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Bomber Collection

Background imageBomber Collection: RAF bomber pilot and second pilot, 1941

RAF bomber pilot and second pilot, 1941. Brave yet cautious, cool yet daring. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Background imageBomber Collection: The Short Sunderland, 1941. Creator: Unknown

The Short Sunderland, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Short Sunderland, 1941. The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the RAF by Short Brothers

Background imageBomber Collection: Wrecked 'GOTHA', 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Wrecked "GOTHA", 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Wrecked "GOTHA", 1917. Shows Allied forces servicemen inspecting a crashed German Gotha bomber during World War I

Background imageBomber Collection: Martin Bomber, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Martin Bomber, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Martin Bomber, 1919. Shows a modified Martin MB-1 Bomber (Martin GMB-TA or "Martin GMT") probably in July 1919

Background imageBomber Collection: Caproni & his plane, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Caproni & his plane, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Caproni & his plane, 1918. Shows Giovanni Battista Caproni (1886-1957), an Italian aeronautical engineer and founder of the Caproni aircraft manufacturing company with group of people in front of

Background imageBomber Collection: Nakajima Mamoru 11, Radial 14 Engine, Circa World War II. Creator: Fuji Koku Keiki

Nakajima Mamoru 11, Radial 14 Engine, Circa World War II. Creator: Fuji Koku Keiki
Nakajima provided Japan with its first large radials by building licensed Bristols beginning in the late 1920s, and Gnome-Rhone engines beginning in 1936

Background imageBomber Collection: The End of a German Plane; An enemy plane, a twin-engine gotha... 1917. Creator: Unknown

The End of a German Plane; An enemy plane, a twin-engine gotha... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The End of a German Plane; An enemy plane, a twin-engine gotha, which had flown over Calais on the night of November 3 to 4, 1917, crashed, around one o'clock in the morning

Background imageBomber Collection: Les Risques de 'Metier'; Le Gotha, quadriplace et bi-moteur, abattu en foret de compiegne... 1918

Les Risques de "Metier"; Le Gotha, quadriplace et bi-moteur, abattu en foret de compiegne... 1918
Les Risques de "Metier"; Le Gotha, quadriplace et bi-moteur, abattu en foret de compiegne dans la soiree du 8 mars 1918, 1918

Background imageBomber Collection: Combat Aerien; Au combat avec l'infanterie; La guerre de mouvements reparu en 1918

Combat Aerien; Au combat avec l'infanterie; La guerre de mouvements reparu en 1918. Creator: Maurice Busset
Combat Aerien; Au combat avec l'infanterie; La guerre de mouvements reparu en 1918 procure a l'aviation une incarnation nouvelle et la transforme en cavalerie aerienne; escadrille de

Background imageBomber Collection: Combat Aerien; La Guerre Aerienne sur le front Britannique; Bombardement de nuit a l'arriere

Combat Aerien; La Guerre Aerienne sur le front Britannique; Bombardement de nuit a l'arriere des lignes allemandes; attaque, a la bombe et a la mitrailleuse

Background imageBomber Collection: Combat Aerien; Un raid de jour; Escadre Francaise sur l'objectif; des usines au d'une... 1918

Combat Aerien; Un raid de jour; Escadre Francaise sur l'objectif; des usines au d'une... 1918
Combat Aerien; Un raid de jour; Escadre Francaise sur l'objectif; des usines au d'une riviere, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Background imageBomber Collection: Combat Aerien; en escadre; Escadre de bombardement en expedition...1918. Creator: Etienne Cournault

Combat Aerien; en escadre; Escadre de bombardement en expedition...1918. Creator: Etienne Cournault
Combat Aerien; en escadre; Escadre de bombardement en expedition; les escadrilles, composees de quinze appareils, sont formees en "vol de canard" et accompagnees a l'arriere

Background imageBomber Collection: Combat Aerien; Un Bombardement Aerien; Avion Breguet Lancant ses bombes de 90, 1918

Combat Aerien; Un Bombardement Aerien; Avion Breguet Lancant ses bombes de 90, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Combat Aerien; Un Bombardement Aerien; Avion Breguet Lancant ses bombes de 90, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageBomber Collection: Aviateurs; L'enseigne de vaisseau Jean Roulier donnant ses derniers ordres, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Aviateurs; L'enseigne de vaisseau Jean Roulier donnant ses derniers ordres, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Aviateurs; L'enseigne de vaisseau Jean Roulier donnant ses derniers ordres, le matin du 15 aout, avant de partir pour le bombardement de Trieste, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageBomber Collection: Naming an American Bomber, 6 July 1944, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Naming an American Bomber, 6 July 1944, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Naming an American Bomber, 6 July 1944, (1947). King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with daughter Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) at a bomber station of the USAAF

