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[Servicemen with Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen with a Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) aircraft (serial number 42-65284, designation "Destiny's 'Tot'"), July 6, 1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a man holding a bomb. The servicemen are identified in the verso inscription by last name and initials. Inscription: "(313PL) (6 July 45)." Inscription on verso: "Ellington,…
[Boeing B-29 Superfortresses at Northwest Field, Guam]
Photograph of several B-29 Superfortress aircraft (visible tail numbers 3979, 3888) parked at Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Parking spaces for B-29's undergoing heavy maintenance. Black camouflage made them less reflective at night." Part of a photograph album page containing captioned photos of the Pacific Theater during World War II, circa 1945.
[Boeing B-29 Superfortresses at Northwest Field, Guam]
Photograph of several Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft at Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945. The caption notes that this photo was taken just prior to the final mission against Japan. Typed caption on album page: "Squadron lined up for final mission against Japan." Part of a photograph album page containing captioned photos of the Pacific Theater during World War II, circa 1945.
[Teletype printout of news story about Tokyo bombing mission, November 24, 1944]
Teletype printout of a news story by Mac R. Johnson, United Press war correspondent, describing a bombing mission against Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 1944. Johnson accompanied the crew of "Little Gem," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, during the mission and recounts his experiences.
[Notebook used by Clayton D. Bowyer, containing notes about bomb doors on Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft]
Notebook used by Boeing employee Clayton D. Bowyer, containing handwritten notes about the installation of bomb doors on Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft, circa 1939-1945.
[WASPs and Boeing Company representative with B-29 Superfortress "Ladybird"]
Photograph of WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) servicewomen Dora J. Dougherty (left) and Dorothea J. Moorman and an unidentified Boeing Company representative in front of "Ladybird," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, at Eglin Field, Florida, June 1944. The plane's designation is painted on the fuselage, along with Fifinella, a female gremlin designed by Walt Disney and used by the WASP…
[Pilots and crew with Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Ladybird"]
Photographic group portrait of pilots and crew, including two members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), lined up in front of "Ladybird," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, at Eglin Field, Florida, June 1944. From left to right: Lieutenant Colonel Paul W. Tibbets Jr, Dorothea J. Moorman, Dora J. Dougherty, Sergeant Raymond Gallagher, Sergeant Don Duzenbury, Sergeant Floyd A. Lemley, Sergeant…
Sydney Baker oral history interview
Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Sydney Baker and interviewer John Barth, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, August 29, 2019.
Jim Jackson oral history interview
Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Jim Jackson and interviewer Dan Hagedorn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, September 23, 2014
James Marich oral history interview
Born-digital video recording of an oral history with James "Jim" Marich and interviewer Steve Ellis, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, July 18, 2017.