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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))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of six 9 by 11 inch color lithographs from the "They Cheer" poster series from World War II.

Rights

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Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Citation

"They Cheer" World War II Pilot Safety Posters, Accession 2016-0039, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

World War, 1939-1945

Aeronautics -- Safety measures

Aeronautics

Propaganda

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Posters