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This is the only picture I've ever seen of anyone wearing an A-2 jacket with the old high boots and breeches uniform.
Lt. Col. Henry Arnold, r, with unidentified officer and pilot of Douglas O-25 from 91st Observation Squadron based at The Presidio, San Francisco.
Taken in front of terminal at Swan Island Airport, Portland, Ore.
"AM-5" (Air Mail Route 5) on plane dates photo to early-mid 1934. Route 5 ran between Portland and Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Hap with his old friend and mentor Gen. Billy Mitchell around this same time.
Credit: Auburn University Libraries
Lt. Col. Henry Arnold, r, with unidentified officer and pilot of Douglas O-25 from 91st Observation Squadron based at The Presidio, San Francisco.
Taken in front of terminal at Swan Island Airport, Portland, Ore.
"AM-5" (Air Mail Route 5) on plane dates photo to early-mid 1934. Route 5 ran between Portland and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Click to enlarge (1800x1238)
Hap with his old friend and mentor Gen. Billy Mitchell around this same time.