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Identifier
20151056
Description
Brigadier General C. S. Irvine, second from right, is shown handing the keys to the Air Force's first B-36D to Lieutenant Clarence F. Horton Jr. of San Antonio. Horton's crewmen, headed by Master Sergeant Matt Sarich of Roundup, Montana, showed "best progress in training," according to the 26th Squadron commander, Lieutenant Colonel Howard F. Hugos. Left to right, are Colonel T. P. Gerrity, 11th Bomb Group commander; Sarich, Horton, Irvine, and Hugos. Published in the evening edition, August 29, 1950.
Archival Date
1950-08-28
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2528
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Keys (Hardware); Aircraft
Names
Irvine, Clarence S. (Clarence Shortridge), 1898-1975; Horton, Clarence F.; Sarich, Matt; Hugos, Howard F.; Gerrity, T. P.
Subjects
Keys (Hardware); Aircraft