Background imageBomber Collection: A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant... Long Beach, Calif

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant... Long Beach, Calif
A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches... Long Beach, Calif. 1942

This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches... Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F navy bomber, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: Women workers install fixtures and assemblies... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 (B-25)... Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, 1942

A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 (B-25)... Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, 1942
A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 [i.e. B-25] attack bomber is brought for a test hop to the flight line at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company

Background imageBomber Collection: An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman... Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif

An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman... Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif
An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company... 1942

Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company enjoy a well-earned lunch period, Long Beach, Calif. Nacelle parts of a heavy bomber form the background

Background imageBomber Collection: Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: Women workers install fixtures and assem... Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif

Women workers install fixtures and assem... Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17 bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in front of a YB-17 bombing... probably Langley field, Virginia, 1942

U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in front of a YB-17 bombing... probably Langley field, Virginia, 1942
[U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in front of a YB-17 bombing airplane, probably Langley field, Virginia]

Background imageBomber Collection: Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers... North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers... North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American [Aviation, Inc.]s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Background imageBomber Collection: Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA
Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American Aviation, Inc.s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Background imageBomber Collection: Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc... Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc... Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc. checking to see if the proper numbers of parts were received and placed in the proper bin, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: Sunset silhouette of flying fortress, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Sunset silhouette of flying fortress, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Sunset silhouette of flying fortress, Langley Field, Va. Photograph shows a B-17 bomber

Background imageBomber Collection: An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine... Inglewood, Calif

An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine... Inglewood, Calif
An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine shop runs mounting holes in a large dural casting, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: Cowling and control rods are added to motors for... North American Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Cowling and control rods are added to motors for... North American Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Cowling and control rods are added to motors for North American B-25 bombers as they move down the assembly line, North American, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: Employees on the 'Sunshine'assembly line at North Americans plant... Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Employees on the "Sunshine"assembly line at North Americans plant... Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Employees on the " Sunshine" assembly line at North Americans plant put the finishing touches on another B-25 bomber, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviations Inglewood, California, plant

View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviations Inglewood, California, plant

Background imageBomber Collection: Members of the experimental staff... North American Aviation, Inc, plant, Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Members of the experimental staff... North American Aviation, Inc, plant, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Member[s] of the experimental staff at the North American Aviation, Inc. plant, observe wind tunnel tests on an accurate scale model of the B-25 (" Billy Mitchell" ) bomber, Inglewood

Background imageBomber Collection: Hitler would like this man to go home and forget about the war... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Hitler would like this man to go home and forget about the war... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Hitler would like this man to go home and forget about the war. A good American non-com at the side machine gun of a huge YB-17 bomber is a man who knows his business and works hard at it

Background imageBomber Collection: North American B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

North American B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing... Vultees Nashville... Tennessee, 1943

Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing... Vultees Nashville... Tennessee, 1943
Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the " Vengeance" (A-31) dive bomber made at Vultees Nashville division, Tennessee

Background imageBomber Collection: Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships... 1942

Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships... 1942
Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships on the outdoor assembly line, North

Background imageBomber Collection: Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas, 1942

Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas

Background imageBomber Collection: Drilling horizontal stabilizers... this woman worker at Vultee-Nashville... Tennessee, 1943

Drilling horizontal stabilizers... this woman worker at Vultee-Nashville... Tennessee, 1943. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Drilling horizontal stabilizers: operating a hand drill, this woman worker at Vultee-Nashville is shown working on the horizontal stabilizer for a Vultee " Vengeance" dive bomber

Background imageBomber Collection: New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942

New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the flying field of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. It performs at the 25, 000-foot ceiling

Background imageBomber Collection: B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942

B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated being hauled along an outdoor assembly line with an " International" tractor, Kansas City, Kansas

Background imageBomber Collection: Capping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown... at Vultees Nashville division, Tennessee

Capping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown... at Vultees Nashville division, Tennessee
Capping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the " Vengeance" dive bomber made at Vultees Nashville division

Background imageBomber Collection: Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber... North American Aviation, Inc. CA, 1942

Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber... North American Aviation, Inc. CA, 1942
Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber, the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville... working on a 'Vengeance'dive bomber, Tennessee, 1943

Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville... working on a "Vengeance"dive bomber, Tennessee, 1943
Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a " Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee. The tool in the image might be a rivet gun

Background imageBomber Collection: B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942

B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942
B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation, Incorporated, almost ready for their first test flight, Kansas City, Kansas

Background imageBomber Collection: The kind of man Hitler wishes we didn t have... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

The kind of man Hitler wishes we didn t have... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
The kind of man Hitler wishes we didn t have. A bomber pilot, captain in a bombardment squadron, just before he climbs aboard his huge YN-17 bombing plane

Background imageBomber Collection: This woman worker at the Vultee-Nashville is shown making... Nashville, Tenn. 1943

This woman worker at the Vultee-Nashville is shown making... Nashville, Tenn. 1943. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
This woman worker at the Vultee-Nashville is shown making final adjustments in the wheel well of an inner wing before the installation of the landing gear, Nashville, Tenn

Background imageBomber Collection: Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a... Douglas Aircraft Co. Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a... Douglas Aircraft Co. Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a B-25 [i.e. C-47] bomber at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood [i.e. Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach], Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: A candid view of one of the women workers touching up... Vultees Nashville division, Tennessee

A candid view of one of the women workers touching up... Vultees Nashville division, Tennessee
A candid view of one of the women workers touching up the U.S. Army Air Forces insignia on the side of the fuselage of a " Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultees Nashville division

Background imageBomber Collection: Making wiring assemblies at a junction box... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, CA, 1942

Making wiring assemblies at a junction box... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, CA, 1942
Making wiring assemblies at a junction box on the fire wall for the right engine of a B-25 bomber, North American Aviation, Inc. [Inglewood], Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Va. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before a takeoff

Background imageBomber Collection: Huge drop hammers work day and night form... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Huge drop hammers work day and night form... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for United Nations bombers and fighters at the North American Aviation, Inc. plant, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: One of Americas new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber... Langley Field, Va. 1942

One of Americas new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber... Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
One of Americas new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber, is pulled up at a bombardment squadron hangar, Langley Field, Va. It is all set to taxi out to a runway and take off

Background imageBomber Collection: A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942

A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942
A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared for the assembly line of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: Mounting motor on a Fairfax B-25 bomber, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Mounting motor on a Fairfax B-25 bomber, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Mounting motor [on a] Fairfax B-25 bomber, at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in [Inglewood], Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: Part of the cowling for one of the motors... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Part of the cowling for one of the motors... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American Aviation, Inc.s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Background imageBomber Collection: Heres our mission... Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Heres our mission... Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Heres our mission. A combat crew receives final instructions just before taking off in a mighty YB-17 bomber from a bombardment squadron base at the field, Langley Field, Va

Background imageBomber Collection: A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942

A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942
A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25 bomber under construction in a western aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. A front section of the plane shows in the background

Background imageBomber Collection: Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va

Background imageBomber Collection: Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights of B-25 bombers await assembly in the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageBomber Collection: As an NYA trainee working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

As an NYA trainee working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
As an NYA trainee working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the construction of Navy planes, Corpus Christi, Naval Air Base, Texas

Background imageBomber Collection: Working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the... Corus Christi, Texas, 1942

Working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the... Corus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the construction of Navy planes, Corpus Christi, Texas. As an NYA trainee at the Naval Air Base, he gets practical experience

Background imageBomber Collection: Production of B-24 bombers and C-87 transports, Consolidated Aircraft Corp

Production of B-24 bombers and C-87 transports, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas. Cabbie Coleman, former housewife, works at western aircraft plant

Background imageBomber Collection: Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942

Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageBomber Collection: Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942

Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageBomber Collection: Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942

Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageBomber Collection: Assembling Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942

Assembling Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Assembling Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageBomber Collection: This sailor mechanic is inspecting a PBY plane at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

This sailor mechanic is inspecting a PBY plane at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
This sailor mechanic is inspecting a PBY plane at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas. The ship had been reconditioned by the Civil Service employees at the Assembly

Background imageBomber Collection: Frances Eggleston, aged 23, came from Oklahoma... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, TX, 1942

Frances Eggleston, aged 23, came from Oklahoma... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, TX, 1942
Frances Eggleston, aged 23, came from Oklahoma, used to do office work. Removing paper from pilots window(?), Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageBomber Collection: Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va

Background imageBomber Collection: Working on a 'Vengeance'dive bomber, Vultee [Aircraft Inc. ], Nashville, Tennessee, 1943

