Henry Tift Myers, Sr. Papers

Henry Tift Myers, Sr. Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Henry Tift Myers, Sr. Papers
Creator: Myers, Henry Tift, Sr., 1907-1968.
Inclusive Dates: 1931-1968
Language(s): English
Extent: 3 box(es) (3 linear feet), including 671 photographs, 6 color slides, 15 maps, 11 blueline drawings, 1 schematic
Collection Number: RBRL230HTM
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Tift Myers, Sr., a native of Tifton, Georgia, was the first Presidential pilot, and transported Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman around the world in specially-designed airplanes that were the predecessors of the modern Air Force One. Myers also piloted several members of Congress, high ranking military officers, visiting royalty, and other VIPs and guests of the United States government. Among his notable passengers were Madame Chiang, wife of Chiang Kai-shek, Mexican President Miguel Alemán, the King and Queen of Greece, and Winston Churchill. He captained the 1943 global war front flight that carried Senator Richard B. Russell and the Special Senate Subcommittee to inspect military installations. Myers was also the holder of a number of air speed and flight distance records. The Henry Tift Myers, Sr. Papers document both his personal and professional life from 1931 to 1968 (bulk 1943-1947), with an emphasis on his service as the first Presidential pilot during World War II. The collection consists of correspondence, flight logs, printed material, ephemera, clippings, notes, photographs, drawings, and maps.

Collection Description

Biographical Note

Henry Tift Myers, Sr. was born in Tifton, Georgia, on September 16, 1907. The nephew of Captain Henry Harding Tift, the New England-bred founder of Tifton, Georgia, Myers attended Atlanta's Tech High School and the Culver Military Academy in Indiana, where he graduated in 1925. He attended the University of Georgia, where he was a fullback on the football team and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. After receiving his degree in 1929 he entered the Army Air Corps.

After completing his flight training at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas and at Selfridge Field in Michigan, Myers worked for American Airlines. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was ordered back into the Army Air Corps as aide to General Harold S. George of Air Transport Command. Soon after, on General George's recommendation, he was appointed the first Presidential pilot in 1942, and served in this capacity until 1947. He was the captain of "The Sacred Cow" and "The Independence," the predecessors to Air Force One, and he was responsible for transporting Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and their families within the United States and abroad. Myers was also frequently charged with transporting members of Congress, high ranking military officers, visiting royalty, and other VIPs and guests of the United States government, including Dwight Eisenhower, Madame Chiang, wife of Chiang Kai-shek, Mexican President Miguel Alemán, and Winston Churchill, among others.

During his years as a pilot Myers also set numerous world records. He was the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe at the equator; he was the first American pilot after Lindbergh to fly nonstop from New York to Paris. His ten-year air transport speed record was broken by Howard Hughes in 1944. As a result of his high profile career, Myers also maintained a modicum of celebrity. He hobnobbed with Hollywood actors and actresses, and was frequently profiled in magazines and newspapers.

In December 1945 Myers married Maidee Williams of Dallas, Texas. The couple had a son, Henry Tift Myers, Jr., in 1947. In 1968, at age 61, Myers died of congestive heart failure. He is buried in Tifton, Georgia.

For further information, consult Bonne Davis Cella's Fixing the Moon: the Story of the First Presidential Pilot and Aviation Pioneer Lt. Col. Henry Tift Myers (Macon, GA: Henchard Press, 2005).

Scope and Content

The Henry Tift Myers, Sr. Papers document Myers' life from 1931 to 1968 (bulk 1943-1947), with an emphasis on his service as the first Presidential pilot during World War II. The collection consists of personal and professional papers, photographs, drawings, and maps. Types of materials included in the professional papers are official correspondence, commendations from superiors, orders, and flight logs. Of particular interest are the flight logs documenting the Yalta and Potsdam conferences, and letters of thanks to Myers from Harry S. Truman. The personal papers include correspondence with friends and family, fan mail, ephemera and mementoes from his travels abroad, clippings, World War II-era publications, and handwritten notes. Some materials (most notably, Myers' extensive collection of World War II souvenirs, which were frequently mentioned in profiles about him) are in the possession of private collectors and are not available.

The collection also contains 671 photographs, the majority of which are Myers' personal snapshots, depicting him and his crew in various locations around the globe. Among these snapshots are images of Paris, which are among the first taken after the city was liberated by Allied forces, and snapshots of the extensive bombing damage in Germany and Italy. There are also professional photographs taken on behalf of news agencies or by official Armed Forces photographers depicting Myers and his crew posing with "The Sacred Cow" and "The Independence."

The color slides, blueline drawings and schematic are interior views of the second Presidential aircraft, "The Independence," which Myers assisted in designing. The maps are aeronautic navigation maps Myers used in his travels, dating from World War II, some of which indicate Axis-held areas and other "hot spots."

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series: Presidential Flights, Personal Papers, Flight Logs, Photographs and Drawings, and Maps.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Henry Tift Myers, Sr. Papers, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia.

