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Flight Training at Truax Field

Date: 1944
Description: Instructor on the wing of a biplane talking with an airman trainee in the cockpit of a plane during flight training at Truax Field during World War II.
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Airman and Instructors at Truax Field

Date: 1944
Description: Airman trainee in cockpit of biplane with two flight instructors standing next to the plane at Truax Field during World War II.
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Paratrooper Private Johnny Jump

Date: 1944
Description: View of a paratrooper just about to jump from the side door of a warplane. He is wearing the full kit and is carrying a rifle. It is likely that this is a ...
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Interviewing a Group of Soldiers

Date: 1944
Description: Robert Doyle interviews a group of nine soldiers at an airfield. They are standing in front of an airplane (tentatively identified as a Douglas C-47 Skytra...

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