Reproductions of paintings of famous U.S. World War II air battles., December 1941-October 1942.

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 16

Identifier: Subsubseries 1.2.3:

Staff Only

Contents:

Colin Kelly; Luzon, Philippine Islands, December, 1941; Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress; Mitsubishi 96 pursuits (U.S.Army Air Forces).

"Sighted Sub, Sank Same"; Ensign Donald F. Mason; North Atlantic Ocean, January, 1942; Lockheed "Hudson" patrol bomber (U.S. Navy).

"Butch" O'Hare; Lieut Comdr. Edward H. O'Hare; Gilbert Islands, February, 1942; Grumman "Wildcat" fighter; Mitsubishi 96 bombers (U.S. Navy).

The New Burma Road; Brig. Gen. Earl L. Naiden, commanding; India to China, March, 1942; Douglas C-47 cargo planes (U.S. Army Air Transport Command).

The Flying Tigers; "Scarsdale Jack" Newkirk, squadron commander; Cheingmai Airdrome, Thailand, March, 1942; Curtiss P-40 fighters; Nakajima 96 pursuits (American Volunteer Group).

Carribean Rescue; Ensign Francis Pinter; Carribean Sea, April, 1942; Consolidated PBY Flying Boat (U.S. Navy).

Shangri-La to Tokyo; Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle, commanding; Tokyo, Japan, April, 1942; North American B-25 bombers; Nakajima 97 pursuits (U.S. Army Air Forces).

Battle of Midway; Ensign G. H. Gay; Midway island, June, 1942; Douglas TBD torpedo plane; Japanese Zero fighters (U.S. Navy).

Bombers over Benghazi; Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, commanding; Benghazi, Egypt, July, 1942; Consolidated B-24 bombers; Macchi C-200 fighters (U.S. Army Air Forces).

First U.S. Raid over Europe; Capt. Charles C. Kegelman; Valkenburg, Netherlands, July 4, 1942; Douglas A-20A light bombers; Focke-Wulf FW 190 pursuits (U.S. Army Air Forces).

Mariners Over the Solomons; Maj. Richard Mangrum, commanding; Solomon Islands, August, 1942; Douglas SBD dive bombers (U.S. Marines).

Caught at Kiska; Capt. M. A. Beth, Commanding; Aleutian Islands, October 1942; Martin B-26 "Marauder" medium bombers (U.S. Army Air Forces).

Dates

Creation: December 1941-October 1942.

Creator

From the Collection: Hoxsey, Arch (Archibald) (Creator, Person)
From the Collection: Carruthers, John Franklin Bruce (Collector, Person)

Access

The collection is open to researchers when Special Collections is open, and at other times by appointment. There are no access restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 16.25 Linear Feet ( (13 archive boxes, 6 archive half-boxes, 8 clam-shell boxes, 3 shoe boxes, 15 oversize print boxes))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

12 lithographs : color; 13.25 x 16 in.

Note:

Cleveland, OH: Thompson Products, n.d.

Physical Storage Information

Box: 4, Folder: 16 (Graphic Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

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