World War Ii Collection (page 18)

1940 Bedford MWG war model. Creator: Unknown
1940 Bedford MWG war model

1940 Bedford MWT 15cwt gun tractor. Creator: Unknown
1940 Bedford MWT 15cwt gun tractor

1940 Bedford QLC war model. Creator: Unknown
1940 Bedford QLC war model

1942 Bedford MWD war model. Creator: Unknown
1942 Bedford MWD war model

1939 Bedford MWD lorry. Creator: Unknown
1939 Bedford MWD lorry

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

Instrumentation in B-29, 1944. Creator: NASA
Instrumentation in B-29, 1944. Recording high altitude flight data in a flying laboratory at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Cleveland

Tighten your grip!, c. 1942. Creator: Newbould, Frank (1887-1951)
Tighten your grip!, c. 1942. Private Collection

Paratrooper, 1942. Creator: Anonymous
Paratrooper, 1942. Private Collection

Benito Mussolini, between the members of the Fascist Party, shortly after the " March on Rome", 1922. Private Collection

Joseph Stalin and Joachim von Ribbertrop, 23 August 1939, 1939. Creator: Anonymous
Joseph Stalin and Joachim von Ribbertrop, 23 August 1939, 1939. Private Collection

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

Continental Hyper I-1430-11, Inverted V-12 Engine, 1942
In 1932, the Army contracted with Continental for development of a cylinder with high specific power. Using the resulting Hyper No

Boeing-Stearman N2S-5 Kaydet, 1943. Creator: Boeing-Stearman
Biplane trainer, yellow. Over 10, 000 Stearman trainers were built by Boeings Wichita Division, which had purchased the Stearman Company in the late 1930s

Whittle W. 1X Turbojet Engine, 1941. Creator: Power Jets
Sir Frank Whittles jet aircraft engine was patented in 1932, and Power Jets, Ltd. formed in 1936. The Whittle Unit bench test engine first ran on April 12, 1937

Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen (Zero Fighter) Model 52 ZEKE, 1943
Single-engine, low-wing fighter. No other aircraft surpasses the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen (" ree-sin, " Japanese for Zero Fighter) as the symbol of Japanese air power during World War II

Missile, Cruise, V-1 (Fi 103, FZG 76), ca. 1945. Creator: Gerhard Fieseler Werke GmbH
The V-1 (Vergeltungswaffe Eins, or Vengeance Weapon One), was the worlds first operational cruise missile. This name was given to it by the Nazi Propaganda Ministry

Hitachi Hatsukaze 11, Ha 11 Model 11, Inverted In-line 4 Engine, 1941
The Japanese conglomerate Hitachi manufactured aircraft engines from about 1929 until the end of World War II, with a concentration on low-power seven and nine cylinder radials

Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe (Swallow), 1940s. Creator: Messerschmitt A. G
Twin engine, single seat, low wing, jet fighter. Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the performance of every other World War II fighter

Mitsubishi Ha 42 Model 41 Ru (Ha 214 Ru), Radial 18 Engine, ca. World War II
Mitsubishi was the first and largest series producer of Japanese engines during World War II, with a 1937 Pratt & Whitney arrangement possibly contributing to this success

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)

Aeronautica Macchi C. 202 Folgore, 1940s. Creator: Macchi S. A
Single-seat, single-engine, low-wing monoplane fighter of all-metal monocoque construction; retractable, tailwheel-type landing gear

Continental XR-1740-2, Sleeve Valve, Radial 14 Engine, ca. 1941. Creator: Continental
In 1925, Continental, a successful manufacturer of automotive engines, purchased the rights for a Burt-McCollum single-sleeve valve engine design

Jacobs (Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. ) R-985-AN5, Radial 9 Engine, ca. 1940
The Wasp Jr. R-985 was the third engine type designed by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, following the Wasp R-1340 and Hornet R-1690, all of which were nine-cylinder engines

