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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. In the transparent nose of a mighty YB-17 bomber, a sergeant of a bombardment squadron stationed at Langley Field, Virginia handles the machine gun

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. In the transparent nose of a mighty YB-17 bomber, a sergeant of a bombardment squadron stationed at Langley Field, Virginia handles the machine gun

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Silhouetted against the dawn, a soldier of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia keeps faithful watch over a giant YB-17 bomber

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. A master sergeant of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia checks over a propeller adjustment job his soldier-mechanics have just made on a big YB-17 bomber

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Silhouetted against the dawn, a soldier of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia keeps faithful watch over a giant YB-17 bomber.

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Important business is transcated in the "office" of a mighty YB-17 bomber. The pilot captain and co-pilot lieutenant confer before taking off on a military mission from Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Important business is transcated in the "office" of a mighty YB-17 bomber. The pilot captain and co-pilot lieutenant confer before taking off on a military mission from Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Alert, capable men make up the bombardment squadron that fly and fight and service the mighty YB-17 bombers. The outfit to which these men belong was trained at Langley Field, Virginia

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Top-notch performance of our big bombers is made a matter of certainty by the ground crews of the Air Force. A soldier-mechanic at Langley Field, Virginia makes an engine adjustment on a mighty YB-17 bomber under the critical eye of a sergeant

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. In the transparent nose of a mighty YB-17 bomber, a sergeant of a bombardment squadron stationed at Langley Field, Virginia handles the machine gun

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virginia langley field safety film negatives langley field yb bombardment bombardment squadron nose bomber sergeant gun bombers machine gun yb 17 yb 17 bomber ww 2 1940 s 40 s united states history library of congress