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Truax Field Control Tower
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Edward C. Waffle, in charge of the tower for the Air Force, is talking with a pilot from the Truax Field control tower by speaking into a handheld radio transmitter while looking out of the observation window.
December 22, 1953
Stein, Edwin
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Weather Bureau Operation at Truax Field Control Tower
December 22, 1953
Harold Evans launching a weather balloon from the pilot balloon shelter on top of the Truax Field control tower.
Truax Field Control Tower
December 22, 1953
From the observation window, G.M. Femrite is fixing his binocular field glasses on an incoming plane at the Truax Field control tower.
Military Pilot Preparing for Flight
May 22, 1957
Air Guard Lt. Dan Torphy, returned from a training flight at Truax Field, carrying his gear while walking near his plane with Lt. John Roseboom.
Truax Field Airman Receives Honors
December 31, 1954
Truax Base commander, Col. Frederick J. Nelander, after presenting the Purple Heart and the Air Medal to Lt. Edward G. Izbicky. The airman won the decorations during service as a fighter pilot in K...
Military Pilot Preparing for Flight
May 22, 1957
Air Guard Lt. Dan Torphy preparing for a training flight from Truax Field by putting on a long white scarf (an old tradition for pilots) in the locker room.
