Planes dropping bombs
Airplanes dropping bombs.
Military aircraft
Lockheed P-38 airplane
The Lockheed P-38 airplane, photographed by Rudy Arnold.
The Bell X-1
The supersonic plane, Bell X-1. It was the first plane to fly faster than sound. Original is oversized.
Boeing airplane
Color Lithograph of Boeing Flying Fortress.
Bell X-1 airplane photograph, autographed
Bell X-1 airplane, autographed to President Truman by the recipients of the Collier Award in 1948: John Stack, Charles "Chuck" Yeager, Larry Bell. The Collier Award was received for breaking the sound barrier in the X-1. This photograph apparently came to Mr. Truman from Mr. R. W. Phelps, Executive Vice President of the National Aeronautics Association, Washington, D. C.
Combat plane
Vultee Basic combat plane. Printed beneath the photo: "Over the top on cross country in a Vultee Basic combat plane."
President Harry S. Truman with a Crowd at Wake Island
President Harry S. Truman (on left, wearing civilian hat) by airplane, preparing to leave Wake Island after conferring with General Douglas MacArthur. Others in the photo are not identified.
Wrecked German plane in France during World War One
Unidentified soldier with wrecked German plane, 129th Field Artillery sector, in France during World War One. From: Truman house, album of 35th Division clippings and photographs.
Wrecked Airplane
An airplane turned upside down in an unidentified area.
Aircraft at Pensacola Naval Air Station
Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of the United States Census Bureau rides in a military aircraft as it taxis onto the runway of Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida. He is part of a delegation of United States mayors touring military bases.