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[Orville seated in Wright airplane with Albert B. Lambert before takeoff; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio]

[Orville seated in Wright airplane with Albert B. Lambert before takeo...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 24. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Herbert Samuel beside Col. Lawrence's airplane before takeoff to el-Azrak]

[Herbert Samuel beside Col. Lawrence's airplane before takeoff to el-A...

Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 prepares for takeoff aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadr...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 08, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 prepares for takeoff aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush i... More

US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mike Ginter, Operations Officer assigned to the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), raffled off a ride in his World War II T-6 Texan aircraft for every 100 tickets sold in an effort to raise money for the Navy Marine Corps ief Society. Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) Timothy Bostic won the first raffle and is pictured with US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Ginter just before takeoff at Jacksonville, Florida (FL).Fla (May 012006) Commander Mike GinterOperations Officer aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)raffled off a ride in his World War II T-6 Texan aircraft for every 100 tickets sold in an effort to raise money for the Navy Marine Corps...

US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mike Ginter, Operations Officer assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mike Ginter, Operations Officer assigned to the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), raff... More

Amelia Earhart prior to Last Takeoff

Amelia Earhart prior to Last Takeoff

Photographs of Aviatrix Amelia Earhart Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Virginia The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before a takeoff

A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Virginia The ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of people looking out a window at an airport. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A group of people looking out a window at an airport. Great Depression...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Washington, D.C. Watching the planes takeoff through the windows of the lobby of the municipal airport

Washington, D.C. Watching the planes takeoff through the windows of th...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an airport, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Oil for the engine of an airliner preparatory to takeoff. Municipal airport, Washington, D.C.

Oil for the engine of an airliner preparatory to takeoff. Municipal ai...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant, taxies away from the flight hangar toward the flight runway for a takeoff. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting system in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated trans...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant, taxies away from the flight hangar toward the flight runway for a takeoff. This new warship of the air is capable of high altitudes and over great ranges for high accuracy bombing invasions. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated trans...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mitchell Field. Eagle poised for flight. An American pursuit pilot buckles on his parachute just before the takeoff

Mitchell Field. Eagle poised for flight. An American pursuit pilot buc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. A warship of the air, a YB-17 bomber, poised for a takeoff at Langley Field, Virginia. A master sergeant of the bombardment squadron runs a practical eye over the big four-engine ship as the pilot warms up the engine

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. A warship of the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Man directing the takeoff of airplane] [Harry Arthur Devlin]

[Man directing the takeoff of airplane] [Harry Arthur Devlin]

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A warship of the skies takes on a load of fuel. Two corporals of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia fill the gas tanks of a huge YB-17 bomber just before takeoff

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A warship of the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The takeoff, Sequoia National Park, California

The takeoff, Sequoia National Park, California

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Every note from the power plants of the big planes has a meaning for the men of this bombardment squadron. A maintenance crew listens alertly while the pilot of a mighty YB-17 bomber warms up the first of his four powerful engines for a takeoff from Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Every note from t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant, taxies away from the flight hangar toward the flight runway for a takeoff. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting system in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated trans...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Airplane manufacturers, general. Overlooking the Inglewood, California airport of North American Aviation, Incorporated, the secretary in the contract test flight office records the takeoff and landing times of all the planes put through routine flight tests by company pilots. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber used in General Dolittle's raid on Tokyo and the F-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacturers, general. Overlooking the Inglewood...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A giant of the airways poises for flight. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before takeoff at Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A giant of the ai...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The takeoff, Sequoia National Park, California

The takeoff, Sequoia National Park, California

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mitchell Field. Eagle poised for flight. An American pursuit pilot makes the final adjustment of his parachute just before the takeoff

Mitchell Field. Eagle poised for flight. An American pursuit pilot mak...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Maiden flight for a new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant. Wheels are being retracted just after the takeoff. This new warship of the air is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges for high accuracy bombing invasions. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Maiden flight for a new ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A giant of the airways poises for flight. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before takeoff at Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A giant of the ai...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Ready for the takeoff

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. A pilot ready for a takeoff

