Airplanes, Military

Vultee Basic combat plane. Printed beneath the photo: "Over the top on cross country in a Vultee Basic combat plane."

Heinkel He 177 Greif airplane developed by Germany for use in World War II. This was the second HE 177 A-0 production prototype (A-02) with broad-bladed propellers, bearing radio code "DL+AQ." There is a swastika on the tail.

Lucky Strike, a bomber airplane used in World War II, sitting on an airfield on the island of Tinian. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Written on back: "509th B. Grp. plane on Both Nagasaki & Hiroshima A Bomb Runs." Unidentified soldier standing in front of the Great Artiste airplane on the island of Tinian. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Written on back: "Casey, Bloom, Sweeney, Meismer, Dailey. B-29 that dropped first Atomic Bomb over Hiroshima Aug. 6th 1945. This taken in Sept. of 1945." Fourth the left is Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer. Five American soldiers posing in front of the Enola Gay airplane on the island of Tinian. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Written on back: "View of Airfield. North Field. Tinian Island 1945. 99th Bomb Squadron V.H., 9th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force." Wide view of the airfield, with several planes and huts visible. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Written on back: "North Field Tinian." Airplanes sit on the airfield at Tinian Island in the Pacific during World War II. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Former President Harry S. Truman bends over to walk under the wing of the aircraft at Natrona County Airport during his visit to Casper, Wyoming.

Former President Harry S. Truman tips his hat and smiles as he stands at the door of his plane at Natrona County Airport, Casper, Wyoming.

Possibly Richard R. Bostwick, Commander of the American Legion, left, and Former President Harry S. Truman, right, ride in the back seat of the car from the airport at Casper, Wyoming.