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Parris Island, South Carolina. Student ready for flight in glider plane

1 negative : nitrate ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches or smaller. Notes: Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. File print misnumbered LC-USW3-2534-E;…

Radio Speech by the Japanese Prime Minister (Prince Konoye)

A translated radio address by Japanese Prime Minister Prince Konoye explaining Japan's policy after the fall of Wuhan.

Captured Japanese Zero aircraft at Buna Airfield

A captured Japanese Zero aircraft at the airstrip in Buna, Papua. The aircraft shows bullet holes in the wing from being strafed by Allied fighters.…

The 14 Part Message

Japanese Note to the United States United States December 7, 1941

Boeing B-29

B-29 production line.

General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold

A color photograph of General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, a key leader of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and the first…

Colonel Charles H. MacDonald and Al Nelson with P-38J Lightning "Putt Putt Maru"

Colonel Charles H. MacDonald and Al Nelson in the Pacific with MacDonald's P-38J Lightning "Putt Putt Maru". MacDonald was a leading USAAF flying ace…

Yue Yi-chin

Yue Yi-chin, an Air Force ace pilot during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

72nd Shinbu 1945 Kamikaze

Photograph taken 26 May 1945 of five corporals from the 72nd Shinbu Squadron the day before their tokkō (Kamikaze) mission. Front row (left to right):…

Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Honda in the New Guinea campaign

A Japanese national flag (silk) featuring patriotic slogans in black ink. Includes a dedication from instructor sergeant Wakabayashi to soldier Honda,…