Air Base Collection

Detailed line drawing of an F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. The jet is depicted in three different views: from the front, from above, and from the side

King Albert & Gen. Foch, 7 Oct 1918 (date created or published later)

Duke of Connaught decorating a Belgian, 3 Jul 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Duke of Connaught decorating a Belgian, 3 Jul 1918

Lt. Paul Montariol & class, 30 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). Lt. Paul Montariol (1889-1974) of the French flying corps who came to the U.S

1. K. Rockwell, 2. Capt. Thenault, 3. Norman Prince, 4. Lieut. DeLaage, 5. Sgt. E, Cowdin, 6. Sgt. Bert Hall, 7. J.R. McConnell, and 8. Victor Chapman, 26 Jun 1916 (created or published later)

Capt. Berthaut and Capt. Hoppe [i.e. Happe], between c1914 and c1918. Captain Maurice Happe, a French pilot of the Escadrille MF25 during World War I

At a Bomber Command Station, 5 July 1944, (1947). Creator: Unknown
At a Bomber Command Station, 5 July 1944, (1947)

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Piotr Wrobel

Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

A marine glider pilot in training, a lieutenant, at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine with the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps gliders being towed from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towplane for the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towing plane at page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine gliders being towed from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine lieutenant by the power plane which tows the training gliders at Page Field, Parris, Island, S.C

Preparing for take-off at the glider pilot training program, Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine statue at Parris Island, S.C. Statue called " Iron Mike" by recruits

Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towing plane for the training gliders at page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine with the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine with the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine glider pilot at Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine glider pilot at Parris Island, S.C

A Marine Corps glider being towed by a power plane from Page Field, at Parris Island, S.C

Aerial tug boat, which tows gliders for Marine pilots in training out of Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine lieutenant by the power towing plane for the gliders at Parris Island, S.C

Marine power plane which tows the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine lieutenant by the power towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, ready for take-off at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. Power towing plane in background

Marine glider in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine lieutenants studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine glider pilot in training at Page Field, is watching take-offs, Parris Island, S.C

Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

U. S. Marine Corps, bedding down a big barrage balloon
U.S. Marine Corps, bedding down a big barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

Training gliders at the Marine [Corp]s Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Marine lieutenants, pilots, by the power tow-plane for the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine parachuting at Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine parachuting at Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps gliders in flight from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

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

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps lieutenant studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marines finishing training at Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marines finishing training at Parris Island, S.C

Marine lieutenants, glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

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

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

Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas

B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated being hauled along an outdoor assembly line with an " International" tractor, Kansas City, Kansas

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

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

Driver of Marine truck, New River, N. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Driver of Marine truck, New River, N.C

New River Marine Base, motor detachment, North Carolina. Photo shows the Marine Corps Air Station New River, at Jacksonville, North Carolina

Marine motor detachment, New River, N.C. Photo shows the Marine Corps Air Station New River, at Jacksonville, North Carolina

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

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

Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Working with a sea-plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Sailor mechanic fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

A rivet is her fighting weapon. Oyida Peaks, daughter of a Navy lieutenant, one of many women taking NYA training to become mechanics at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

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

After seven years in the Navy, J.D. Estes is considered an old sea salt by his mates at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

J. D. Estes at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
J.D. Estes at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Women from all fields have joined the production army, Corpus Christi, Texas

Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis, senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs Dept. of the Naval Air Base, talking with one of the men, Corpus Christi, Texas

Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Cadet L. Deitz at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Cadet L. Deitz at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Starting a propeller at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child, Corpus Christi, Texas. Mrs. Duke is a civil service worker in the Assembly and Repair dept

Women are contributing their skills to the nations needs by keeping our countrys planes in top-notch fighting condition, Corpus Christi, Texas. Wife of a disabled World War I veteran, Mrs

Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Learning to work a cutting machine, these two NYA employees receive training to fit them for important work, Corpus Christi, Texas

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

Jesse Rhodes Waller, A.O.M. third class, tries out a 30-calibre machine gun he has just installed in a Navy plane, Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval air base, supervises Chas. Potter, a NYA trainee from Michigan, Corpus Christi, Texas

Answering the nations need for womanpower, Mrs

At the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
At the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

A sailor mechanic refueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Consolidated transport planes being loaded, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo probably shows man adding oil, rather than fuel, because of his location on the airplane

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

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"Unleashing the Power of the Skies: A Glimpse into Parris Island's Air Base" Step back in time to 1942, where the air base at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina was abuzz with activity. Amongst the iconic F-16 Fighting Falcons and powerful towplanes, a group of Marine lieutenants were preparing for their glider pilot training program. Alfred T Palmer's lens captured the essence of this historical moment as he immortalized these brave men in action. One photograph showcases a Marine lieutenant alongside a towing plane for the gliders, showcasing their meticulous attention to detail and dedication to honing their skills. In another captivating image, we witness a marine glider pilot in training - his determined gaze reflecting his unwavering commitment to excellence. The intensity is palpable as he prepares himself mentally and physically for what lies ahead. The training grounds at Page Field come alive through Palmer's lens once more as Marines are seen maneuvering with precision around training gliders. These young warriors embody discipline and resilience as they navigate through rigorous exercises that will shape them into formidable aviators. As Marine Corps gliders take flight from Page Field under clear blue skies, one cannot help but marvel at the power and grace displayed by these magnificent aircraft. Guided by skilled pilots like Lieutenant Alfred T Palmer himself, these machines become symbols of strength and unity within the military ranks. A particularly striking image captures Lieutenant Palmer beside a power towing plane - an embodiment of authority amidst this bustling air base. His steady demeanor reflects years of experience combined with an unyielding passion for aviation. Amidst all this action stands "Iron Mike, " a statue revered by recruits on Parris Island since 1942. This stoic figure serves as a constant reminder of bravery and sacrifice within the Marine Corps community – inspiring those who pass it daily on their journey towards becoming true warriors themselves.