Air and Space Photos

1957 Press Photo Lee Ohlinger's concept of radar landing "stilts" for aircraft

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 02-22-1957.

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Historic Images Part Number: nef64851

1957 Press Photo concept rendering of radar landing "stilts" for aircraft

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 05-12-1957.

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Historic Images Part Number: nef64850

1963 Press Photo Wingless M 2 Aircraft Test Flight, Pilot Milton O. Thompson

This is an original press photo. Credit - UPI and NEA Edwards Air Force Base, California - With the markings of the landing strip at Edwards Air Force Base beneath him, NASA research pilot Milton O. Thompson maneuvers the new wingless M-2 re-entry craft. During the experimental test flight, the M-2 was lifted to 13,000 feet by a transport plane and then cut loose to plummet to earth at 4,000 feet a second until the pilot pulled up the nose of the wingless craft in a "flare-out," reducing its speed to about 80 miles an hour, for a gentle landing on its three wheels. The small aircraft, 13-by-20 feet, is one of several being tested by NASA for re-entry vehicles which could be used to ferry men back to earth from orbiting space stations. It is wingless in order to reduce air friction during re-entry, but its shape and twin tail fins permit it to be maneuvered in a glide 1,000 miles laterally to a suitable landing spot.Photo measures 9 x 7inches. Photo is dated 09-24-1963.

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1969 Press Photo International Aeronautical and Space Exhibition Models in Paris

This is an original press photo. Besides the "real life" objects to be seen at the 28th International Aeronautical and Space Exhibition, now at Le Bourget Airport, are imaginatively creative models. One of these models, silhouetted by framework and a lad

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1985 Press Photo Jerry Carson Shows Off his Starfighter - orb76479

This is an original press photo. Jerry Carson shows off his Starfighter, carrying Mary Elizabeth Carson (right), 1; Althea Carson, 7; and Joshua Carson (left), 5.Photo measures 10 x 8inches. Photo is dated 12-24-1985.

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1958 Press Photo Rocket Ship X15 (L-R) J.Walker,Capt.R. Walker & S.Crossfield

This is an original press photo. With three men who will most probably pilot it during the test period.Photo measures 9.25 x 7inches. Photo is dated 10-20-1958.

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1961 Press Photo Maj, Robert White In The Rocket Ship At Air Force Base

This is an original press photo. Maj, Robert White in the rocket ship at Air Force Base, California.Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 11-16-1961.

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Historic Images Part Number: nee75567

1957 Press Photo Pictorial Diagram low Altitude Reconnaissance System Componets

This is an original press photo. Pictorial Diagram low Altitude Reconnaissance System ComponetsPhoto measures 8.25 x 10.25inches. Photo is dated 12-30-1957.

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Historic Images Part Number: neb39761

1961 Press Photo Air Force B-58 Hustler bomber on high altitude attack

This is an original press photo. Attack at altitudes above 60,000 feet (where the B-58 is shown flying in the sun against the black of deep space) is but one of the capabilities of the US Air Force B-58 Hustler bomber built by General Dynamics/Fort Worth.Photo measures 9.5 x 7.5inches. Photo is dated 9-29-1961.

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1976 Press Photo Japanese Police Examine Soviet MIG-25 After Landed N Japan

This is an original press photo. Japanese police examine the cockpit of the MIG-25, one of the most advanced aircraft of the time, after Soviet air force pilot Lieutenant Viktor Ivanovich Belanko landed the fighter plane in Hakodate Japan.Photo measures 10.5 x 8.5inches. Photo is dated 09-09-1976.

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Historic Images Part Number: RSC15447

1977 Press Photo Defectors-Viktor Belenko, soviet pilot - spa72980

This is an original press photo. Defectors-Viktor Belenko, soviet pilotPhoto measures 6.5 x 8.75inches. Photo is dated 1-7-1977.

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1976 Press Photo Lt. Viktor Ivanovich Belenko Soviet Pilot - RSC15449

This is an original press photo. Soviet MIG fighter pilot Lt. Viktor Ivanovich Belenko. Viktor Ivanovich Belenko (?????? ???????? ???????) (born February 15, 1947) is Soviet defector and aerospace engineer and lecturer. Belenko was sentenced to death in the Soviet Union for state treason. He was born in Nalchik, Russian SFSR in a Ukrainian family. Lieutenant Belenko was a pilot with the 513th Fighter Regiment, 11th Air Army, Soviet Air Defence Forces based in Chuguyevka, Primorsky Krai. His name became known worldwide on September 6, 1976, when he successfully defected to the West, flying his Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 "Foxbat" jet fighter to Hakodate, Japan. This was the first time that Western experts were able to get a close look at the aircraft, and it revealed many secrets and surprises. His defection caused a lot of damage to the Soviet Union Air Force. Belenko was granted asylum by U.S. President Gerald Ford, and a trust fund was set up for him, granting him a very comfortable living in later years. The U.S. Government interrogated and debriefed him for five months after his defection, and employed him as a consultant for several years thereafter. (Wikipedia)Photo measures 11 x 8.5inches. Photo is dated 9-9-1976.

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1975 Press Photo Soviet Air Force Lt Viktor Ivanovich Belenko in asylum in US

This is an original press photo. Soviet Air Force Lt Viktor Ivanovich Belenko & his escort were the first passengers off a commercial jet at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday night and were rushed to a waiting car. Belenko defected with one of his country's most advanced jet fighters, a MIG-25. He landed the plane in northern Japan, where he asked authorities for political asylum in the US.Photo measures 10.25 x 7.5inches. Photo is dated 09-10-1975.

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Historic Images Part Number: mjx08135