"They Cheer" World War II Pilot Safety Posters
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
During World War II, the Directorate of Air Traffic and Safety and Directorate of Safety Education published a series of posters reinforcing pilot safety using caricatures of Axis leaders Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo, who cheer when the American pilot makes mistakes. The complete set consisted of sixteen posters.
Identifier
NASM.2016.0039
Creator
United States. Air Force
Date
bulk 1942-1945
Provenance
Jeremy Kinney, Gift, 2016
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Posters
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of six 9 by 11 inch color lithographs from the "They Cheer" poster series from World War II.
Genre/Form
Posters
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Creator
United States. Air Force
Topic
World War, 1939-1945
Aeronautics -- Safety measures
Aeronautics
Propaganda
Citation
"They Cheer" World War II Pilot Safety Posters, Accession 2016-0039, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
