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Air Force Collection (page 4)

Background imageAir Force Collection: President John F. Kennedy, John Glenn and General Davis in Cocoa Beach Parade, 1962

President John F. Kennedy, John Glenn and General Davis in Cocoa Beach Parade, 1962. President Kennedy (left), astronaut John Glenn and General Leighton I

Background imageAir Force Collection: General Hap Arnold visits AERL, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1944. V Creator: NASA

General Hap Arnold visits AERL, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1944. V Creator: NASA
General Hap Arnold visits AERL, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1944. Visit by General H. H. Arnold to the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Background imageAir Force Collection: Jimmy Doolittle with Curtiss R3C racer, c1925. Creator: Unknown

Jimmy Doolittle with Curtiss R3C racer, c1925. Creator: Unknown
Jimmy Doolittle with Curtiss R3C racer, c1925. The R3C was an American racing aircraft, made in landplane and floatplane form

Background imageAir Force Collection: Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A, California, USA, 1955. Creator: NASA

Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A, California, USA, 1955. Creator: NASA
Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A, California, USA, 1955. Cowboy Joe (NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph Walker) and his steed (Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A)

Background imageAir Force Collection: Gemini VIII splashdown, Armstrong and Scott with hatches open, March 16, 1966

Gemini VIII splashdown, Armstrong and Scott with hatches open, March 16, 1966. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft while awaiting the arrival of the recovery

Background imageAir Force Collection: Proposed USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory, 1960. Creator: NASA

Proposed USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory, 1960. Creator: NASA
Proposed USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory, 1960. Concept image of the United States Air Forces proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL)

Background imageAir Force Collection: JATO Flight Test Crew, 1941. Creator: NASA

JATO Flight Test Crew, 1941. Creator: NASA
JATO Flight Test Crew, 1941. Flight test crew for the Jet Assisted Take-Off (JATO) experimental solid rocket booster. It was later refered to as RATO (Rocket Assisted Take-Off)

Background imageAir Force Collection: Lockheed XP-80 'Lulu Belle', 1943. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

Lockheed XP-80 "Lulu Belle", 1943. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Germany and Great Britain went to war in 1939 with jet aircraft programs well underway, but the United States took longer to appreciate and develop the new technology

Background imageAir Force Collection: North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang, 1945. Creator: North American Aviation Inc

North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang, 1945. Creator: North American Aviation Inc
Single-engine, low-wing, long-range fighter. 1, 128 cm (444 in.), Length 983 cm (387 in.), Height 371 cm (146 in.), Weight 3, 465 kg (7, 635 lb)

Background imageAir Force Collection: North American X-15, 1959. Creator: North American Aviation Inc

North American X-15, 1959. Creator: North American Aviation Inc
Worlds Fastest Piloted Aircraft. Piloted by Neil Armstrong. Bridged the gap between human flight in the atmosphere and spaceflight

Background imageAir Force Collection: Protractor, Model 3-B, United States Army Air Force. Creator: Unknown

Protractor, Model 3-B, United States Army Air Force. Creator: Unknown
Black metal navigation tool with two protractor arms and ruler

Background imageAir Force Collection: Lockheed Martin X-35B STOVL, 2001. Creator: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin X-35B STOVL, 2001. Creator: Lockheed Martin
Short takeoff/vertical landing variant to be used by U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines and the United Kingdom, equipped with a shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system which enables the aircraft to take

Background imageAir Force Collection: Dornier Do 335 A-0 Pfeil (Arrow), early 1945. Creator: Dornier Flugzeugwerke

Dornier Do 335 A-0 Pfeil (Arrow), early 1945. Creator: Dornier Flugzeugwerke
Twin engine, pusher / puller, fighter / bomber; grey/green, green; late World War II development

Background imageAir Force Collection: Martin B-26B-25-MA Marauder 'Flak-Bait', 1943. Creator: Martin Aircraft Co

Martin B-26B-25-MA Marauder "Flak-Bait", 1943. Creator: Martin Aircraft Co
Twin engine medium bomber.Wing Span 2, 160 cm (850 in.), Length 1, 780 cm (701 in.), Height 660 cm (260 in.), Weight 10, 886 kg (23, 999 lb). Project engineer Peyton M. Magruder designed the Glenn L

Background imageAir Force Collection: Flying suit, USAF Thunderbirds, 2006-2007. Creator: Gibson & Barnes

Flying suit, USAF Thunderbirds, 2006-2007. Creator: Gibson & Barnes
Flying suit, USAF Thunderbirds, 2006-2007. Suit worn by Nicole Malachowski of the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force

Background imageAir Force Collection: Aero Club of America Aviation Medal of Merit awarded to Captain St. Clair Streett, 1920

Aero Club of America Aviation Medal of Merit awarded to Captain St. Clair Streett, 1920. Obverse: relief of an eagle flying over the globe

