Box: 1, Folder: 10 - Military aircraft -- photographs, 1944-1956

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F8F Bearcat aircraft (nose number 100) of VF-11 parked at an unidentified airfield, circa 1954-1956. The "Red Rippers" squadron emblem is visible on the aircraft's nose.Inscription on verso of frame: "F8F. July 2,…

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1956. Inscription on verso of frame: "F6F. Aug. 25, 1944 thru Aug. 17, 1956. 209 hrs."

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (tail and fuselage number 167) of VF-84 in flight, circa 1944-1946. Inscription on verso of frame: "F4U. Jan 28, 1944 thru Sept. 1, 1946. 132 hrs."

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F3F-2 aircraft (tail number 0986, fuselage designation 6-F-7), circa 1942. Inscription on verso of frame: "F3F. April 17, 1942 thru June 2, 1942. 45 hrs."

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen recovering a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk from the water, July 1947. Inscription on verso: "July 1947. This is a picture taken just after the plane hooked onto the sled and the engine was cut off. The hook on the float just…

Photograph of a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk aircraft, piloted by Remi Charles O'Connor, being launched via catapult from the deck of a ship, July 25, 1947. Inscription on verso: "This picture is of me just leaving the catapult - airspeed 72 kts in 60 feet.…

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen recovering a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk aircraft from the water and loading it onto the ship's catapult, circa July 1947. The pilot, likely Remi Charles O'Connor Collection, is visible in the cockpit.Inscription on verso:…