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Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AD-760768-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft D / Douglas (Santa Monica, CA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg297e96aec-6932-43d6-884e-1a5db3c97846

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref18471

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AD-760768-02

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft D / Douglas (Santa Monica, CA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg20f4bc505-21bb-40c8-ac72-8b37c6e71603

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref18474

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AD-760768-80

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft D / Douglas (Santa Monica, CA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2458519be-b5f8-4522-bcca-6bd981c6163d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref18477

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Scope and Contents:

Three black and white photographs, approximately 11 x 14 inches, Douglas Aircraft, C-47, C-54, A-20

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AD-760768-OS

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft D / Douglas (Santa Monica, CA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg204d6fb74-02f5-4408-b1b4-36871989116c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref19701

Creator:

Poats, Frederick J.  Search this

Names:

United States. Army Air Forces. 118th Tactical Reconnaissance  Search this

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

November 1944 - December 1945

Summary:

This consists of twenty-six color photographs taken between November 1944 and December 1945 by Frederick J. Poats in India at Panagar Air Base, and in China at Chengkung, Hangchow, Laohwangping, Luichow, Shanghai, and Suichwan.

Scope and Contents:

This group of 26 color photographs were taken by Frederick J. Poats. Aircraft and a few personnel (Poats, Lt. Leroy Price, and some Chinese) are seen in India at Panagar Air Base, and in China at Chengkung, Hangchow, Laohwangping, Luichow, Shanghai, and Suichwan. Two photos show Lockheed P-38 Lightnings of the 449th Fighter Squadron (449FS). Two photos show Poats' North American P-51D Mustang "Lady Marion" (named for his girlfriend, who became his wife after the war). One photo shows a Consolidated F-7A (s/n 42-64102) of the 24th Combat Mapping Squadron. Other aircraft types depicted include: Lockheed F-5E Lightning, Douglas C-54 Skymaster, captured Japanese "Ida" (Tachikawa Ki-36) in Nationalist China markings, Curtiss C-46 Commando, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, and Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt.

Arrangement:

No arrangement.

Biographical / Historical:

Frederick J. Poats joined the 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (118 TRS), 23rd Fighter Group (23 FG), in November 1944. He was stationed in Luliang, China, and assigned to temporary duty assignments with the 26th Fighter Squadron (26 FS) based in Chengkung until the 118 TRS had established themselves at a base in Suichwan, China. Poats was stationed with the 118 TRS from that point on. From World War II's end through mid-December 1945 Poats was involved with ferrying aircraft and materiel for the Chinese government as part of the "Diffenbaugh Project."

Provenance:

Frederick J. Poats, gift, circa 1984, NASM.XXXX.0595

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family  Search this

North American P-51D (F-51D) Mustang  Search this

Consolidated F-7A Liberator  Search this

Lockheed F-5E Lightning  Search this

Douglas C-54 Skymaster Family  Search this

Curtiss C-46 Commando Family  Search this

Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family  Search this

Tachikawa Ki-36 Ida  Search this

Tachikawa Ki-55 Ida  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- India  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Frederick J. Poats Color Photography Collection, NASM.XXXX.0595, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0595

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21a71c26b-e2b4-4b99-8de3-789cce47e488

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0595

Extent:

0.2 Cubic feet (1 slim letter document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1937-1987

bulk 1947-1965

Summary:

Photography in this collection was collected by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Air Transport Curator R. E. G. (Ron) Davies from a variety of unidentified sources, presumably for integration into his airline reference files. It includes a mixture of black and white and color formats from 35 mm roll film to 4.75 x 6 inch sheet film. Aircraft pictured are predominantly airliners in use in the post-World War II period, circa 1947-1965, and include views of British, European, and American airliners at airports in the United Kingdom, and passenger and cargo aircraft belonging to various Central and South American airlines photographed at Miami International Airport (Florida, USA).

