Airplanes

Unidentified men stand in a line beside an airplane. Ambassador Stanton Griffis may possibly be standing sixth from the left. The door of the plane is open and a ladder leads to it. An unidentified person, barely visible, stands in the door.

Paul H. Griffith, Assistant Secretary of Defense, stands by a National Airlines airplane with unidentified man. Mr. Griffith is at right.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan boards his plane at Atsugi Airfield, Tokyo, Japan prior to his departure for Shanghai, China. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces, Pacific, in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946. (These photographs have been reproduced in 8x10 and placed in regular photo boxes).

President Harry S. Truman, Bess, and Margaret Truman walk down the steps of their plane (the Independence) upon arrival at Key West, Florida, for a three-week vacation. See 92-210 for a similar pose.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Elect, waves as he comes down the steps from his plane at the National Airport in Washington D.C. He is arriving back in the Capital from his home state where he heard election returns. See 89-37, 66-2609 and 97-2079 for similar poses.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Elect, waves his hat as he steps to the door of his plane at National Airport in Washington D.C. He is arriving back in the Capital from his home state where he heard election returns. See 89-37 and 66-2609 for similar poses.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Elect, visits with an unidentified uniformed Air Force man while aboard the airplane which is taking him from Kansas City, Missouri to Washington, D. C. following his victory election as Vice President. See 97-2075, 97-2076, 89-37 and 77-104 for additional shots of this trip.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Elect, sits aboard a plane bound for Washington D. C. from his home state where he heard election returns. See 97-2075, 97-2077, 89-37 and 77-104 for additional shots of the trip.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Elect, waves his hand as he boards the plane for a trip to Washington D. C. See photos 97-2076 and 97-2077 for views of Truman on the plane and 89-37 and 77-104 for shots of his landing in Washington.