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1-36-P-H--2......3525th AIR GUNNERY SQUADRON F-86 SABRES........Based at Nellis AFB, the squadron insignia 'bullseye' is visible on the fuselage to the right of the ground crew ......high definition 8x10" photo in good condition......$7 |
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2-35-P-H-2...... STEARMANS AND RADIAL ENGINES..... Classic modern 8x10" photo in excellent condition suitable for framing of PT-17, W-670 in foreground (what powered the Stearman and other biplanes), and a Fairchild 24 in the background.........$5 |
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3-35-P-H-2........REPUBLIC XF-91 THUNDERCEPTOR .........'Wicked' looking little interceptor of 1949 had reverse taper swept wings (wider chord at the tips) and powered by 4 rocket engines and one jet engine........apparently capable of 1000 mph, only 2 were built and just one now survives....(the one in this photo)....8x10" public press photo has typed story on reverse, dated May 9, 1949...very good condition.....$25 |
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4-36-P-H-2.........BOY AND V-1 BUZZBOMB....... Unmarked 8x10" 1940's era photo of German 3rd Reich V-1 cruise missile.......marked with USAAF star on fuselage, this was probably on tour after WWII......great photo in very good condition for........$7 |
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5-36-P-H-2....... METEOR 7 FORMATION AEROBATIC TEAM.......INP (International News Photo) pres release photo dated 12-9-1953......Driffield, Yorks, England......RAF 203 advanced flying school air show team apparently had flwon numerouos air shows, including one before the Duke of Edinburgh ...this un-retoughed photo measures 7" by 9" in excellent condition with attached, typed story and inked stamp on reverse of photo....$18 |
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6-35-P-H-2........BRAZIL'S PIONEER WOMAN FLYER STUDYING AT LAGUARDIA FIELD.......Mrs. Anesia Pinheiro Machado.....This is an original press release photo dated Nov. 29. 1943. Mrs. Machado had just taken a 6 month refresher course at the CAA in Houston TX. and was currently putting in 2 months at the Pan American Airways School for pilots.... The article glued to the back of the photo mentioned that when training was completed, she would be returning to Brazil to train new pilots- men and women.....original 5" by 7"......good condition......$13 |
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7-35-P-H-2..........TRANSLAND AG-2 SET........Back in the mid 1950's when the agplane industry was booming, Transland of Torrance came out with this purposeful looking maching........looks like an AT-6 engine and cowling.....set of 4 8x10's are from an original sales 'kit' and show the same # plane.......each photo has damage at one edge, but otherwise fine condition......set of all 4 photos...........$15
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8-35-P-H-2......1931 TRANS- PACIFIC PILOT HOPEFUL SEIJI YOSHIWARA.......Original Associated Press photo dated May 4, 1931........'youthful Japanese flier, who plans to make a solo flight from Japan to San Franciso, Calif., starting about April 30. He will make 19 stops enroute at various North Pacific islands, most of them in the Aleutian Chain.'..... Seiji never completed his trip, but instead had some mechanical problems and had to stop before completion, but was unharmed, an interesting story for sure......reverse of the 6" by 8" AP photo has stamped story and credits, photo appeared in various journals of the day....... another obscure pioneer pilot.....good condition......$20 |
9-36-P-H-2........AMERICAN THEATRE WING ........Yet another largely unknown aspect of WWII history......I have to admit, I have never heard about this...... in WWII, the American Theatre Wing was formed for the Alliued Relief Fund, and opened the Stage Door Canteen in New York for young servicemen.... this wing ran plays and thratre to entertain the troops in WWII and still exists today......8x10" photo with orginal stamp on reverse....here we can see some satisfied troops, 2nd AAF Sergeant, New Zealand Sergeant and RCAF WAG Sergeant......excellent condition original.........$5
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10-36-P-H-2.... TRANSLAND AG-2 FARM/ FORESTRY PLANES.......Publicity photo from Transland of Torrance California....... certified in 1958 and billed as a farm/forestry dust/spray plane......looks like it used FWF (firewall forward) off a AT-6......not much info on Transland, but they are long gone ........here we have two of 'em parked on the ramp in a 8" by 10" with some damage to lower part of photo (not the image, just the border and some of the typed info at bottom of photo)..overall original good shape from files of an old ag-pilot...circa 1958.....baffle your flying buddies for only ........$5 |
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