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WWII LIFE Magazine August 10, 1942 General Chennault In China Flying Tigers

$ 21.1

Availability: 79 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: Items may have normal some wear and minor staining, due to the age of the item. Item is intact.

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    WWII LIFE Magazine August 10, 1942 General Chennault In China Flying Tigers
    Description
    Life Magazine Cover
    : Brigadier General Claire Lee Chennault.
    Very very curious full page Packard motors ad with military boat with wings, John D. Bulkeley is mentioned.
    RAF plane visits Paris.
    The president’s very cluttered desk.
    Half page Pepsodent tooth powder ad with Athalie Davis and twin sister, both stewardesses for United Air Lines.
    Secrecy of US bombsight.
    First pictures of bombing at Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
    General Stilwell’s flight from Burma.
    Air Cargo Transport, giant airplanes, including the Mars made by Martin.
    Flight from Burma.
    Nice full page Niblets corn ad with color art of corn harvest by N.C. Wyeth.
    Blackout illumination.
    Summer Skiing at Lassen Volcanic National Park – great photos!
    Curious full page color Dextrose ad – in the rations of the US Army.
    Full page color Kellogg’s Corn Flakes ad with Faraday Benedict and sailing theme.
    Army trains dogs, they were worried about sabotage in Hawaii where 1/3 of the population was Japanese.
    Tank Arsenal’s assembly line.
    Scotts hotel for women in Washington DC, housing for single government workers with weekly classes in office etiquette.
    Full page color Camel cigarettes ad with circus aerialist Antoinette Concello.