Ford AT Trimotor Transport NCB-403 on runway, possibly a refueling stop; a half dozen people and a child stand on or near the plane; two vehicles parked nearby
Pilot and crew pose in front of Loening OL-8 amphibian used in the U.S. Navy's photo-mapping expedition over the Tongass National Forest; five men in flight suits hold large aerial survey cameras
Title taken from caption on Album. "Title taken from caption on Album. "The aviators lined up and ready to leave Fairbanks. They received various souvenirs, dogs, gold dust, fur parkees [parkas], etc."
Title taken from caption on Album. "The aviators lined up and ready to leave Fairbanks. They received various souvenirs, dogs, gold dust, fur parkees [parkas], etc."
Title taken from back of photo. "HQ [Headquarters] AAC [Alaskan Air Command] -- Busy Crew -- Air Force personnel as well as civilian civil Defense volunteers had their hands full at Seward, Alaska, on the day after the Good Friday earthquake....
Title taken from caption on Album. "Capt. Street, the commander of the flight with mail for the States. Miss Vanda Coffey, Mrs. Arthur McGowan, Mrs. Dunham."
(3:43 min.) (15 of 28) 15. Getting air time
George and a man named Grant Ruth trained as flight mechanics. George did some flying of the DC3's. He wanted to fly other aircraft but there were few civilian planes available for sale or...
A flight crew from the 77th Bombardier Squadron (Eleventh Air Force) stands beside a plane on the runway at Adak. Left to right: Weldon Preddy, Joe Fontaine, and Ken Wood. Marsden matting (steel interlocked plates) covers the ground. Original...
Title taken from back of photo. "HQ [Headquarters] AAC [Alaskan Air Command] -- Heavy Cargo -- Civil Defense members of the earthquake stricken community of Seward strain to shift some of the heavy cargo airlifted into the area by men and...
Included in this collection are pictures of the Rodebaughs, Noel and Ralph Wien, A.A. Bennett, Ed Hudson and Fred Mueller. There are also images of the various planes flown in Alaska during this era of newfound commercial aviation and notable...