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Photograph of a United Airlines crew in a life raft during aircraft ditch exercises, circa 1940s-1950s. A person in the raft holds a lit flare.

Photograph of a United Airlines crew member in the water during aircraft ditching exercises, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of a United Airlines crew in a life raft during aircraft ditching exercises, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of a United Airlines crew member being helped aboard a boat during aircraft ditching exercises, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of a United Airlines crew in a life raft during aircraft ditching exercises, circa 1940s-1950s. A person in the raft holds a lit flare.

Photograph of an unidentified woman with a United Airlines Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft in the background, circa 1940s-1950s. The photograph was likely taken before or after a Mainliner flight to Hawaii.

Photograph of a United Airlines Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft at an unidentified airport, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of a United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 aircraft (tail number NC15071) at an unidentified airport, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of an unidentified pilot standing next to a United Air Lines vehicle, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on the wing of a United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 aircraft, circa 1940s-1950s.