The high seas were dangerous places during World War II, an unforgiving expanse where nations vied for supremacy, just as they fought each other on land and in the skies. Military ships of all types ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1924, the US Army Air Service sent four specially-built aircraft, the Douglas World Cruisers (DWC) Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans on ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This collection consists of two black ...

One of the two remaining Douglas World Cruiser aircraft that took part in the first ever aerial circumnavigation of the world is set to return to the place where it was originally conceived designed ...

A century ago next Sunday, Chicagoans’ necks craned skyward looking for a single-engine Douglas World Cruiser bearing their city’s name. It was on the home stretch of its journey as America’s entry in ...

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