Working on a "Vengeance"dive bomber, Vultee [Aircraft Inc. ], Nashville, Tennessee, 1943
Working on a " Vengeance" dive bomber, Vultee [Aircraft Inc.], Nashville, Tennessee

Background imageBomber Collection: An experimental scale model of the B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

An experimental scale model of the B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
An experimental scale model of the B-25 plane is prepared for wind tunnel tests in the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. This plant produced the B-25 bomber

Background imageBomber Collection: Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942

Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageBomber Collection: Instrumentation in B-29, 1944. Creator: NASA

Instrumentation in B-29, 1944. Creator: NASA
Instrumentation in B-29, 1944. Recording high altitude flight data in a flying laboratory at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Cleveland

Background imageBomber Collection: Mitsubishi Ha 42 Model 41 Ru (Ha 214 Ru), Radial 18 Engine, ca. World War II

Mitsubishi Ha 42 Model 41 Ru (Ha 214 Ru), Radial 18 Engine, ca. World War II
Mitsubishi was the first and largest series producer of Japanese engines during World War II, with a 1937 Pratt & Whitney arrangement possibly contributing to this success

Background imageBomber Collection: Packard 2A-1500, Inverted V-12 Engine, Circa 1925. Creator: Packard Motor Car Company

Packard 2A-1500, Inverted V-12 Engine, Circa 1925. Creator: Packard Motor Car Company
In 1923, the Packard Motor Car Company began development of a new series of 12-cylinder aircraft engines that would more fully meet the requirements of the Army and Navy

Background imageBomber Collection: De Havilland DH-4, 1917-1918. Creator: Dayton-Wright Company

De Havilland DH-4, 1917-1918. Creator: Dayton-Wright Company
Two-seat, single-engine World War I biplane observation and bomber aircraft; 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 water-cooled engine. American-built version of a British design

Background imageBomber Collection: Voisin Type 8, 1916-1918. Creator: Voisin Aeroplane Co

Voisin Type 8, 1916-1918. Creator: Voisin Aeroplane Co
Single-engine, two-seat French World War I pusher biplane bomber aircraft; 220 horsepower Peugeot 8Aa engine. Silver finish overall

Background imageBomber Collection: McDonnell F-4S Phantom II, 1958. Creator: McDonnell Aircraft Corp

McDonnell F-4S Phantom II, 1958. Creator: McDonnell Aircraft Corp
Twin-turbojet (J79-GE-8), two-seat (tandem) fighter / bomber. All metal, semi-monocoque structure. Cantilever, low-wing, monoplane

Background imageBomber Collection: Dornier Do 335 A-0 Pfeil (Arrow), early 1945. Creator: Dornier Flugzeugwerke

Dornier Do 335 A-0 Pfeil (Arrow), early 1945. Creator: Dornier Flugzeugwerke
Twin engine, pusher / puller, fighter / bomber; grey/green, green; late World War II development

Background imageBomber Collection: Martin B-26B-25-MA Marauder 'Flak-Bait', 1943. Creator: Martin Aircraft Co

Martin B-26B-25-MA Marauder "Flak-Bait", 1943. Creator: Martin Aircraft Co
Twin engine medium bomber.Wing Span 2, 160 cm (850 in.), Length 1, 780 cm (701 in.), Height 660 cm (260 in.), Weight 10, 886 kg (23, 999 lb). Project engineer Peyton M. Magruder designed the Glenn L

Background imageBomber Collection: Arado Ar 234 B-2 Blitz (Lightning), 1944. Creator: Arado

Arado Ar 234 B-2 Blitz (Lightning), 1944. Creator: Arado
Single seat, twin engine jet bomber with RATO. The Arado Ar 234 B Blitz (Lightning) was the worlds first operational jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft

Background imageBomber Collection: AN 5740 Navigation watch, ca. 1940s. Creator: Hamilton Watch Co

AN 5740 Navigation watch, ca. 1940s. Creator: Hamilton Watch Co
AN 5740 Navigation watch, ca. 1940s. AN 5740 Master Navigation Chronometer made by Hamilton, used on board the North American B-25 Mitchell bombers during the Second World War

Background imageBomber Collection: Bomb Droppers, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Bomb Droppers, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Bomb Droppers, 1914-1918, (c1920). A powerfully-engined, weight-carrying biplane, of the type used in bomb-dropping. The pilot is in his driving-seat in the bow



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