September 2, 2015

The 1944 U.S Army Air Force pilot

June 8, 1944. Snapshot. Private Collection.

June 8, 1944. University of Missouri. Snapshot. Private Collection.

These two photographs are of the same pilot. The captions are annotations found on the back. We have dates and places. This pilot wrote everything but his name…On the first he’s at the helm of a single engine civilian airplane even though he’s wearing his uniform. I’ve tried to make out the model but can’t. On the second I see what looks like barracks behind him. Texas was the state for the USAAF to train during WWII. Well, at least we know he made it through!

August 3, 1945. Texas. “Crazy with the Heat”. Snapshot. Private Collection.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 at 10:00 am and tagged with 1940s, 1944, 1945, Missouri, pilot, single engine airplane, snapshot, Texas, USA and posted in Military, Others. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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