Processing Notes

Clippings have been copied onto bond paper for protection of content. Oversize materials and photographs materials have been separated for preservation and storage purposes.

User Restrictions

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

Copyright Information

Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2008.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection

Related Collections in Other Repositories

Photograph Collection, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Francis W. Williams Papers, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington

William Lecel Lee Papers, Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Museum


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

I. Presidential Flights, 1943-1947

13 folder(s)
These files, arranged in chronological order, contain information pertaining to Henry Tift Myers' career as a pilot in the Air Force, including flying five U.S. Senators on a three month, 45,000-mile tour of war theatres around the world in 1943, escorting President Roosevelt to the Yalta Conferences and President Truman to the Potsdam Conference in 1945. Also included are flights to Key West and Rio de Janeiro with Truman, Mexican President Miguel Alemán's visit to the United States, and escorting Madame Chiang, wife of Chiang Kai-shek to New York from Rio de Janeiro.
boxfolder
11Senatorial Tour of War Areas, 1943
12Berlin [radio logs], 1943
13Rio de Janeiro, 1944
14Yalta Conference, 1945
15Berlin [Potsdam Conference], 1945
16Key West, 1946 [November]
17Mexico, 1946
18Key West [Presidential vacation], 1947 [March]
19President Aléman visits the U.S., 1947 [April-May]
110Greece, 1947
111Rio de Janeiro, 1947 [July]
112Rio de Janeiro [Log of President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro], 1947 [August-September]
113Key West, 1947 [December]
 

II. Personal Papers, 1931-1948, 1958, 1968

24 folder(s)
These files, arranged by subject, contain official correspondence from the Department of the Air Force and American Airlines, fan mail, invitations to events, commendations from Myers' superiors, mementoes from his travels around the world, and extensive clippings detailing his travels and unique profession. The personal papers also contain a scrapbook featuring photos of Air Force planes and generals, with accompanying press releases, as well as World War II-era publications including Flying and Air Force, which contain articles about Myers and the air war in Europe and the Pacific.
boxfolder
114Personnel orders and special orders, 1931-1942
115Promotions, commendations, official correspondence, 1934-1947
116Flight and airplane information, 1943-194
117World War II mementoes and travel souvenirs, 1943-1946
box
MapcaseInstrument of Surrender [copy] [oversize], September 2, 1945
boxfolder
119Personal correspondence, 1946-1948, 1958, 1965, undated
120Invitations, special events, 1947-1967
121Notes [handwritten notes from notebooks and on note cards], undated
122Scrapbook, undated
123Clippings, 1942-1944
124Clippings, 1945-1946
125Clippings, 1947
126Clippings, 1948-1968
127Clippings (folder 1 of 2), undated
128Clippings (folder 2 of 2), undated
129Press releases, circa 1968
box
OS1The Ambassador-Beam [oversize], December 1, 1961
OS1The News-Examiner [Tifton, Georgia] [oversize], December 15, 1961
OS1The Pioneer [Tifton High School, Tifton, Georgia] [oversize], December 21, 1949
OS1The Seattle Post-Intelligencer [oversize], June 20, 1945
OS1The Stars and Stripes [Germany edition] [oversize], July 16, 1945
OS1The Stars and Stripes [Germany edition] [oversize], July 18, 1945
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131Air Force magazine [contains article called "Air War in the Pacific"], December 1945
132The Effects of Air Attack on the City of Nagasaki. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey [marked RESTRICTED], April 1947
133 Final Report of the Chief of Staff, United States Army, to the Secretary of the Army , February 7, 1948
134Flagship Traveler [contains article about "The Sacred Cow"], August 1947
135Flying magazine [contains article on Myers; illustrations of "The Sacred Cow" insignias, including one designed by Walt Disney], May 1946
136Mission Accomplished: Interrogations of Japanese Industrial, Military, and Civil Leaders of World War II [Government Printing Office], 1946
137"Presidential Pilot" [draft of article about Myers produced by American Airlines], undated
 

III. Flight Logs, 1934-1957

4 folder(s)
Arranged chronologically, these four handwritten flight logs track Myers' flight hours from his early days in the Army Air Corps to his return to American Airlines. Of particular interest are his logs from 1943 through 1945, which include information on his Senatorial Tour of war theatres, and his trips to the conferences at Yalta and Potsdam, and post-liberation Paris.
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138Pilot's Log, May 1934–July 1936
139Airline Log, October 1938–March 1944
140Airline Log, June 1944–April 1951
141Airline Log, May 1951–October 1957
 

