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Box 1

 Container

Contains 3 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs, 1942 - 1945

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 171, File 1
Scope and Contents There are twenty photographs of Franks, various Purdue students, military fleet, planes, and other photographs taken at the Purdue University Airport. It was noted that one photograph is of a Howard DGA-18, which was purpose-built as a training aircraft.
Dates: 1942 - 1945

Newspaper clippings, 1943

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 171, File 2
Scope and Contents The clippings announce Frank's appointment as chief pilot in charge of flight training at Purdue University. There are three clippings total, but one is a duplicate.
Dates: 1943

Magazine cover, 1945

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 171, File 3
Scope and Contents The cover is from Revista Aerea, Cubana, - Enero, 1945. The attached note states Cuban student unknown, and makes note of John C. Frank's Thunderbird Field patch on the flight suit.
Dates: 1945