8Th Air Force Bomber Command

Margaret Bourke-White1942

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Brigadier Gen. Ira Eaker, Head of 8th Air Force Bomber Command ; 1929 as a captain at Boeing Field was credited w. conceiving the idea of in-flight refueling & achieved the first test w. good friend future Gen.Carl Spaatz.

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Title: 8Th Air Force Bomber Command
Date: 1942
Location: United Kingdom
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Ira C. Eaker, Vintage Print, 1940s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
Original ID: TimeLife_image_733580
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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