IV. Photographs and Drawings, 1943-1949

332 folder(s) including 671 photographs, 6 color slides, 11 blueline drawings, 1 schematic
Arranged chronologically, these black and white photographs primarily depict the well-traveled Myers in various locations around the world, including Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, South America, and the Pacific Rim. There are also copies of photographs that appeared in newspapers and popular magazines to accompany articles about Myers and his flight crew. Official government photographs depict Myers, his airplanes, his crew, President Truman, and other high ranking military officials. Myers' home and family life is represented to a lesser extent. This series also contains blueline drawings, color slides, and a schematic (to scale) from the conceptualization stages of the design of the interior of "The Independence."
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21Henry Tift Myers posing with biplane, circa 1930s. ( 1 photograph(s) )
22Henry Tift Myers and Hilda Kay, Club Bali [California], 1942. ( 1 photograph(s) )
23Henry Tift Myers with plane, circa 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
24Henry Tift Myers, Elmer Smith, and Ted Boselli, circa 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
25Group photo, Henry Tift Myers, 3 unidentified servicemen, 2 unidentified women and child, April 1943. ( 3 photograph(s) )
26Senatorial Tour, Senators dining, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
27Senatorial Tour, Senators reviewing troops, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
28Senatorial Tour, airmen on airfield, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
29Senatorial Tour, Senators with flag, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
210Senatorial Tour, Senators on airfield with plane, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
211Senatorial Tour, Senator Chandler and Senator Russell, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
212Senatorial Tour, Senator Chandler, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
213Senatorial Tour, soldiers and jeep, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
214Senatorial Tour [inscribed] "For Victory the Chinese 'Brass Pounders' learn how", 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
215Senatorial Tour [inscribed] "Senators 'talk it over' with Major-General Chennault at lunch in Senators' honor", August 27, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
216Senatorial Tour [inscribed] "'High Tea' Senators and Chinese officials talk it over", 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
217Senatorial Tour [left to right] Senator Brewster, unidentified man, Henry Tift Myers in Algeria, 1943. ( 2 photograph(s) )
218Senatorial Tour [left to right] Senator Brewster, Senator Chandler, Henry Tift Myers in Algeria, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
219Senatorial Tour [left to right] Senator Brewster, Senator Meade, Senator Russell, Senator Chandler, Senator Lodge, unidentified airmen, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
220Senatorial Tour, Senators arriving at Air Transport Command, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
221Senatorial Tour, Senator Chandler signs autograph on "short snorter" while Henry Tift Myers looks on, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
222Senatorial Tour, Senators examining globe, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
223Senatorial Tour, Senator Chandler in bleachers, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
224Senatorial Tour, Karachi Air Base, "The Guess Where II" and graffiti, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
225Senatorial Tour, Senator Russell, 1943. ( 6 photograph(s) )
226Senator Russell [inscribed] "To Major Henry Myers and his crew—the best that ever took a plane off the ground", circa 1932. ( 1 photograph(s) )
227Senatorial Tour, Australia [left to right] F.A. Winslow, Senator Brewster, Senator Meade, T.J. Boselli, Senator Russell, E.F. Smith, H.T. Myers, Senator Lodge, Senator Chandler, C.A. Horton, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
228Senatorial Tour, North Africa, 1943. ( 2 photograph(s) )
229Senatorial Tour, crew of "The Guess Where II" [clockwise from left] Henry Tift Myers, Elmer Smith, Charles Horton, Ted Boselli, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
230Senatorial Tour [left to right] Henry Tift Myers, Steve Leo, Senator Russell, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
231Senatorial Tour, German graves in North Africa, 1943. ( 2 photograph(s) )
232Senatorial Tour, China [inscribed] "Gen.'s Stillwell and Chenault; Vinegar Joe Stillwell, Comm. Of Am. Forces in China", 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
233Senatorial Tour, Cairo [inscribed] "Senators and Guess Where 2, Cairo", 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
234Photo of certificate commemorating Senatorial Tour, 1943, circa 2003. ( 1 photograph(s) )
235Photos of "The Guess Where II" and assorted crew members, circa 1943 ( 3 photograph(s) )
236Officers of the Air Transport Command posing with "The Constellation," Howard Hughes is 5th from the left, April 21, 1943. ( 1 photograph(s) )
237Henry Tift Myers and flight crew, Natal [inscribed] "Crew with Col. Middleton, unwilling aide to Mrs. [Roosevelt]", March 18, 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
238Henry Tift Myers in Rio de Janeiro, 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
239Rio de Janeiro, 1944. ( 5 photograph(s) )
240South America, 1944. ( 3 photograph(s) )
2413 unidentified airmen with plane, South America, 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
242Unidentified man, South America, 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
243Henry Tift Myers changing a flat tire, South America, 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
244Unidentified man in front of the Luxor Hotel, South America, 1944. ( 2 photograph(s) )
245Elmer Smith and Ted Boselli, South America, 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
246Eleanor Roosevelt, South America, 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
247Eleanor Roosevelt, Rio de Janeiro, 1944. ( 2 photograph(s) )
248Airmen posing with fishing rods and fish, South America, 1944. ( 2 photograph(s) )
249Airmen posing with fishing rods and fish, South America, 1944. ( 2 photograph(s) )
250Henry Tift Myers in the cockpit of "The Sacred Cow", circa 1944 ( 1 photograph(s) )
251Henry Tift Myers posing with "The Sacred Cow", circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
252Henry Tift Myers portrait, posing with clipping that reads "C-54 Sets 7 World Records", circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
253Interior of "The Sacred Cow" cockpit and crew [clockwise from top left] Henry Tift Myers, Elmer Smith, Ted Boselli, R.W. Roitaille, Charles A. Horton, circa 1944 ( 1 photograph(s) )
254Interior of "The Sacred Cow," detail of stove and sink [marked confidential], 1944 August 8 ( 1 photograph(s) )
255Interior of "The Sacred Cow," storage area and door, 1944 June 6 ( 2 photograph(s) )
