PREPARED FOR TAKE OFF
AN 8th AAF BOMBER STATION, England – Cpl. Lowell R. Klepinger, 22, engine mechanic, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Klepinger of Essex, Ia., is shown moving the propeller on one of the engines of an 8th air force Flying Fortress into position prior to the take-off on an AAF bombing mission over nazi-occupied territory.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wednesday, March 22, 1944, p. 2 (photo included)
