Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Framed 1944

A Pair of Framed 1944 USAAF Recruitment Magazine Advertisements - This lot consists of a pair of original World War II era United States Army Air Forces recruitment advertisements, originally published in The Saturday Evening Post. Both items are presented in matching light oak wood frames with clear glazing. The first advertisement is titled Teamwork Does It! and is dated August 26, 1944. The main illustration depicts a B-25 Mitchell bomber in combat maneuvers over the Burma Road, with five secondary illustrations detailing specific crew roles. A recruitment panel at the bottom features the winged AAF logo and text reading FLY AND FIGHT WITH THE AAF ARMY AIR FORCES GREATEST TEAM IN THE WORLD. The main illustration is signed Clayton Knight in the lower right corner. The second advertisement is titled Training and Teamwork Brought us Back and is authored by Capt. Charles S. Grant. The artwork features a large-scale illustration of a B-26 bomber crew in a cockpit during a mission in the South-west Pacific theater. Below the narrative text is a group photograph of the crew members and a corresponding AAF recruitment panel identical to the first frame. Each frame is finished with a black fiberboard backing secured by metal tabs and includes a top-mounted sawtooth hanger. Width: 14 inches Height: 17 inches.