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[Commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s]
Film footage of commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s. The footage consists of brief clips of various aircraft parked or taxiing on a runway. In some scenes,…

General Giraud pays tribute to Unknown Soldier
Photograph of General Henri Giraud (center), Brigadier General Louis J. Fortier, Major General John T. Lewis, and other military personnel paying tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia, circa…

[Floyd Bennett's headstone]
Photograph of Floyd Bennett's headstone in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, circa 1920s-1940s. The text reads: "Bennett: The first man to pilot an airplane over the North Pole with his friend Commander Richard Byrd."Inscription on verso: "On…

[Funeral service for Clyde Pangborn]
Photograph of the military funeral service for Clyde Pangborn at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, April 4, 1958. Inscription on verso: "To: Dear Doris and Percy Pangborn: It was a great honor for me to do what I could for that sterling…
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