Keesler Field (Keesler Air Force Base)
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Description
This panoramic black and white photograph features the front facing wingspan of an Air Force airplane. Two men are sitting on top of the plane and one man with a bicycle is seated on the ground beneath the cockpit door. A second plane with "42N" stenciled on the side of the nose can be seen to the left behind the featured plane. The airplane hangar with card parked in front can be seen to the right behind the featured planes and another plane can be seen in the distance. A man is walking across the tarmac between the plane and the hangar.
Publication Date
1944
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
United States. Air Force--Airmen
Geographic Location
Biloxi, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
photograph: b&w
Format (digital)
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Keesler Field Subcollection
Repository
Manuscripts
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.
Recommended Citation
Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University