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Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum
A leaflet for the planetarium in Chicago.
Advanced flying training school signatures and photograph
Signatures and hometowns of Americans associated with advanced flying training school, Moody field, Valdosta Georgia February 1943. Bottom left a photograph of a serviceman wearing khaki uniform and peaked cap captioned 'rack em back, a/c John C…
Aerogram from Jack Darby to Jean
He disembarked in the United States and travelled to Canada by train via New York. It was comfortable with excellent food.
After the War was Over
Jim Allen recalls his post-war experiences. He married in 1944 and had three children. Having undertaken various jobs as a civilian, he was unhappy so re-joined the RAF. He trained as a Fighter Controller and was posted to RAF Acklington, Germany…
Air Corps Fixed Gunnery School Diploma
A diploma awarded to Horace for the satisfactory completion of a course in Air Gunnery.
Airbase chapel
A chapel with spire with trees and cars parked alongside. To the left are three barrack style buildings amongst a series of utility poles.
Airborne views around Miami Oklahoma
Top left - oblique aerial photograph of a town with river running from bottom to top right. Captioned 'Miami looking S.E.'.
Middle right - oblique aerial photograph of a town in middle distance with part of cockpit coaming and tailplane visible.…
Middle right - oblique aerial photograph of a town in middle distance with part of cockpit coaming and tailplane visible.…
Airborne views round Miami Oklahoma
Top left - oblique aerial photograph of fields with buildings bottom right. Part of wing visible at bottom. Captioned 'The field from 2000''.
Top right - oblique aerial photograph of town in middle with open countryside beyond. Part of wing visible…
Top right - oblique aerial photograph of town in middle with open countryside beyond. Part of wing visible…
Aircraft and clouds
Top left - Two rows of PT19As from front to back all parked on grass field. Captioned 'PTs after a hard day'.
Middle right - airborne view of clouds below with rear of wing on right. Captioned 'Just clouds at 4000''.
Bottom left - front quarter…
Middle right - airborne view of clouds below with rear of wing on right. Captioned 'Just clouds at 4000''.
Bottom left - front quarter…
Aircraft on Long Beach Air Force Base
Vertical air to ground view of an airfield parking pan running top left to bottom right. Airfield buildings are also shown. Parked on the pan are Lancaster, B-29, C-57, Northrop P61, B-17 and Lockheed Constellation as well as other aircraft.…
Aircrew waiting
US Navy and UK aircrew waiting. On the reverse 'Hanging round flight [indecipherable] ready for "hops". '
Airfield and Mustangs
Two photographs from an album.
#1 is the apron of an airfield with many aircraft parked.
#2 is a port side view of two Mustangs
#1 is the apron of an airfield with many aircraft parked.
#2 is a port side view of two Mustangs
Airfield Pennants
Four pennants for Jacksonville Beaches, Darr, Cochran and Turner fields.
Airman in Boston and view in London
Top left - an airman wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and side cap sitting on a bench with pigeons. Captioned 'Trapper on Boston Common, Sept 43'.
Top right - view from rear of an airman sitting on a bench in a park watching a squirrel perched on…
Top right - view from rear of an airman sitting on a bench in a park watching a squirrel perched on…
Airman in cockpit of a Stearman
Man wearing flying helmet and goggles sitting in the rear cockpit of a Stearman Biplane. Captioned 'EH Tansley during training at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Florida. Early 1942'. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor
Airman in flying suit
Half-length portrait of a man wearing heavy flying suit with building on the right and another in the distant background. On the reverse '[..] photograph taken at Darr Aero Tech'
Airman on railway carriage steps
An airman wearing khaki uniform and side cap on the steps of a railway carriage. Submitted with caption 'dad leaving albany ga'.
Airman sitting on suitcase
An airman wearing tunic and side cap sitting on a suitcase on a pavement by a road. In the background a picket fence, trees and buildings. Submitted with caption 'Don Cameron hitching south at Perry Fl'.
Airman standing by a cannon
An airman wearing tunic and side cap standing with hand on the muzzle of a canon. Trees in the background. Submitted with caption 'Don Cameron Tallahassee Fl'.
Airman standing by tree
A airman wearing khaki uniform stands sideways against a palm tree. In the background single story barracks. On the reverse 'Carlstrom Filed, Arcadia Florida, USA, 22nd Jan 1942'.
Airman standing on jetty
A full length image of an airman wearing khaki uniform and side cap standing at the end of a jetty in a lake with trees on opposite banks. Submitted with caption 'Ben Massey, Macon GA'.
Airman walking
Full length image of an airman wearing uniform shirt sleeves an a side cap with long walking stick. On a path with trees in the background. Submitted with caption 'Ben Massey marching through Georgia'.
Airman with feet up
An airman wearing khaki uniform sitting with his bare feet up on a table. In the background windows. Submitted with caption 'Lakeland Florida'.
Airman, civilians and tent camp
#1 is an airman sitting on a tent made from a wooden box with a canvas roof.
#2 three civilians walking in a wood.
#3 a view of a bell tent
#2 three civilians walking in a wood.
#3 a view of a bell tent
Airmen
Title 'Taken in America 1942, Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Florida'.
Top left - an airmen wearing flying jacket, helmet and goggles standing outside a barrack block.
Top right - an airmen wearing flying jacket, helmet and goggles standing leaning…
Top left - an airmen wearing flying jacket, helmet and goggles standing outside a barrack block.
Top right - an airmen wearing flying jacket, helmet and goggles standing leaning…