Spirit of MartinezWhat a Family Kept

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Under the nose

1945

Three officers standing under the painted nose of Spirit of Martinez, two of them shaking hands — Under the nose, 1945. Frank Calicura in flying kit at left; Capt. David Olsson — another Martinez man — in the overcoat; Col. Jack E. Shuck, group commander, taking the handshake. The book records the moment as official recognition, not a friendship.Family collection · Zoom to read the hand

Three officers standing under the painted nose of Spirit of Martinez, two of them shaking hands — Under the nose, 1945. Frank Calicura in flying kit at left; Capt. David Olsson — another Martinez man — in the overcoat; Col. Jack E. Shuck, group commander, taking the handshake. The book records the moment as official recognition, not a friendship.Family collection · Zoom to read the hand

What is visible

Three officers standing under the painted nose of Spirit of Martinez, two of them shaking hands

Cite this

Family Collection. Under the nose, 1945. The Spirit of Martinez. https://spiritofmartinez.com/archive/naming