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99th Fighter Group Pilot Charles W. Dryden, Moton Field, Alabama
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| Title | 99th Fighter Group Pilot Charles W. Dryden, Moton Field, Alabama |
| Subject | Dryden, Charles W. (Charles Walter); Fighter pilots; Stearman airplanes; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Moton Field; Photographs |
| Description | Black and white photograph of Charles W. Dryden at Moton Field, Alabama, which was purchased by Tuskegee Institute in 1941. Dryden joined the 99th Fighter Squadron after graduating from pilot class 42D. the plane is Stearman PT-17 Kaydet. Dryden wrote a book about his experiences in World War II called A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman. |
| Creator | William R. Thompson |
| Publisher | Champaign, Ill. : Lincoln Trail Libraries System |
| Contributors | Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Ill. ; Mark Hanson, Curator |
| Date | 1941 |
| Type | Image |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | 2007-1-138 |
| Rights | © Chanute Air Museum, All Rights Reserved |
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