Airplanes

Unidentified male posing in front of an airplane in Angkor, Cambodia. This photo was taken by Vernice Anderson when she traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup (center) and party prepare to board their plane to depart Saigon, Indochina, during Ambassador Jessup's mission to the Far East. Miss Vernice Anderson, Secretary to Ambassador Jessup, and Mr. William Gibson, aide to Ambassador Jessup, can be seen in the far right hand corner. On the left is George M. Abbott, Consul General of the United States Embassy in Saigon. All other individuals are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman waves to his welcoming committee as he exits an Air Force plane at Portland, Oregon, where he is scheduled to view the Columbia River flood at Vanport. (See 2012-253.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman waves to his welcomers as he exits an Air Force plane at Portland, Oregon, where he is scheduled to view the flood damage from the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (center) stands under the protective wing of an Air Force plane on a rainy day at Portland, Oregon, where he awaits transportation to view the Columbia River flood damage at Vanport, Oregon. The others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Photo of a naval seaplane landing in the Caribbean Sea, taken from the deck of the Williamsburg during President Harry S. Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An airplane taxies down a runway at the Boca Chica airport, Florida. This is the airport where President Harry S. Truman usually lands when visiting Key West.

United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup (left) prior to boarding General Douglas MacArthur's plane "Bataan" for return to Tokyo after visiting Kyoto. Major General John B. Coulter bids him farewell (right) while Major Anthony F. Story (middle), pilot, looks on.

Major General John B. Coulter (right) bids farewell to departing Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup's party as they board General Douglas MacArthur's plane "Bataan" at Itami Airfield near Kyoto en route to Tokyo. General Coulter is seen shaking hands with American Vice Consul James B. Lindsey (left).

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur's personal plane, "Bataan," on which American Ambassador Philip C. Jessup and his party flew to Kyoto, Japan. Scene is at Itami Airfield.