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Go Signal
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The launching office above a Pacific Fleet aircraft carrier gives the "go" signal to the pilot. This photograph is from a scrapbook compiled by Philip F. La Follette, former governor of Wisconsin and press aide to General Douglas MacArthur during World War II, from official releases that crossed his desk.
April 16, 1944
United States. Navy
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WHi 11082
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Aircraft Carrier Drill
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Palau Islands Air Strike
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Japanese Airplane Going Down
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A Japanese bomber going down in flames after having been surprised by a Coronado flying boat of Fleet Air Wing Two. This photograph, which was shot from the cockpit of the Commando, is part of a s...
Philip La Follette with Koalas
1950
Former Wisconsin Governor Philip La Follette wearing his World War II uniform and holding two koala bears with a third koala on his head.
Aircraft Carrier Landing
1950
A crewman on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier signals to the pilot of an incoming U.S. Marine Corps CH-34 Choctaw helicopter. The landing was photographed by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle duri...
