[Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel, June 23, 1918]

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Identifier1986-10-10-A_text_004Parts1986-10-10-A_text_004_011986-10-10-A_text_004_02SourceThe Norman "Jim" S. Archibald Collection (1986-10-10-A), Box 1, Folder 3CreatorArchibald, Norman S., 1894-1975DescriptionLetter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel, written during his service in France, June 23, 1918. Describes flying to Tours and running into a colleague from Seattle; taking up advanced aircraft and performing stunts; a visit to a hospital to observe operations and subsequent gratefulness that he is an aviator "for it will either be death or nothing [...] which is far better than losing a leg or arm or some other injury." Two handwritten pages. Transcript available.Creation Date1918-06-23SubjectWorld War, 1914-1918Archibald, Norman S., 1894-1975Draper, Hazel Archibald, 1891-1973United States. Army. Air ServiceLanguageEnglishOriginal FormatcorrespondenceBibliographic CitationThe Norman "Jim" S. Archibald Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United StatesLicense

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