Background imageAir Force Collection: Model, Static, Sopwith F. 1 / 3 Camel 'Comic'Night Fighter, 1991

Model, Static, Sopwith F. 1 / 3 Camel "Comic"Night Fighter, 1991
Model, Static, Sopwith F.1/3 Camel " Comic" Night Fighter, 1991. Plastic exhibit model of a British Royal Air Force Sopwith F.1/3 Camel " Comic" Night Fighter

Background imageAir Force Collection: Swagger stick, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. Creator: Unknown

Swagger stick, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. Creator: Unknown
Swagger stick, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. First World War wood swagger stick with bullet cartridge tip and brass handle, owned by Lt. Wes D. Archer

Background imageAir Force Collection: Officers service cap, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. Creator: Lincoln Bennet Company Ltd

Officers service cap, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. Creator: Lincoln Bennet Company Ltd
Officers service cap, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. First World War O.D. billed cap with RFC badge and RAF cloth badge worn over band, owned by Lt. Wes D. Archer

Background imageAir Force Collection: Officers service coat, United States Army Air Corps, ca. 1935. Creator: Lauterstein

Officers service coat, United States Army Air Corps, ca. 1935. Creator: Lauterstein
Officers service coat, United States Army Air Corps, ca. 1935. Wool uniform jacket; 4 brass buttons; open collar; 1st lt. bars; olive drab color; silver bullion pilot badge and aerial gunner award

Background imageAir Force Collection: Missile, Cruise, Air-launched, AGM-86B, 1982. Creator: Boeing Aircraft Co

Missile, Cruise, Air-launched, AGM-86B, 1982. Creator: Boeing Aircraft Co
This is the AGM-86B, the second version of the U.S. Air Forces air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) and built by Boeing. Launched from B-52 bombers, the missile had a nuclear warhead

Background imageAir Force Collection: Pilot check list, United States Air Force Thunderbirds, 2006-2007. Creator: Unknown

Pilot check list, United States Air Force Thunderbirds, 2006-2007. Creator: Unknown
Pilot check list, United States Air Force Thunderbirds, 2006-2007. Check list used by pilots of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Thunderbirds

Background imageAir Force Collection: AN 5740 Navigation watch, ca. 1940s. Creator: Hamilton Watch Co

AN 5740 Navigation watch, ca. 1940s. Creator: Hamilton Watch Co
AN 5740 Navigation watch, ca. 1940s. AN 5740 Master Navigation Chronometer made by Hamilton, used on board the North American B-25 Mitchell bombers during the Second World War

Background imageAir Force Collection: Flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden during his first spaceflight, 1986

Flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden during his first spaceflight, 1986
African-American astronaut Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born 1946) flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He was also a NASA administrator and a United States Marine Corps Major General

Background imageAir Force Collection: Pilot flight suit and gear owned by Charles F. Bolden, ca. 2000. Creator: Unknown

Pilot flight suit and gear owned by Charles F. Bolden, ca. 2000. Creator: Unknown
African-American astronaut Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born 1946) flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He was also a NASA administrator and a United States Marine Corps Major General

Background imageAir Force Collection: Training aircraft used by Tuskegee Institute, ca. 1944. Creator: Unknown

Training aircraft used by Tuskegee Institute, ca. 1944. Creator: Unknown
A vintage, open-cockpit biplane--one used at Alabamas renowned Tuskegee Institute to train African American pilots for Army Air Corps service during World War II

Background imageAir Force Collection: Aviators silk scarf worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett, ca. 1942. Creator: Unknown

Aviators silk scarf worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett, ca. 1942. Creator: Unknown
Woodrow W. Crockett joined the 349th Field Artillery Regiment of the US army in August 1940, the first African-American field artillery unit in the regular army

Background imageAir Force Collection: Tuskegee Airman flight jacket worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett, 1942

Tuskegee Airman flight jacket worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett, 1942
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African-American fighter and bomber pilots who fought in World War II. A Type A-2 leather Tuskegee Airman jacket worn by Woodrow W. Crockett

Background imageAir Force Collection: Truman and his Military Advisors, 1949. Creator: Augustus Vincent Tack

Truman and his Military Advisors, 1949. Creator: Augustus Vincent Tack
Truman and his Military Advisors, 1949

Background imageAir Force Collection: Short Singapore Reconaissance Flying Boat, 1930s. Creator: Unknown

Short Singapore Reconaissance Flying Boat, 1930s. Creator: Unknown
Short Singapore Reconaissance Flying Boat, 1930s. British biplane used by the Royal Air Force as a long-range maritime patrol flying boat

Background imageAir Force Collection: The Iris about to rise from the water, 1933. Creator: Unknown

