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Source
National Archives and Records Administration (RG 342-C, Records of U.S. Army Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations)
Document Type
Image
Date Information
circa 1945
Imaging Information
Imaged at the National Archives and Records Administration reading room in College Park, Maryland.
Description
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also known as the Triple Nickle. This image features a close up of a United States Army Troop Carrier Command logo painted on the side of a plane used by a Triple Nickle troop carrier in Pendleton, Oregon. This photograph was scanned by the National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
Rights
No known restrictions on image.
Keywords
United States. Army Air Forces -- Logos, United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Battalion 555th -- Photographs, Wildfire fighters, Smokejumpers -- United States, Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane)
