The three lines at the top of each page
provides information about the photo
Line 1: JOHN DOE COLLECTION
Line 2: No. 4004. Bede BD-10 (N2BD)
Line 3: Photographed at Reno, Nevada, USA, September
8, 1994, by John Doe
Line 1: The first line of the page header
identifies who contributed the photo
JOHN DOE COLLECTION
Line 2: The second line of the page header
identifies details about the pictured aircraft
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No. 1272
Boeing
299O
B-17E
Flying Fortress
(41-2599
c/n 2410)
US Army Air Corps
"Tugboat Annie"
No. 2355
Mikoyan
MiG-21
("110"
c/n 4215)
"Fishbed-L"
No. 2045
Khrunichev
T-411
Aist (Stork)
Data item
Example
Explanation
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Photo number
No. 1272
Sequential number of 1000aircraftphotos.com page
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Manufacturer
Boeing
The original manufacturer; for amateur-built- the builder; for kits-
the kit designer; for license-built- the original manufacturer.
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Manufacturer's model
299O, MiG-21
The model number; for North American Aviation aircraft- the charge number.
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Military designation
B-17E
The designation at the time the photo was taken. Photos of the same
aircraft might have a different designation at an earlier or later
time in its lifetime.
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Name
Flying Fortress, 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) below the photo as a remark.
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Registration
N2BD, 41-2599, "110"
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.Markings on military aircraft which are not considered a real
serial are shown in atalics and quotes.
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Construction number
c/n 2410
We use "c/n" to cover manufacturer's serial number,
including the German "Werksnummer."
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Service or operator
US Army Air Corps
User, such as military forces, airlines or other entities.
Individuals are not listed here but are shown below the photo as a
remark if known. Military assignments to groups, wings, squadrons,
etc. are shown below the photo. as a remark.
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Name
"Tugboat Annie", "Fishbed-L"
The name of the specific pictured aircraft assigned by the service or
operator. Code names used during and after WW II up to the 1990s are
shown in italics.
Line 3: Provides information about the date,
location and origination of the photograph
Photographed at Katalla, Alaska, USA, June 1934, by Lloyd R.
Jarman, from Jim Ruotsala collection Photograph
from Flight International, at Paris, France, February 28, 1962
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was taken, the day, month and year it was taken, and the name of 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 also shown.
Remarks section below the image
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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 they were created or modified by the site owners.
Unless the author declines, a link to the author's e-mail address is
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other contributors may appear within the remarks section.
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will be found by clicking on the icon.
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