VF-16 on Waller Field

VF-16 on Waller Field

World War, 1939-1945--Foreign service; United States. Navy; Waller Army Airfield (Trinidad, 1941-1949)

A large photograph of a group of young servicemen in front of an airplane. The men are in two rows, the back row standing and the front row kneeling or sitting. Many of the men are shirtless. Many are wearing hats. In the top margin of the photo, the word "VF-16" is written in the center. In the bottom margin of the photo to the left is written "Thrinidad [sic] 46/1/29 - /2/14" In the middle-right of the bottom margin is written "Waller Field." The back is labelled "OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF OF AERONAUTICS; Photographic Laboratory USS BON HOMME RICHARD, CV 31"

A large photograph of a group of young servicemen in front of an airplane. The photograph is labeled "VF-16," and the bottom is labeled, "Thrinidad [sic] 46/1/29 - /2/14 Waller Field"

circa 1943-1945

12

10 x 8.25"

Photograph

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