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Not a Cloud in the Sky: 1942

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/13/2008 - 9:13pm.
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Not a Cloud in the Sky: 1942

May 1942. Parris Island, South Carolina. "Marine lieutenant glider pilot in training at Page Field." A smilier version of the airman seen here. 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer, Office of War Information. View full size.

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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 06/14/2008 - 6:06am.

No way the aircraft is a "glider." It looks to me like a BT-13 "Valiant" basic trainer, designated an SNV in the Navy and USMC.

[It's a tow plane that pulls the training gliders. - Dave]

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