![In big gun deal. Maj. General George E. Leach, in plane, of the National Guard Bureau, flys to Indianapolis, Ind., where he will witness a demonstration on the speedway which will prove speed of a new type gun carriage being adopted by the Army. General Leach is bidding goodbye to A.F. Buquor of York, Pennsylvania, inventor of the new type adapter and carriage for the 75mm [field?] The Army is showing more concern in the speed at which its guns may be drawn since the announcement in Germany that Hitler's new army is geared to travel 80 miles per hour, 5/29/35](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzUvMDEvMDEvaW4tYmlnLWd1bi1kZWFsLW1hai1nZW4tZ2VvcmdlLWUtbGVhY2gtaW4tcGxhbmUtb2YtdGhlLW5hdGlvbmFsLWd1YXJkLWJ1cmVhdS02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "In big gun deal. Maj. General George E. Leach, in plane, of the National Guard Bureau, flys to Indianapolis, Ind., where he will witness a demonstration on the speedway which will prove speed of a new type gun carriage being adopted by the Army. General Leach is bidding goodbye to A.F. Buquor of York, Pennsylvania, inventor of the new type adapter and carriage for the 75mm [field?] The Army is showing more concern in the speed at which its guns may be drawn since the announcement in Germany that Hitler's new army is geared to travel 80 miles per hour, 5/29/35")
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Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Signing out before taking off. Before each flight, at the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas, the yellow flight sheet records are kept at the base. Servicing of the planes is done by sailor mechanics attached to the base
Summary
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 33, frame 495.
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Date
01/01/1942
Location
corpus christi
Source
Christie's
Copyright info
Public Domain
