Airplanes

An airplane taxies down a runway at the Boca Chica airport, Florida. This is the airport where President Harry S. Truman usually lands when visiting Key West.

United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup (left) prior to boarding General Douglas MacArthur's plane "Bataan" for return to Tokyo after visiting Kyoto. Major General John B. Coulter bids him farewell (right) while Major Anthony F. Story (middle), pilot, looks on.

Major General John B. Coulter (right) bids farewell to departing Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup's party as they board General Douglas MacArthur's plane "Bataan" at Itami Airfield near Kyoto en route to Tokyo. General Coulter is seen shaking hands with American Vice Consul James B. Lindsey (left).

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur's personal plane, "Bataan," on which American Ambassador Philip C. Jessup and his party flew to Kyoto, Japan. Scene is at Itami Airfield.

Basil O'Connor (right), President of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, greets Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left) at the La Grange Airport in Warm Springs, Georgia. Hannegan arrived in Warm Springs for a Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp Ceremony at Roosevelt's Little White House.

Officials arrive in Hyde Park, New York, during French President Vincent Auriol's visit. Left to right: Dr. Paul J. Raver, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration; unidentified; unidentified; Arthur E. Demaray, Director, National Park Service; William J. Dougherty, Director of Information, Department of the Interior; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman.

Former President Harry S. Truman shakes the hand of Senator John J. Sparkman (right) as he descends the steps of a small airplane. Mr. Truman is to speak at the Democratic Party Rally in Decatur, Alabama.

Clockwise from front left: Dr. Paul J. Raver, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration; Arthur E. Demaray, Director, National Park Service; William J. Dougherty, Director of Information, Department of the Interior; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman in a Bureau of Reclamation plane en route to Hyde Park, New York during the visit of French President Vincent Auriol.

View of airplanes with numerous parachutes and jumpers in view. Location not given. Illustration for publication "Svet V Obrazech" for September 13, 1952.

View of women patrol with parachutes lined up ready to board aircraft. Identification reads: "Last instructions given to girl-patrols before entering the airplane." Location probably Czechoslovakia. Illustration for publication "Svet V Obrazech" for October 4, 1952.