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[Wilbur Wright gliding, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Wilbur Wright gliding, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

Title based on reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Marine Corps lieutenant studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps lieutenant studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris...

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Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, at Page Field, Parris Isl...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. The rugged landing gear of a C-47 transport plane must stand terrific pounding over rough ground and emergency landing fields. Picture taken on the Long Beach, California, flight ramp of the Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. The rugged landing gear of a C-47 t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. C-47 transport planes. The flexible performance of C-47 transport plane is due to their 1200-horsepower radial engines and to three-blade variable pitch propellers. Picture taken at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. The flexible performance of C-47 tr...

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Parris Island: Marine Corps gliders. Look for these boys, Adolph. Some day these lieutenants of the Marine Corps may land in battle dress at Berchtesgaden. Now they're learning to pilot gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island: Marine Corps gliders. Look for these boys, Adolph. Some...

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[Three-quarter right front view of Wright glider descending from Big Hill. One of four photographs of gliding activities taken on October 27, 1903, when Wilbur and Orville each made two glides]

[Three-quarter right front view of Wright glider descending from Big H...

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[Right front view of glider in flight]

[Right front view of glider in flight]

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 116. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

A marine glider pilot in training, a lieutenant, at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

A marine glider pilot in training, a lieutenant, at Page Field, Parris...

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Marine Corps glider in flight over Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps glider in flight over Parris Island, S.C.

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Marine with the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine with the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Look out for these boys, Adolph. Some day these lieutenants of the Marine Corps may land in battle dress at Berchtesgarden. Now they're learning how to pilot gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Look out for these boys, Adolph. ...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Engines for C-47 transport planes ready for the assembly line at Long Beach, California, Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Engines for C-47 transport planes r...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Great numbers of C-47 transport planes are coming off the assembly lines of Douglas Aircraft Company at Long Beach, California. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Great numbers of C-47 transport pla...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make the best of all the new fighting tools. Gyrene glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina take a six-week course during which each student must complete 1000 successful takeoffs and landings. The plane is towing the three gliders

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make t...

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Lilienthalscher Gleitflieger. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
[1901 glider being flown as a kite, Wilbur at left side, Orville at right; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[1901 glider being flown as a kite, Wilbur at left side, Orville at ri...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Gliding; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Gliding; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, at Page Field, Parris Isl...

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Marine Lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Isla...

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Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, ready for take-off at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, ready for take-off at Pag...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Marines at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina tune a new plane used by young leathernecks who will win the coveted title of "glider pilot" after they have successfully completed some 1000 takeoffs and landings during a six-week training course

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Marines at Page Field, Parris Isl...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs. This lieutenant of the Marine Corps, studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina, may some day land in battle dress on the outskirts of Berlin or Tokyo or on the heel of Italy's boot

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Conference of the powers. A captain of the Marine Corps shows lieutentants studying glider pilotage some of the finer points of the game. The leathernecks are training many men in glider operation at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Conference of the powers. A capta...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make the best use of all the new fighting tools. Gyrene glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina take a six-week course during which each student must complete 1000 successful takeoffs and landings. The plane is towing the three gliders

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make t...

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[Side view of Wilbur Wright piloting a glider in level flight almost overhead, moving to left, showing bottom wing and elevator]

[Side view of Wilbur Wright piloting a glider in level flight almost o...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 50. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Left rear view of glider at a low altitude, showing the fixed vertical fin attached to a front strut; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Left rear view of glider at a low altitude, showing the fixed vertica...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 115. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

Aerial tug boat, which tows gliders for Marine pilots in training out of Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Aerial tug boat, which tows gliders for Marine pilots in training out ...

