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- Hallmark "G.I. Joe Fighter Pilot" Christmas Ornament, 2001 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "G.I. Joe Fighter Pilot" Christmas Ornament, 2001
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Ford Convertible Coupe with Bell P-39 Airacobra at Selfridge Field, April 1941 -
- April 29, 1941
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Ford Convertible Coupe with Bell P-39 Airacobra at Selfridge Field, April 1941
- Delivery of a Sample Curtiss P-40 One Motor Pursuit Plane to Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1940 - Introduced in 1938, the Curtiss P-40 saw widespread use by Allied forces in World War II. The single-seat, single-engine fighter performed best at lower altitudes, and it was well suited to attacks on ground targets. Americans called it the Warhawk, while British and Soviet forces designated it Tomahawk. Curtiss-Wright produced more than 13,700 units at its Buffalo, New York, factory through 1944.
- June 10, 1940
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Delivery of a Sample Curtiss P-40 One Motor Pursuit Plane to Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1940
Introduced in 1938, the Curtiss P-40 saw widespread use by Allied forces in World War II. The single-seat, single-engine fighter performed best at lower altitudes, and it was well suited to attacks on ground targets. Americans called it the Warhawk, while British and Soviet forces designated it Tomahawk. Curtiss-Wright produced more than 13,700 units at its Buffalo, New York, factory through 1944.
- Delivery of a Sample Curtiss P-40 One Motor Pursuit Plane to Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1940 - Introduced in 1938, the Curtiss P-40 saw widespread use by Allied forces in World War II. The single-seat, single-engine fighter performed best at lower altitudes, and it was well suited to attacks on ground targets. Americans called it the Warhawk, while British and Soviet forces designated it Tomahawk. Curtiss-Wright produced more than 13,700 units at its Buffalo, New York, factory through 1944.
- June 10, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Delivery of a Sample Curtiss P-40 One Motor Pursuit Plane to Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1940
Introduced in 1938, the Curtiss P-40 saw widespread use by Allied forces in World War II. The single-seat, single-engine fighter performed best at lower altitudes, and it was well suited to attacks on ground targets. Americans called it the Warhawk, while British and Soviet forces designated it Tomahawk. Curtiss-Wright produced more than 13,700 units at its Buffalo, New York, factory through 1944.
- 1951 Beatty Belly Tank Lakester Land Speed Race Car - After World War II, hot rodders started using external fuel tanks from fighter planes as car bodies. The teardrop shape was ideal for speed record runs on dry lake beds and Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. Californian Tom Beatty crafted this tank that was once the world's fastest.
- 1951
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1951 Beatty Belly Tank Lakester Land Speed Race Car
After World War II, hot rodders started using external fuel tanks from fighter planes as car bodies. The teardrop shape was ideal for speed record runs on dry lake beds and Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. Californian Tom Beatty crafted this tank that was once the world's fastest.
- Maintenance Crew Switching Out Engine On P-47 Thunderbolt -
- 1942 - 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Maintenance Crew Switching Out Engine On P-47 Thunderbolt
- P-38 Fighter Airplane, U.S. Army Air Forces, Pacific Theatre of World War II, circa 1943 - The twin-engine Lockheed P-38 fighter airplane was used by the U.S. Army Air Forces in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. Auxiliary fuel drop tanks, like the one seen here between the airplane's right engine and its fuselage, increased the P-38's range. After the war, land speed racers used surplus drop tanks to build streamlined bodies for their cars.
- circa 1943
- Collections - Artifact
P-38 Fighter Airplane, U.S. Army Air Forces, Pacific Theatre of World War II, circa 1943
The twin-engine Lockheed P-38 fighter airplane was used by the U.S. Army Air Forces in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. Auxiliary fuel drop tanks, like the one seen here between the airplane's right engine and its fuselage, increased the P-38's range. After the war, land speed racers used surplus drop tanks to build streamlined bodies for their cars.
- Maintenance Crew Switching Out Engine On P-47 Thunderbolt -
- 1942 - 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Maintenance Crew Switching Out Engine On P-47 Thunderbolt
- Maintenance Crew Switching Out Engine On P-47 Thunderbolt -
- 1942 - 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Maintenance Crew Switching Out Engine On P-47 Thunderbolt
- 1941 Curtiss P-40C "Tomahawk" - Introduced in 1938, the Curtiss P-40 saw widespread use by Allied forces in World War II. The single-seat, single-engine fighter performed best at lower altitudes, and it was well suited to attacks on ground targets. Americans called it the Warhawk, while British and Soviet forces designated it Tomahawk. Curtiss-Wright produced more than 13,700 units at its Buffalo, New York, factory through 1944.
- 1982
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1941 Curtiss P-40C "Tomahawk"
Introduced in 1938, the Curtiss P-40 saw widespread use by Allied forces in World War II. The single-seat, single-engine fighter performed best at lower altitudes, and it was well suited to attacks on ground targets. Americans called it the Warhawk, while British and Soviet forces designated it Tomahawk. Curtiss-Wright produced more than 13,700 units at its Buffalo, New York, factory through 1944.