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[Boeing F3B-1, P12C, and P-12D aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of several military aircraft, including a Boeing F3B-1 (Model 77), a Boeing P-12C (Model 222), and a Boeing P-12D (Model 227), on display at the National Air Races in Ohio, circa 1931. The grandstands are visible in the background.Inscription: "U.S. Navy. Boeings F3B-1 - P-12C -P12-D."Inscription on verso: "1931. Nat. Air Race. ALB."Item from page 19 of the LeRoy Milliren National Air…

[Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, landing on USS Pennsylvania] (Item)

Photograph of a Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, landing on the USS Pennsylvania, San Francisco Bay, California, January 18, 1911. This is credited as the first successful shipboard landing of an aircraft.

[Scale model of Curtiss N-9 seaplane] (Item)

Photograph of a scale model of a U.S. Navy Curtiss N-9 seaplane, circa 1917-1918. The inscription refers to the Hispano-Suiza engine often used in these planes.Inscription: "Same plane"Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.

[Scale model of Curtiss N-9 seaplane] (Item)

Photograph of a scale model of a U.S. Navy Curtiss N-9 seaplane, circa 1917-1918. The inscription refers to the Hispano-Suiza engine often used in these planes.Inscription: "A miniature Hispano."Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.

[Serviceman Dave Gibson with Kugisho MXY7 Model 22 Ohka (Cherry Blossom) flying bomb] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman Dave Gibson with a Kugisho MXY7 Model 22 Ohka (Cherry Blossom) flying bomb, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Inscription: "Dave. Japan." Inscription on verso: "Dave Gibson. Boca [Baka] Bomb. Yokasuki."

[Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, taking off from USS Pennsylvania] (Item)

Photograph of a Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, taking off from the USS Pennsylvania, San Francisco Bay, California, January 18, 1911. A large crowd of sailors watches from the ship.

[Servicemen posing with Kugisho P1Y1 Model 11 Ginga (Milky Way) Frances aircraft at airplane graveyard, Yokosuka, Japan] (Item)

Photograph of American servicemen posing with a Kugisho P1Y1 Model 11 Ginga (Milky Way) Frances aircraft at an airplane graveyard, Yokosuka, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Jerry Michaud and two other servicemen are identified in the handwritten captions.Inscription: "Japan. Cass, me, Pignatro."Inscription on verso: "Jap Plane in grave yard. Crew on top."

[Harry W. Swinburne oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Harry W. Swinburne is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed on the USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) with Fighting Squadron 45 (VF-45). Special focus on a combat mission on March 28, 1944, in which Swinburne scored victories against two Japanese gunboats east…

[Booklet of rigging blueprints for Curtiss aircraft, circa 1916-1918] (Item)

Booklet of rigging blueprints for the Curtiss N-9, Curtiss R-3, Curtiss R-6 (Model 2A), and Curtiss Model H-12 Large America aircraft, circa 1916-1918. 25-page booklet bound with brass brads, Herlofson's name faintly visible on front cover and back spine edge. Includes two pages of handwritten notes slipped in front of page 10 (blueprint for Burgess pontoon), dated March 21, 1918.

[1932 and 1933 National Air Races] (Item)

Film footage of the 1932 and 1933 National Air Races. The first segment features clips from the 1932 National Air Races, showing aircraft, pilots, officials, and spectators. Scenes include air races, aerobatics, parachute jumps, and formation flying. Several individuals are named in the title cards but do not clearly appear in the footage; some only appear at a distance while piloting their…

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