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NOTE: This designation system is being applied to earlier pages as time permits

THE PAGE HEADER PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHOTO

 
Line 1: DAN SHUMAKER COLLECTION
Line 2: No. 4004. Bede BD-10 (N2BD)
Line 3: Photographed at Reno, Nevada, 1994
 

Line 1: The first line of the page header identifies who contributed the photo

 
DAN SHUMAKER COLLECTION
W.T. LARKINS PHOTO
STEPHANIE BROCHOCKI CONTRIBUTION

"COLLECTION"

Signifies that the contributor has provided a large number of photos which were taken by the contributor and/or by someone else. The photographer is named on the 3rd line, if known.

"PHOTO"

Signifies that the photo was taken by the contributor.

"CONTRIBUTION"

Signifies that the contributor has provided a photo which was taken by someone else. The photographer is named on the 3rd line, if known.
 

Line 2: The second line of the page header identifies details about the pictured aircraft

 
No. 4004.1 Bede2 BD-103 (N2BD6)
No. 1272.1 Boeing2 299O3 B-17E4 Flying Fortress5 (41-25996 c/n 24107) USAAC8 "Tugboat Annie"9
No. 2045.1 Khrunichev2 T-4113 Aist5 (Stork)5 (RA-05856)
No. 2355.1 Mikoyan2 MiG-21bis3 ("110"11 c/n 42157) "Fishbed-L"10

Data item

Example

Explanation

1

Photo number

No. 4004

Sequential number of 1000aircraftphotos page

2

Manufacturer

Bede

For amateur-built, the builder is listed; for kits, the kit designer is listed; (For aircraft built under subcontract, the original manufacturer is listed and subcontractor may be shown below the photo in the remarks section. An example: a Martin-built Boeing B-29.)

3

Manufacturer's model

299O

The model number at the time the photo was taken.

4

Military designation

B-17E

The designation at the time the photo was taken.

5

Name

Aist (Stork)

Name assigned by the manufacturer. If not in English, the known translation is shown in brackets. Nicknames given to the type (ie. "Peashooter" for the Boeing P-26) are shown below the photo.

 

6

Registration

N2BD
41-2599

The registration at the time the photo was taken. For decommissioned military aircraft in civilian service, the civilian registration is shown and the military serial number is shown below the photo as a remark.

7

Construction number

c/n 2410

We use "c/n" to cover manufacturer's serial number, including the German "Werksnummer."

8

Service or operator

USAAC

User, such as military forces, airlines or other entities. Individuals are not listed here but are shown below the image if known. Assignments to groups, wings, squadrons, etc. are shown below the photo.

9

Name

"Tugboat Annie"

The name of the specific pictured aircraft assigned by the service or operator.

10

Codename

"Fishbed-L"

Code names used during and after WW II up to the 1990s are shown in italics.

11

Code

"110"

Markings on military aircraft which are not considered a real serial.

Information link

Indicates more information about the manufacturer or aircraft type will be found by clicking on the icon.
 

Line 3: Provides information about the date, location and origination of the photograph

 
Photographed at Katalla, Alaska, June 1934, by Lloyd R. Jarman, from Jim Ruotsala collection

This line may show any of the following information: where the photo was taken, the month and year it was taken, and who took the photo if the contributor is not the photographer. In cases where the photo was obtained from another person who is not the photographer, this will be indicated with the words "from ..... collection". Photos from organizations are similarly identified. In cases of commercial sources of photos such as Aeroplane Photo Supply photos, the catalog number is shown.
 

Remarks section below the image

Additional information may be shown below the photo, usually in the form of remarks submitted by contributors, website visitors, or by the site managers. The date and author of the remarks are shown. Unless the author declines, a link to the author's e-mail address is provided. Remarks by the web site authors usually do not have date or author shown.

Created date

The date the page was first added to the website.