The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: AZORES HICKEM ENGLAND AIRCRAFT
Cold WarGÇôera photographs from a serviceman's travels through the great transoceanic air bases GÇö Lajes Field in the Azores, Hickam Field in Hawaii, England, and Wake Island. B-29 and B-50 Superfortresses, B-47 Stratojets, C-97 Stratofreighters, and C-124 Globemasters rest on far-flung ramps along the routes that kept American airpower connected across two oceans.
USAF Boeing C-97/KC-97 Stratofreighter at Lajes Field, Azores
Transient Four-Engine Military Aircraft on Airfield Ramp, Transatlantic Ferry Route Stop (Azores/North Africa), Early 1950s
USAF Boeing C-97/KC-97 Stratofreighter Transports on Ramp, Lajes Field, Azores
U.S. Air Force MATS C-54 Skymaster at Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores
US Air Force Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (or KC-97 Stratotanker) at Lajes Field, Azores
Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores — C-124 Globemaster II Transports of Military Air Transport Service
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Transport at Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores
Hickam Air Force Base Barracks/Administration Building, 1952
Four-Engine Military Transport Aircraft on the Ramp at Hickam Field, Hawaii
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Bombers on Airfield Ramp, Strategic Air Command Deployment
Base Hangar and Transient Alert Ramp, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
U.S. Navy Jet Fighter on Airfield Ramp with Civilian Onlookers, Early 1950s
B-47 Stratojet on Display with Crowd of Visitors, USAF Base, 1950s
U.S. Navy Douglas AD Skyraider on Static Display with Visiting Civilians, Hickam-Area Airfield
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter on Runway, MATS/SAC Transatlantic Route, Postwar Era
Hickam Air Force Base Grounds, Oahu, Hawaii, 1952
Four-Engine Piston Aircraft on Airfield Ramp, Likely Hickam Field, Mid-20th Century
Flight Line at Hickam Air Force Base with B-47 Bombers, KC-97 Tanker, and Sports Car on Ramp, 1950s
USAF Ramp with B-47 Stratojet Bombers, KC-97 Tanker, and Sports Car, Likely Lajes Field, Azores
B-47 Stratojets and a Sports Car on the Flight Line, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, 1950s
Large Multi-Engine Military Aircraft '008' on Airfield Apron, Postwar/Cold War Era
Four-Engine Military Bomber on Airfield Apron, Possibly Hickam Field, Hawaii
Twin-Jet Military Aircraft (Likely Martin B-57 Canberra) on Flight-Line Apron, Azores/Hickam/England Collection
Boeing B-29 Superfortress on Airfield Ramp, United States Air Force, Late 1940s-Early 1950s
VR-12 — First NATS Aircraft to Land at Tokyo, September 1945
Three U.S. Navy Officers Beside Radial-Engine Aircraft, Naval Air Station Flight Line
USAAF Personnel Posed with North American AT-6 Texan Trainer, Tail No. 505
U.S. Army Air Forces Single-Engine Fighter Banking Steeply in Flight, Early WWII Period (c. 1942-1943)
Navy Assembly and Repair Department Group Photo, Base Newspaper Clipping (Likely NAS Kingsville, Texas)
Formation Ceremony with Transport Aircraft on Approach, Johnston Island
NATS/ATC Operations Buildings, Johnston Island, Central Pacific
Aerial View of Johnston Island Airfield, Central Pacific, 1945
USAF KC-97 Stratofreighter Tanker "Last Resort" (AF Serial 51-232-A), Nose Art and Crew Roster
Jet Aircraft Departing Airfield, Azores/Hickam/England Collection
Low-Altitude Aircraft Flyby Over Military Airfield
USAF Boeing C-97/KC-97 Stratofreighter Climbing After Takeoff
Twin-Engine Amphibious Aircraft on Approach, Overseas U.S. Air Base
Grumman HU-16 Albatross Amphibian in Flight, USAF Air Rescue Aircraft
Swept-Wing Jet Bomber Departing Airfield Runway, Cold War-Era U.S. Air Force Base
USAF Boeing C-97/KC-97 Stratofreighter on Hangar Apron, Cold War Era
USAF Boeing C-97/KC-97-type Aircraft "Last Resort" Undergoing Engine Maintenance
Boeing B-29/B-50 Superfortress Bomber Undergoing Engine Maintenance on Overseas Airfield Ramp
USAF Heavy Bomber Being Refueled on Ramp, Possible Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Cold War Era (Azores/Hickam/England Collection)
USAF Bomber/Tanker Aircraft 'Last Resort' with Crew Roster Nose Art, Azores Deployment
Large Transport Aircraft in Flight Over Airfield, Azores/Hickam/England Series
Airfield Ramp View with Aircraft Structure in Foreground, Azores/Hickam/England Ferry Route Album
Boeing B-47 Stratojet in Flight Near Airfield Control Tower - 'Last Resort' Collection
Single-Engine Military Aircraft in Flight, WWII-Era Airfield Photograph (Azores/Hickam/England Collection)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Winchester "73" Red Raider' Nose Art, USAF, Postwar/Korean War Era
B-29 Superfortress on Airfield Ramp, 'United States Air Force' Markings, Postwar Era
Boeing B-29/B-50 Superfortress Tail Section, Serial 461623, Overseas Staging Base, 1951
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Red Raider' on Hardstand, Likely Hickam Field, Hawaii, WWII
Military Air Transport Service Aircraft on the Ramp, Wake Island
Row of Quonset Huts, Wake Island Air Facility
Aircraft Revetment and Military Truck at WWII Airfield (Azores/Hickam/England Collection)
Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket Prototype in Flight, Publicity Photograph
Vought-Sikorsky SB2U-1 "Vindicator" Scout Bombers in Formation
U.S. Navy Lockheed Personnel Transport Aircraft on Airfield Ramp, Pre-WWII/Early WWII Era
Consolidated XPB2Y-1 Coronado (Model 29) U.S. Navy Patrol Bomber Prototype in Flight — Period Publicity Photograph
Postcard: Parachute Jump, First Graduating Class, NAS Corpus Christi, Texas