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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…

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…

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…

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.

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."

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,…