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[Stinson L-5 Sentinel practicing airborne message pickup] (Item)

Photograph of a low-flying Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft practicing an airborne message pickup at an unidentified air base, circa 1940s-1950s. The plane bears United States Air Force markings and has a mouth painted on the nose.

[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and other aircraft at air base] (Item)

Photographic slide of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and other aircraft at an air base, circa 1941-1942. Inscription on slide: "46." Typed caption on accompanying document: "46. B-17 takeoff position."

[Window view inside Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft "Times A-Wastin'"] (Item)

Photographic slide of a window view inside the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft "Times A-Wastin'," showing the runway at RAF Bassingbourn, England, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on slide: "94."Typed caption on accompanying document: "94. Strip. Kiplings trees."

[Servicemen relaxing on tarmac next to Lockheed P-38 Lightning] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen relaxing on the tarmac next to a Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft, October 11, 1944. Several Bell P-63 Kingcobra aircraft are visible in the background.Inscription: "430 AAFRTU (10-11-44) (Sq. B)."

[Townsend and Keifer at air base] (Item)

Photograph of Captain Townsend (right) and Sergeant Keifer (left) at an unidentified air base in Japan, April 1947. The plane behind them is a Stinson L-5 Sentinel of the United States Army Air Forces. Mount Fuji is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "Capt. Townsend and Sgt. Keifer, operators of the Fuji Grand Hotel. They came out to the strip to see me the day I went up there to fly…

[Stinson L-5 Sentinel] (Item)

Photograph of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft parked in a hangar at Komaki Air Base in Nagoya, Japan, March 1947. The plane bears United States Army Air Forces markings and has "Fred's koibito" written on the nose.Inscription on verso: "L-5 stored in concrete hangar. 158th Liaison Sqdn. March 1947."

[Neuman, Kearney, and Ralph G. Strange] (Item)

Photograph of Colonel Neuman (right), Kearney (center), and Master Sergeant Ralph G. Strange (left) at Camp McNair, Japan, April 1947. A Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft is visible behind them.Inscription on verso: "Hold picture up to light and look thru the marked 'x.' They indicate the who's who. Col. Neuman, 5th Air Force Supply Officer. Civilian Kearney, Supply Superviser [Supervisor]. M/Sgt…

[Burroughs in cockpit of North American AT-6 Texan] (Item)

Photograph of First Lieutenant Burroughs in the cockpit of a North American AT-6 Texan aircraft at a Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947.Inscription on verso: "1st Lt. Burroughs, former Flight C.O. of the 158th Liaison Squadron. He also got transferred to the flight section at Komaki. Nagoya, Japan. April 1947."

[Stinson L-5 Sentinels by hangar] (Item)

Photograph of two Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft parked at an Eighth Army base in Yokohama, Japan, July 1947. The planes bear United States Army Air Forces markings.Inscription on verso: "8th Army L-5 strip hangar. (My L-5). Yokohama, Japan. July 47."

[Stinson L-5 Sentinel] (Item)

Photograph of three Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft of the 158th Liaison Squadron parked at Komaki Air Base, Japan, January 30, 1947. Typed caption on verso: "3 of the L-5s used by the 158th Liaison Sqdn at Kamaki [Komaki] Air Field, Nagoya, Japan. 30 January 1947."

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