National Air and Space Museum Archives

"They Cheer" World War II Pilot Safety Posters

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2016.0039
Creators:
United States. Air Force
Dates:
bulk 1942-1945
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
(1 folder)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of six 9 by 11 inch color lithographs from the "They Cheer" poster series from World War II.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
During World War II, the Directorate of Air Traffic and Safety and Directorate of Safety Education published a series of posters reinforcing pilot safety using caricatures of Axis leaders Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo, who cheer when the American pilot makes mistakes. The complete set consisted of sixteen posters.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Jeremy Kinney, Gift, 2016

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
"They Cheer" World War II Pilot Safety Posters, Accession 2016-0039, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
World War, 1939-1945 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics -- Safety measures Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Propaganda Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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