Scope and Contents:

Original and copy photography in this collection includes a mixture of color positives (transparencies), color negatives, and black and white negatives predominantly in 35mm roll film format, either as cut strips or as individual frames (no complete rolls). The collection also includes some medium format sheet film in 4.75 x 6 inch, 4 x 5 inch, and 120 format sizes. A small amount of film was found in annotated enclosures, but the bulk of the material was unidentified.

A large number of the photographs in this collection appear to have been taken of British, European, and American airliners on the ground at international airports in Britain (UK), with a few views of Royal Air Force or British government aircraft. An equally large number of photographs show passenger and cargo aircraft belonging to various Central and South American airlines; these are predominantly seen on the ground at Miami, Florida (USA), although some were likely taken at other locations in the Caribbean area. Views taken in Florida also include various American airliners and a few US civil, military, and government aircraft. Views taken in Central America include a few photographs of military cargo aircraft belonging to the Colombian (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana) and Salvadoran (Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña) air forces. Aircraft types pictured include a large number of World War II military cargo aircraft modified for civilian service, particularly the Curtiss C-46 Commando and—to a lesser extent—the Douglas C-47 (DC-3) Skytrain (Dakota) and Douglas C-54 (DC-4) Skymaster. Other post-WWII American airliners such as the Lockheed Constellation family, various Douglas models (DC-6, DC-7, DC-8, DC-10) and the Martin (Glenn L.) Model 404 (4-O-4) are also seen, as well as various British airliners including the Bristol 175 Britannia, Handley Page Hermes and Dart Herald H.P.R.7, Britten Norman BN-2A-III Trislander, and Vickers Viking and Viscount. A small group of photographs focuses on flying boats used by various small airlines, particularly the Short S.25 Sunderland and S.45A Solent models.

Arrangement:

Photography is organized by format. Images found together have been grouped in the same folder or sheet. Cut strips or individual frames which appear to be from the same roll of 35mm film are presented in frame number order.

Biographical / Historical:

The post-World War II period saw an explosion in the number of new national and international airlines, many making use of readily available surplus military aircraft such as the Douglas C-47 and Curtiss C-46 modified to serve as passenger and cargo aircraft in regularly scheduled and charter operations. This period also saw the introduction of four-engine pressurized airliners such as the Lockheed Constellation and Douglas DC-6, providing airline passengers with a faster, more comfortable air travel experience.

Photography in this collection was collected by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Air Transport Curator R. E. G. (Ron) Davies from a variety of unidentified sources, presumably for integration into his airline reference files. This material was transferred to the NASM Archives from the NASM Aeronautics Department following Davies' retirement.

Related Materials:

See related collection R. E. G. (Ron) Davies Air Transport Collection, NASM.XXXX.0604.

Provenance:

NASM Aeronautics Department, transfer, 1989, NASM.XXXX.1224

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics -- 20th century  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Airports  Search this

Curtiss C-46 Commando  Search this

Douglas DC-3 Family  Search this

Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family  Search this

Douglas C-54 Skymaster Family  Search this

Douglas DC-6  Search this

Douglas DC-7  Search this

Lockheed Model 749 Constellation  Search this

Lockheed Model 1049D Super Constellation  Search this

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Family  Search this

Citation:

Mid-Century Airliners Photography, NASM.XXXX.1224, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1224

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Mid-Century Airliners Photography

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ca6c932d-5bc3-4515-a60e-5c6505f500e1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-1224

Creator:

Meyer, John A.  Search this

Names:

United Service Organizations (U.S.)  Search this

United States. Army Air Forces  Search this

United States. Army Air Forces. North Atlantic Air Bases. Newfoundland, Canada  Search this

Meyer, John A.  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Cubic feet ((3 films) (1 tape))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

1942-1943

Scope and Contents:

John A. Meyer was an aerial photographer in the US Army Air Forces. He was stationed in Bangor, Maine and the North Atlantic Air Bases in Newfoundland, 1942-1943.

