Library of Congress photo archives

[Widewing]

Much of the LoC archives has been scanned into digital format.

This includes a huge and diverse collection of WWII aviation photos, in color and B&W. You can download the images at various resolutions, from 100 kb to a whopping 200 megs!

Just go here and type whatever you are interested in seeing into the search box and off you go. A person could spend days looking at the countless images and documents on the LoC servers.

Here's a few beauties I found in a few minutes.









This P-40 is just about to crash, caught by an alert photograper.








Note the French insignia of the Free French Air Force.

My regards,

Widewing

[Blammo]

Wow...great stuff!  Thanks, Widewing.

[lasersailor184]

Any clues to make the search easier?

[lasersailor184]

SWEET!  I'm finding pictures of my great great grandfather in here.

[cav58d]

Did that P-40 have a pair of Hispanos?

[lasersailor184]

That's a P51.  And yes.

[Wolfala]

This needs a sticky. Found my great grandfather on his submarine during World War 1 out of Ireland. L-3 (Capt Percy Wright) all the way at the bow.


Wolfala

[gripen]

Thanks,
Color pictures have amazing quality.

gripen

[straffo]

Originally posted by Widewing

Note the French insignia of the Free French Air Force.

My regards,

Widewing

Actually I thing it's and Armée de l'air Marauder, I don't remember of any used by FF but I could be wrong

[Gianlupo]

Widewing, thanks for sharing this endless well of knowledge!

[Mister Fork]

RCAF SeaFire MarkII (with bombracks under the wings)


RCAF P-51D










 

[Mister Fork]

 

[lasersailor184]

That kamikazi pic is scary.

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by Mister Fork

RCAF SeaFire MarkII (with bombracks under the wings)

 

Actually a postwar RCN Seafire XV with the Griffon VI engine.  This was the navy version of the Spitfire XII.

[cav58d]

Can we have the P-51B with cannon?