Closeup of the ball turret of the famous Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Memphis Belle.” (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
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A formation of P-51 Mustangs from the 374th FS, 361st FG of the Eighth Air Force photographed over England during World War II. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
Original Caption — HERITAGE FLIGHT: An F-22A Raptor, a P-51 Mustang, and an F-15 Eagle fly in a heritage flight formation above Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., during the 2007 McDonald’s Air and Sea Show on May 6. The three jets...
A collection of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses parked at the 3rd Base Air Depot, Langford Lodge, Northern Ireland awaiting transfer to bomber units in England, April 1944. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
A P-47 Thunderbolt and two P-51 Mustangs fly in formation during 2015 Heritage Flight training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 28, 2015. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey / Released.)
Farmers gather crops in England in the midst of dispersed B-17 Flying Fortresses of Eighth Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
An ex-RAF Bell P-400 Airacobra photographed at Burtonwood Airdrome, England in March 1943. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
Original Caption: World War II re-enactors make final preparation to drive their Sherman tank to a ceremony June 4, 2015, to commemorate the U.S. Army’s efforts to liberate Montebourg, France, after the D-Day landings. More...
Japanese aircraft attack the USS Kitkun Bay near the Mariana Islands during WWII operations in the Pacific, June 1944. (U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives.)
A TBM-1C Avenger receives the takeoff signal on the Independence-class light aircraft carrier USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) in May 1944. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)