Name/Title
Ground crew servicing an Air Force jet fighterEntry/Object ID
1977.167.1768Description
Negative of ground crew servicing an Air Force jet fighter on Hokkaido, Japan.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
NegativeSubject Place
Island
HokkaidoCountry
JapanRegion
East AsiaContinent
AsiaContext
Published in the 45th Division News, Hokkaido, Japan, July 19, 1951 "This picture shows the large tailpipe of the F-80 Shooting Star. The hot gush of compressed air rushing out when the jet plane is in flight causes the pipe to reach a temperature of 1,500 degrees. Standing on the wing is SGT Robert Butler, Okmulgee, OK, the planes crew chief.Made/Created
Date made
circa 1951Time Period
20th Century, Korean WarLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Negative, Sheet FilmNomenclature Secondary Object Term
NegativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Fighter planes, Soldiers, Air bases, Runways (Aeronautics), Aircraft crews