Photograph of WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) servicewomen and other military personnel at an airfield, circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "This is the Auxiliary field with stage houses in view. Also pick-up trucks + gas trucks. Land + take…
Photograph of a barracks building and control tower, circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "Here's our barracks with the control tower looking down on us. This is why we don't sun bathe on the roofs."
Aerial photograph of Avenger Field, Texas, taken from a North American AT-6 Texan aircraft, circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "These are shots of Avenger from the AT.6 in the traffic pattern."
Photograph of several Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft at Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945. The caption notes that this photo was taken just prior to the final mission against Japan.
Typed caption on album page: "Squadron lined up for final…
Photograph of several B-29 Superfortress aircraft (visible tail numbers 3979, 3888) parked at Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945.
Typed caption on album page: "Parking spaces for B-29's undergoing heavy maintenance. Black camouflage made them less…
Aerial photograph of Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945.
Typed caption on album page: "Northwest Field, home of the 315th Wing (B-29) Summer 1945. Two asphalt runways made from crushed coral."
Part of a photograph album page containing captioned…
Photograph of American and Indian soldiers and civilians constructing a runway at a new air base in India, circa 1943-1945. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. builds huge air base in India. This picture shows the progress of work on a runway at a…