Original Wing Tips magazine. Printed in black ink on white paper. Pages laid in loose. Front cover shows an illustration of two men in uniform with the caption, "Army Day, 1917-1946." 10 1/2" x 13 3/4." Eight pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Magazine is clean and intact overall but there is slight rubbing to front and back, light age toning throughout, and a punched-in wrinkle measuring about 3/4" x 1" on bottom edge affecting text (has formed into a chip on Pages 7 and 8). Text is still complete and readable. A Good copy. The April 5, 1946 issue of Wing Tips magazine. "Published every Friday by and for the military personnel of the field [Mather Field]." The magazine includes news from Mather Field and other stories and articles that are relevant to military personnel at Mather. The following are some of the features in this issue: "Editorial" [about Army Day and the role of armed forces amid the nascent "Atomic Power Age"], "Chaplain" [religious editorial by Chaplain Merritt O. Slawson], "Mather to Hold Open House Following Army Day Parade," "Assist. Club Officer Former Black Widow Radar-Observer," "Four Cage Rules Modified by N.B.C." [about basketball], "Squadron B," Squadron C," "Squadron F," "Japanese Swords for GI's [a collection of Japanese weapons and other items confiscated by Maj. Gen. Arthur Harper's 98th Division], and "Laff It Off!" [jokes and comics section]. Mather Field was the predecessor of Mather Air Force Base (AFB). During World War II, Mather AFB was a noted United States air base and training school for pilots, navigators, observers, and bombardiers. Under the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC), Mather AFB was decommissioned in 1993. However, the former air base reopened in 1995 as the Sacramento Mather Airport, which is still open to this day.

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Title

Wing Tips. Vol. 5--No. 35. April 5, 1946

Publisher

Mather Field, Mather Field, Sacramento, CA

Publication Date

1946

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No Binding

Condition

Collectible-Good

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