Solr Search · The Museum of Flight

[Grumman F6F Hellcat landing on aircraft carrier] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat landing on an aircraft carrier, 1944. Other ships are visible in the background.Caption: "Hellcat (F6F) about to land on CVL (carrier converted from cruiser hull) / Southwest Pacific -- 1944."

[Navy servicemen posing with Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of United States Navy servicemen posing with a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft, circa 1940s. Frank C. Leigh is in the back row, third from the left.

[Servicemen directing Douglas SBD Dauntless on deck of USS Chenango] (Item)

Photograph of two servicemen directing a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft on the deck of the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1942-1945.

[U.S. Army Air Corps pilot in cockpit of Douglas BT-2B] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified U.S. Army Air Corps pilot, taken from the rear cockpit of a Douglas BT-2B aircraft while in flight, circa 1938-1942.

[Douglas C-47 Skytrain] (Item)

Photograph of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft parked at an airfield, circa 1941-1942. The aircraft's designation, "Fujiama Foo Foo," is written under the cockpit window, and a shark face is painted on the nose.

[Ambulances and Douglas C-47 Skytrain] (Item)

Photograph of ambulances parked near a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft at a South Pacific airfield, 1942-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Health Haven in the Pacific. Wounded fighting men are transferred from American transport planes to ambulances at a landing field on a South Pacific island where the U.S. Navy maintains its Fleet Recreation Center. The men will be nursed back to health on…

[Servicemen loading horse onto Douglas C-47 Skytrain] (Item)

Photograph of unidentified servicemen loading a horse onto a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Confidential."

[Chinese servicemen raising their hats next to Douglas C-47 Skytrain] (Item)

Photograph of Chinese servicemen raising their hats next to a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, circa 1940s.

[Servicemen loading packhorse onto Douglas C-47 Skytrain] (Item)

Photograph of a group of servicemen loading a packhorse onto a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Confidential."

[Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft (tail designation 69 Shanghai, nose number 450) parked an unidentified airfield, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. A camouflaged hangar is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "Giant 'Skymaster' C-54 Transport Plane. [Chinese characters]."

Search Digital Records

Limit your search

707 results