256Interior of "The Sacred Cow," elevator and wheelchair, 1944 June 9 ( 1 photograph(s) )
257Interior of "The Sacred Cow," storage compartments [shown open and closed], 1944. ( 2 photograph(s) )
258Interior of "The Sacred Cow," detail of painting of ship in stateroom, circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
259Interior of "The Sacred Cow," President's stateroom [marked confidential], circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
260Interior of "The Sacred Cow," President's chair and telephone, circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
261Interior of "The Sacred Cow," President's desk and chair, circa 1944 ( 1 photograph(s) )
262Interior of "The Sacred Cow," President's sleeping quarters, circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
263Interior of "The Sacred Cow," R.W. Robitaille at stove, circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
264Interior of "The Sacred Cow" and unknown crewmember, circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
265Aerial view of unidentified airfield, circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
266Aerial view of unidentified airfield, circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
267Unidentified pilot on airfield, circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2682 unidentified airmen examining the wreckage of a Nazi airplane, circa 1944. ( 1 photograph(s) )
269Chip Bohlen and Mike Reiley, North Africa, circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
270Harry Hopkins, Henry Tift Myers, and Mike Reiley at Taylor Villa, Marrakech, February 20, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
271Henry Tift Myers in Douglas Fairbanks' apartment, Algiers ( 1 photograph(s) )
272Harry S. Truman emerging from "The Sacred Cow", circa 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
273Henry Tift Myers in uniform with plane, September 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
274Truman and Eisenhower, 1945 June ( 1 photograph(s) )
275General Eisenhower's return from Paris, Washington, D.C., 1945 June ( 5 photograph(s) )
276Eisenhower at airport [inscribed] "Arrival at Washington with Ike", 1945 June ( 1 photograph(s) )
277General H.C. George on movie set, Henry Tift Myers is 2nd from right [inscribed] "Photograph by Schuyler Crail, Warner Bros.", circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
278General H.C. George at horse race, circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
279General H.C. George disembarking from airplane, August 14, 1946. ( 1 photograph(s) )
280General H.C. George shaking hands with unidentified general, circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
281General H.C. George in his office [inscribed] "Gen. H.C. George wartime Com. Of Air Transport Command and his personal staff. I was always listed as special asst. to him on official rolls.", circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
282General H.C. George and staff, Henry Tift Myers is 3rd from left, circa 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
283General H.C. George [inscribed] "Night arrival in Iceland", circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
284Photo collage of General H.C. George, circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
285General H.C. George, circa 1945. ( 6 photograph(s) )
286General H.C. George on airfield, circa 1945. ( 5 photograph(s) )
287General H.C. George [inscribed] "En route to the front", circa 1945. ( 4 photograph(s) )
288Unidentified officer with pipe, circa 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
289[inscribed] "very effective American barrage", circa 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
290Elmer Smith at the front, circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
291Barracks with camouflage netting, location unknown, circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
292Group photo, Tahitian feast, Henry Tift Myers is 3rd from left, Generals George and Ryan, Major Wilmer Allison with dancer, trip to South Pacific, 1944 ( 1 photograph(s) )
293Group photo, Tahitian feast, Henry Tift Myers is far left, Generals George and Ryan in center [inscribed] "Tahitian feast or hula," trip to South Pacific, 1944 ( 1 photograph(s) )
294Tahitian dancers, trip to South Pacific, 1944 ( 2 photograph(s) )
295Henry Tift Myers and unidentified Army officer under the wing of "The Sacred Cow," Yalta Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
296Soldiers and military band, Yalta Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
297Aerial view of Russian salt vats, Yalta Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
298Airplanes on the airfield, Yalta Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
299Harry S. Truman with officers, 1945 ( 1 photograph(s) )
2100"The Sacred Cow," Yalta Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2101"The Sacred Cow," Yalta Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2102Soviet soldier with machine gun, Yalta Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2103Henry Tift Myers and Soviet soldier, Yalta Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2104Henry Tift Myers, Paris, with Eiffel Tower in background [inscribed] "First trip to Paris soon after liberation", 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2105Sacre Coeur, Paris, 1945. ( 3 photograph(s) )
2106Henry Tift Myers at Sacre Coeur [inscribed] "With Atlanta's own Col. Bill Plummer", 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2107Henry Tift Myers at Sacre Coeur [inscribed] "Myers and Col. Bill Plummer (Paris ATC Commander)", 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2108View of Paris from Sacre Coeur [folder 1 of 2], 1945. ( 6 photograph(s) )
2109View of Paris from Sacre Coeur [folder 2 of 2], 1945. ( 7 photograph(s) )
2110Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2111Interior of Paris Opera, Paris [folder 1 of 2], 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2112Interior of Paris Opera, Paris [folder 1 of 2], 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2113Grand Hotel, Paris, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2114Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2115Horseracing track, Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2116Unidentified woman, Paris [?], 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2117Unidentified woman, Paris, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
21182 unidentified women, Paris, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2119Unidentified woman in shop window, Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2120Elmer Smith and Ted Boselli, Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2121Elmer Smith and Ted Boselli, Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2122Henry Tift Myers and unidentified woman, Paris, 1945. ( 3 photograph(s) )
2123Unidentified men and women posing with "The Sacred Cow," Paris, 1945.. ( 5 photograph(s) )
2124Henry Tift Myers and 2 unidentified women in the cockpit of "The Sacred Cow," Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2125"The Sacred Cow" [inscribed] "Servicing Orley Field, Paris], 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2126"The Sacred Cow," Paris, 1945. ( 6 photograph(s) )
