Production: A-31 ("Vengeance") Dive Bombers. Motor adjustment. On top of the engine, a flight service mechanic is shown adjusting the motor on the "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at the Nashville Division of Vulteo Aircraft, Inc. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the R.A.F. and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers.
| Artist | Alfred T. Palmer (American, 1906–1993) |
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| Title | Production: A-31 ("Vengeance") Dive Bombers. Motor adjustment. On top of the engine, a flight service mechanic is shown adjusting the motor on the "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at the Nashville Division of Vulteo Aircraft, Inc. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the R.A.F. and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers. |
| Date | February 1943 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 11/16 × 9 9/16 in. (19.5 × 24.3 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.10.13 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a young man sitting on top of a plane engine, just behind the propellor. The man is light-skinned and wears a vented, brimmed Safari-type hat and a ribbed tshirt. The photograph is taken from a low angle; the man and plane are backed by a sky full of large, fluffly clouds.
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"Production: A-31 ("Vengeance") Dive Bombers. Motor adjustment. On top of the engine, a flight service mechanic is shown adjusting the motor on the "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at the Nashville Division of Vulteo Aircraft, Inc. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the R.A.F. and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers. | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.10.13