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Warming up for a takeoff

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Ready for the takeoff

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Pilot ready for a takeoff

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Patrol plane ready for takeoff on dawn patrol

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, air field, airport, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Helicopter Circling for Takeoff with Supplies in Foreground

Helicopter Circling for Takeoff with Supplies in Foreground

Original caption: [PC-004] / [Related to PA-007]. Original Caption on [PA-007]: [Copter circling for takeoff-supplies in foreground]. Records Relating to Timber Salvage

NACA Study of Crash Fires with a Fairchild C-82 Packet

NACA Study of Crash Fires with a Fairchild C-82 Packet

Researchers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory purposely crash a Fairchild C-82 Packet aircraft to study flame propagation. A rash of passenger aircraft... More

NACA Photographer North American F-100A (NACA-200) Super Sabre Airplane take-off. The blowing-tupe boundary-layer control on the leading- and trailing-edge provided large reductions in takeoff and landing approach speeds. Approach speeds were reduced by about 10 knots (Mar 1960). Note: Used in publication in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 fig. 102 and and Memoirs of a Flight Test Engneer NASA SP-2002-4525 ARC-1957-A-22640

NACA Photographer North American F-100A (NACA-200) Super Sabre Airplan...

NACA Photographer North American F-100A (NACA-200) Super Sabre Airplane take-off. The blowing-tupe boundary-layer control on the leading- and trailing-edge provided large reductions in takeoff and landing appro... More

North American F-100A NASA-200 Super Sabre airplane - wing leading edge deflected 60 degrees for increased lift with boundary=layer control; takeoff preformance was improved 10% (mar 1960) ARC-1958-A-24041

North American F-100A NASA-200 Super Sabre airplane - wing leading ed...

North American F-100A NASA-200 Super Sabre airplane - wing leading edge deflected 60 degrees for increased lift with boundary=layer control; takeoff preformance was improved 10% (mar 1960)

XB-70A landing with drag chutes deployed

XB-70A landing with drag chutes deployed

(1960's) This photo shows the XB-70A #1 rolling out after landing, employing drag chutes to slow down. In the photo, the outer wing panels are slightly raised. When the XB-70 was flying at high speed, the panel... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just at dawn, Steve Fossett (left) climbs into the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer parked on NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility. Fossett will pilot the GlobalFlyer on a record-breaking attempt by flying solo, non-stop without refueling, to surpass the current record for the longest flight of any aircraft. This is the second attempt in two days after a fuel leak was detected Feb. 7. The expected time of takeoff is 7 a.m. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd0237

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just at dawn, Steve Fossett (left) clim...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just at dawn, Steve Fossett (left) climbs into the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer parked on NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility. Fossett will pilot the GlobalFlyer ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning hours at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with space shuttle Discovery secured atop, completes the turn on runway 15 in preparation for a takeoff at 7 a.m. EDT to deliver Discovery to its new home. The aircraft, known as an SCA, is a Boeing 747 jet, originally manufactured for commercial use, which was modified by NASA to transport the shuttles between destinations on Earth. This SCA, designated NASA 905, is assigned to the remaining ferry missions, delivering the shuttles to their permanent public display sites. NASA 905 is scheduled to ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on April 17, after which the shuttle will be placed on display in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Glenn Benson KSC-2012-2359

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning hours at NASA Kennedy Spac...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning hours at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with space shuttle Discovery secured atop, completes t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning hours at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with space shuttle Discovery secured atop, taxies down the runway for a takeoff at 7 a.m. EDT to deliver Discovery to its new home. The aircraft, known as an SCA, is a Boeing 747 jet, originally manufactured for commercial use, which was modified by NASA to transport the shuttles between destinations on Earth. This SCA, designated NASA 905, is assigned to the remaining ferry missions, delivering the shuttles to their permanent public display sites. NASA 905 is scheduled to ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on April 17, after which the shuttle will be placed on display in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Glenn Benson KSC-2012-2356

