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"The Mighty US Air Force: A Legacy of Excellence and Innovation" From its humble beginnings to its current position as the world's most dominant air power

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: The Chief of the Air Staff (b/w photo)

WW2: The Chief of the Air Staff (b/w photo)
8639413 WW2: The Chief of the Air Staff (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chief of the Air Staff)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber (b/w photo)

WW2: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber (b/w photo)
8639406 WW2: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: A formation of Hurricanes (b/w photo)

WW2: A formation of Hurricanes (b/w photo)
8639403 WW2: A formation of Hurricanes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A formation of Hurricanes. Illustration for R.A.F)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: The Operation Room at Bomber Command Headquarters (b/w photo)

WW2: The Operation Room at Bomber Command Headquarters (b/w photo)
8639411 WW2: The Operation Room at Bomber Command Headquarters (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Operation Room at Bomber Command Headquarters)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: The United Services (colour litho)

The United Services (colour litho)
8666880 The United Services (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The United Services)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Bristol Blenheim bombers attacking a German railway junction (litho)

Bristol Blenheim bombers attacking a German railway junction (litho)
8657043 Bristol Blenheim bombers attacking a German railway junction (litho) by Chater, Chater Paul (1878-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Tuning the engine of a British bomber before a raid (b/w photo)

Tuning the engine of a British bomber before a raid (b/w photo)
8657044 Tuning the engine of a British bomber before a raid (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: Halifaxes over Brest (b/w photo)

WW2: Halifaxes over Brest (b/w photo)
8639408 WW2: Halifaxes over Brest (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Halifaxes over Brest. Illustration for R.A.F. The Second Year (A&C Black, 1942)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: Daylight raid (b/w photo)

WW2: Daylight raid (b/w photo)
8639407 WW2: Daylight raid (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daylight raid. Bomber crews are briefed at their base. Illustration for R.A.F)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: Maintenance work on a Wellington bomber in the Middle East (b/w photo)

WW2: Maintenance work on a Wellington bomber in the Middle East (b/w photo)
8639401 WW2: Maintenance work on a Wellington bomber in the Middle East (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Hawker 'Hurricanes' flying past HM the King (colour photo)

Hawker "Hurricanes" flying past HM the King (colour photo)
8668628 Hawker "Hurricanes" flying past HM the King (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Airplane shot down in a field, c.1914-1918 (stereoscopic glass plate)

Airplane shot down in a field, c.1914-1918 (stereoscopic glass plate)
6434321 Airplane shot down in a field, c.1914-1918 (stereoscopic glass plate); (add.info.: First World War 1914 - 1918 (14-18)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940

A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940
MMM5467531 A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940, by Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); National Maritime Museum

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: France, February 1919 - American pilot, 91st Aero Squadron (b/w photo)

France, February 1919 - American pilot, 91st Aero Squadron (b/w photo)
7134279 France, February 1919 - American pilot, 91st Aero Squadron (b/w photo); (add.info.: France, February 1919 - American pilot, 91st Aero Squadron.); GG Vintage Images; UIG

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: A Stirling is refuelled, her bomb-racks open ready for bombing-up (b/w photo)

WW2: A Stirling is refuelled, her bomb-racks open ready for bombing-up (b/w photo)
8639410 WW2: A Stirling is refuelled, her bomb-racks open ready for bombing-up (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Stirling is refuelled)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: Handley Page Halifax bomber (b/w photo)

WW2: Handley Page Halifax bomber (b/w photo)
8639409 WW2: Handley Page Halifax bomber (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Handley Page Halifax bomber. Four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: Sector operations-room in Fighter Command (b/w photo)

WW2: Sector operations-room in Fighter Command (b/w photo)
8639405 WW2: Sector operations-room in Fighter Command (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sector operations-room in Fighter Command)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: WW2: After a raid on Naples a reconnaissance photograph shows many direct hits on railway sidings

