Unknown military personnel standing beside a PBY Catalina seaplane during World War II on an airstrip at Adak Island, Alaska, with propellers in motion. Surface on the ground is Marsden matting (perforated steel plating that interlocks to provide a...
View of men with airplane on runway at Elmendorf Air field (later Elmendorf Air Force Base), Alaska during World War II, with roof of jeep in foreground and Chugach Mountains in background. 1942-1944. Original photograph size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Two servicemen pose for a photograph on a vehicle used for towing aircraft. Verso: "Left to right: Charles Nicholls and Weldon Preddy." Marsden matting (interlocked steel plates) covers the ground. Original photograph size: 4 x 5 3/4 inch.
Two pilots in flight suits and carrying parachutes, stand on steps in front of a Quonset hut. They are probably from the 77th Bombardier Squadron of the Eleventh Air Force. Verso: "Left to right: Willard Castledine and Dale Luttman." Original...
View of a bomber flying in formation. The photograph was taken from another bomber in the formation; the engine and wing of that plane are partially visible in the shot. The bombers were from the 77th Bombardier Squadron of the Eleventh Air Force. ...
A flight crew from the 77th Bombardier Squadron (Eleventh Air Force) stands beside a plane on the runway at Adak. Left to right: Weldon Preddy, Joe Fontaine, and Ken Wood. Marsden matting (steel interlocked plates) covers the ground. Original...
From verso: "Douglas B18 Bolo from the 73rd Bomber Squadron taxies up the landing strip, the first bomber to use the new facility at Yakutat" (note from Alaska Geographic, v. 22 (4) 1995 "World War II in Alaska", p. 22). n.d. Original photograph...