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Identifier

20046302

Description

The crash of two B-24 Liberator bombers near Birdville in which Lieutenant Leon and six others were lost brought General Alberto Salinas Carranza, chief of Mexico's Civil Aeronautics Department, flying to Fort Worth from Mexico City, to comfort his daughter, the young American flier's bride of a month. General Salinas is wearing a suit and standing in front of a car. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, September 4, 1943.

Archival Date

1943-09-03

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1284

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Bombers; Automobiles

Names

Carranza, Alberto Salinas; Mexico's Civil Aeronautics Department

Subjects

Bombers; Automobiles

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