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Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Field, S.C

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Field, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image ... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make the best of all the new fighting tools. Gyrene glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina take a six-week course during which each student must complete 1000 successful takeoffs and landings. The plane is towing the three gliders

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. C-47 transport planes. Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company make a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, ...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs. This lieutenant of the Marine Corps, studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina, may some day land in battle dress on the outskirts of Berlin or Tokyo or on the heel of Italy's boot

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes awaits the installation of wing at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. A Marine Corps glider towed by a power plane at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina. The student glider pilot may some day make a visit, in battle dress, on Adolph, Benito or Hiro

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. A Marine Corps glider towed by a ...

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Lilienthalscher Gleitflieger. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
[Otto Lilienthal gliding experiment]

[Otto Lilienthal gliding experiment]

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[Left side view of glider flying as a kite, in level flight, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Left side view of glider flying as a kite, in level flight, Kitty Haw...

Title from reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/or O... More

[Wilbur Wright in prone position on glider just after landing, its skid marks visible behind it and, in the foreground, skid marks from a previous landing; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Wilbur Wright in prone position on glider just after landing, its ski...

Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 50. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More

[Rear view of Wilbur making a right turn in glide from No. 2 Hill, right wing tipped close to the ground]

[Rear view of Wilbur making a right turn in glide from No. 2 Hill, rig...

Note on reference print: See also Bain negative (LC-B2-83-4) and file print in lot 10965. Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / A... More

[Side view of Dan Tate, left, and Wilbur, right, flying the 1902 glider as a kite]

[Side view of Dan Tate, left, and Wilbur, right, flying the 1902 glide...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 51. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North...

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[Glider at Kitty Hawk] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Glider at Kitty Hawk] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title based on reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Marine glider pilot in training at Page Field, watching take-offs, Parris Island, S.C

Marine glider pilot in training at Page Field, watching take-offs, Par...

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Marine lieutenant with the power towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine lieutenant with the power towing plane for the gliders at Page ...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. An aerial "tug boat" towing three gliders across the field at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

Parris Island, South Carolina. An aerial "tug boat" towing three glide...

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[Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building]

[Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building]

Copy photograph taken from a photograph. Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bottom of Big Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bot...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 53. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp ...

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Marine Lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Isla...

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Field, S.C.

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Field, S.C.

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Marine with the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine with the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. The Marines are good at everything, including glider operation. Two lieutenants in training as pilots of the motorless airboats just before a flight from Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. The Marines are good at everythin...

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[Wright brothers rebuilding their glider in a wooden shed erected in July to serve as a workshop and to house the glider in bad weather, August, 1901; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Wright brothers rebuilding their glider in a wooden shed erected in J...

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[Left rear view of glider at a high altitude; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Left rear view of glider at a high altitude; Kitty Hawk, North Caroli...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 115. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[Front view of glider outside camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina ]

[Front view of glider outside camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carol...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 114. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

Marine Corps glider in flight, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps glider in flight, Parris Island, S.C.

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Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Isla...

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Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.

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Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towing plane for the training gliders at page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towing plane for the training ...

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Marine glider pilot in training at Page Field, is watching take-offs, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine glider pilot in training at Page Field, is watching take-offs, ...

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Marine glider in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine glider in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make the best of all the new fighting tools. Gyrene glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina take a six-week course during which each student must complete 1000 successful takeoffs and landings. The plane is towing the three gliders

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make the best of all the new fighting tools. Gyrene glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina take a six-week course during which each student must complete 1000 successful takeoffs and landings. The plane is towing the three gliders

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make t...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make the best of all the new fighting tools. Gyrene glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina take a six-week course during which each student must complete 1000 successful takeoffs and landings. The plane is towing the three gliders

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make t...

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Production. C-47 transport plane. Sections of C-47 transport planes move down the assembly lines of the Long Beach, California plant of Douglas Aircraft Company toward the final assembly line, where all parts are put together. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tow gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action (Douglas Aircraft Company)

Production. C-47 transport plane. Sections of C-47 transport planes mo...