Biographical / Historical:

This collection consists of three films and corresponding videotape of footage shot by the donor at Bangor Maine and North Atlantic Air Bases in Newfoundland. The films include footage of base life, USO Shows, and the following aircraft: Douglas A-20, Boeing B-17, Douglas B-18, Consolidated B-24, Douglas C-54, Noorduyn C-64, Piper L-4, and Bell P-39. Most of the flying and aircraft scenes are in color, while the footage of the USO Show and troops at play are in black and white.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

John A. Meyer, Gift, unknown, 1991-0030, NASM

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations  Search this

Aerial photography  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- North Atlantic  Search this

Douglas A-20 Havoc Family  Search this

Douglas B-18 Family  Search this

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family  Search this

Consolidated B-24 Family  Search this

Noorduyn Norseman Family  Search this

Piper L-4 Family  Search this

Douglas C-54 Skymaster Family  Search this

Bell P-39 Airacobra Family  Search this

Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Identifier:

NASM.1991.0030

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg26470d8ae-9a17-4a2a-9a60-a89954c74943

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1991-0030

Creator:

Fobes, Ramon D.  Search this

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Container:

Folder 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Menus

Photographs

Date:

Circa 1946-1954

Summary:

Ramon D. Fobes collected a few items during his travels circa 1946-1954 while on active duty with the US Army. This collection contains six 35mm color slides of military aircraft at US bases in Puerto Rico, the Pacific, and Korea, and two items of ephemera Fobes probably picked up on his 1947 trip to Japan: a menu and a Naval Air Transport pamphlet.

Scope and Contents:

This small collection contains six 35mm color slides of military aircraft at US bases in Puerto Rico, the Pacific, and Korea, and two items of ephemera Fobes probably picked up on his 1947 trip to Japan: a menu from the Army Air Forces Air Transport Command (Pacific Division) Terminal Restaurant at Hickham Field, Oahu, Hawaii; and a pamphlet issued by US Navy Naval Air Transport Squadron 3 (VR-3) providing information to passengers travelling aboard their "Nonstop Hot Shot" coast-to-coast transport service flights between Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, California.

Biographical / Historical:

Ramon D. Fobes enrolled in the Vermont National Guard while attending college in Burlington, and was commissioned in June 1925. Fobes retained his inactive military status, so when he was called up for World War II he entered active duty with the US Army as a first lieutenant. By 1944, he had been promoted to rank of Captain, and was assigned to Antiaircraft Artillery; he spent the whole of the war in the continental United States. After the war he made at least two trips to Japan (in 1946 and 1947), passing through Hickham Field, Hawaii, en route. From March 2 through May 23, 1951, Fobes (now a Major) was assigned to temporary duty with the 63rd Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion, and was at Fort Clayton (Panama Canal Zone) and Camp Tortuguero (Puerto Rico). In late 1953 to 1954, Fobes was stationed with the 739th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, 10th AAA Group, near Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Provenance:

Ramon D. Fobes, Gift, 2017, NASM.2017.0027.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster Family  Search this

Douglas DC-3  Search this

Bases and Installations, Hawaii, Hickam  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Genre/Form:

Menus

Photographs

Citation:

Ramon D. Forbes Collection, Acc. NASM.2017.0027, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2017.0027

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Ramon D. Fobes Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2dfb2ebb4-56f8-4f6e-92cc-e108bbf8bc67

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2017-0027

Collection Creator:

Arnold, Rudy, 1902-1966  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 32

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Collection Rights:

Permissions Requests

Topic:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster Family  Search this

Collection Citation:

Rudy Arnold Photo Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0356, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Rudy Arnold Photo Collection

Rudy Arnold Photo Collection / Series 1: Black and White Negatives / Aircraft: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk to Douglas (DC-3) DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f30c47ec-1ead-4145-9a23-5ac61b1ab524

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0356-ref735