Monday, January 20, 2014

Mil Mi-8 "Hip" Helicopter

A Mi-8 "Hip" helicopter simulates an attack while being scoped by a Dutch Stinger Missile Platoon (Not shown) on McGregor Range, New Mexico during Roving Sands '99, June 21, 1999. Roving Sands is a one-of-a-kind event that is the world's largest Joint Tactical Air Operations exercise.

It melds the Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Elements; Air Defense Artillery; and Aircraft; of the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, and Multinational Forces, into a Joint Integrated Air Defense System (IADs). Location: MCGREGOR RANGE, NEW MEXICO (NM) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

National Archives Identifier: 6512112. Local Identifier: 330-CFD-DF-SD-01-00436.jpeg Mil Mi-8 17,000+ Soviet Union/Russia. The Mil Mi-8 is the most-produced helicopter in history Still in production 1961–present.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '99 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Release Status: Released to Public.

Mil Mi-8 Hip Helicopter

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Creator(s): Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. (1994 - ) (Most Recent) Department of Defense. Defense Audiovisual Agency. (06/21/1979 - 09/30/1985) (Predecessor) Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Imaging Command. (1988 - ca. 1993) (Predecessor)

From: Series : Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, compiled 1982 - 2007, documenting the period ca. 1786 - 2007 Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Mitsubishi A6M Zero

Mitsubishi A6M Zero. Photo #: 80-G-182252. Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941. A Japanese Navy "Zero" fighter (tail code A1-108) takes off from the aircraft carrier Akagi, on its way to attack Pearl Harbor during the morning of 7 December 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Note: This image is frequently reproduced with the plane taking off toward the right. The orientation shown here, with the plane headed toward the left, is correct.

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Mitsubishi A6M Zero

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This photographic image was published before December 31st 1956, or photographed before 1946, under jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. Thus this photographic image is considered to be public domain according to article 23 of old copyright law of Japan and article 2 of supplemental provision of copyright law of Japan.

Mitsubishi A6M Zero

Three quarter rear view of a Japanese, Mitsubishi A6M5 "Zero" fighter on the flight line at McCarren Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada during the USAF Gathering of Eagles convention. Exact Date Shot Unknown, 05/01/1986.

National Archives Identifier: 6506192. Local Identifier: 330-CFD-DF-ST-99-05093.jpeg

Creator(s): Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. (1994 - ) (Most Recent) Department of Defense. Defense Audiovisual Agency. (06/21/1979 - 09/30/1985) (Predecessor) Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Imaging Command. (1988 - ca. 1993) (Predecessor)

From: Series : Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, compiled 1982 - 2007, documenting the period ca. 1786 - 2007. Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008.

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Mitsubishi A6M Zero