The Iris about to rise from the water, 1933. Creator: Unknown
The Iris about to rise from the water, 1933. The Blackburn Iris, a British three-engined biplane flying boat, was used as a long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft by the Royal Air Force

Background imageAir Force Collection: In the Realm of Air, 1917. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

In the Realm of Air, 1917. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
In the Realm of Air, 1917. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageAir Force Collection: Flight over the Red Square, 1937. Creator: Suvorov, Anatoly Andreyevich (1890-1943)

Flight over the Red Square, 1937. Creator: Suvorov, Anatoly Andreyevich (1890-1943)
Flight over the Red Square, 1937. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

Background imageAir Force Collection: September 1940, (1944). Creator: John Armstrong

September 1940, (1944). Creator: John Armstrong
September 1940, (1944). Aftermath of an aerial battle during the Second World War: wrecked German and British fighter planes on a beach. Painting in the Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageAir Force Collection: Trench Strafing : British low-flying scouts co-operating in an infantry

Trench Strafing : British low-flying scouts co-operating in an infantry
" Trench Strafing", First World War, (c1920). British low-flying scouts co-operating in an infantry attack on the Western Front. Biplanes shooting at Germans in the trenches

Background imageAir Force Collection: Ships of the Air versus Ships of the Desert, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Ships of the Air versus Ships of the Desert, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Ships of the Air versus Ships of the Desert, First World War, (c1920). British aeroplanes bombing a Senussi camel convoy laden with ammunition...The sketch by a British officer from which the drawing

Background imageAir Force Collection: Air Sickness: Incident with the Royal Flying Corps in France, 1917. Creator: Unknown

Air Sickness: Incident with the Royal Flying Corps in France, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Air Sickness: Incident with the Royal Flying Corps in France, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII. The Autumn Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Background imageAir Force Collection: British sailors on the deck of an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. Creator: Unknown

British sailors on the deck of an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. Creator: Unknown
British sailors on the deck of an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. The white ensign, which comprises a red St Georges Cross on a white field with the Union Flag at top left

Background imageAir Force Collection: Fighter planes on board an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. Creator: Unknown

Fighter planes on board an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. Creator: Unknown
Fighter planes on board an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. A Martlet [Grumman F4F Wildcat] of the Fleet Air Arm, bearing American markings

Background imageAir Force Collection: Old Hands Now - pilots of the Fleet Air Arm, c1943. Creator: Unknown

Old Hands Now - pilots of the Fleet Air Arm, c1943. Creator: Unknown
Old Hands Now - pilots of the Fleet Air Arm, c1943. British pilots wearing Mae West life jackets during the Second World War

Background imageAir Force Collection: Machine-gun instruction, Fleet Air Arm, c1943. Creator: Unknown

Machine-gun instruction, Fleet Air Arm, c1943. Creator: Unknown
Machine gun instruction, Fleet Air Arm, c1943. British sailors learning how to use a machine gun during the Second World War

Background imageAir Force Collection: Men of the Royal Navy, c1943. Creator: Unknown

Men of the Royal Navy, c1943. Creator: Unknown
Men of the Royal Navy, c1943. Pipe-smoking British sailors during the Second World War. From " Fleet Air Arm". [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

Background imageAir Force Collection: Mechanics of the Royal Flying Corps, Farnborough, First World War, 1915, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Mechanics of the Royal Flying Corps, Farnborough, First World War, 1915, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Mechanics of the Royal Flying Corps, Farnborough, First World War, 1915, (1933). Members of the RFC which was later merged with the Royal Naval Air Service to form the Royal Air Force

Background imageAir Force Collection: The Fourth Arm in the Great War: French Air-scouts at work, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920)

The Fourth Arm in the Great War: French Air-scouts at work, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). A powerfully engined French biplane as used for detailed reconnaissance

Background imageAir Force Collection: Bomb Droppers, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Bomb Droppers, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Bomb Droppers, 1914-1918, (c1920). A powerfully-engined, weight-carrying biplane, of the type used in bomb-dropping. The pilot is in his driving-seat in the bow

Background imageAir Force Collection: Some Ensigns of Britain and the Commonwealth, c1948. Creator: Unknown

Some Ensigns of Britain and the Commonwealth, c1948. Creator: Unknown
Some Ensigns of Britain and the Commonwealth, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Background imageAir Force Collection: The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1941. Creator: Unknown

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1941. Advertisement placed by Delaney Gallay Ltd during the Second World War to raise funds for the families of military personnel killed during the conflict

Background imageAir Force Collection: RAF personnel learning to use a dinghy, 1941. Creator: Charles Brown

RAF personnel learning to use a dinghy, 1941. Creator: Charles Brown
RAF personnel learning to use a dinghy, 1941. Airmen at training school during the Second World War: Getting into and out of a rubber dinghy is a difficult job until the process has been practised



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