Browse Items (728 total)

Photographic group portrait of members of the 56th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces, posing with a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft, circa 1945.Caption: "Members of 56th Fighter Group that destroyed 95 German A/C on Eeggbeck A/D 13…

Photographic group portrait of members from the 56th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces, posing with a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Passed by US Army Examiner 10082. Passed for personal use only. Not…

Photograph of an invitation for a New Year's Eve party hosted by the 56th Fighter Group and Allied Service Units, December 1943.

Certificate of promotion issued by the United States Army Air Forces to James C. Stewart, appointing him to the rank of lieutenant colonel, October 17, 1946.

Report titled "2d Air Division Statistical Summary of Operations," United States Army Air Forces, May 8, 1945. 56 typed pages.

Report titled "Shot patterns, VIII Fighter Command, January 1 - March 31, 1944," United States Army Air Forces, circa 1944. Contains diagrams and analyses of shot patterns constructed from combat film for the period of September 15 through December…

Film footage from Lockheed P-38 Lightning gun cameras, depicting strafing runs and aerial combat, April 11, 1945. The footage is taken from two P-38s, one piloted by Lieutenant Knapp and one piloted by Lieutenant Morris. Knapp's footage depicts…

Film footage from aircraft gun cameras, depicting aerial combat and strafing runs, 1943-1945. The footage is taken from multiple different missions and depicts attacks against enemy aircraft and ground targets such as trains, trucks, and buildings.…

Photographic portrait of Lieutenant James C. Stewart, circa 1930s-1940s.Stamped on verso: "If used for publication: U.S. Army Air Corps, 1st Air Base Sqdn. Photo section Langley Field, Virginia. [illegible] must read."

Photograph of the base administration building, nicknamed the "Taj Mahal," and cactus garden at Randolph Field, Texas, circa 1940s. Caption: "Cactus garden. Randolph Field, Texas."