u.s. air force

May-89
c. 1969

Poster has an image of a United States flag with black outlines of airplanes in front of it. Along the bottom area of the poster is a red bar that has black images of people. The top of the...

1972

Poster has seven light blue rectangles with various images in them. Left rectangles- top: white outline of Laos; middle: five blue airplanes, 11 red soldiers, two white war ships; bottom: white...

04/08/75

Tribune caption on the back, April 9, 1975: "First Look at a New World: A frightened little face peers from the shelter of a blanket as another wave of Vietnamese orphans arrived at Travis...

c. 1965

Label attached to the back, "Troops enroute to Vietnam. This is one of the first flights that carried troops to the conflict area. Troops were taken by ship until 1968." Photo shows 5 army...

11-May-42

The Tribune photo, dated May 11, 1942, has the following caption on the back: "There was no time to talk over the flight when the'Scramble' order came, but now that they're back on the ground,...

11-May-42

The Tribune photo, dated May 11, 1942, has the folloing caption on the back: "This is a fighting base, not a repair depot, but no plane goes out unless it is in top mechanical condition. Here...

12-May-42

The location of this scene is the ready room for enlisted air force men. The typewritten notation attached to the back of the photo reads "Always alerted, the enlisted men who make up the ground...

5-Jun-51

The Tribune photo, dated July 1, 1937, has the following caption on the back: "Graduation for the first class of Air Force mechanics was held yesterday at Aero Industries Technical Institute at...

5-Oct-91

The Tribune photo, dated October 6, 1991, has the following caption on the back: "The 'Wings Over America' air show at Oakland Municipal Airport this weekend honored Tuskegee Airmen such as Woody...

25-Apr-75

Handwritten on the back, "Clark AFB, Air Force volunteers line up to care for orphans." Photo is a night time shot of a line of people standing on the tarmace near the open door of an Air Force...

16-Aug-86

The Tribune photo, dated August 17, 1986, has the following caption on the back: "JET STREAMERS The Italian Air Force's Precision Flying Team, the Frecce Tricolori, streaks into the wild blue...

c. 1985

The date is smudged and the only notation ont he back reads "USAF Rescue Helicopter," but the location and venue is the Livermore Air Show. In this scene the length of the helicopter is shown,...

14-May-53

Description: UC Berkeley ROTC students march in formation for university officials and military officers. The students are all in uniform. They are seen walking off the field in front of the...

14-May-53

Description: UC Berkeley ROTC students stand in formation for university officials and military officers. The students are all in uniform. Some are seen walking off the field in front of the...

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