The Snapshots in Time Collection

Gallery: Part 7

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee jet fighters catch the wire and fold their wings aboard USS Tarawa, joined by a Curtiss P-40N Warhawk in flight, a North American AT-6F Texan in civilian hands, and a T-28 Trojan trainer. Handwritten identification slates preserved alongside the prints show how such collections were catalogued as naval aviation crossed from propellers to jets.

North American FJ-4 Fury in Banking Dive Over Mountainous Terrain

North American FJ-4 Fury in Banking Dive Over Mountainous Terrain

Grumman AF-2S Guardian ASW Aircraft Landing Aboard USS Tarawa (CV/CVS-40)

Grumman AF-2S Guardian ASW Aircraft Landing Aboard USS Tarawa (CV/CVS-40)

Swept-Wing Jet Aircraft (Modex 209) Landing Aboard USS Tarawa

Swept-Wing Jet Aircraft (Modex 209) Landing Aboard USS Tarawa

Caption Card: 'Grumman F9F-5 on U.S.S. Tarawa CVA-40'

Caption Card: 'Grumman F9F-5 on U.S.S. Tarawa CVA-40'

Caption Card: 'Grumman AF-2S on U.S.S. Tarawa CVA-40'

Caption Card: 'Grumman AF-2S on U.S.S. Tarawa CVA-40'

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat, BuNo. 121751, Civil Registration N9885C, on Airport Ramp

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat, BuNo. 121751, Civil Registration N9885C, on Airport Ramp

Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat, BuNo 121608 / Civil Registration N7700C, Ground View

Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat, BuNo 121608 / Civil Registration N7700C, Ground View

Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat, BuNo 121608, Civil Registration N7700C — Ramp Portrait

Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat, BuNo 121608, Civil Registration N7700C — Ramp Portrait

Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter Aircraft on Airfield Ramp -- 8x10 Misc US Aircraft Collection

Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter Aircraft on Airfield Ramp -- 8x10 Misc US Aircraft Collection

Handwritten Caption Card: McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee, USS Tarawa (CVA-40)

Handwritten Caption Card: McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee, USS Tarawa (CVA-40)

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Landing Aboard USS Tarawa (CV-40)

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Landing Aboard USS Tarawa (CV-40)

Archival Print Mount (Image Content Absent) - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee, USS Tarawa (CVA-40)

Archival Print Mount (Image Content Absent) - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee, USS Tarawa (CVA-40)

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Jet Fighter Aboard USS Tarawa (CV/CVA-40)

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Jet Fighter Aboard USS Tarawa (CV/CVA-40)

Caption Card: McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee aboard USS Tarawa (Image Not Rendered)

Caption Card: McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee aboard USS Tarawa (Image Not Rendered)

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee (Bureau/Side No. 114-79) Aboard USS Tarawa (CVA-40)

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee (Bureau/Side No. 114-79) Aboard USS Tarawa (CVA-40)

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Jet Fighter Aboard USS Tarawa (CV/CVA-40)

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Jet Fighter Aboard USS Tarawa (CV/CVA-40)

Royal Air Force North American Mitchell II Bombers of No. 180 Squadron on Dispersal, Serial FL-684

Royal Air Force North American Mitchell II Bombers of No. 180 Squadron on Dispersal, Serial FL-684

Formation of RAF No. 180 Squadron B-25 Mitchell Bombers Over Occupied Europe, WWII

Formation of RAF No. 180 Squadron B-25 Mitchell Bombers Over Occupied Europe, WWII

North American Mitchell II (B-25), RAF Serial FL-218, Code EV-W, in Flight Above Cloud Cover

North American Mitchell II (B-25), RAF Serial FL-218, Code EV-W, in Flight Above Cloud Cover

North American AT-6F Texan, Civil Registration N66J

North American AT-6F Texan, Civil Registration N66J

North American AT-6F Texan Advanced Trainer, Civil Registration N66J, Ramp View

North American AT-6F Texan Advanced Trainer, Civil Registration N66J, Ramp View

North American AT-6F Texan, Civil Registration N66J, Ramp View

North American AT-6F Texan, Civil Registration N66J, Ramp View

North American T-28 Trojan (BuNo 140853), U.S. Navy Trainer Aircraft in Flight

North American T-28 Trojan (BuNo 140853), U.S. Navy Trainer Aircraft in Flight

North American T-28 Trojan Trainer Aircraft, US Navy Markings, Ground Static Display

North American T-28 Trojan Trainer Aircraft, US Navy Markings, Ground Static Display

North American T-28 Trojan Navy Trainer Aircraft, 5-6-57

North American T-28 Trojan Navy Trainer Aircraft, 5-6-57

Archival Identification Slate: Curtiss P-40N, dated 5-26-43

Archival Identification Slate: Curtiss P-40N, dated 5-26-43

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk Fighter Aircraft, Ramp Photograph Dated 5-26-43

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk Fighter Aircraft, Ramp Photograph Dated 5-26-43

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk in Flight, Tail Number 47318, U.S. Army Air Forces

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk in Flight, Tail Number 47318, U.S. Army Air Forces

North American P-51D Mustang Fighter on Airfield Ramp, Serial 474936

North American P-51D Mustang Fighter on Airfield Ramp, Serial 474936

North American P-51H Mustang in Flight, Aerial Test/Publicity Photograph, Tail No. 464164

North American P-51H Mustang in Flight, Aerial Test/Publicity Photograph, Tail No. 464164

Republic XR-12 Rainbow Reconnaissance Aircraft in Flight, USAF Serial 44-91003

Republic XR-12 Rainbow Reconnaissance Aircraft in Flight, USAF Serial 44-91003

Archival Caption Card: Vought AU-1 Corsair (Final F4U Model Variant)

Archival Caption Card: Vought AU-1 Corsair (Final F4U Model Variant)

Vought AU-1 Corsair in Flight, Marine Corps Markings — Factory/Press Publicity Photograph

Vought AU-1 Corsair in Flight, Marine Corps Markings — Factory/Press Publicity Photograph

Vultee XP-54 'Swoose Goose' Experimental Fighter Prototype, USAAF Serial 41-1210

Vultee XP-54 'Swoose Goose' Experimental Fighter Prototype, USAAF Serial 41-1210

North American X-15 Research Aircraft Landing on Dry Lakebed with Chase Plane

North American X-15 Research Aircraft Landing on Dry Lakebed with Chase Plane

North American AT-6F Texan Trainer Aircraft, Registration N66J

North American AT-6F Texan Trainer Aircraft, Registration N66J

Project: 218462