2127Seine, Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2128Unidentified airman, Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2129Can-Can girls, Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2130Paris [inscribed] "French come out to see the 'Cow' and become friends", 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2131Street scenes, Paris, 1945. ( 4 photograph(s) )
2132Street scene, Paris, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2133Paris, 1945. ( 5 photograph(s) )
2134Unidentified building, Paris [?], 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2135Unidentified cathedral, France [?], 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2136Notre-Dame Cathedra, Reims, France, 1945. ( 13 photograph(s) )
2137Giochino Rossi's tomb, Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Italy, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2138Interior, Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Italy, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2139Dante's tomb, Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Italy, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2140Unidentified tomb, Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Italy, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2141Machiavelli's tomb, Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Italy, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2142Michelangelo's tomb, Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Italy, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2143Il Duomo, Florence, Italy, 1945. ( 3 photograph(s) )
2144Hercules and Cacus statue, Piazza della Signora, Florence, Italy, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2145Dante statue, Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Italy, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2146Unidentified towers, Florence, Italy [?], 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2147[inscribed] "Florence under bombardment", 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2148Bombed buildings, Italy [folder 1 of 2], 1945. ( 4 photograph(s) )
2149Bombed buildings, Italy [folder 2 of 2], 1945. ( 4 photograph(s) )
2150[inscribed] "Watch factory in Geneva", 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2151Unknown location, Italy [?], 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2152Decorative cask, location unknown, circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2153Wreckage of tank, circa 1945. ( 4 photograph(s) )
2154Unidentified airman and wreckage of tank, circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2155View of Naval vessel from window, location unknown, circa 1945. ( 3 photograph(s) )
2156"The Sacred Cow", circa 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2157Crew of "The Sacred Cow," Potsdam Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2158Crewmembers posing in the stateroom of "The Sacred Cow," Potsdam Conference, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2159Crewmembers posing in the cockpit of "The Sacred Cow," Potsdam Conference, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2160Henry Tift Myers in Berlin, 1945. ( 3 photograph(s) )
2161Elmer Smith in Berlin, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2162Potsdam Conference, 1945. ( 4 photograph(s) )
2163Paintings of Truman, Stalin and Churchill on monument, Potsdam Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2164Painting of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, Potsdam Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2165Painting of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, Potsdam Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2166Truman at Potsdam Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2167Female Russian soldier, Potsdam Conference, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2168Unidentified airman, Potsdam Conference, 1945. ( 3 photograph(s) )
2169Bombed buildings, Germany, 1945. ( 6 photograph(s) )
2170Bombed buildings, Germany [folder 1 of 3], 1945. ( 4 photograph(s) )
2171Bombed buildings, Germany [folder 2 of 3], 1945. ( 4 photograph(s) )
2172Bombed buildings, Germany [folder 3 of 3], 1945. ( 5 photograph(s) )
2173Street scenes, Berlin, 1945. ( 3 photograph(s) )
2174Garden, Berlin, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2175Armored vehicles at service station, Germany, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2176Collapsed bridge, Germany, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2177Wreckage of airplane, Germany, 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
2178Aerial photograph of Germany, 1945 ( 1 photograph(s) )
2179Tank on monument, Berlin, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2180Elmer Smith and unidentified man with fishing rods, Berlin, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2181Henry Tift Myers with wine bottle, Berlin, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2182Henry Tift Myers with wine bottle, Berlin [inscribed] "Ready to go to town", 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2183Ted Boselli and Henry Tift Myers, Berlin, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2184Sign, "Leaving U.S. Berlin District," Berlin, 1945. ( 1 photograph(s) )
2185Photographs of landscape, circa 1945. ( 2 photograph(s) )
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31Photo postcards of Mexico, circa 1946. ( 6 photograph(s) )
32Mexico and South America, circa 1946. ( 8 photograph(s) )
33U.S.O. headquarters, South America, circa 1946. ( 1 photograph(s) )
34Mini-Album of photographs from Mexico City, Henry Tift Myers and unidentified men at Benito Juarez memorial, circa 1946. ( 1 album, 7 (2.5 x 4.5") b/w )
35"President off to Army-Oklahoma Football Game" [title of attached press release], Harry S. Truman and the crew of "The Sacred Cow", October 4, 1946. ( 1 photograph(s) )
36Rear Admiral Foskett, Athens, Greece [folder 1 of 3], 1947. ( 8 photograph(s) )
37Rear Admiral Foskett, Athens, Greece [folder 2 of 3], 1947. ( 6 photograph(s) )
38Rear Admiral Foskett, Athens, Greece [folder 3 of 3], 1947. ( 5 photograph(s) )
39King and Queen of Greece, Athens, Greece, 1947. ( 3 photograph(s) )
310Group photo [inscribed] "Greece when H.T.M. brought U.S. deceased diplomat [Diamandopolous] back home to Athens in the 'Sacred Cow'", 1947. ( 2 photograph(s) )
311Group photo [inscribed] "Left to right, King of Greece, Col. Myers, Queen of Greece 'Frederika'," Athens, Greece, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
312Group photo [inscribed] "King of Greece and Admiral Foster talking. Queen of Greece at right," Athens, Greece, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
313Group photo [inscribed] "King and Queen of Greece, Capt. and Mrs. Foskett and Myers," Athens, Greece, 1947. ( 3 photograph(s) )
314[inscribed] "In Athens, Greece with George Polk, CBS correspondent who was found murdered three days later", 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
315Henry Tift Myers, Athens, Greece, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
316"The Independence," Athens, Greece, 1947. ( 2 photograph(s) )
