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Old 04-08-2008, 07:51 PM   #1
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Ive Got Wings

Little safety cartoon book put out by the USAAF called Ive Got Wings.

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Old 04-08-2008, 09:40 PM   #2
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It is childlike... were people like that in the 40's?
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It is childlike... were people like that in the 40's?
Considering many in flight training were barely 18 I'd say it was appropriate for the majority.
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Very cool. A lot of older military manuals were written for 6th grade reading levels, some even lower. Keep in mind that a lot of the guys who fought in WWII were children of the depression, so schooling may not have been a big priority for them.
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