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[Servicemen working in control tower] (Item)

Photograph of two U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen working in a control tower at an unidentified air base, circa 1940s.

[Servicemen working in control tower] (Item)

Photograph of four AACS (Army Airways Communications Service) servicemen working in a control tower, China, circa 1940s. One serviceman operates a light gun while another uses a radio-telephone.Typed caption on verso: "Here is a group of AACS men at work in the interior of a typical China tower. The GI on the extreme right is operating a 'light gun' and the GI second from left is speaking on the…

[Serviceman using radiophone to relay instructions from control tower] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified AACS (Army Airways Communications Service) serviceman using a radiophone to relay instructions from control tower, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Modern Aviation Demands absolute synchronization between planes in the air and ground facilities. A completely equipped AACS tower minimizes the risks of landings and take-offs to such…