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["Big Stud," fighter ace Robert L. Baseler's Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]
Photograph of "Big Stud," fighter ace Robert L. Baseler's Republic P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft (serial number AC 42-75008), circa 1940s. The aircraft's nose art includes its designation and an ace of spades playing card, and the tail is painted with…

[Tail section of Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]
Photograph of the tail section of a Republic P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft, circa 1940s. The tail bears the checkerboard markings of the 325th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces. The aircraft could possibly belong to fighter ace Robert L.…

[Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection, Box One, Folder 4 - Military records -- certifications, check outs, flying status, orders, and training, 1939-1964]
Items from Box One, Folder 4 of the Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection, circa 1939-1964. Folder contains 22 military documents from Robert L. Baseler's service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Includes certifications,…

[Flight logbook for Robert L. Baseler, November 1, 1939 to June 30, 1943]
Flight logbook for Robert L. Baseler, November 1, 1939 to June 30, 1943. Documents Baseler's flights during his World War II service with the United States Army Air Forces. 119 pages and one loose item.

[Diploma issued by United States Army Air Corps Training Center to Robert L. Baseler, February 1, 1939]
Diploma issued by the United States Army Air Corps Training Center to Robert L. Baseler, February 1, 1939. Certifies that Baseler has completed the course of instruction at the Primary and Advanced Flying Schools.

[Pursuit Section Class 39-A]
Composite photograph featuring members of Pursuit Section Class 39-A, Kelly Field, circa February 1939. Image includes captioned portraits of the servicemen and a biplane in flight. Future fghter ace Robert L. Baseler appears in the "P."Inscription…

[Class 39-A at U.S. Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas]
Photographic group portrait of members of Class 39-A at the U.S. Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas, circa February 1939. The servicemen are identified by last name in the typed caption. Future fighter ace Robert L. Baseler is…

[Pursuit Section Class 39-A]
Composite photograph featuring members of Pursuit Section Class 39-A, Kelly Field, circa February 1939. Image includes captioned portraits of the servicemen and a biplane in flight. Future fghter ace Robert L. Baseler appears in the "P."Inscription…

[Boeing P-12E (Model 234)]
Photograph of a Boeing P-12E (Model 234) aircraft (tail number 46) of the 77th Pursuit Squadron, United States Army Air Corps, parked at Kelly Field, Texas, circa January 1939. The squadron insignia of five playing cards is painted on the fuselage,…

[Army Air Corps servicemen]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Army Air Corps servicemen, circa 1930s-1940s. A flag in the middle reads "4th BCS."
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