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Booklet, "BMW 132K Reihe 1, BMW 132N Reihe 1, BMW 132U Reihe 1, BMW 132W Reihe 1," circa 1943. Item is written in German.

Booklet, "Abgas-Turbolader 9-2281," circa 1943. Item is written in German.

In this three-part oral history, fighter ace William A. Daniel is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps. In part three, Daniel continues to discuss his experiences as an Army Air Corps…

Photograph of Private J. V. Piazza (right, back to camera), U.S. Army Air Forces, instructing Chinese Air Force students on aircraft engine maintenance, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940sTyped on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai:…

Memorandum to Colonel C. T. Chien from Tye M. Lett Jr., Far East No. 2, Allison Engine Field Service Memorandum, September 26, 1941. Describes the starting procedure for the V-1710-C15 engine. Two typed pages, with handwritten notes on back of second…

Photograph of a man with a Curtiss V-3 engine, circa 1913-1915.

Photograph of Liu (left) and Julius A. Barr (right) inspecting a Menasco engine on an unidentified airplane, China, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 83.Inscription on album page: "Liu and Barr inspect Menasco."Part of the Julius A. Barr…

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace George T. Buck discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, he provides clarifying details regarding his wartime experiences and the combat missions…

Stunt pilot and aviation historian Frank G. Tallman is interviewed about his collection of vintage aircraft and his work with Tallmantz Aviation. He describes his experiences restoring and flying historic warbirds and discusses the characteristics of…

Photograph of a crowd of people, including American servicemen, gathered around an aircraft engine, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s.Stamped on verso: "Made by U.S. Army Air Forces. Watch Your Credit."