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American "steam chickens" arrive in Africa. Ready to test out the new ships, called "steam hickens" by the natives, American pilots in Africa wait in outside hut made from a fighter plane packing crate. Snafu means "Situation normal all fouled up." Shown here are: test pilots, A.C. Herman of Pennsylvania; Lieutenant M.W. Carney of Virginia; Lieutenant F.K. Everest of West Virginia; Lieutenant G.R. Werner of Michigan; F.R. Ramsey of Tennessee; Lieutenant S.E. Wilson of California; Sergeants G.A. Price of of Oklahoma; D.J. Takach of Iowa; P.E. Dudley of Indiana; H. Leff of Georgia; and F. Trujille of Colorado

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American "steam chickens" arrive in Africa. Ready to test out the new ships, called "steam hickens" by the natives, American pilots in Africa wait in outside hut made from a fighter plane packing crate. Snafu means "Situation normal all fouled up." Shown here are: test pilots, A.C. Herman of Pennsylvania; Lieutenant M.W. Carney of Virginia; Lieutenant F.K. Everest of West Virginia; Lieutenant G.R. Werner of Michigan; F.R. Ramsey of Tennessee; Lieutenant S.E. Wilson of California; Sergeants G.A. Price of of Oklahoma; D.J. Takach of Iowa; P.E. Dudley of Indiana; H. Leff of Georgia; and F. Trujille of Colorado

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01/01/1943
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United States. Office of War Information.
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Stellenbosch (South Africa)-33.93333, 18.85000
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