2001.1.120

5-Oct-91
8 in HIGH x 10 in WIDE
(20.32 cm HIGH x 25.40 cm WIDE)
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers
2001.1.120


The Tribune photo, dated October 6, 1991, has the following caption on the back: "The 'Wings Over America' air show at Oakland Municipal Airport this weekend honored Tuskegee Airmen such as Woody Spears [not shown], top, the first black pilots of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Above, Sean Carrol, 8, peeks out the the window of an MH 53 Sea Dragon, while Eric Mendoza [not shown],3, crash lands his plane into the head of Uncle Brett Spencer [not shown as they watch planes prepare for takeoff."^This is a side view of the helicopter showing the rotor and the rectangular opening in the fuselage through which Sean is gazing.

Used: Oakland Tribune

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