Military aircraft

Army and Navy planes fly over U.S.S. Missouri at the conclusion of the Japanese surrender ceremonies. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946.

Major John W.F.M. Huffer and Raoul Lufberry standing by plane. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

Spud biplane flying over old trenches and ammunition train on the road during World War I. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower and General Dwight Eisenhower exiting a plane. They have arrived in Washington, D. C.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill, surrounded by cameramen and dignitaries, leaves the airplane which brought him to Gatow Airport in Berlin, Germany for the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill steps off his airplane at Gatow Airport in Berlin. He is en route to the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Group of unidentified Marines standing in front of a biplane at Quantico, Virginia. Two children are also in the photo, presumably standing next to their father.

Captain James E. Webb, USMC (third from the right) and other officers and aviators at Quantico, Virginia, standing in front of a biplane.

Captain James E. Webb, USMC (third from the right) and other officers and aviators at Quantico, Virginia, standing in front of a biplane.

Four Grumman F7F Tigercats begin to pull out of their dive after screaming in to attack their objective with simulated demolition bombs. A geyser of water and sand spouts skyward during the detonation. This was taken at the Marine Corps Training School at Quantico, Virginia.