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Oblique aerial photograph of an unidentified aircraft crashed in a field near Fire Base Tan An, Vietnam, circa 1970-1971. The photo was taken from a Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) helicopter. Caption from donor: "Downed aircraft off Tan An Firebase."

Photograph of an unidentified aircraft crashed nose-down in a field, circa 1943-1944. Two other aircraft are visible in the background.Originally part of a set of a photograph album pages containing photographs related to the life and WASP (Women…

Photograph of aircraft wreckage in a wooded area, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942.

Photograph of aircraft wreckage in a wooded area, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942.

Audio recording of William P. Lear dictating letters and scenes of the Lear family at leisure, circa 1950s-1960. Typed label on reel: "WPL. May 19? 1960."

Audio recording of William P. Lear discussing his life story, Geneva, Switzerland, circa 1960s. Part 3 of 3. Handwritten label on reel: "Tape 3 and 4 - 7-62. Digital preservation 7-27-99. Bio 30-40s. AIFF-Format. WPL audio." Inscription on back of…

Photograph of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen inspecting a crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942. The aircraft is painted with the AVG's "shark face" nose art. Inscription on verso: "RHN."

Photograph of wrecked U.S. Army Air Corps Bellanca C-27A aircraft after a nose-down crash in a field, Cheyenne, Wyoming, circa July 1933. Three people, including one on a ladder, are investigating the aircraft.Inscription on verso: "Cheyenne. July…

Photograph of the burnt wreckage of an unidentified aircraft, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942.

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn's Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft crashed nose-first into the ground, circa 1920s. "Pangborn" is written on the plane's wings.