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Photograph of a Douglas B-18A Bolo aircraft (tail number R 35) in flight over the Grand Canyon, Arizona, March 29, 1940.Inscription: "(07-191P-4AB)(3-29-40). B-18A formation over Grand Canyon, Arizona."Item from the Lee Embree photograph album, circa…

Film footage taken during two American Airlines flights, one to California and one between Tulsa (Oklahoma) and St. Louis (Missouri), circa 1939. Most of the footage is of the California trip and includes multiple aerial shots taken from an…

Instrument flight test certificate issued to George E. Adams Jr. by the U.S. Army Air Forces, Williams Field, Arizona, January 29, 1944.

Photograph of Lee Embree in flight gear standing in front of a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft (nose number 33) of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941. Item from the Lee Embree photograph album, circa 1920s-1970s.…

Photograph of an unidentified man, possibly a member of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, sunbathing at Tucson Army Air Base, Arizona, circa 1942-1945. Inscription on verso: "38th Recon Sqdn. Tucson Army Air Base. Tucson, Ariz."

In this brief oral history, Mrs. Garrison is interviewed about her son, fighter ace Vermont Garrison. She shares a few details about his childhood and military career and discusses her views on America’s role in future global conflicts. The interview…

Photograph of a United States Army Air Corps Northrop A-17 (8A) Nomad aircraft undergoing maintenance at an airfield in near Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941.Inscription: "(G14-231D-38R)(3-20-41-2P). Airplane Maintenance, 38th Rcn. Sqdn, Tucson,…

Photograph of the Photo Section's tent and trailer at a military camp for the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, United States Army Air Corps, in Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941.Inscription: "(G9-231D-38R)(3-20-41-2P). Photo Section, 38th Rcn. Sqdn,…

Photograph of a United States Army Air Corps serviceman performing a preflight inspection of a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft (nose number 33) of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941.Inscription:…

Photographic slide of William P. Lear with a Lear Learstar aircraft, Tucson, Arizona, January 1950. Inscription on slide: "Wm. P. Lear / Tucson, Ariz / Jan 1950."