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[Dan Tate, at left, and Edward C. Huffaker, at right, launching the 1901 glider with either Wilbur or Orville piloting]

[Dan Tate, at left, and Edward C. Huffaker, at right, launching the 19...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 49. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in front of him; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in ...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 55. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Wilbur gliding in level flight, single rear rudder clearly visible; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Wilbur gliding in level flight, single rear rudder clearly visible; K...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 54. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 114. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

[Side view from below of Orville soaring in level flight, spectators looking up at glider; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Side view from below of Orville soaring in level flight, spectators l...

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[Group portrait in front of glider at Kill Devil Hill. Sitting: Horace Wright, Orville Wright, and Alexander Ogilvie; standing: Lorin Wright, and group of journalists, including Van Ness Harwood of the New York World, Berges of the American News Service, Arnold Kruckman of the New York American, Mitchell of the New York Herald, and John Mitchell of the Associated Press; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Group portrait in front of glider at Kill Devil Hill. Sitting: Horace...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 117. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

Preparing for take-off at the glider pilot training program, Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Preparing for take-off at the glider pilot training program, Page Fiel...

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Marine Corps lieutenant studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps lieutenant studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. An aerial "tugboat" of the Marine Corps. The leatherneck pilot of this glider will tow three planes high above Page Field at Parris Island, South Carolina as part of six-week training course the Marines are giving to selected units

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. An aerial "tugboat" of the Marine...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes awaits the installation of wings at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. The Marines have this way of getting at 'em too. A leatherneck lieutenant, training as a glider pilot, is all set for a flight from Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. The Marines have this way of gett...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes move toward completion at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. C-47 transport planes. With its engines roaring a mighty crescendo of power, a C-47 transport plane, just completed at the Long Beach, California, plant of the Douglas Aircraft Company prepares to take off for its flight test, prior to delivery for military services. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. With its engines roaring a mighty c...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. C-47 transport planes. Expert mechanics complete final delivery arrangements on a group of C-47 transport planes at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Expert mechanics complete final del...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Look out for these boys, Adolph. Some day, these lieutentants of the Marine Corps may land in battle dress at Berchtesgaden. Now they're learning how to pilot gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Look out for these boys, Adolph. ...

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[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1903 with the 1902 glider (one of three pictures taken on this date); Kitty Hawk camp buildings in the distance]

[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 56. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1903 with the 1902 glider (one of three pictures taken on this date); Kitty Hawk camp buildings in the distance]

[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 56. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 115 Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field,...

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Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.

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Marine lieutenant by the power towing plane for the gliders at Parris Island, S.C.

Marine lieutenant by the power towing plane for the gliders at Parris ...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make the best of all the new fighting tools. Gyrene glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina take a six-week course during which each student must complete 1000 successful takeoffs and landings. The plane is towing the three gliders

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make t...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. When it comes to fighting methods, the Marines have all the answers. Student pilot of a glider and the pilot of a tow plane look things over before the start of a flight from Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. When it comes to fighting methods...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs. This lieutenant of the Marine Corps, studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina, may some day land in battle dress on the outskirts of Berlin or Tokyo or on the heel of Italy's boot

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. A new war tool for the leathernecks. A glider plane leaves a hanger at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina where the Marine Corps is teaching its young gyrene pilots how to get the motorless planes into the air, keep them up a long time, take them over a complicated flight path and land them on a spot

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. A new war tool for the leathernec...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs. This lieutenant of the Marine Corps, studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina, may some day land in battle dress on the outskirts of Berlin or Tokyo or on the heel of Italy's boot

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs...

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[Glider being prepared for flight by Orville and assistants; a number of reporters stand off to the right]

[Glider being prepared for flight by Orville and assistants; a number ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 114. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

[Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 115. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

Marine Corps gliders in flight from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps gliders in flight from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

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Marine Corps glider in flight, out of Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps glider in flight, out of Parris Island, S.C.

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Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, ready for take-off at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. Power towing plane in background

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, ready for take-off at Pag...

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Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their two 1,200 horsepower radial engines and to their three-blade variable-pitch propellers, Long Beach, Calif. Picture taken at the Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their ...

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Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.

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