Title |
Curly Bird plane from World War II, circa 1939-1945
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Description |
This is a photograph featuring a man standing next to the "Curly Bird" plane flown in World War II. The front caption reads: "We're placing a lot of dependence in curly as always. -Jack"; "This plane had a 3" shell go through it on a bombing run over Iwo [Jima], but no one was hurt. Byrd luck!"
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Extent |
1 images; monochrome |
Date |
1939/1945 |
Location |
United States; Maryland; North America; College Park |
Subject(s) |
Byrd, Harry Clifton, 1889-1970; Airplanes, Military; Civic leaders; College administrators; Maryland--Politics and government; University of Maryland at College Park. Office of the President; World War II |
Citation |
Harry Clifton Byrd papers, Accession 72-4, Series 1 |
Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/38523
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Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#CNE
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Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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Digital Collection(s) |
- UMD Faculty and Staff
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