Keywords: Lot-1822-24: Marine Corps Base, Parris Island, South Carolina, May 1942. Tow plane being tuned up by young Leathernecks who will earn the coveted title of “glider pilot” after they have successfully completed some 1,000 takeoffs and landings during a six-week training course. Office of War Information. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/06/24). Lot-1822-24: Marine Corps Base, Parris Island, South Carolina, May 1942. Tow plane being tuned up by young Leathernecks who will earn the coveted title of “glider pilot” after they have successfully completed some 1,000 takeoffs and landings during a six-week training course. Office of War Information. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/06/24). |