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[Mechanics working on Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft]
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2020-02-25_image_004
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The Howard E. Smith World War II Photograph Collection (2020-02-25), Box 6, Folder 7
Description
Photograph of Black mechanics of the 49th Aviation Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces, working on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas, circa 1942-1943.
Inscription: "31 ems."
Stamped on verso: "From the estate of Lt. Colonel Howard Eugene & Barbara Jean Smith."
Creation Date
circa 1942-1943
Subject
United States. Army Air Forces
United States. Army Air Forces. Aviation Squadron, 49th
Soldiers
African American soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
Aviation mechanics (Persons)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family
Smoky Hill Army Air Field (Kan.)
Place
Kansas
United States
Extent
1 photograph : print, black and white ; 7 x 5 in
Language
English
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photographic prints
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The Howard E. Smith World War II Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight
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[Mechanics working on Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft]
, [2020-02-25_image_004]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 21/01/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/22652
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