1944 Globe Beam Aircraft Magazine WWII Fort Worth Texas Swift War Bonds
$150.00
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Original wartime issue of The Globe Beam, published by Globe Aircraft Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas, primarily for its employees. Volume III, No. 6, dated June–July 1944 inside, with July 1944 printed on the front cover.
The striking blue-and-black cover features Globe’s GC-1 Swift aircraft with AT-10 trainers in the background and a superimposed $100 war bond illustration. The slogan “Back the Attack with Bonds—Buy More Than Before!” promotes the Fifth War Loan Drive.
Illustrated throughout with aircraft, factory scenes, military portraits, and employee photographs. Contents include:
• “Now It’s X-Day!”—a wartime editorial following the D-Day invasion.
• AT-17 and UC-78 wing rework, with photographs of factory workers and military inspection.
• Army Air Forces Materiel Command, aircraft development, and a photograph of altitude-chamber testing at Wright Field.
• War bond fundraising and recognition of aircraft production workers.
• Globe Aircraft Hall of Honor and employee news.
• Company sports, including women’s softball pitcher Jo Kennedy.
• A back-cover feature on machine shop foreman Fred S. Crook and employee stock ownership.
A detailed record of aircraft manufacturing and everyday home-front life in wartime Fort Worth, with particular appeal to aviation, Texas history, and WWII collectors.
Condition: Very Good overall vintage condition with light age toning, scattered spotting, a vertical crease, and minor edge and corner wear. Some oxidation is visible at the staples. Covers retain strong blue color, and the photographed interior pages are readable with clear illustrations. Please review all photographs for condition details.
Includes one original magazine issue.
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1944 Globe Beam Aircraft Magazine WWII Fort Worth Texas Swift War Bonds
$150.00
Original wartime issue of The Globe Beam, published by Globe Aircraft Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas, primarily for its employees. Volume III, No. 6, dated June–July 1944 inside, with July 1944 printed on the front cover.
The striking blue-and-black cover features Globe’s GC-1 Swift aircraft with AT-10 trainers in the background and a superimposed $100 war bond illustration. The slogan “Back the Attack with Bonds—Buy More Than Before!” promotes the Fifth War Loan Drive.
Illustrated throughout with aircraft, factory scenes, military portraits, and employee photographs. Contents include:
• “Now It’s X-Day!”—a wartime editorial following the D-Day invasion.
• AT-17 and UC-78 wing rework, with photographs of factory workers and military inspection.
• Army Air Forces Materiel Command, aircraft development, and a photograph of altitude-chamber testing at Wright Field.
• War bond fundraising and recognition of aircraft production workers.
• Globe Aircraft Hall of Honor and employee news.
• Company sports, including women’s softball pitcher Jo Kennedy.
• A back-cover feature on machine shop foreman Fred S. Crook and employee stock ownership.
A detailed record of aircraft manufacturing and everyday home-front life in wartime Fort Worth, with particular appeal to aviation, Texas history, and WWII collectors.
Condition: Very Good overall vintage condition with light age toning, scattered spotting, a vertical crease, and minor edge and corner wear. Some oxidation is visible at the staples. Covers retain strong blue color, and the photographed interior pages are readable with clear illustrations. Please review all photographs for condition details.
Includes one original magazine issue.
D13