Lockheed F-94C jet in flight, ca.1960

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Photograph of Lockheed F-94C jet in flight, ca.1960. At center, a large jet is visible in flight. The body of the plane is nearly perfectly symmetrical, except for the rounded nose. Two star-shaped emblems are visible both on the body of the plane and the edge of the right wing. On the edge of each wing, a large cylindrical object in the shape of a missile can be seen. Above the narrow beak, a glass-covered cockpit is visible. Near the tail of the plane, the large jet engine attached to the body can be seen. The description on the back of the photoprint reads: "F-94C Breathes Fire. Here is a new close up of air view of the Lockheed F-94C Starfire, whooshing for home after rocket firing tests. Note smoke stains on nose rocket doors just back of the black radome. Starfire is the first plane to carry rocket armament in the nose. This air force jet interceptor can pour a 24 rocket barrage at enemy bombers. Designed to operate almost entirely automatically the 600 mile per hour ship is one of the most highly electronified aircraft ever built. Electronics even relieve pilot of aiming the plane -- and its rockets. One rocket can destroy the biggest bomber".

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Title Lockheed F-94C jet in flight, ca.1960

Subject Aeronautics, Military (lcsh), Jet planes (lcsh), Lockheed Aviation Company (subject), Transportation -- Air -- Military -- Jet engines (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1960

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1960

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m13314

Identifier 43540 (accession number), CHS-43540 (call number), CHS-43540 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12818 (legacy record id), chs-m13314 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13467 (legacy record id), 84-1-1648 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12818

Unique identifier UC135502

Legacy Identifier CHS-43540.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.5 in × 16.4 in at 300dpi
52.2 cm × 41.9 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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