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Imperial Tokyo, Heart of Japan and No. 1 Pacific Target

One newsmap entitled, "Imperial Tokyo, Heart of Japan and No. 1 Pacific Target" dated, December 11, 1944.

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to Cordelia Williams

Telegram from Boyd Coab to Cordelia Williams. There are two purple stars stamped in the middle. It says "I regret to inform you of the death of your son 'Leroi S Willliams' 0809260 Air Corps 100th Fighter Squaron 332nd Fighter Group." It says the...

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[Photograph of LeRoi S. Williams]

Photograph of LeRoi S. Williams in his pilot's uniform with a helmot and goggles on. He is looking off to the left pensively. The photograph is mounted on cardboard in a cardboard frame. At the bottom of the frame is printed "Tuskegee Inst. Ala."...

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[B-70 Held Perfect Plane For Spy Role]

A newspaper clipping from the Washington Times Herald on July 11, 1960. The first article, "B-70 Held Perfect Plane for Spy Role," describes the proposed B-70 bomber plane and explains the disagreement over whether or not to fund the construction of...

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Report of the Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services United States Senate, The B-70 Program

A report from the Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee about the merits of the B-70 bomber, in which the subcommittee analyzes the history of the B-70 weapon system and recommends to the Committee on Armed Services that it be developed immediately...

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United States of America Civil Aeronautics Authority Washington D.C. Airman Certificate No. 17943-40

Card certifying LeRoi as a private pilot after his graduation from the Hampton Institute. Lists LeRoi's date of birth as 7-30-19 his weight as 145 and his height as 6'. Signed by LeRoi Shelton Williams and Carl L. Christenson who is listed as Ass't...

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Civil Aeronautics Authority Washington Student Pilot Log Book

A log book kept by LeRoi Williams' instructors while he did his flight training. Each sheet contains the name of a course and a checklist of the maneuvers completed for each course, along with the times and dates of the flights, the make and model of...

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The President of the United States of America

Document appointing Eugene Warsenure Williams First Lieutenant, Air Corps. Below the title, an engraving of an eagle. Signed by the Adjutant General (illegible).

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[Photo of Martin Luther King's casket being loaded onto an Atlanta bound plane]

One telephoto taken by UPI dated April 5, 1968. Photograph depicts casket of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. being loaded onto a plane for transport back to Atlanta, Georgia.

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King's Body Put on Plane

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 5, 1968. Photo depicts casket of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. being loaded onto a plane as the Rev. Ralph Abernathy stands in the doorway of the plane. Wirephoto description notes that Rev. Abernathy...

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To Claim Body

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 5, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King boarding a plane bound for Memphis, Tennessee to claim the body of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holding a umbrella for Mrs. King is her late husband's...

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Banners Carried Aloft in Air Show

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated June 24, 1956. Shows three planes flying with banners in Russian. The banners are translated by the attached press release to read, "Glory to the Soviet People." The planes were flown during a Soviet...

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Twining Talks With Chairman

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated July 9, 1956. Shows General Nathan F. Twining talking to Carl Vinson, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. The press release states Twining reported that his recent trip provided no...

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Thirty-Three Die in Airliner Crash

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated November 7, 1956. Shows a plane sitting on tarmac in Paris. The attached press release reports that the plane is a DC-6, the same type of plane that crashed near Paris killing at least thirty...

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Rescue Nears

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated May 5, 1956. Shows a seaplane, a small boat and larger ship floating in water. The wire transfer in the photo reports this seaplane and another not pictured were forced down en route from San Diego to...

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Hunters Shooting into the Blue

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated January 21, 1957. Shows three British planes flying. The attached press release reports that the new planes, F-6's, are the latest versions of the Hawker Hunter Fighter. They claim the F-6s...

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Awesome Display of Aerial Power

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated April 2, 1957. A composite of two images. The top shows an F-100C Super Sabre "riding the waves" of the 114 rockets it just released. The bottom image is of the Super Sabre climbing away from...

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Charles A. Lindbergh mission report

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated August 27, 1957. This photo is a copy of the report written by Charles A. Lindbergh when he shot down a Japanese airplane on July 29, 1944. According to the attached press release Lindbergh...

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NATO Troopers Shower Down on Denmark

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated September 24, 1957. Shows many paratroopers leaping off eleven planes. According to the attached press release the paratroopers from several NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) nations...

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Big Jet Lands After Record Flight

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated November 13, 1957. Shows Air Force One landing with the Washington DC. capitol hill dome visible in the background. The press release embedded in the photo reports that the plane flew 5,204 miles from...

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Where Missile Delivered Simulated Hydrogen Warhead

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated November 15, 1957. Shows a map of the lower half of the United States, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Panama Canal, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Trinidad, Guyana, Portugal, Spain...

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Look Out Below

One wirephoto released by Canadian Press dated September 11, 1962. Shows nine men sitting and ducking on a roof as a biplane flies over them. The embedded press release states that pilot, Les Kerr, demonstrated hedge hops, a low level flying...

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Earning a Living the Hard Way

One wirephoto released by Associated Press date August 7, 1963. Shows a biplane flying low to the ground towards a building as people flee. The embedded press release states that Frank Tallman, a stunt pilot, is skimming the top of the factory for...

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Jet Pilot Lands After Fire

One photograph by Drennan Photo Service dated OCtober 29, 1956. Shows three men in military uniform inspecting a dropped wing tank. According to the attached press release First Lieutenant Allan H. Lancaster landed a F-86-F Sabre Jet at Mitchell Air...

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Wood Flies to War

One poster entitled, "Wood Flies to War," printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, dated 1943. Poster features an air force plane flying through dark cloudy sky. The poster states, "The Army and Navy need 20,000 Square Feet of Plywood for Each...

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