A6M3 captured at Bougainville 1945
A Japanese A6M3 Model 22 Zero fighter aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy. This Zero, serial number 3844, was found intact by Allied forces at Kara airstrip near Buin after the surrender. On 15 September a W... More
Captured Breda Ba.25 at Augusta 1943
Augusta, Sicily, Italy. c. September 1943. Airmen of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, examining an Italian Breda Ba.25 seaplane which was captured intact when the port of Augusta was occupied by Allied Forces. The Breda wa... More
Captured Breda Ba.25 launched 1943
Augusta, Sicily, Italy. c. September 1943. Airmen of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, launching an Italian Breda Ba.25 seaplane which was captured intact when the port of Augusta was occupied by Allied Forces. The Breda wa... More
Captured Caproni Ca.309 in Egypt 1943
An Italian Caproni Ca.309 Ghibli reconnaissance plane, captured by No. 3 Squadron RAAF, at Idku, Egypt, in 1943.
Captured French Martin 167F at Aleppo 1941
A captured French Martin 167F at Aleppo, Syria, in November 1941. This aricraft was later taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force.
Captured German aircraft at Fuka 1943
Captured German Messerschmitt Me 109G aircraft at Fuka airfield, Egypt. Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Captured German Me109s at Fuka 1943
Captured German Messerschmitt Me 109G aircraft at Fuka airfield, Egypt. Public domain photograph of World War Two period military equipment, vehicle, 1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picry... More
Captured LeO H258 at Aleppo 1941
Two captured French Liore-Olivier LeO H258 bombers at Aleppo airfield, Syria. The tank in front was assigned to the Australian 9th Division.
Captured Macchi MC.205 at Catania 1943
An Italian Macchi C.205 Veltro aircraft found on Catania airfield, Sicily (Italy), by personnel of No. 450 Squadron RAAF and subsequently serviced by the squadron's fitters.
Captured Me 109F JG27 at El Alamein 1942
Western Desert, Egypt, 14 August 1942: A captured German Messerschmitt Me 109F ("yellow 5") of 6/JG27 (6th Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing) piloted by Lieutenant Gert Mix which made a forced landing in the rear of ... More
Damaged Me 109 JG53 in North Africa c1942
A German Messerschmitt Me 109F fighter for Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As" at El Daba, Egypt.
Fiat CR32 with RAAF officers at Benghazi 1941
Outdoor portrait of RAAF officers in front of an Italian CR.32 fighter plane at Benghazi, Libya. From left : 260652 (later Squadron Leader 2 Operational Training Unit) Thomas Hamilton Trimble. 386 Alan Charles... More
Ju 87B captured in hangar at Benina 1942
A German Junkers Ju 87B captured intact in a hangar at Benina, Libya, 15 January 1942. Note the the large lettering on the hangar wall in Italian: "Obbedire, Combattere, Dux." 'Obey, fight, Leader (= Mussolini)'.
P-40F and captured Me 109G in Tunisia 1943
A U.S. Army Air Forces Curtiss P-40F Warhawk and a Messerschmitt Me 109G fighter. The Me 109 had been shot down in Tunisia in 1 March 1943. After being repaired, the plane (named "Irmgard" by its German pilot) ... More
Potez 63.11 at Aleppo 1941 - Australia in World War Two
Captured French Potez 63.11 aircraft at Aleppo, Syria, in 1941.
RAAF 462 Sqn crew with Me 110 of W Schnaufer 1945
Schleswig, Germany, 19 June 1945. Informal group portrait of a Handley-Page Halifax crew of No. 462 Squadron RAAF standing next to an Messerschmitt Me 110G-4 aircraft (G9+BA). Identified are, left to right: Fli... More
Soldier in captured MB.200 at Rayak 1941
An Australian soldier (Clive H. Roughley) standing in the cocpit of a French Bloch MB.200 at Rayak, Syria, in 1941.
DFS 230 - A black and white photo of a plane in the desert
A German DFS 230 troop-carrying glider captured in North Africa.
FIAT G.50 - Australia in World War Two
An Italian Fiat G.50 captured by the British at Sidi Rezegh airfield in North Africa.Note the RAF Hawker Hurricane landing, and another just visible above the rear deck of the G.50.A second G.50 can be seen jus... More
German DFS 230 glider captured in North Africa in 1942
A German DFS 230 troop-carrying glider captured in North Africa.
German Gotha Go 242 glider captured in North Africa in 1942
A German Gotha Go 242 glider captured in North Africa. Two Messerschmitt Me 109 fighters are visible in the background.
RAF Capture Italian Bomber CM49
RAF Capture Italian S.M. 81 Bomber An Italian Savioa bomber force landed at Husn bal 'id, 150-miles East of Aden and the crew were taken prisoner. "Homo Fantastico" was the Italian pilot's tribute when he heard... More
Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. ...
Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Pilots of No. 43 Squadron RAF inspect an abandoned Messerschmitt Bf 109G of 6/JG53 at Comiso, Sicily.
