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Reference code
BCA - 2019.2046
Title
Lighter with the USAF 5th Air Force crest; it was in the Pacific from 1942.
Date(s)
- from 1942 (Creation)
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Scope and content
"The crest on the lighter is that of the USAF 5th Air Force that has been based in the Pacific since 1942. Brize Norton air base was handed to the USAF in 1951 and returned to the RAF in 1965.