Spotter Cards During World War II Coast Defense
Wartime spotter cards trained civilians to identify friend or foe aircraft from silhouettes. From Pearl Harbor fears to coastal observer posts, students workers and families participated in spotting planes along the nation’s coasts.
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Model planes compete to build Navy scout bomber models
Pilots used spotter cards to identify exact aircraft. High school students built model aircraft for the armed forces as schools competed to craft the most accurate展示 for the US Navy in Washington DC.
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