The German Air Force in the Second World War HU108217
The German Air Force in the Second World War Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4/R1 of 6./NJG 6 that landed at Dubendorf in Switzerland by mistake on 15 March 1944. Note the aerial array for the FuG 202 Lichtenstein BC air... More
Wunstorf - Ju 88 - The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU326...
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 A Junkers Ju 88 aircraft in a hangar at Wunstorf airfield, captured by the 5th Parachute Brigade, 6th Airborne Division, 8 April 1945.
Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134955 (30267672380)
127-GW-1627-134955: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Surprise find to Marines of Marine Air Group 31, who flew up from Okinawa to occupy Yokosuka Naval Air Base 30 miles from Tokyo was this wrecked Grumman “Hellcat”... More
Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-135889 (30267671730)
127-GW-1627-135889: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Marine Private First Class Lisle E. Mell, Jr. inspects an Army P-51 Mustang in a hangar at the former Japanese Navy Air Base at Omura in Kyushu. The battered ... More
Abandoned Japanese fighters at Clark Field 1945
Abandoned Japanese fighters at Clark Field, Luzon (Philippines), in 1945. In front is a Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Allied code name "Oscar").
Mitsubishi G4M captured on ground 1945
An Imperial Japanese Navy Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bomber (probably a G4M2a Model 24 Ko/Otsu) pictured somewhere in the Southwest Pacific. Note the radar antenna.
Aichi E13A “Jake” captured on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands (1)
80-G-216862: Japanese long-range reconnaissance seaplane Aichi E16A “Paul” captured on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. Photograph received March 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collectio... More
Aichi E13A “Jake” captured on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands (2)
80-G-216867: Japanese long-range reconnaissance seaplane Aichi E16A “Paul” captured on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. Photograph received March 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collectio... More
Finnish Air Force LaGG-3, Finnish air force
Finnish Air Force LaGG-3 Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe Aeronavale, Indocina, scheda Aerei da Guerra
Italiano: Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe con insegne Aéronavale, Indocina, data e luogo della scatto imprecisati.
Kawasaki Ki-61 at Clark Field 1945
A captured Japanese Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien fighter (Allied code name "Tony") at Clark Field, Luzon (Philippines), in 1945.
Me 262 T-2-4012 side view on ground
Messerschmitt Me 262 wn 111711, captured and used for postwar evaluation by the United States Army Air Forces as T-2-4012.
Nakajima B5N2 green
A captured Japanese Nakajima B5N2 torpedo bomber tested by the U.S. Navy Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, Maryland (USA), in February 1943.
P-39 Airacobra 2006-06-15
P-39Q Airacobra in The Aviation Museum of Central Finland in Tikkakoski, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland. Restored P-39Q Airacobra, "White 26", on static display. The aircraft is originally a Soviet lend-leas... More
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe(cropped)
Deutsch: Die Messerschmitt Me 262 mit der Werksnr. 111711 nach dem Krieg bei einem Testflug in den USA. Diese Maschine war den Alliierten am 31. März 1945 als erste intakte Me 262 in die Hände gefallen. Englis... More
Captured Kawasaki Ki-61 in flight near NAS Patuxent River in 1945
A captured Japanese Kawasaki Ki-61 fighter tested by the U.S. Navy Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, Maryland (USA), in June 1945.
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwable
Messerschmitt Me 262 Werk-Nr. 111711, seen here post-war during a test flight in the USA. It was the first intact Me 262 to fall into Allied hands on March 31st 1945.
A6M Zeros over Malaya - A couple of small airplanes flying over a fiel...
Japanese aircraft taken over by the Allies in Malaya were tested and evaluated by Japanese naval pilots under the supervision of Royal Air Force officers. Here two Mitsubishi A6M naval fighters (known to the A... More
Focke Wulf Fw190 - A black and white photo of an old airplane
Captured Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in flying. Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fu G 220 and FuG 202 radar of Me 110 1945
FuG 220 and FuG 202 (center) "Lichtenstein" night fighter radar equipment on the nose of a Messerschmitt Me 110 G-4 being serviced by German Air Force (Luftwaffe) ground crew on Grove airfield, Denmark, in Augu... More
Fw 190A-3 JG 2 in Britain 1942
A German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3 of 11./JG 2 after landing in the UK by mistake in June 1942.
Heinkel He219 - A black and white photo of an old airplane
Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Me 110 G 4 2 - A black and white photo of an old airplane
Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Messerschmitt Bf 110C captured 1940
A captured German Messerschmitt Me 110 C-5 (W.Nr. 2177) of the reconnaissance unit 4.(F)/14 (5F+CM). This aircraft was shot down by the Red Section of No. 238 Squadron RAF on 21 July 1940 at Goodwood (UK). The ... More
Reichenberg 1945 - A group of men standing next to an airplane
Deutsch: Von Engländern erbeutete "Reichenberg" Public domain photograph of military forces, army, artillery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Reichenberg Gerät Cockpit
Cockpit of a Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg Deutsch: Cockpit eines Reichenberg Gerätes
The Royal Air Force in the Far East, 1945-1946 CF901
The Royal Air Force in the Far East, 1945-1946 Japanese aircraft taken over by the Allies in Malaya were tested and evaluated by Japanese naval pilots under the supervision of Royal Air Force officers. Here a ... More