Radio controlled target plane crew in San Luis Obispo, California on 1 April 1944

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift in Memory of Maurice T. White, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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1177. "4-1-44. Hussey. Radio controlled target plane crew with Hq. Det., Special Troops, III Corps, packed and ready to travel to Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., from Anti-aircraft range. Standing by rubber-cord-powered catapult is Lt. Harold Pritchard, officer in charge. 168-L-44-1263." Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Hussey. Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 1 April 1944

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From the collection of Maurice T. White, Captain in the 168th Signal Photographic Company, US Army Signal Corps. The collection consists of 2,000+ images of training exercises, predominantly documenting the 81st Infantry Division in the United States in 1944
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San Luis Obispo
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35.267
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-120.650
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--California
Military training--California
Airplanes--American--California
Trucks--American--California
Jeep automobiles--American--California
Catapults (Weapons)--American--California
Towing--California