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Original December 1943 issue of The Globe Beam, Volume II, No. 8, published by Globe Aircraft Corporation for its employees in Fort Worth, Texas. 28 pages including covers.
The striking blue-and-black cover features AT-10 trainers with the wartime pledge “More AT-10’s—to Train More Bomber Pilots!”
This Christmas and year-end issue includes “Our Christmas Prayer” by Pearl A. Greer, illustrated in blue with aircraft, soldiers, and a factory worker. The eight-page “Globe Aircraft Hall of Honor” features employee photographs and profiles, including women in aircraft production and test pilot Ted Yarbrough.
Additional features include Army Air Forces civilian employees honored with the AAF Emblem Award, “Merry Memories of 1943,” and company news. The back cover reproduces a November 1943 V-Mail letter from Lieutenant Robert E. Johnson discussing the Globe Swift and his interest in postwar flying.
Very good vintage condition with bright cover colors, light edge and spine wear, minor handling creases, and light age toning. Interior pages shown are clean and well preserved. Please review photographs for condition details.
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1943 Globe Beam December WWII Aircraft Magazine AT-10 Christmas Fort Worth
$145.00
The striking blue-and-black cover features AT-10 trainers with the wartime pledge “More AT-10’s—to Train More Bomber Pilots!”
This Christmas and year-end issue includes “Our Christmas Prayer” by Pearl A. Greer, illustrated in blue with aircraft, soldiers, and a factory worker. The eight-page “Globe Aircraft Hall of Honor” features employee photographs and profiles, including women in aircraft production and test pilot Ted Yarbrough.
Additional features include Army Air Forces civilian employees honored with the AAF Emblem Award, “Merry Memories of 1943,” and company news. The back cover reproduces a November 1943 V-Mail letter from Lieutenant Robert E. Johnson discussing the Globe Swift and his interest in postwar flying.
Very good vintage condition with bright cover colors, light edge and spine wear, minor handling creases, and light age toning. Interior pages shown are clean and well preserved. Please review photographs for condition details.
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