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- "Flying Arsenal of the United States Air Force" - drawn in scale of 1 to 240
- Produced by National Geographic Society© - Geographic Art Division
- Art by Davis Weltzer / Research by George W. Beatty - (September 1965)
- Lithograph poster of a total of 26 U.S. Air Force Aircraft with description
- Full-color image size is 30" wide by 15" high / rolled and unframed
- 2" wide white border on all 4 sides **(I have cropped off for CW photo)
** Details sharper on poster - depleted and blurred somewhat due to photo reduction
** Aircraft from top to bottom on left side;
- General Dynamics F-106 Delta Dart Interceptor
- Lockheed VF-12 A Prototype Interceptor (predecessor to the SR-71 "Blackbird")
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bomber
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief Tactical Fighter
- North American XB-70 Valkyrie Experimental Aircraft (prototype for the B-70 Supersonic) ** In 1966, one prototype crashed after colliding in midair with a smaller jet aircraft; the remaining Valkyrie bomber is in the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. (retired 1969)
- General Dynamics F-111 Tactical Fighter
- Lockheed C-141 Starlifter Cargo/Troop Carrier
** Aircraft from top to bottom in center;
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo Interceptor
- North American F-100 Super Sabre Tactical Fighter
- McDonnell F-4C Phantom II Tactical Fighter
- General Dynamics B-58 Hustler Strategic Bomber
- Fairchild Hiller C-123 Provider Assault Transport
- Martin RB-57 Canberra Reconnaissance Aircraft
- Douglas C-133 Cargomaster Cargo/Troop Carrier
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules Cargo/Troop Carrier
- Kaman HH-43B Huskie Crash-Rescue Fire-Fighter (Helicopter)
** Aircraft from top to bottom on right side;
- Northrop T-38 Talon Trainer
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain Cargo/Troop Carrier
- Lockheed WU-2 Reconnaissance Aircraft
- Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Tanker (in-flight refueling)
- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Interceptor
- Grumman HU-16 Albatross Search-Rescue Amphibian
- Douglas A-1E Skyraider Tactical Fighter
- Douglas C-124 Globemaster Cargo/Troop Carrier
- Sikorsky CH-3C Cargo/Troop Carrier (Helicopter)
- LTV-Hiller-Ryan XC-142 Experimental V/STOL Cargo Transport (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) ** Only 5 were built, XC-142 testing ended and the remaining flying copy was turned over to NASA for research testing from May 1966 to May 1970. - Only one still survives housed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. It was flown to the museum in 1970.