Military Aircraft

 side view of an airplane

side view of an airplane

Name/Title

Military Aircraft

Description

Black and white glossy photographic print; side view of an airplane; underside of wing has the Star within a circle of the Army Air Corp; rudder has dark vertical bar and series of dark & light horizontal stripes; tail is marked "I/CG3A"; passenger door located below & behind cockpit windows and another one located about half-way between wings & tail; between 2nd door & tail is a small hatch w/3 stars on it; 3 curtained windows visible above wing; plane has a bright reflective skin and is parked on grass; parts of buildings in background. Plane is a military C-130 A but in commercial use known as DC-3. Back of photo is stamped in blue ink: "OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH/Do not publish without authority/Photo Section, 113th Observation Squadron/8" Donors found at Moris Van Way's estate sale and purchased for museum collection. Donation, 12/1988.

Collection

M/M Jack Warble

Acquisition

Accession

1988.057

Source or Donor

Warble, Jack and Martha

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Place

Location

unknown

Notes

Date: 1941 c.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

June 4, 2002

Update Date

April 3, 2024