317"The Independence," Athens, Greece, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
318"The Independence" and hearse, Athens, Greece, 1947. ( 2 photograph(s) )
319Aerial views of Athens, Greece [folder 1 of 2], 1947. ( 5 photograph(s) )
320Aerial views of Athens, Greece [folder 2 of 2], 1947. ( 5 photograph(s) )
321Athens airport, aerial view, 1947. ( 3 photograph(s) )
322Street scenes, Athens, Greece [folder 1 of 2], 1947. ( 7 photograph(s) )
323Street scenes, Athens, Greece [folder 2 of 2], 1947. ( 6 photograph(s) )
324Street car, Athens, Greece, 1947. ( 2 photograph(s) )
325Beach scenes, Athens, Greece, 1947. ( 3 photograph(s) )
326Unidentified man and woman in automobile, Athens, Greece [?], 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
327Mont Blanc, Swiss Alps, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
328Italian Alps, aerial view, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
329[inscribed] "Barney Ellis [?] the 'Innkeeper,' Muehlbeck [?] Hotel, K.C.", circa 1947. ( 3 photograph(s) )
330Henry Tift Myers with wife and son, circa 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
331Navy initiation ritual, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 3 photograph(s) )
332Unidentified sailors aboard Naval vessel, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
333Conference room, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
334Dining room aboard ship, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
335Street scenes, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 5 photograph(s) )
336Military parade, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 4 photograph(s) )
337Military parade, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 2 photograph(s) )
338Harry S. Truman, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
339Harry S. Truman and Margaret Truman on deck of boat, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
340Harry S. Truman on deck of Naval vessel, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
341Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman on grandstand, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
342Arthur Prettyman, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
343Beach, Rio de Janeiro, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
344American and Trinidadian soldiers in formation on airfield, Trinidad, 1947. ( 2 photograph(s) )
345Bess Truman in Trinidad, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
346Harry S. Truman in Trinidad, 1947. ( 3 photograph(s) )
347Unidentified man jumping into pool [inscribed] "Pres. Truman's trip to Key West", December 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
348President's boat, Key West, December 1947. ( 3 photograph(s) )
349[inscribed] "Press boat at Key West", December 1947. ( 7 photograph(s) )
350Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman in cafeteria line, Key West, December 1947 ( 1 photograph(s) )
351Harry S. Truman posing with fish, Key West, December 1947. ( 5 photograph(s) )
352Henry Tift Myers and Harry S. Truman, Key West, December 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
353Henry Tift Myers and Harry S. Truman, Key West, December 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
354Henry Tift Myers on a dock with the crew of the charter boat "Mae West," Key West, December 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
355Submarine crew on deck, Key West, December 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
356Harry S. Truman on deck of submarine, Henry Tift Myers in the background, Key West, December 1947 ( 2 photograph(s) )
357Harry S. Truman disembarking from "The Sacred Cow," Key West, December 1947 ( 2 photograph(s) )
358Miller's Tavern [inscribed] "Marguerite – Roy Miller – Nelson Hovey", December 25, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
359"The Independence", circa 1947. ( 2 photograph(s) )
360Crew member stowing ladder on "The Independence", circa 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
361Henry Tift Myers on "The Independence", circa 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
362Henry Tift Myers seated at President Truman's desk in the stateroom of "The Independence", circa 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
363Radio operator on "The Independence", circa 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
364Kitchen area on "The Independence", circa 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
365"The Independence" and 2 unidentified men, circa 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
366"The Independence" and 3 unidentified men, circa 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
367Copies of photo of Henry Tift Myers, an unidentified man, and "The Independence," showing exposure times, circa 1947. ( 2 (8.5 x 11") photocopies )
368Henry Tift Myers posing with "short snorter", circa 1949. ( 1 photograph(s) )
369Henry Tift Myers, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
370Henry Tift Myers in Egypt, undated. ( 5 photograph(s) )
371Henry Tift Myers in Hawaii, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
372Henry Tift Myers in tuxedo, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
373Henry Tift Myers in Air Force uniform, seated [folder 1 of 2], undated. ( 6 photograph(s) )
374Henry Tift Myers in Air Force uniform, Seated [folder 2 of 2], undated. ( 5 photograph(s) )
375Henry Tift Myers portrait, in Air Force uniform, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
376Henry Tift Myers in boat with fish, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
377Henry Tift Myers and unidentified man, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
378Henry Tift Myers and unidentified woman posing beside automobile, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
379Henry Tift Myers in front of swimming pool, undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
380Henry Tift Myers being presented with a Motorola car radio by an unidentified man, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
381Henry Tift Myers in training to return to commercial airline piloting for American Airways, undated. ( 3 photograph(s) )
382Henry Tift Myers portrait in American Airways uniform, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
383Henry Tift Myers in TWA uniform, undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
384Maidee Myers on boat, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
385Eagle Mountain Lake house under construction [Fort Worth, Texas], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
386Eagle Mountain Lake house [Fort Worth, Texas], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
387American Airlines crew, Henry Tift Myers in center [inscribed] "Brought press and S.S. [Secret Service] to Mexico", undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
388Aerial formations for bombers, undated. ( 4 photograph(s) )
389Airmen in formation, undated. ( 3 photograph(s) )
390Details of World War I bomber, undated. ( 4 photograph(s) )
391Aerial photographs of airplanes, undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
