Air bases

President Harry S. Truman visits Andrews Air Force Base to attend the Air Progress Demonstration. From left, first row: Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, President Truman, General Hoyt Vandenberg (in the background), General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison (in the background), and Colonel David Schilling. All others are unknown.

President Harry S. Truman ascends a ladder from a hatch of a Northrop YB-49 after inspecting the six jet flying wing at a ground display of Air Force fighters and bombers at Andrews Air Force Base during the Air Progress Demonstration. Standing behind President Truman is his Air Force Aide, General Robert Landry. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman descends a ladder from a hatch of a Northrop YB-49 after inspecting the six jet flying wing at a ground display of Air Force fighters and bombers at Andrews Air Force Base during the Air Progress Demonstration. Left is General Robert Landry, the President's Air Force aide. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman visits Andrews Air Force Base for the Air Progress Demonstration. Pictured from left: General Laurence Kuter, the President, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, and Colonel David Schilling. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman visits Andrews Air Force Base to attend the Air Progress Demonstration. From left: General Robert Landry, General Laurence Kuter, President Harry S. Truman, and Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington.

President Harry S. Truman descends a ladder from a hatch of a Northrop YB-49 after inspecting the six jet flying wing at a ground display of Air Force fighters and bombers at Andrews Air Force Base during the Air Progress Demonstration. Left is General Robert Landry, the President's Air Force aide.

President Harry S. Truman attends Air Progress Demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base and looks up at planes through his binoculars. Standing in the background on the right is Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson. Seated in the background on the right is Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attends Air Progress Demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base. From left: Colonel David Schilling, General Hoyt Vandenberg, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral Robert Dennison (in background), and General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman arriving at Grandview Air Force Base, Grandview, Missouri on return trip from Cosby, Tennessee. He had attended the Ramp Festival there. The military officers are unidentified.

Military officers and others attend a banquet and ceremony memorializing Colonel David Schilling in which Smokey Hill Air Force Base was renamed Schilling Air Force Base at Salina, Kansas. All are unidentified.