Series II - World War II, circa 1930s-1940s
Title
Series II - World War II, circa 1930s-1940s
Description
World War II, circa 1930s-1940s
Identifier
2021-04-16-A, Series II
Collection Organization
Collection Items
Keep 'em flying! / Air crews are vital for victory
Poster of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen consulting a map while Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft fly overhead, circa 1942. Art by Ivan Dmitri.
Text: "Keep 'em flying! / Air crews are vital for victory. Young men, 18 to 26 inclusive, can be…
Aviation Cadet training
Poster of three servicemen in flight gear, circa 1943.
Text: "This announcement is made with the approval of the Joint Army and Navy Personnel Board. Aviation Cadet training to become bombardiers, navigators, and pilots in the Army Air Forces for men…
Bombs away!
Poster of a U.S. Army Air Forces bombardier at his station, circa 1944. Explosions are visible through the Plexiglas. Art by Cecil Calvert Beall.Text: "Bombs away! / The greatest team in the world. AAF."
Mine eyes have seen the glory [Women's Army Corps poster]
![Mine eyes have seen the glory [Women's Army Corps poster]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/f8c8a4abeff8e70962d706964c0dd425.jpg "Mine eyes have seen the glory [Women's Army Corps poster]")
Poster of a U.S. Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewoman with soldiers and aircraft silhouetted in the background, circa 1944. Art of Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer.
Wings over America
Poster of four U.S. Army Air Forces Seversky P-35 aircraft and an eagle in flight, circa 1939. Art by Tom B. Woodburn.
Wings over America
Poster of four U.S. Army Air Forces Seversky P-35 aircraft and an eagle in flight, circa 1939. Art by Tom B. Woodburn.
Lightning strikes the Axis! / The Army Air Forces salute your 3-to-1 victories
Original drawing of a U.S. Army Air Forces Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft firing its guns, 1940s.
Text: "Lightning strikes the Axis. The Army Air Forces salute your 3-to-1 victories."
Salute at Singapore
Lithograph of a Brewster F2A Buffalo aircraft in flight over a Pan American Airways Boeing Model 314 Clipper flying boat and a junk ship, circa 1941-1942. Art by Jo Kotula, produced by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.
Bull's Eye!
Lithograph of a Brewster F2A Buffalo aircraft pulling up after dropping its bomb, circa 1938-1939. Art by Jo Kotula, produced by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.
The Thundering Herd
Lithograph of pilots running to their Brewster F2A Buffalo aircraft as Vickers Wellington bombers fly overhead, circa 1930s-1940s. Art by Jo Kotula, produced by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.