Ephemera

Greetings from Port Washington, L.I.

TUNING UP A U. S. ARMY AEROPLANE SERIES NO. 12 222671

[date unknown]

Republic Aviation F-84F Thunderstreak Postcard

The back of the postcard reads:

REPUBLIC’S F-84F Thunderstreak fighter-bomber. Armed with six .50 caliber guns and more than 6,000 pounds of external armament. Carries nuclear weapons. Powered by J-65 turbojet engine with 7,200 pounds of thrust. Speeds over 650 mph. Set U. S. transcontinental speed record and world’s non-stop jet fighter distance record. Serves USAF and NATO air forces.

REPUBLIC AVIATION CORPORATION, Farmingdale, L. I., N. Y.

The aircraft was in production from 1952-1957. For more information, see the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s webpage about it.

Pan American Document Describing Port Washington Airport, 1937

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PORT WASHINGTON, U.S.A. PAA AIRPORT NO. B-335-4

REMARKS: Station operated by Pan American Airways – At present used as port of entry for U.S.A.-Bermuda services by Pan American Airways & Imperial Airways -

Image from the Pan American World Airways, Inc. Records, Archives and Special Collections Department at the University of Miami.