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Home, Swift Home [Trans World Airlines advertisement]
Magazine advertisement for Trans World Airlines, circa 1946. Features a half-page illustration of a TWA Lockheed Model 49 Constellation aircraft in flight over a city. The text describes TWA as "the finest way to fly."

[Crew of Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"]
Photographic group portrait of the crew of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay," circa summer 1945. The image is signed by Theodore Jerome "Dutch" Van Kirk, navigator of the "Enola Gay" during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6,…

Bombs away!
Poster of a U.S. Army Air Forces bombardier at his station, circa 1944. Explosions are visible through the Plexiglas. Art by Cecil Calvert Beall.Text: "Bombs away! / The greatest team in the world. AAF."

Mine eyes have seen the glory [Women's Army Corps poster]
Poster of a U.S. Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewoman with soldiers and aircraft silhouetted in the background, circa 1944. Art of Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer.

Aviation Cadet training
Poster of three servicemen in flight gear, circa 1943. Text: "This announcement is made with the approval of the Joint Army and Navy Personnel Board. Aviation Cadet training to become bombardiers, navigators, and pilots in the Army Air Forces for men…

Mitchell bombers sink Aleutian Japs [North American Aviation advertisement]
Magazine advertisement for North American Aviation from Collier's Magazine, circa 1942-1943. Features a full-page illustration of a North American B-25 Mitchell in flight over the Aleutian coast as ships burn in the water below. The text describes…

Keep 'em flying! / Air crews are vital for victory
Poster of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen consulting a map while Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft fly overhead, circa 1942. Art by Ivan Dmitri. Text: "Keep 'em flying! / Air crews are vital for victory. Young men, 18 to 26 inclusive, can be…

Salute at Singapore
Lithograph of a Brewster F2A Buffalo aircraft in flight over a Pan American Airways Boeing Model 314 Clipper flying boat and a junk ship, circa 1941-1942. Art by Jo Kotula, produced by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.

Buffalo in Batavia
Lithograph of a Brewster F2A Buffalo aircraft in flight over a Batavian farmer and his oxen, circa 1941-1942. Art by Jo Kotula, produced by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.

Soldiers' life / Make the Regular Army your career
Poster of a smiling serviceman in a U.S. Army uniform, circa 1941. Illustration by artist Tom B. Woodburn. Text: "Soldiers' life. Make the Regular Army your career."
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