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40 PBYs on Lake Worth

Description: Aerial photograph of forty airplanes floating on Lake Worth. According to Jeff Rhodes: "On 22 November 1940, Consolidated Aircraft Chief Test Pilot Bill Wheatley contacted newspaper publisher and Fort Worth, Texas, civic booster Amon G. Carter, explaining the company had been ordered to transfer 200 PBY Catalina patrol seaplanes (37 of the aircraft can be seen in this photo) from San Diego, California, to Britain and that the crews were in immediate need of a layover point. In just eight days, … more
Date: November 30, 1940

[Aviation Crew and "The Squaw"]

Description: Image of three aviation crew members standing below the fuselage of the famous Liberator, "The Squaw". Above the men are the awards presented to the AAF men who successfully covered 71 missions without a causality. Left to right is: Sergeant Paul Davidson, Lieutenant Clinton H. Killian, and Sergeant Harmon.
Date: unknown

[B-24 Liberator Bomber]

Description: Image of a B-24 Liberator bomber during it's final acceptance inspection. Left to right is: C.E. Day, Wayne White, Otto Schlemeyer, and Rex Wiley. In the foreground, a sign reads: "RESTRICTED AREA, ARMY INSPECTION IN PROGRESS". The inspection took two hours to complete.
Date: unknown

[B-24 Liberator Bomber]

Description: Image of a B-24 Liberator bomber during it's final acceptance inspection. Left to right is: C.E. Day, Wayne White, Otto Schlemeyer, and Rex Wiley. In the foreground, a sign reads: "RESTRICTED AREA, ARMY INSPECTION IN PROGRESS". The inspection took two hours to complete.
Date: unknown
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