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[Footage from aircraft gun cameras, depicting aerial combat and strafing runs, 1943-1945]
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. Some of the scenes include a title card listing the pilot's name and rank, the mission date, and the aircraft or target being attacked. Pilots…
[Footage from Lockheed P-38 Lightning gun cameras, depicting strafing runs and aerial combat, April 11, 1945]
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 several strafing runs on trains. Morris's footage depicts strafing runs on trains, another P-38 in flight, and a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in flight, which Morris…
[Robert G. Fowler and others with Wright Model B aircraft]
Photograph of Robert G. Fowler (seated in aircraft) and others with his Wright Model B aircraft, circa 1910s. A grandstand is visible in the background.Inscription on envelope: "Transcontinental films / Fowler + Newcomb."Typed on envelope: "California State Automobile Association / [address in San Francisco, California]."
[Wright Model B aircraft parked near railroad tracks]
Photograph of a Wright Model B aircraft parked near railroad tracks, circa 1911-1912. A cloth wall shelters the aircraft. Image likely taken during Robert G. Fowler's transcontinental flight across the United States.Inscription on envelope: "Transcontinental trip 1911 / Films only."
[Wright Model B aircraft next to train car]
Photograph of a Wright Model B aircraft next to a train car, circa 1911-1912. Image likely taken during Robert G. Fowler's transcontinental flight across the United States.Inscription on envelope: "Transcontinental trip 1911 / Films only."
[Wright Model B on beach]
Photograph of a Wright Model B aircraft on a beach, circa 1911-1912. A vehicle is parked on the right. Image likely taken during Robert G. Fowler's transcontinental flight across the United States.Inscription on envelope: "Transcontinental trip 1911 / Films only."
[Wright Model B aircraft in flight]
Photograph of a Wright Model B aircraft in flight, circa 1910s. The pilot is possibly Ralph Newcomb.Inscription on envelope: "Transcontinental films / Fowler + Newcomb."Typed on envelope: "California State Automobile Association / [address in San Francisco, California]."
[Wright Model B aircraft in flight]
Photograph of a Wright Model B aircraft in flight, circa 1910s. The pilot is possibly Ralph Newcomb.Inscription on envelope: "Transcontinental films / Fowler + Newcomb."Typed on envelope: "California State Automobile Association / [address in San Francisco, California]."
[Two Wright Model B aircraft]
Photograph of two Wright Model B aircraft, circa 1911-1912. Image likely taken during Robert G. Fowler's transcontinental flight across the United States.Inscription on envelope: "Transcontinental trip 1911 / Films only."
[Men working on Wright Model B aircraft]
Photograph of men working on a Wright Model B aircraft, circa 1911-1912. Wooden tracks are under the aircraft's wheels. Image likely taken during Robert G. Fowler's transcontinental flight across the United States. Inscription on envelope: "Pacific to Atlantic Flight 1911 / Films only."