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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Early Aircraft Recognition Silhouettes
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1052
- Dates:
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Circa early 1900s
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
Aircraft silhouettes are one training tool used to familiarize both civilians and military personnel with various aircraft types so that they can recognize whether aircraft overhead are ally or enemy models. This collection consists of three 10 by 14 inch sheets of hand drawn and inked aircraft recognition silhouettes.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three 10 by 14 inch sheets of hand drawn and inked aircraft recognition silhouettes. Many of the silhouettes are for types of aircraft with examples of manufacturers listed beside them including Arrow type biplanes (AGO (Aerowerke Gustav Otto), Albatros, and Aviatik, a second silhouette for DFW, and a third for LFG Roland and earlier DFWs); tractor biplanes (Aviatik, a second silhouette for A.E.G. (Allgemeinen Electrizitäts Gesellschaft), and a third silhouette for LVG); Taube type monoplanes (Etrich, Albatros, DFW, LFG Roland, Kondor, Jeannin, Gotha, Rumpler, and Hansa, and a second silhouette for later Rumplers and Jatho); and Arrow Taube type (Harlan). There are additional silhouettes for manufacturer specific (although not model specific) monoplanes including R.E.P.; Blériot Aéronautique; Nieuport; Morane-Saulnier; and Deperdussin; and biplanes including Avro; Royal Aircraft Factory; Bristol; Sopwith; Grahame-White; Vickers; Short; Breguet; Caudron; and Farman (Brothers) (two separate silhouettes).
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Aircraft silhouettes are one training tool used to familiarize both civilians and military personnel with various aircraft types so that they can recognize whether aircraft overhead are ally or enemy models.
Administration
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor unknown, material found in collection, NASM.XXXX.1052.
Processing Information
Arranged and described (2010), updated and encoded (2022) by Jessamyn Lloyd.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Early Aircraft Recognition Silhouettes, NASM.XXXX.1052, 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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Airplanes -- Recognition | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Silhouettes | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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