WW2: After a raid on Naples a reconnaissance photograph shows many direct hits on railway sidings
8639402 WW2: After a raid on Naples a reconnaissance photograph shows many direct hits on railway sidings and administrative buildings (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Aviators, Mineola, between 1917 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Aviators, Mineola, between 1917 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Aviators, Mineola, between 1917 and 1918. Aviation training school at Mineola Air Station, Long Island, New York during World War I

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Wingman

Wingman
Piotr Wrobel

Background imageUs Air Force 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 imageUs Air Force Collection: Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Lt. Frank Lahm And Lt. Fonlois

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Lt. Frank Lahm And Lt. Fonlois. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909. First Army Flights; Lt. Frank Lahm And Lt. Fonlois [sic], 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Type AN 5835-1 dead reckoning computer owned by Fenton B. Sands, 1944-1948. Creator: J. B

Type AN 5835-1 dead reckoning computer owned by Fenton B. Sands, 1944-1948. Creator: J. B
Flight computer belonging to Tuskegee Airman Dr. Fenton B. Sands, an African-American First Lieutenant Navigator-Bombardier with the 617th Bombardment Squadron of the 477th Composite Group during

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: USA, North Dakota, Cooperstown, Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site

USA, North Dakota, Cooperstown, Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site, ICBM missile launch center, site Oscar-Zero, underground console of the missile launch bunker

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Raymonde De Laroche at the post of a biplane Neighbor (b/w photo)

Raymonde De Laroche at the post of a biplane Neighbor (b/w photo)
XEE4412569 Raymonde De Laroche at the post of a biplane Neighbor (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: pilots and bomber plane 'Voisin'in 1917, (painting)

pilots and bomber plane "Voisin"in 1917, (painting)
1755362 pilots and bomber plane " Voisin" in 1917, (painting) by Berne-Bellecour, Etienne Prosper (1838-1910); (add.info.: pilots and bomber " Voisin" plane in 1917)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (b/w photo)

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (b/w photo)
1700558 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1943. Creator: John Collier

Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1943. Creator: John Collier
Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine. Flying field from the hangar. Coastal Patrol #20

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Agent Orange Plane, 1966 (b / w photo)

Agent Orange Plane, 1966 (b / w photo)
1700836 Agent Orange Plane, 1966 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: american Air Force duster plane sprays Agent Orange on dense jungle in South Vietnam in 1966)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress (b / w photo)

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress (b / w photo)
1700559 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: The dramas of the air, the fall of a military biplane in the Centocelle camp, in Rome

The dramas of the air, the fall of a military biplane in the Centocelle camp, in Rome
2815394 The dramas of the air, the fall of a military biplane in the Centocelle camp, in Rome, and death of the two aeronauts (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Allied Invasion of Sicily, Le Courrier de l Air, 15th July 1943 (newsprint)

Allied Invasion of Sicily, Le Courrier de l Air, 15th July 1943 (newsprint)
1730099 Allied Invasion of Sicily, Le Courrier de l Air, 15th July 1943 (newsprint) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: English tract " Le courrier de l air" brought by RAF)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Oldtimer Sterman

Oldtimer Sterman
Piotr Wrobel

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Many of the Fulton fish market men are in the armed forces, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Many of the Fulton fish market men are in the armed forces, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Many of the Fulton fish market men are in the armed forces. [ Fulton Markets Men in the Armed Forces of our Country - For Victory!