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning hours at NASA Kennedy Spac...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning hours at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with space shuttle Discovery secured atop, taxies down... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft transporting space shuttle Discovery to its new home receives permission for a 7-a.m. takeoff from the control tower at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The aircraft, known as an SCA, is a Boeing 747 jet, originally manufactured for commercial use, which was modified by NASA to transport the shuttles between destinations on Earth. This SCA, designated NASA 905, is assigned to the remaining ferry missions, delivering the shuttles to their permanent public display sites. NASA 905 is scheduled to ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on April 17, after which the shuttle will be placed on display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Lorne Mathre KSC-2012-2394

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft transporting space...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft transporting space shuttle Discovery to its new home receives permission for a 7-a.m. takeoff from the control tower at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the Starfighter F-104 picks up speed on the runway for takeoff. The pilot is Rick Svetkoff; the co-pilot is Dave Waldrop. The aircraft is taking part in a series of pathfinder test missions from the space shuttle runway. Two flights will generate test data to validate sonic boom assumptions about the potential impacts of suborbital and orbital commercial spaceflight from the facility. NASA is assessing the environmental impact of such flights. Starfighters Inc. of Clearwater, Fla., will perform the flights to help in assessing suborbital space launch trajectories from the runway and paving the way for future commercial space tourism and research flights from the facility. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0910

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the Starfighter F-104 picks up speed on the runway for takeoff. The pilot is Rick Svetkoff; the co-pilot is Dave Waldrop. The aircraft is t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The media (left) capture the landing of the Virgin Atlantic Airways GlobalFlyer aircraft at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility. The aircraft, piloted by Steve Fossett, is being relocated from Salina, Kan., to the Shuttle Landing Facility to begin preparations for an attempt to set a new world record for the longest flight made by any aircraft. An exact takeoff date for the record-setting flight has not been determined and is contingent on weather and jet-stream conditions. The window for the attempt opens in mid-January, making the flight possible anytime between then and the end of February. NASA agreed to let Virgin Atlantic Airways use Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility as a takeoff site. The facility use is part of a pilot program to expand runway access for non-NASA activities. KSC-06pd0041

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The media (left) capture the landing o...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The media (left) capture the landing of the Virgin Atlantic Airways GlobalFlyer aircraft at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility. The aircraft, piloted by Steve ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Virgin Atlantic Airways GlobalFlyer aircraft approaches NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility for a landing. The aircraft, piloted by Steve Fossett, is being relocated from Salina, Kan., to the Shuttle Landing Facility to begin preparations for an attempt to set a new world record for the longest flight made by any aircraft. An exact takeoff date for the record-setting flight has not been determined and is contingent on weather and jet-stream conditions. The window for the attempt opens in mid-January, making the flight possible anytime between then and the end of February. NASA agreed to let Virgin Atlantic Airways use Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility as a takeoff site. The facility use is part of a pilot program to expand runway access for non-NASA activities. KSC-06pd0039

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Virgin Atlantic Airways GlobalFlye...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Virgin Atlantic Airways GlobalFlyer aircraft approaches NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility for a landing. The aircraft, piloted by Steve Fossett, is being ... More

Ling-Temco-Vought XC-142A. NASA public domain image colelction.

Ling-Temco-Vought XC-142A. NASA public domain image colelction.

Description: Ling-Temco-Vought XC-142A: A tilt-wing prototype used in vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) studies. After vertical takeoff with the wing pivoted upward, the wing pivoted horizontally and the craf... More

Pathfinder - vertical takeoff / vertical landing launch vehicle concept

Pathfinder - vertical takeoff / vertical landing launch vehicle conce...

The Delta Clipper-Experimental Advanced (DC-XA) is a single-stage-to-orbit, vertical takeoff / vertical landing launch vehicle concept, whose development was geared to significantly reduce launch cost and provi... More

A fully-loaded C-47 Skytrain aircraft is poised on the flight line prior to takeoff on a night flare drop mission. Members of the Vietnamese air force (VNAF), 33rd Tactical Wing, work side by side with U.S. Air Force Advisory Team-1 (AFAT) personnel to provide flarelight for allied ground security forces and Air Force air-to-ground tactical air support operations

A fully-loaded C-47 Skytrain aircraft is poised on the flight line pri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tan Son Shut Airport, Saigon Country: Republic Of Vietnam (RVN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

