RARE WW2 US ARMY AIR FORCES TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PLTs C. D. LESTER & A. D. TURNER PHOTO

RARE WW2 US ARMY AIR FORCES TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PLTs C. RARE WW2 US ARMY AIR FORCES TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PILOTS C. TURNER OFFICIAL PHOTO 1944. Two of the 332nd Fighter Group’s best pilots. “Lucky” Lester (left) downed three enemy aircraft in one day. Turner won the Distinguished Flying Cross in the course of flying 69 combat missions. ARMY AIR FORCES CAPTION PRINTED ON THE REVERSE. 53670 – ITALY – Lt. (sic) Lester 5329 Prairie. P-51 Mustang pilot of the. All XXXXX (BLACK AMERICAN) Fighter Group 15th Air Force, is. Shooting down three Nazi planes during one mission. While technically not officially called the “US Air Force” during World War II, the term “Air Force” was often used colloquially and even appeared in some official contexts to refer to the “US Army Air Forces” (USAAF), which was the official designation for the American air arm during the war; however, the proper term to use during that time was always US Army Air Forces. DIMENSIONS: 8 1/8″ x 10″. SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION.