Military aircraft

Marine Pilots are standing at attention near the nose of their aircraft as they are parked on the tarmac at the commissioning ceremony at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, where the Truman family were guests. From a series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Truman's as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall (Center)is leaving National Airport for an inspection tour of army installations in Japan, Korea, and other Pacific stations. He is shown here, standing by an airplane, with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Omar Bradley (Left) and Lt. General Albert C. Wedemeyer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Combat Operations. From: Beth Gore

Suspended on a plume-like pinnacle of smoke, a giant B-47 soars steeply into the sky using Jet Assisted Take-off. This was during a demonstration for President Truman at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

A giant B-47 soars into the sky during a demonstration at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

A tiny JB-2 (Jet Bomb *2) is set airborne by its mother, a B-50 superfortress bomber. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

Climbing rapidly into the sky, an SA-16 takes full advantage of its newly adopted Jet Assisted Take-off aid. This demonstration for President Truman was at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

A B-50 Superbomber releases a lifeboat via parachute to some flyer who might still be in a small rubber boat. This was during a demonstration for President Truman at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

The 'Sabre Dancers', another air force precision formation team pass in a tight wing-to-wing diamond pattern. This was taken during a demonstration for President Truman at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

A giant B-36 appears with its newly adopted jet pods, each of which carries two engines, a total of four. This photograph was taken during a demonstration for President Truman at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

Simulated air-sea rescue operation are shown as an H-5 helicopter lifts a "stranded flyer" from his life raft. This was part of a demonstration for President Truman at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.