XB-70A #1 liftoff with TB-58A chase aircraft

XB-70A #1 liftoff with TB-58A chase aircraft

Description: This photo shows XB-70A #1 taking off on a research flight, escorted by a TB-58 chase plane. The TB-58 (a prototype B-58 modified as a trainer) had a dash speed of Mach 2. This allowed it to stay c... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, glides down the runway at the Shuttle Landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with space shuttle Endeavour secured on top. Takeoff came at 7:22 a.m. EDT. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era. For more information on the shuttles' transition and retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-5374

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, glides...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, glides down the runway at the Shuttle Landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with space shuttle Endeavour secured on top. Takeoff came ... More

Orbiter Atlantis (STS-110) Launch With New Block II Engines

Orbiter Atlantis (STS-110) Launch With New Block II Engines

Full Description: Powered by three newly-enhanced Space Shuttle Maine Engines (SSMEs), called the Block II Maine Engines, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center launch pad o... More

A B-52D Stratofortress aircraft, from Strategic Air Command, line up for takeoff as they prepare for strikes over Hanoi and Haiphong, North Vietnam, during Operation LINEBACKER

A B-52D Stratofortress aircraft, from Strategic Air Command, line up f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LINEBACKER Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

J-85 F-106 AIRPLANE SPIKE INLET - 60-40 TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION

J-85 F-106 AIRPLANE SPIKE INLET - 60-40 TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/27/1974 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

J-85 F-106 AIRPLANE SPIKE INLET - 60-40 TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION

J-85 F-106 AIRPLANE SPIKE INLET - 60-40 TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/27/1974 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

J-85 F-106 AIRPLANE SPIKE INLET - 60-40 TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION

J-85 F-106 AIRPLANE SPIKE INLET - 60-40 TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/27/1974 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Noise Testing of an Experimental Augmentor Wing

Noise Testing of an Experimental Augmentor Wing

The augmentor wing concept was introduced during the early 1960s to enhance the performance of vertical and short takeoff (VSTOL) aircraft. The leading edge of the wing has full-span vertical flaps, and the tra... More

AN airman performs maintenance on an AC-130A Hercules aircraft before takeoff. Five remaining AC-130A Hercules aircraft of the 16th Special Operations Squadron are being redeployed from Thailand to the United States

AN airman performs maintenance on an AC-130A Hercules aircraft before ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William L. Poorman Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Approach & Landing Test (ALT) - Shuttle - Public Affairs Office (PAO) News Release - Free-Flight (FF)-5 Photography

Approach & Landing Test (ALT) - Shuttle - Public Affairs Office (PAO) ...

PAO news release material for the 5th and final FF of the ALT series. Precise moment of separation captured by camera from a T-38 chase plane.

Clearing an area for a quick takeoff, CAPT. Cathy Young, flight nurse, directs an aeromedical unit to move emergency vehicles from the path of a C-9 Nightingale aircraft. The officer is a member of the 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing

Clearing an area for a quick takeoff, CAPT. Cathy Young, flight nurse,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Leonard Wood State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. William D. Boardman Release Sta... More

V/STOL VERTICAL SHORT TAKEOFF LANDING ROTORS

V/STOL VERTICAL SHORT TAKEOFF LANDING ROTORS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/12/1979 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

V/STOL VERTICAL SHORT TAKEOFF LANDING ROTORS

V/STOL VERTICAL SHORT TAKEOFF LANDING ROTORS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/12/1979 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Tilt Nacelle Vertical and Short Takeoff and Landing Engine

Tilt Nacelle Vertical and Short Takeoff and Landing Engine

Center Director John McCarthy, left, and researcher Al Johns pose with a one-third scale model of a Grumman Aerospace tilt engine nacelle for Vertical and Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) in the 9- by 15-Foot... More

Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing Model in the 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel

Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing Model in the 10- by 10-Foot Superso...

