A captured prototype of the Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai (Allied codename “George”) fighter photographed prior to restoration. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
In August 1944, the USS Quincy (CA-71) Baltimore-class heavy cruiser fires her forward 8-inch guns at German positions. A smoke screen laid by another ship is visible in the background. (U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives...
Two classic American WWII fighters, the North American P-51D Mustang and the Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, await moving into the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Ken LaRock.)
Hellcats and Avengers on the flight deck of the carrier USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) are shown in the foreground of the U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Hornet (CV-12), and USS Hancock (CV-19)...
An Allied soldier crouches alongside two knocked-out German Panther tanks near the village of Foy-Notre-Dame, Belgium in December 1944. (Imperial War Museums Photograph.)
Ground crew performs maintenance on a Bristol Beaufort Mark II of No. 39 Squadron, Royal Air Force at Luqa airfield, Malta in June 1943. (Imperial War Museums Photograph.)
In February 1944, a Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter sits covered in snow at Ladd Field, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, P-51D Mustang and VS Spitfire fly in formation in a USAF heritage flight during the 2018 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford in July 2018. (U.S. Air Force Photograph by TSgt...
The New Orleans-class cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38) passes in front of mountains in Kulak Bay, Adak, Aleutian Islands in April 1943. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives.)
The P-51 Mustang “DiamondBack” photographed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Todd Cromar.)