Nakajima Ha 105 Toku, Radial 14 Engine, 15128, ca. 1940
The Nakajima Ha 105 began development as a transitional engine between the Ha 25 and the Ha 115, both of which were mass produced

Supermarine Spitfire HF. Mk. VIIc, 1938. Creator: Supermarine Aviation Works
The Supermarine Spitfire is a legend in British air history. With the Hawker Hurricane, it successfully defended England against the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain

Bachem Ba 349 B-1 Natter (Viper), 1945. Creator: Bachem-Werke G. m. b. H
Single seat, single engine, rocket powered interceptor, WW2. Dr. Erich Bachems Ba 349 Natter (Viper) was the worlds first, manned, vertical-take-off interceptor

Indicator, Radar Interrogator, BC-929-A, AN / APN-2 Rebecca Mk IIA, 1940s. Creator: Unknown
Used for locating radar pulse beacons - often used for drops to resistance forces. Rebecca / Eureka is a simple system designed initially to assist in the delivery of supplies to the Army or

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

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

Arado Ar 234 B-2 Blitz (Lightning), 1944. Creator: Arado
Single seat, twin engine jet bomber with RATO. The Arado Ar 234 B Blitz (Lightning) was the worlds first operational jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft

Dead Reckoning, E-6B, Prototype, 1942. Creator: Felsenthal Instrument Co
Slide: yellow with green radials, computer: black plastic

Drift Meter, B-3, Boeing B-17D "Swoose". Creator: Unknown
Sighting head, missing periscopic element. The B-3 was used on bombers and transports when ground or water could be clearly seen. It evolved from the earlier Gatty drift meters

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, 1941. Creator: Naval Aircraft Factory
Bright yellow bi-plane, hand crank start. Cockpit instrumentation consists of an altimeter, tachometer, airspeed indicator, compass, turn and bank indicator

Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. R-985-AN-14B "Dancing Engine", 1942
Begun in 1925 by former Wright Aeronautical employees as a spinoff from a machine tool company, Pratt & Whitney became one of the worlds largest manufacturers of aircraft engines, and the Wasp Jr

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

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

Patch for the Special Services Division, ca. 1942. Creator: Unknown
An insignia patch for the United States Army Trial Defense Service. The patch has a red border with a white interior. A blue star is at center of the patch

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

Picture postcard of a volunteer serving troops out of a Red Cross Clubmobile"
A picture postcard of African-American volunteers in a Red Cross " Clubmobile" serving coffee to U.S. servicemen. The text above the image reads: [PASSED BY U. S. ARMY CENSOR No. 21 E. T

Papa and Mama: Fascist, Early 1930s. Creator: Moor, Dmitri Stachievich (1883-1946)
Papa and Mama: Fascist, Early 1930s. Private Collection

Nurses uniform apron worn by Pauline Brown Payne, 1944. Creator: Unknown
Pauline Brown Payne was an African-American nursing school administrator. A plasticized two piece nurses white apron worn by Pauline Brown Payne

Nurses cap worn by Pauline Brown Payne, 1944. Creator: Unknown
Pauline Brown Payne was an African-American nursing school administrator. A white nurses cap with a folded back brim. The edges of the cap fasten to the back interior with two (2) buttons

Pack of bandages from D-Day 1944. Creator: Paul Hartmann AG
One package of bandages made by a German manufacturer, Paul Hartmann AG, in 1943 with instructions for use on the back. The following inscription was added in black marker: " D-DAY June 6

Jim Crow in Uniform, 1940. Creator: Unknown
Young black men in helmets with guns over their shoulders with the title at the top left

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

Lift Every Voice - For Victory, 1942. Creator: Unknown
A pamphlet titled " Lift Every Voice - For Victory" by Claudia Jones, African-American political activist, communist, journalist, and community leader

Eagle from USS Enterprise, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Unknown
Eagle from USS Enterprise, 1935/1942

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