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In this two-part oral history, fighter ace George T. Buck discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, he provides clarifying details regarding his wartime experiences and the combat missions…

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace George T. Buck discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in Europe with the…

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen Weinberg, Jerry Michaud, and Paul Nowell holding guns, possibly at an air base in Japan, circa 1945-1952. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "Weinberg, myself…

Revised 1 May, 1945. AAF Manual No. 50-12. "Published for Headquarters, AAF, Office of Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Training by Headquarters, AAF, Office of Flying Safety" according to title page.

Photograph of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator engine, taken while the aircraft is in flight, circa 1944-1945. Stamped on verso: "Passed by Examiner. Base 2452. U.S. Army."

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft (nose number 290) at an unidentified airfield, circa 1944-1945. Serviceman are visible in the cockpit and hatches.

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1945. Part of the photographing aircraft is visible in the shot. Inscription on verso: "Formation."

Photograph of two U.S. Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "A-3 formation."

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces flight crew, including Paul Lewis Bowers (standing, third from left), with a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a woman in lingerie. Most of the crew are…

Photograph of a serviceman working on the engine of "Rude Nude," a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, at a Pacific Island airfield, circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a naked or partially naked woman. Inscription on verso: "Paul…