A technician checks a 0.25-scale engine model of a Vought Corporation V-530 engine in the test section of the 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Le... More

A Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 36 (HSL-36) SH-2F Seasprite light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) helicopter on the flight deck of the frigate USS TRIPPE (FF-1075) as a crewman signals it for takeoff during exercise Unitas XX

A Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 36 (HSL-36) SH-2F Seasprite...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XX Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 K. Brewer Release Status: Released to Public... More

Michael Grove Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nev....A right side view of an Attack Squadron 86 (VA-86) A-7E Corsair II aircraft preparing for takeoff. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

Michael Grove Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nev....A right side view of a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Bruce McEwen sits in the co-pilot's seat aboard a US-3A Viking aircraft, as he prepares for takeoff from the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) en route to the US Naval Support Activity, Diego Garcia

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Bruce McEwen sits in the co-pilot's seat a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Ken George Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

An F-14 Tomcat aircraft banks to the left after clearing the fight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during a takeoff

An F-14 Tomcat aircraft banks to the left after clearing the fight dec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A front view of a C-7 Caribou aircraft taxiing into takeoff position on the runway

A front view of a C-7 Caribou aircraft taxiing into takeoff position o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. David E. Shaffer Release Status:... More

An F-14 Tomcat aircraft is in position for takeoff from the port catapult of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64)

An F-14 Tomcat aircraft is in position for takeoff from the port catap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

An aerial starboard view of the forward section of the Kitty Hawk class aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), as an A-6E Intruder aircraft begins to bank to the left after a catapult assisted takeoff from the flight deck

An aerial starboard view of the forward section of the Kitty Hawk clas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial starboard view of the amidships section of the Kitty Hawk class aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), as an A-6E Intruder aircraft makes a catapult assisted takeoff from the flight deck

An aerial starboard view of the amidships section of the Kitty Hawk cl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An A-7 Corsair II aircraft starts down the starboard catapult during a takeoff from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64)

An A-7 Corsair II aircraft starts down the starboard catapult during a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A left front view of a Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) F-14 Tomcat aircraft being prepared for a catapult-assisted takeoff from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Three blast deflector panels are raised at the rear of the aircraft

A left front view of a Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) F-14 Tomcat aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

An elevated left side view of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft being prepared for a catapult-assisted takeoff from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The F-14 is assigned to Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142). Three blast deflector panels are raised at the rear of the aircraft

An elevated left side view of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft being prepared f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A right front view of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft, with the canopy open, as the flight crew prepares for a catapult-assisted takeoff from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Three blast deflector panels are raised at the rear of the aircraft

A right front view of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft, with the canopy open, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A right front view of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft, with the canopy open, as the flight crew prepares for a catapult-assisted takeoff from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Three blast deflector panels are raised at the rear of the aircraft

A right front view of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft, with the canopy open, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

An F-4 Phantom II aircraft prepares to takeoff for a flight check after having maintenance performed at the plant of the Spanish aircraft contractor Constructiones Aeronautics, Sociedad Anonima (CASA)

An F-4 Phantom II aircraft prepares to takeoff for a flight check afte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gatfe Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James R. Pearson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

An Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) A-6E Intruder aircraft is prepared for takeoff during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

An Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) A-6E Intruder aircraft is prepared for t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

QSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk ARC-1980-AC80-0641-4

QSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk ...

QSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk

QSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk ARC-1980-AC80-0641-2

QSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk ...

QSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk

QSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk ARC-1980-AC80-0641-1

QSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk ...

QSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk

A 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E Phantom II aircraft is given an end of the runway check prior to takeoff during Exercise PROUD PHANTOM'80

A 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E Phantom II aircraft is given an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD PHANTOM Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David E. Shaffer Release Status: Released to... More

Stacks of "litter patients" are aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft, 37th Aeromedical Evacuation Group, before takeoff during Exercise Reforger '80

Stacks of "litter patients" are aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft, 37th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Wunstdorf German Air Force Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT Robert Wickley... More

Personnel wearing breathing equipment, are ready for "takeoff" in the pressure chamber at the U.S. Air Force Navigation

Personnel wearing breathing equipment, are ready for "takeoff" in the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gregory Merritt Release Status:... More

LTC Floyd Abney briefs his element prior to their early morning takeoff during exercise Thunderhog II '80

