Hampton Roads history and penny postcard tour-Langley Field

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	"Dodd Boulevard, Langley Field, Va." Postmark: Langley Field, Va. Aug. 24, 1943 Address: Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Wilmore, Van Wert, Ohio Message: Cpl. Russell J. Beamer, 22nd Airways Communications (sqdn), Langley Field, Va. Dear Aunt and Uncle, Have thought of you a lot. Would like to see V and B baby. I did manage to get home for 2 days. Keith is really growing up. Would like to have V and R address. Hope this finds you all well. Hello to all. Russ B. Description: "Langley Field Here on the site of an old
Virginia plantation near Hampton is the General Headquarters of the Air Force of the United States Army, and the laboratories of the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. Here the visitor is afforded an opportunity to see the latest development in military aircraft and the most modern plant in the country for aeronautical development. Maneuvers, day and night, of scores of aircraft in formation and singly is a common sight throughout the year."

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