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Photograph caption dated November 6, 1956 reads, "Capt. Bernard J. Shaw, left, Special Bomber Maintenance section, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, tells Lt. Col. C. G. Strathy, chief of Plans and Programs Division, story of thrilling sailfish catch he made. Shaw hooked the nine-foot beauty, shown on wall, off Acupulco [sic], Mex. 'Beginner's luck,' he admits."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 13 cm. Photographic prints
Air Force Flight Test Center (U.S.) Air Force Flight Test Center (U.S.)--Officials and employees Armed Forces--Officers Men--California--Edwards Air Force Base Sailfish--California--Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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