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Rare original 1942 WWII “BOOSTER” Christmas issue from Napier Field, Alabama, home of the U.S. Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School.This special issue is dated Christmas 1942, making it an especially early wartime example of the Napier Field base newspaper.Highlights:* Christmas 1942 issue
* BOOSTER
* A.A.F.A.F.S. — Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School
* Napier Field, Alabama
* Original WWII period publication
* Special illustrated Christmas cover
* Artwork credited to Pfc. Durand
* Includes a Christmas message from Col. James L. Daniel Jr., Commanding Officer
* Includes a War Department Christmas message dated December 20, 1942
* Original editorial and production staff information
* Period artwork and articles documenting life at the wartime training fieldNapier Field was an important World War II Army Air Forces training installation, and publications such as the Booster provide an unusually personal look at the personnel, activities and culture of the base.
