April 5, 2024
ORIG NEWS PHOTO USAAC 20th PURSUIT GROUP CURTISS P-40
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Fantastic ORIGINAL 1941 B/W ( THIS IS NOT A COPY OR REPRODUCTION OF ANY TYPE-IT IS AN 100% ORIGINAL PERIOD DEVELOPED PHOTOGRAPH ) ACME Newspictures news photograph of the USAAC US Army Air Corps 20th Pursuit Group and their Curtiss P-40 fighters on the ramp at Hamilton Field California 1 day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Flimsy caption states that the 20th has just returned from the Louisiana and Carolina war games and may soon see action against the Japanese. The 20th Pursuit Group was re-designated the 20th Fighter Group and assigned to the mighty 8th Air Force in Europe in 1943 w they distinguished themselves flying the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and North American P-51 Mustang . P hoto measures 9" x 7" and is in very good condition with flimsy caption (please see scan for text), and Acme Newspictures stamp on back. A GREAT 100% ORIGINAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE USAAC 20th PURSUIT GROUP AND THEIR P-40 FIGHTERS JUST AFTER PEARL HARBOR !! PHOTO IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF NOTED AVIATION HISTORIAN AND PHOTOGRAPHER BOB STEELE WHO WAS A USMC COMBAT PHOTOGRAPHER DURING WWII AND A FREELANCE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE LA EXAMINER AND OTHER LA AREA PAPERS AFTER THE WAR . Please read item description in full, item is exactly as described-no more, no less. Please ask questions prior to bidding, if you are unsure, don't bid. Please
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