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: African-American members of the 99th Fighter Squadron of the Air Force at the Anzio Beachhead

African-American members of the 99th Fighter Squadron of the Air Force at the Anzio Beachhead, February 1944
1721269 African-American members of the 99th Fighter Squadron of the Air Force at the Anzio Beachhead, February 1944 by American Photographer

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Aira Force, Ullswater (b / w photo)

Aira Force, Ullswater (b / w photo)
7160680 Aira Force, Ullswater (b/w photo) by Abraham, George Perry (1846-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aira Force, Ullswater)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Douglas 'Boston'(colour litho)

Douglas "Boston"(colour litho)
7157709 Douglas " Boston" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Douglas " Boston." Illustration for Air Power of the Empire)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Handley Page 'Hampden'(colour litho)

Handley Page "Hampden"(colour litho)
7157707 Handley Page " Hampden" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Handley Page 'Halifax'(colour litho)

Handley Page "Halifax"(colour litho)
7157703 Handley Page " Halifax" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Consolidated 'Liberator'(colour litho)

Consolidated "Liberator"(colour litho)
7157705 Consolidated " Liberator" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Saunders-Roe 'Saro Lerwick'(colour litho)

Saunders-Roe "Saro Lerwick"(colour litho)
7157713 Saunders-Roe " Saro Lerwick" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Curtiss 'Cleveland'(colour litho)

Curtiss "Cleveland"(colour litho)
7157710 Curtiss " Cleveland" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curtiss " Cleveland." Illustration for Air Power of the Empire)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Curtiss 'Hawk'(colour litho)

Curtiss "Hawk"(colour litho)
7157706 Curtiss " Hawk" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curtiss " Hawk." Illustration for Air Power of the Empire)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Consolidated '31'(colour litho)

Consolidated "31"(colour litho)
7157711 Consolidated " 31" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Consolidated " 31." Illustration for Air Power of the Empire)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Aira Force (colour litho)

Aira Force (colour litho)
7155680 Aira Force (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aira Force. Illustration for The English Lakes in the Neighbourhood of Ambleside (T Nelson)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Portrait of Charles Lindbergh in Black Tie, 1927 (photo)

Portrait of Charles Lindbergh in Black Tie, 1927 (photo)
7202810 Portrait of Charles Lindbergh in Black Tie, 1927 (photo) by Hartsook, Fred (1876-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902 - 1974) was an American aviator

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Supermarine 'Spitfire'(colour litho)

Supermarine "Spitfire"(colour litho)
7157702 Supermarine " Spitfire" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUs Air Force Collection: Bristol 'Beaufort'(colour litho)

Bristol "Beaufort"(colour litho)
7157701 Bristol " Beaufort" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bristol " Beaufort." Illustration for Air Power of the Empire)



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"The Mighty US Air Force: A Legacy of Excellence and Innovation" From its humble beginnings to its current position as the world's most dominant air power, the US Air Force has always been at the forefront of aviation technology and military prowess. With a rich history spanning decades, this elite branch continues to inspire awe and admiration. Four Royal Australian Air Force F-111 aircraft soar through the skies, showcasing their sleek design and formidable capabilities. These powerful machines are a testament to international collaboration in defense. Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets demonstrate their agility and speed, exemplifying the close partnership between nations in ensuring global security. U. S. Air Force C-17 Globemasters gracefully glide through the air, carrying out vital transport missions with precision and efficiency. Their versatility allows for rapid deployment of troops and supplies worldwide. A U. S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft symbolizes an era when strategic bombing played a crucial role in shaping conflicts around the globe. This iconic plane stands as a reminder of past sacrifices made by brave aviators. Royal Australian Air Force F-111s continue to dominate airspace with their impressive performance capabilities. These cutting-edge jets embody excellence in aerial combat operations. The SR-71B Blackbird streaks across Sierra Nevada Mountains, showcasing unmatched speed that once pushed boundaries during reconnaissance missions at altitudes beyond imagination. PBY Catalina vintage flying boat takes us back in time when these majestic seaplanes were instrumental in maritime surveillance and search-and-rescue operations during World War II. A historic U. S. Army Air Service recruiting poster from 1918 urges aspiring aviators to "Join the Air Service" promising both learning opportunities and financial rewards—an early glimpse into how this branch attracted talent even then. An intriguing photograph captures an intense moment during Cold War tensions—a U. S. Air Force image displaying intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) launch site at Guanajay, Cuba in 1962.