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Composite photograph featuring images of "Green Cross" Mitsubishi G4M Betty aircraft and Japanese officials boarding a Douglas C-54 Skymaster, circa August 1945.

Photomechanical print of a drawing featuring Leon Swietlikowski (right) and other servicemen celebrating at an unidentified event, circa 1945.Typed caption: "…no i tak sie Ztozylo, ze pilot pit wodke z dowodcq."Item from a photograph album in the…

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat (tail code Z-28) in flight, circa 1944-1945.

Photomechanical print of fighter ace Robert L. Baseler in the cockpit of "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft (serial number AC 42-75008), Foggia, Italy, circa February 1944. The aircraft has six aerial victory markings painted on the…

Photograph of the Douglas DC-5 "Rover" aircraft (prototype DC-5, Douglas serial 411), signed by photographer L. Kronquist, circa 1940s. Includes a handwritten note below the image addressed to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Boeing, signed by Donald Douglas.

Newspaper image for an unidentified publication, showing a man laying flowers at a memorial for German airmen, Reykjavik, Iceland, circa 1940s. Typed caption: "Deutsche Soldatengraber auf dem Friedhof von Reykjavik, der auf einem der beherrschenden…

Photographic group portrait of eight African-American female factory workers in front of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress at Boeing's Renton plant, Washington State, circa 1940s. Each woman is identified in the inscriptions. Inscriptions: "Louise…

Photomechanical print of servicemen with the Bikini, an inflatable raft used for firefighting, England, circa 1940s. The caption describes the Bikini's propulsion method and development.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester…

Photomechanical print of people working on an airship engine and control car, Hurn Airport, England, circa 1940s. The caption notes that this is the first airship to be built in the country in 20 years.Part of a photograph album related to John…

Photomechanical print of British servicemen in a life raft, circa 1940s. The caption describes the raft as a "life-saving apparatus" carried by airships and notes that the photo was taken at the RAF exhibition at Grafton Galleries.Part of a…