Creator

Joe McAulay

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Identifier

20156124

Description

Image shows from left to right, Major General C. S. Irvine shaking hands with Tech Sergeant Dick Thrasher, who bailed out of two damaged B-36 planes. Next to Thrasher is his wife, Mrs. Dick Thrasher and his two sons, Tommy, left and Ronnie. They are standing next a group of unidentified military personnel on an air strip. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, May 4, 1951.

Archival Date

1951-05-03

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-2617

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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Subjects

B-36 (Bomber); Military air pilots; Airplanes; Military personnel; Aircraft accidents

Names

Irvine, Clarence S. (Clarence Shortridge), 1898-1975; Thrasher, Dick, 1921-2020; Thrasher, Hollie Blanche Shafer, 1920-2014; Thrasher, Thomas Nelson, 1943-1996; Thrasher, Ronald Wayne, 1946-1966

Subjects

B-36 (Bomber); Military air pilots; Airplanes; Military personnel; Aircraft accidents

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