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Man of the Hour
Joseph Hirsch, 1943
A naval aviation cadet beams proudly upon completion of his first solo flight. His face is dirty from engine oil and smoke after his flight in an open-cockpit biplane trainer. He wears the flying helmet, goggles, silk scarf, leather flight jacket and "Mae West" inflatable life vest that are emblematic of World War II Naval Aviators. |