Description: ORIGINAL! RARE WW2 US ARMY AIR FORCES TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PLTs C.D. LESTER & A.D. TURNER PHOTO RARE WW2 US ARMY AIR FORCES TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PILOTS " C.D. LESTER " & " A.D. TURNER " OFFICIAL PHOTO 1944 [ Two of the 332nd Fighter Group’s best pilots. Clarence P. “Lucky” Lester (left) downed three enemy aircraft in one day. Andrew D. Turner won the Distinguished Flying Cross in the course of flying 69 combat missions. ]OFFICIAL U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES CAPTION PRINTED ON THE REVERSE: 53670 - ITALY - Lt. Clarence P. (sic) Lester 5329 Prairie Ave.,Chicago Ill.,P-51 Mustang pilot of the All XXXXX (BLACK AMERICAN) Fighter Group 15th Air Force, is Congratulated by Sqdn. Commander, Capt. Andrew D.Turner, Washington, D.C. on “Lucky”Lester’s Shooting down three Nazi planes during one mission. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO ( While technically not officially called the "US Air Force" during World War II, the term "Air Force" was often used colloquially and even appeared in some official contexts to refer to the "US Army Air Forces" (USAAF), which was the official designation for the American air arm during the war; however, the proper term to use during that time was always "US Army Air Forces.". ) DIMENSIONS: 8 1/8” x 10” CONDITION OF THE PHOTO IMAGE IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 80+ YEARS. SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. SEPIA. (please see pictures) THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
Price: 315 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2025-01-05T22:05:16.000Z
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Black Americana
