Box: 2, Folder: 4 - "Ephrata" 430th Army Air Force Replacement Training Unit (AAFRTU) -- photographic prints, 1944 October

Title

Box: 2, Folder: 4 - "Ephrata" 430th Army Air Force Replacement Training Unit (AAFRTU) -- photographic prints, 1944 October

Description

"Ephrata" 430th Army Air Force Replacement Training Unit (AAFRTU) -- photographic prints, 1944 October

Identifier

1991-07-17A, Box: Two, Folder: 4

Collection Organization

Collection Items

[Envelope from Benatar's Drug Store for photographic film development, November 22, 1944]
Envelope from Benatar's Drug Store (San Francisco, California) for photographic film development, November 22, 1944. The envelope has been filled out by William Orthman.

[Servicemen using radios and other equipment]
Photograph of three U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen using radios and other equipment, October 11, 1944Inscription: "430th AAFRTU (Sqd. 'B') (10-11-44)."

[Serviceman directing aircraft]
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces serviceman directing aircraft at an unidentified air base, October 11, 1944. Several Bell P-63 Kingcobra aircraft are visible in the background.Inscription: "430th AAFRTU (Sqd. B) (10-11-44)."

[Servicemen shaking hands]
Photograph of two U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen shaking hands, circa 1940s.

[Servicemen at unidentified air base]
Photograph of four U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen at an unidentified air base, October 11, 1944.Inscription: "430 AAFRTU (10-11-44) (Sq. B)."

[Servicemen relaxing with drinks]
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen relaxing with drinks, circa 1940s.

[Pilot consulting documents while seated in Bell P-63A Kingcobra]
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot consulting documents while seated in a Bell P-63A Kingcobra aircraft (serial number 42-68935), October 11, 1944. Another serviceman stands on the aircraft's wing.Inscription: "430th AAFRTU (Sqd. B)…

[Servicemen working underneath wing of Bell P-63 Kingcobra]
Photograph of three U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen working underneath the wing of a Bell P-63 Kingcobra aircraft, October 11, 1944.Inscription: "430th AAFRTU (Sqd. B) (10-11-44)."

[Servicemen relaxing on tarmac next to Lockheed P-38 Lightning]
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen relaxing on the tarmac next to a Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft, October 11, 1944. Several Bell P-63 Kingcobra aircraft are visible in the background.Inscription: "430 AAFRTU (10-11-44) (Sq. B)."

[Servicemen picking up mail at base post office]
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen picking up their mail at a base post office, October 11, 1944. A sign above the pickup window reads: "Get it here Buddies - Mail!"Inscription: "430th AAFRTU (Sqd. 'B') (10-11-44)."
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