Wing Tips. Vol. 5--No. 33. March 15, 1946

Original Wing Tips magazine. Printed in black ink on white paper. Pages laid in loose. Front cover shows an illustration of a man trying to figure out his income tax. 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, a small purple streak on back, light age toning throughout, vertical wrinkles (appear as thin bars on front cover), splits at head and tail of spine (largest measuring about 1"), and a few small chips along edges (mostly limited to margins). A Very Good copy. The March 15, 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 fish being the casualties of underwater atomic bomb testing], "Chaplain," "Mather's Red Cross Drive Totals Over $1200 In First Week," "General Spatz Outlines Plans for New 'Air Force-In-Being," "German PW's Here From Camp Kohler," "Baseball Sign-Up To Start Next Tuesday," "Squadron A," "Squadron C," "CO's Secretary Hawaii-Bound," "Brazilian Cadets Here for Training," "Theater," 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. …