Airplanes

TWA's new all-metal, twin motored Douglas transport airplane shown in flight with clouds behind it.

President John F. Kennedy is seen sitting in this distant shot of the McDonnell Corporation exhibit. A plane sits in front of a large crowd.

Former President Harry S. Truman and other unidentified officials are shown in front of the plane which will take them from the Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas, to Wyoming and Minnesota to watch the National Guard Maneuvers. Includes an original negative. Donor: Dorothy Feeback.

Senator Harry S. Truman inside an army airplane at Kansas City.

Senator Harry S. Truman debarking from an army airplane in Kansas City.

Senator Harry S. Truman and an unidentified officer in an army airplane at Kansas City.

Sitting in the cockpit of a special Army C-47 plane his Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq is taken on a tour to see, from air, some of the irrigated lands of the west. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq speaking with jet pilot Lieutenant Hill. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

Members of Prime Minister Ali Khan's party view the final assembly of Constellation airplanes at unidentified factory. From photograph album, "Visit of his Excellency Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, to the United States of America, May 3 to May 26, 1950."

Prime Minister Ali Khan, of Pakistan, inspects the cockpit of a jet training aircraft. From photograph album, "Visit of his Excellency Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, to the United States of America, May 3 to May 26, 1950."