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The Stearman PT-17
Lt West crash site vicinity, Roaring River
Truax memorial
Sugarloaf Peak, on route to rescue West and Lydon
57th PG P-40c
Allison engine from a P-40
Mitchel Field, main gate, postcard circa 1941
Lydon and West post rescue
The Boys, after barely making it. Maj. Hughes back row, second from right
Barton-Lackey Cabin, site of West and Lydon's salvation
Barton Peak. West crash site somewhere near by
B-18. Search aircraft for West and Lydon
Randolph Field. "West Point of the Air"
P-40c cockpit. Carburetor heat control at upper right
P-40 diagram
57th PG logo