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Description
Photograph of a group of men posing with pilot Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, ca.1942. At center wearing a leather jacket, pilot Douglas Corrigan is seen posing with a group of eight other men. Most of the men wear darkly-colored shirts with ties. Three of the men also can be seen wearing pointed caps. Most of the men stand behind Corrigan in the picture. However, the man to his right leans forward slightly, while the man to his right kneels down holding an object in his hands. In the background, several trees and buildings are visible behind the men.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 9 x 12 cm. photographic prints photographs
Aeronautics Airplanes Air pilots Corrigan, Douglas, 1907-1995 Lynch, Joseph Walker, Sgt Murchinson, First Sgt Munson Melnick, Sgt Transportation--Air--People in aviation Airport features
Time Period
1942
Place
California Los Angeles USA
Source
43578 [Accession number] CHS-43578 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] unidentified no: 214 [Identifying number]
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