Animals are heroes too.
Part 8 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
Victory Day was celebrated on May 8, 1945, to mark the end of World War II in Europe and the Allies' acceptance of Nazi Germany's surrender.
"Masters of the Air" artisans on building World War II planes, sets and costumes.
Part 8 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
A look at the oddest aircraft of the Luftwaffe.
Operational and technical history of Germany's World War II jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.
The pilots and air raid wardens of Britain, captured with scarce wartime supplies of Kodachrome.
Members of the Croatian Air Force Legion (HZL) pose in front of their Dornier Do 17Z bomber in recognition of the unit's 1,000th sortie over the Eastern Front. The Croatian Air Force (Croatian:...
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Alfred Palmer's color photographs for the US Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information speak with a loud, bold, clear and consistent voice. They say: 'Heroes.'
Victory Day was celebrated on May 8, 1945, to mark the end of World War II in Europe and the Allies' acceptance of Nazi Germany's surrender.
The most iconic images of the Great Depression and World War II, from Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother to V-J Day in Times Square , like most of the period’s photos, are in black and white. But, as Photo District News reminds us, color photography…
Part 16 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
Color photos from the Great Depression, World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white
On Monday, August 21st, the Breitling DC-3 , a World War II aircraft, will arrive in New York to complete the North American leg of its historic journey to set the world-record as the oldest plane to circle the globe! Before landing at Teterboro Airport, in New Jersey, the aircraft will fly over New York City – up and … Read More
Part 13 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
(Photographs: Hart Preston and Eliot Elisofon)
A tail gunner in a B-24 bomber dubbed “Wild Pussy,” Staff Sgt. Herb May was on one of the first daylight mission flown by the U.S. Air Force over Berlin in May 1944. He had plenty of co…
WWII Allies Pilots in the cockpit (British, American, Soviet)Scale: 1:32Date: 18.10.2021Time Period: WW2Box Size: 247 x 183 x 33 mmNumber of Details: 22Figures Count: 4During the Second World War, the war in the air took on colossal proportions. The number of combat aircraft produced in the air forces of all opposing countries numbered tens of thousands. Grandiose air battles took place in all theaters of operations, and all significant military operations were already unthinkable without air support.The pilots of Great Britain, the USA, the USSR and their allied countries were good fighters and dangerous opponents. And confirmation of this is the huge number of their aerial victories in the skies over Europe, North Africa and Asia.
Part 8 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
Top 11 RAF & Commonwealth warplanes of World War 2 Ranked by Total number of air-to-air victories Which Royal Air Force aircraft type scored the most kills in World War 2? We ranked RAF and Com…
H 21135. Home Guard soldiers load an anti-aircraft rocket at a 'Z' Battery on Merseyside 6 July 1942.
Color photos from England in 1942 chronicling American B-24 and B-17 crews gearing up for war in the skies above Nazi-controlled Europe.
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Photos from the past that remind us today that we're in the dang future.
Color photos from England in 1942 chronicling American B-24 and B-17 crews gearing up for war in the skies above Nazi-controlled Europe.
1 - 21 are standard land-based bombers. 22 - 30 are carrier-based bombers. 31 and 32 are variations of other aircraft designed specifically for...
These are rarely seen color pictures from the Second World War featured in the book “The Second World War in Colour” by the Imperial War Museum. Many are being published…
British SAS unit in North Africa.... [ATTACH]
Motorbike powered boat.
World War II Ace, Joe Foss, was more than just a war hero. His remarkable life made him a man for all seasons covering war, sports, gun rights, and
The Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko was a twin-engine fighter developed by the Nakajima Aircraft Company for the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II - English
