Pre-invasion at start of the Italian Campaign. Group of pilots assigned to piper cub airplanes pose on deck of a Landing Ship Tank (LST) in World War 2. Top row, first two shown from left are Pilots Dutch Shultz and Fred Boucher. Pilot, Lieutenant Dutch Schultz, poses in cockpit of his airplane. Boucher's Piper L-4, "Sad Sack 3" with Buzz letters BE is seen behind. Cub planes parked on deck of the LST. ( Among those seen are Cub planes with Buzz letters BD and BB.) Crewmen ease Cub BE down a steel ramp. View of Cub airplanes parked on both sides of improvised flight deck on the LST.
Pre-invasion loading and maneuvers of Piper Cub aircraft in Worls War 2. Man revs up engine of cub plane aboard LST. First cub plane takes off from LST and circles ship.
U.S. pilots board Stinson L-5 Sentinel airplane of the 25th Liaison Squadron "Guinea Short Lines" (serial 42-99261) parked on shore at Palawan, Philippines, during World War 2. The L-5 taxis along shoreline and takes off. L-5 in flight over sea.
The Joint Operations Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia. Seminars conducted at the National War College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Officers collected from ground, Naval and Air Force work collectively. Officers examine globe, read books and attend medical service classes. Officers enter into building. Officers play pool (billiards). Door Sign reads 'Student Committee Room'. Officers seated in a round table conference. Officers attend the War College in Washington DC. Civilian and Army officers meet each other at school. Officers attend classes at the Industrial College of Armed Forces. Officers examine a chart in room. Officers in a aircraft factory examine aircraft being assembled. Officers observe workers assembling a truck. Officers confer in a library with books on nearby shelves. Officers eat together in dining facilities and play handball. Military caps of different services on a hat rack. Massive columns of US Army soldiers and military vehicles, artillery, tanks, and tank destroyers parade on a street (possibly New York City) possibly at end of World War 2 or near that time. Military bomber aircraft in flight in formation overhead. The United States and British flags fluttering side by side in a breeze.
U.S. Army Piper L-4 Cub and Stinson L-5 Liasion planes parked in line on rocky field in Italy, during World War 2. Several of them taxi and takeoff. Spitfires in the background.
A crashed Piper Cub plane (L-4 Liaison aircraft) on grass field in Italy during World War 2. The L-4 is fastened to a tow truck for removal. Soldiers unbolt portions of undercarriage and and make other preparations for towing. Plane is hooked up. Another L-4 lands on the field.
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