Airplanes

Madame Henri Bonnet, wife of the French Ambassador to the United States, is shown here with Jack Frye, President of TWA. She is christening the Constellation airplane "The Paris Sky Chief" prior to the takeoff of a preview passenger flight to Paris, marking the debut of the 300 mile an hour Lockheed Constellation as a luxury liner of the skyways for TWA. Steam was used by Madame Bonnet to christen the plane. From: Beth Gore.

Plane refueling at Metz, France.

Plane enroute to Paris, France.

John F. Kennedy (left), General Curtis LeMay (center), and an unidentified officer stand under the wing of a plane. The date and location are unknown. From: Lucille Patterson.

A small plane waits at Pryor Field for former President Harry S. Truman to board after his visit to Decatur, Alabama, where he made a major address before a crowd of 10,000 plus at a political rally for the Kennedy-Johnson ticket. From: J.F. Rowden, Traffic Superintendent, Chemstrand Company, Decatur, Alabama 35602

Former President Harry S. Truman stands by a Delta airplane after arriving in Little Rock, Arkansas, for a 35th Division reunion. With him are two members of Battery "D" and two representatives of Delta Airlines. Left to right are: Mr. V.A. Mensies (Delta Air Lines), Francis Yeager (Battery "D"), President Truman, Delta hostess, and Jack Bullard (Battery "D"). From: V.A. Mensies, Delta-C&S Air Lines, Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri

Former President Harry S. Truman stands on the boarding stairs and waves as he prepares to leave Florida after a vacation in Key West with his family. His image is reflected in the airplane fuselage. (See also 96-799.) From: Dr. M. William Voss

Former President Harry S. Truman (center, in dark suit and glasses) is welcomed by a group of dignitaries after disembarking from a plane at the Cedar Rapids, Iowa airport to attend the Hoover Library dedication. At the former President's left is Colonel Robert Adams. Although each individual cannot be matched to a name, others in the photo are William B. Anderson, President of the Hoover Foundation; Mayor Robert Johnson; Reginald Figge; Senator Jack Miller and Tom Gavin. (Same as 63-998-3 except larger)

Former President Harry S. Truman waves as he disembarks an airplane at San Francisco, California. Mr. Truman delivered an address before a commemorative session of the United Nations on its tenth anniversary. From: Richard C. Hares.

A. Robert Ginsburgh, who was a Lt. Colonel and an Aide to the Under Secretary of War in 1941 and 1942, is shown seated in an airplane, second from the right. The other men are unknown.