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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- AIRXC_120419_05.JPG: General of the Air Force
Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
Henry Harley Arnold graduated from West Point in 1907. He learned to fly in 1911 at the Wright brothers' flying school in Dayton, Ohio, although he never flew with either Wilbur or Orville.
"Hap" Arnold became chief of the Army Air Corps in 1938. He was responsible for organizing, training, and equipping what would become an organization of more than 2.4 million personnel during World War II -- the U.S. Army Air Forces. He commanded America's air forces until his retirement in 1946.
Arnold sought creative ways of applying the technology toward building a balanced air force and better aircraft. For example, he devoted tremendous personal effort to the development of the B-29, despite significant technological setbacks. As one B-29 commanded recalled, "B-29s had as many bugs as the entomology department at the Smithsonian Institution." Arnold's vision paid off. The long-range heavy bomber, originally designed for use over Europe, became his ultimate weapon in the Pacific during World War II.
- AIRXC_120419_18.JPG: Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold Aviation Award:
This medal, awarded by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, was presented to James H. Doolittle for distinguished contributions to the progress of aviation in 1954.
- AIRXC_120419_40.JPG: Airborne Dreams
Pan American World Airways and Nisei Flight Attendants, 1955-1972:
In 1955, Pan American World Airways launched a two-part strategy to gain a competitive advantage over newly established Japan Airlines and to capture the burgeoning mass market for air travel to Asia and the Pacific. Pan Am ordered the largest fleet of commercial jet aircraft purchased by any airline to date: 20 Boeing 707s and 25 Douglas DC-8s. It also began to recruit Japanese American stewardesses to service its Asia routes and round-the-world flights.
From 1955 to 1972, Honolulu served as an Asian language base of operations for Pan Am. The original stewardess recruits were referred to as "Nisei," a term identifying them as second-generation Japanese Americans. Even if they were not completely fluent in Japanese, the Nisei stewardesses, dressed in the familiar blue serge Pan Am uniform, and provided the airline with an exotic look.
By the mid-1960s Pan Am expanded the program, hiring women from Japan, and recruiting flight attendants fluent in Chinese and other Asian languages. The program enhanced Pan Am's reputation for service and cosmopolitanism. It also changed the lives of the women who participated, exposing them to international travel and a wealth of new experiences.
This exhibit celebrates their pioneering role in helping to create the era of global air travel.
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