392Airplane hangar, undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
393Air Transport Command plane, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
394Aerial view of Curtiss Field, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
395"Observation Planes of the Air Corps at Mitchel Field, L.I.", undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
396Kelly Field, Texas, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
397Unidentified man and woman, undated. ( 3 photograph(s) )
398Unidentified man and woman posing with "The Sacred Cow", undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
399Crew of "The Sacred Cow" on an unidentified beach, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3100Ground crew for "The Sacred Cow", undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3101Unidentified military personnel on airplane, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3102Elmer Smith and Ted Boselli at the Coliseum, Rome, Italy, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3103Elmer Smith, Ted Boselli, and an unidentified woman with car, undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
3104Fred Winslow feeding bear, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3105Unidentified beach., undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3106North Africa [?], undated. ( 8 photograph(s) )
3107Airplane on airfield, North Africa [?], undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
3108Airplane wreckage, North Africa [?], undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
3109Airplane wreckage, North Africa [?], undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
3110Pyramids, Mexico [?], undated. ( 5 photograph(s) )
3111Jami Ul-Alfar mosque, Sri Lanka, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3112Rome, Italy, undated. ( 10 photograph(s) )
3113Italy [?], undated. ( 9 photograph(s) )
3114Place Vendome, Paris, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3115Eiffel Tower, Paris, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3116Buddhist temple, undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
3117Pacific Northwest [?], undated. ( 3 photograph(s) )
3118Canyon [possibly Grand Canyon], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3119Bombed buildings, location unknown, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3120U.S. Naval base [?], undated. ( 7 photograph(s) )
3121Unidentified man on dock with fish, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3122Group photo, location unknown, subjects unidentified, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3123Gathering of unidentified men under canopy, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3124Two unidentified officers shaking hands, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3125Unknown military officers, undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
3126Unidentified airmen and 2 unidentified women, London, England, undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
3127Photographs taken from the cockpit of an airplane, undated. ( 9 photograph(s) )
3128Photographs taken from the cockpit of an airplane, undated. ( 3 photograph(s) )
3129Aerial view from cockpit, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3130Aerial views of unknown locations, undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
3131Aerial views of unknown locations, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3132Unknown locations, undated. ( 2 photograph(s) )
3133Unknown locations, undated. ( 6 photograph(s) )
3134Cadillac, year unknown, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3135"Short Snorter" photos, list of autographs [undated], circa 2003. ( 5 (8 x 11") color prints )
3136Scrapbook—unidentified man with German Shepherd, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3137Scrapbook—KB-50J Refueling Tanker, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3138Scrapbook—B-66B Destroyer Tactical Bomber, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3139Scrapbook—F-101A Voodoo Tactical Fighter, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3140Scrapbook—Major General Ernest Moore, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3141Scrapbook—Major General John Hiett Ives, circa 1960. ( 1 photograph(s) )
3142Scrapbook—Group photo, 185th Tac fighter Group reunion, undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
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OS1Henry Tift Myers and Elmer Smith in the cockpit of "The Independence" [Life Magazine photo] [oversize], June 4, 1947. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Crew posing with "The Sacred Cow," Henry Tift Myers applying flag decal [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Henry Tift Myers posing with flag decals, "The Sacred Cow" [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Crew posing with "The Sacred Cow" [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Henry Tift Myers, Elmer Smith and Ted Boselli in the cockpit of "The Sacred Cow" [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Crew demonstrating the elevator, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Detail of cabin, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Detail of President's desk, telephone, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Detail of galley, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Detail of President's sleeping quarters, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Detail of state room, with world map, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Detail of state room, with painting, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Detail of President's seat, with telephone, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Detail of state room, with clock, compass, altimeter and curtains, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Detail of state room, showing storage space, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
OS1Detail of state room, with desk and painting, "The Sacred Cow," [undated] [oversize], undated. ( 1 photograph(s) )
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3144Artistic renderings of the interior of "The Independence" [signed by Larry Kronquist] [folder 1 of 3], circa 1946. ( 2 (4 x 5") color slides )
3145Artistic renderings of the interior of "The Independence" [signed by Larry Kronquist] [folder 2 of 3], circa 1946. ( 2 (4 x 5") color slides )
3146Artistic renderings of the interior of "The Independence" [signed by Larry Kronquist] [folder 3 of 3], circa 1946. ( 2 (4 x 5") color slides )
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OS1Perspective drawing of the galley, "The Independence" [view 1] [oversize], 1946. ( 2 (13.25 x 15.75") blueline prints )
OS1Perspective drawing of the galley, "The Independence" [view 2] [oversize], 1946. ( 1 (14.25 x 19.25") blueline print )
OS1Perspective drawing of the galley, "The Independence" [view 3] [oversize], 1946. ( 2 (14.25 x 19.25") blueline prints )
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Mapcase"Proposed Interior Special DC-6 for Air Transport Command" [design drawing of "The Independence"], April 29, 1946. ( 1 (27 x 51") design drawing )
 

