Airplanes

Truman and Dutra Giving a Speech at Airport

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President Harry S. Truman (right) and President Eurico Dutra of Brazil (left) behind a podium at Washington National Airport, giving a speech for the crowd after Dutra's arrival in the United States. All others are unidentified.

Truman Welcoming Dutra to the United States

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President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (center, in light-colored suit) greeting President Eurico Dutra of Brazil (left) at the airport in Washington, on the occasion of Dutra's visit to the United States. Others are unidentified.

U.S. Reparations Mission Members Before Departing from Washington, D.C. to Tokyo, Japan

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U.S. Reparations Mission members before departing from Washington, D.C. to Tokyo, Japan. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley (not seen in photo) was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors.)

The Jet, "Charlie - 54 - Easy"

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The jet, "Charlie - 54 - Easy," that flew the U.S. Reparations Mission members Tokyo, Japan. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors.)

The Jet, "Charlie - 54 - Easy"

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The jet, "Charlie - 54 - Easy," that flew the U.S. Reparations Mission members to Tokyo, Japan. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors.)

Templehof Airdrome in Berlin, Germany During the U.S. Reparations Mission

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Airplane at Templehof Airdrome in Berlin, Germany. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Photograph of the Aeronca L16B airplane

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Aerial photograph of the Aeronca L16B (SN 48-430) airplane in flight taken near Middleton, Ohio, where it was manufactured. This view shows Franklin, Ohio, and the Great Miami River in the background. This high-wing, two-place liaison plane was manufactured by the Aeronca Aircraft Corporation of Middletown, Ohio. Over 600 are in use by the Army Field Forces and National Guard.

Edwin Pauley boarding a jet at the U.S. Naval Air Station on Johnston Island

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Edwin Pauley boarding a jet at the U. S. Naval Air Station on Johnston Island. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors.)

British Refuel Plane at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, India; U.S. Reparations Mission

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Calcutta, India. The British "gas up" 9066. Dum Dum Airport. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-1947 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Ambassador Pauley and Commander Edelstein Before Takeoff for Calcutta, India

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Left to Right: Commander Edelstein, Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley. The two men are sitting in a car prior to takeoff for Calcutta, India. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-1947 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

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