LTC Floyd Abney briefs his element prior to their early morning takeof...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THUNDERHOG II '80 Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

LTC Floyd Abney briefs his element prior to their early morning takeoff during exercise Thunderhog II '80

LTC Floyd Abney briefs his element prior to their early morning takeof...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THUNDERHOG II '80 Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A right side view of a parked Air Force T-38A Talon aircraft ready for takeoff at Pacific Missile Test Center

A right side view of a parked Air Force T-38A Talon aircraft ready for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chris Holmes Release Sta... More

An Air Force pilot in an A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 353rd Tactical Fighter Squadron is on the flight line ready for takeoff during Brim Frost '81

An Air Force pilot in an A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 353rd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A flight crewman in protective clothing prepares a C-141 Starlifter aircraft for takeoff during a chemical warfare exercise

A flight crewman in protective clothing prepares a C-141 Starlifter ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT William B. Belcher Release Status: Rel... More

Crew members aboard an EC-130E Hercules aircraft prepare to operate their consoles before takeoff during exercise Border Star '81

Crew members aboard an EC-130E Hercules aircraft prepare to operate th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BORDER STAR '81 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

An A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft prepares to takeoff aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43)

An A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft prepares to takeoff aboard the aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Legare Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

LT. Ted Truex and MAJ Charles Robinson, C-141 Starlifter aircraft pilots, make a final check on the aircraft instrument panel before takeoff during exercise Team Spirit (Coronet Spray)

LT. Ted Truex and MAJ Charles Robinson, C-141 Starlifter aircraft pilo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRITCORONET SPRAY Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

A flight crewman in protective clothing prepares a C-141 Starlifter aircraft for takeoff during a chemical warfare exercise

A flight crewman in protective clothing prepares a C-141 Starlifter ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT William B. Belcher Release Status: Rel... More

The first KC-10A Extender advanced tanker/cargo aircraft prepares for takeoff after delivery ceremonies at the McDonnell Douglas Corp. plant. The aircraft is headed for Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana

The first KC-10A Extender advanced tanker/cargo aircraft prepares for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A view of an F-111 aircraft set for takeoff as ground crew members remove chocks from the aircraft. The aircraft, from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, is involved in the Strike Command Bombing Competition between the United States and Royal Air Forces

A view of an F-111 aircraft set for takeoff as ground crew members rem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lossiemouth Country: Scotland (SCT) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A flight deck crewman directs the pilot of a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter just before takeoff from the deck of the amphibious transport dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD-13). The NASHVILLE and the helicopters aboard it are participating in Mine Countermeasures Task Group 1-81 (MCMTG 1-81) exercises to increase the mine countermeasures capabilities of the seven participating NATO countries

A flight deck crewman directs the pilot of a Helicopter Mine Counterme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Douglas P. Tesner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

An F-15 Eagle attached to the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing on the flight line prior to takeoff during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

An F-15 Eagle attached to the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing on the flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

A pilot prepares for takeoff in an A-37 Dragonfly aircraft during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

A pilot prepares for takeoff in an A-37 Dragonfly aircraft during exer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

An F-106 Delta Dart in flight, immediately after takeoff during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

An F-106 Delta Dart in flight, immediately after takeoff during exerci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

An F-15 Eagle attached to the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing on the flight line prior to takeoff during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

An F-15 Eagle attached to the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing on the flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

An F-106 Delta Dart taxis before takeoff during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

An F-106 Delta Dart taxis before takeoff during exercise BOLD EAGLE '8...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

A member of the Pacific Fleet Audio Visual Command films an SH-3 Sea King helicopter as it prepares to takeoff on a drone recovery mission. The helicopter, assigned to Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5), is on the helipad at Wallace Air Station, Poro Point, San Fernando

A member of the Pacific Fleet Audio Visual Command films an SH-3 Sea K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Foster Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A ground crewman, seen through the front windshield of an SH-3 Sea King, directs the helicopter into position on the runway prior to takeoff

A ground crewman, seen through the front windshield of an SH-3 Sea Kin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Gregory D. Toon Release Statu... More

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