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[Commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s] (Item)

Film footage of commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s. The footage consists of brief clips of various aircraft parked or taxiing on a runway. In some scenes, the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the distance. Commercial airline livery visible in the footage include Western…

[Rex T. Barber oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Rex T. Barber is interviewed by historian Bruce T. Porter about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Barber describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 449th Fighter Squadron in the China-India-Burma Theater. Special focus on an incident in April 1944 in which Barber was injured during a bailout and spent…

Lieut. LeMaitre of French Aviation Forces in America explaining mechanism of Nieuport aeroplane (Item)

Stereograph, "Lieut. LeMaitre of French Aviation Forces in America, Explaining Mechanism of 'Nieuport' Aeroplane. Fortress Monroe, VA," Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1918. Image features Lieutenant LeMaitre explaining a mechanism on a Nieuport 17 to an American soldier at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Caption on verso describes how LeMaitre and other French aviators have traveled to the United States…

General Giraud pays tribute to Unknown Soldier (Item)

Photograph of General Henri Giraud (center), Brigadier General Louis J. Fortier, Major General John T. Lewis, and other military personnel paying tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "General Giraud pays tribute to unknown soldier. Before the tomb of American's Unknown Soldier of the last war, at…

[Barracks at Naval Air Station Norfolk] (Item)

Photograph of barracks at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940.Inscription on verso: "N.A.S. Norfolk / 1940."

[De Havilland (Airco) D.H.4] (Item)

Photograph of a De Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 aircraft parked at Langley Field, Virginia, circa 1920s-1940s. Inscription: "25114. C-501." Stamped on verso: "If used for publication credit line must read 'Photo by U.S. Army Air Corps, 2nd Photo Section, Langley Field, Virginia.'"

[Vought SB2U Vindicator aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vought SB2U Vindicator aircraft (fuselage designation 2-B-16), Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940. An emblem depicting a knight riding a Pegasus is painted on the fuselage.Inscription on verso: "N.A.S. Norfolk / VA / 1940."

[Vought SB2U Vindicator aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vought SB2U Vindicator aircraft, Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940.

[Servicemen and buildings at Aviation Machinist School] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen and buildings at the Aviation Machinist School, Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940.Inscription on verso: "NAS Norfolk / 1940 / Aviation Machinist School recess."

[Marshall U. Beebe oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Marshall U. Beebe is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy. In part two, he continues to discuss the various stages of his military career, including his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot during World War II and as an Air Group Commander during the Korean War. Topics discussed include Beebe’s training history; his time…

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