Sunday, September 1, 2013

American Airlines DC-3



American Airlines DC-3. Photographers of the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) filming a scene at the American Airlines "Flagship" passenger plane, for the motion picture "Black Marketing." The film was released by the OWI on August 19, 1943.

Creator(s): Smith, Roger, photographer. Date Created/Published: 1943. Medium: 1 negative : safety ; 4 x 5 inches or smaller. Reproduction Number: LC-USW3-031475-C (b&w film neg.)

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American Airlines DC-3

Call Number: LC-USW3- 031475-C [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540. Notes: Title and other information from caption card. LOT 2213 (Location of corresponding print.) Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. Film copy on SIS roll 10, frame 17.

Subjects: United States--Virginia--Arlington County--National Airport. Format: Safety film negatives. Collections: Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives. Part of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Fairchild FC-2W2



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The first aircraft purchased by the NACA was this Fairchild FC-2W2. Marked as "NACA 26," this aircraft was the first to be flown in a NACA paint scheme. The colors applied to this Fairchild were blue fuselage, silver wings and tail. The wing had a yellow stripe down the middle, from tip to tip. A red, white and blue shield was added to the rudder. It was used by NACA in an effort to correlate wind tunnel and flight aerodynamic characteristics. Date 1929.

A 1927 FC-2W, the oldest American Airlines plane to ever fly. NASA Center: Langley Research Center. Image#: L-03546. Date: 01/01/1929.

Fairchild FC-2W2

SPAD XVI XIII clipart



SPAD XVI with two Lewis guns in the rear and a Vickers forward-firing gun. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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The SPAD S.XIII was a French biplane fighter aircraft of World War I, developed by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) from the earlier highly successful SPAD S.VII. It was one of the most capable fighters of the war, and one of the most-produced, with 8,472 built

SPAD XVI XIII clip art

SPAD XVI XIII clipart

SPAD XIII DAYTON, Ohio -- SPAD XIII at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)