V. Maps, 1937-1944

1 folder(s) including 15 maps (4 duplicates)
These maps are aeronautic navigation charts used by U.S. Armed Forces pilots for long range air travel. Of particular interest are maps of Central Europe and the Mediterranean with geopolitical areas marked with blue and red pencil, and a world map with the 1943 Senatorial Tour. There are also several of the maps of the Crimea, Greece and Crete from the 1945 Yalta Conference trip, with landing strips (including Saki airfield) indicated in black ink. Four of the maps are duplicates.
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MapcaseCentral Europe and Mediterranean. National Geographic Society. Scale: 1:5,000,000. Size: 26.5 x 36". [marked SECRET; geopolitical areas indicated by hand with red and blue pencil].
MapcaseU.S. Army Air Forces Long Range Air Navigation Chart, Western Europe. Size: 39.75 x 40". [Subject to correction; marked RESTRICTED].
MapcaseU.S. Army Air Forces Long Range Air Navigation Chart, Mediterranean. Size: 39.75 x 52". [Subject to correction; marked RESTRICTED].
MapcaseMediterranean. War Office. Size: 30 x 44". Scale: 1:4,000,000. [Marked SECRET].
MapcaseMediterranean. War Office. Size: 30 x 44". Scale: 1:4,000,000. [Marked SECRET; geopolitical areas indicated by hand with red and blue pencil].
MapcaseOutline Chart of the World no.1262d. Size: 26.5 x 38. [Route stops and distances from 1943 Senatorial Tour marked in black ink].
MapcaseAeronautical Chart of the World, for use by War and Navy Department Agencies. Size: 34 x 49". [Subject to correction; marked RESTRICTED; routes and other notations marked in pencil].
MapcaseAeronautical Chart of the World, for use by War and Navy Department Agencies. Size: 34 x 49". [Subject to correction; marked RESTRICTED; 2 copies].
MapcaseUnited States and British Operational Airfield Map for Northern Italy and Yugoslavia, N44-E14. Size: 21.5 x 29, 2 copies [3rd issue; marked CONFIDENTIAL].
MapcaseUnited States and British Operational Airfield Map for Greece and Crete, N36-E25. Size: 21.5 x 29, 2 copies [1st issue; marked CONFIDENTIAL; [inscribed] "Airports whose facilities are listed in accompanying report".
MapcaseUnited States and British Operational Airfield Map for Crimea, N44-E31. Size: 21.5 x 29. [1st issue; marked CONFIDENTIAL; [inscribed] "Airports whose facilities are listed in accompanying report".

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