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Photograph of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" parked at an air base, circa 1940s. 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,…

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,…

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. 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."

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.

Lithograph of a Brewster F2A Buffalo aircraft pulling up after dropping its bomb, circa 1938-1939. Art by Jo Kotula, produced by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.

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…

Original drawing of a U.S. Army Air Forces Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft firing its guns, 1940s. Text: "Lightning strikes the Axis. The Army Air Forces salute your 3-to-1 victories."

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.

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…