his Kittyhawk aircraft to go on a strike ... More
Flight Lieutenant Dennis Barnham of No. 601 Squadron RAF in the cockpi...
Flight Lieutenant Dennis Barnham of No. 601 Squadron RAF in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB at Luqa, Malta, with Pilot Officer M H Le Bas, June 1942. Flight Lieutenant Dennis Barnham, flight com... More
Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command CH9331
Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command 'Pinocchio', a veteran Halifax of No 102 Squadron at Pocklington, has the bomb symbol for its 26th operation painted on its fuselage by a member of the ground crew, Apr... More
Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. CE126
Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. LAC E Turner paints the 65th 'raid completed' symbol onto the nose of Avro Lancaster B Mark III, ED731 'AS-T2' "Dante's Daughter", of No. 166 Squadron RAF at Kirmingto... More
Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. CH17852
Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. The crew of Avro Lancaster B Mark III, ED905 'BQ-F' "Press on regardless", of No. 550 Squadron RAF, pose on their aircraft after it had completed 70 operational sortie... More
Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. CH4162
Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Squadron Leader R M Milne, the Commanding Officer of No. 92 Squadron RAF, sitting in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire Mark VB, "New Yorklin", at Digby, Lincoln... More
Royal Air Force Operations in Malta, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, ...
Royal Air Force Operations in Malta, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, 1939-1945. Squadron Leader J J Lynch, Commanding Officer of No. 249 Squadron RAF, sits in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire Mark VC at... More
Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. ...
Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Wing Commander C P "Paddy" Green, Commanding Officer of No. 600 Squadron RAF, watches from the cockpit of his Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIF a... More
JSdia263, Continuation War, Finland
Suomi: Luutnantti Hans Wind, Mannerheimristin ritari, kuuluisa hävittäjälentäjämme, joka on ampunut alas 33 1/2 viholliskonetta.
F-5 Florida Gator - A blue airplane with a shark face painted on it
F-5 Lightning "The Florida Gator" of the 22nd Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire England. Handwritten on slide case: "The Florida Gator Mount Farm R. Astrella"
F-5 Lanakila - A close up of a plane with a sky background
F-5 Lightning "Lanakila", of the 13th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at RAF Mount Farm, Oxfordshire, England. Handwritten on slide case:"Lanakila F-5 Mount Farm R. Astrella"
362fg-fisher - A man sitting on top of an airplane
Captain Edwin O. Fisher, 362d Fighter Group, 7 aerial victories; 3 V-1 Flying Bombs; 25 enemy vehicles and 5 locomotives.
Hans Henrik Wind (SА-kuva-118852)
Suomi: Mannerheim-ristin ritari, luutnantti Hans Henrik Wind koneessaan valmiina nousemaan ilmaan.
40-mm antiaircraft gun at snow-covered Sourbrodt, Belgium
Private Romanick, dressed in heavy winter gear, wipes and cleans a 40-mm antiaircraft gun. He is with an antiaircraft battery of the 1st Infantry Division, U.S. First Army. The gun has six swastikas painted on... More
Cornelius N. Nooy (US Navy), circa in September 1944
U.S. Navy pilot Cornelius Nicholas Nooy pictured with 15 Japanese flags adorning his aircraft, indicating the 15 aerial combat victories he scored during his first tour with Fighting Squadron 31 (VF-31) "Flyin... More
Cornelius N. Nooy (US Navy), in June 1944
U.S. Navy pilot Cornelius Nicholas Nooy in June 1944, in the middle of his tour with the Fighting Squadron 31 (VF-31) "Flying Meataxes" aboard the light aircraft carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28).
Heck Kampfflugzeug
Tail of the German Messerschmitt Me 109F-4 (W. Nr. 13376) of Oskar-Heinrich ("Heinz) Bär the Stab I./JG 77. The photo was probably taken at Comiso, Italy, in July 1942. The tail shows that the pilot has receiv... More
Mc Campbell Hellcat Kills
Thirty-four Japanese flags are painted on the fuselage of a World War II F6F Hellcat on display at the US Naval Aviation Museum. The flags represent the number of aerial victories by Commander David S. McCampbe... More
Captain Robert S. Johnson being greeted by his crew chief on return fr...
Caption Robert S. Johnson of Lawton, Oklahoma, being greeted by his crew chief, Staff Sergeant Ernest D. Gould of Vancouver, Washington, after Johnson's return from a three-kill mission. Only part of his victo... More
Eric.S.Lock - A black and white photo of a man sitting in the cockpit ...
Erick Stanley Lock. A British 26-victory ace. Public domain photograph related to World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lancaster nose art Dante's Daughter 1944 IWM CE 126
IWM caption : LAC E Turner paints the 65th 'raid completed' symbol onto the nose of Avro Lancaster B Mark III, ED731 'AS-T2' "Dante's Daughter", of No. 166 Squadron RAF at Kirmington, Lincolnshire, following t... More
414th Night Fighter Squadron Northrop P-61B-6-NO Black Widow 42-39532
414th Night Fighter Squadron Northrop P-61B-6-NO Black Widow 42-39532
P-51-361
P-51D-5NA Mustang 44-13357; Lt Vernon Richards, Tika IV 8th AF / 374th FG / 361s t FG. Was later assigned to Lt. Alfred B Cook Jr who renamed it Sailor Girl Shirl - KIA 16 Nov 44 - crashed near Little Walden.
RAF Brenzett (2) - A group of men standing in front of a plane
IWM image FRE 14873: Pilots of No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron RAF gathered by their Commanding Officer's new Mustang Mark III (FB387, PG-G) at RAF Brenzett, 2 August 1944. From left to right: Flying Officer B... More
RAF Brenzett (3) - A black and white photo of a man working on a plane
IWM image HU 87719: Squadron Leader Eugeniusz 'Dziubek' Horbaczewski's kills being painted on his P-51 Mustang (FB387) at Brenzett, 3 August 1944. The Polish ace was the CO of No. 315 Squadron and a record of ... More
Squadron Leader Horbaczewski of 315 Polish Squadron RAF Aug 1944 IWM M...
IWM caption : Squadron Leader Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, the CO of the No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron, standing by his new North American Mustang Mark III, FB387 'PK-G, at Brenzett, Kent. He was shot down and ki... More
Jan Zumbach, World War II photo
Polski: Jan Zumbach Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Spit
A photo of Royal Air Force Flight Lt. James Henry Whalen at RAF Tangmere with his newly customized Supermarine Spitfire after recording his third confirmed kill.
A-10 Thunderbolt II Kills
A close-up view of the markings painted on the side of a U.S. Air Force 74th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, A-10A Thunderbolt aircraft on display at the 1991 Department of Defense Joint... More
Mc Connell in F-86 cockpit
Capt. Joseph C. McConnell, Jr., U.S.'s only triple jet ace, in the cockpit of Beauteous Butch II (F-86F-1-NA, sn 51-2910) with 16 victory stars, during Korean War
Hamilton McWhorter III USN
USN fighter pilot ace Hamilton McWhorter III in his F6F Hellcat after his 12th combat victory against Imperial Japanese aircraft.
Plane-3
Colonel Charles H MacDonald and Al Nelson in the Pacific with MacDonald's P-38J Lightning "Putt Putt Maru". (Courtesy: USAF).