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Composite photograph made from two photos of Dorothy Hester in the cockpit of her Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A aircraft at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Two portrait studies of Dorothy Hester after…

Composite image of German fighter aces Erich Hartmann, Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn, and Adolf Galland, circa 1940s. The larger image features Hartmann and Barkhorn examining a chart. The smaller image is a formal portrait of General Galland in uniform.…

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

Composite photograph featuring five images of Frank C. Leigh during his U.S. Navy service, circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "Lt. J.G. Frank C. Leigh, USNR, 1944/45. 04-15-45."

Composite photograph of two images featuring AVG (American Volunteer Group) serviceman Robert H. Neale and his Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft, circa 1941-1942. The aircraft is painted with the AVG's "shark face" nose art. Inscription: "Bob Neale &…

Photographic group portrait of members of No. 204 Advanced Flying School at RAF Cottesmore, England, circa 1940s. Individuals are identified by last name, initial, and rank in the caption. Leon Swietlikowski is standing in the back row, third from…

Composite photograph of Leon Swietlikowski and a group of aircraft in flight, circa 1940s.

Composite photograph of Frank M. Hawks and "Texaco 13," his Travel Air Model R aircraft (tail number NR1313), circa 1920s-1930s. Image includes the text "Happy landings!" and Hawks’s signature.

Photographic postcard of an unidentified aerial stuntman, circa 1920s. Includes a portrait of the man surrounded by images of his wing-walking stunts on a Curtiss JN-4D Jenny.

Photograph of 56th Fighter Group pilot Philip E. Tukey standing on the wing of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft, circa 1940s.Inscription on verso: "P. E. Tukey. 295177."Stamped on verso: "Passed by US Army Examiner 10082. Passed for personal use…