Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Fiat G-91 Jet NATO lightweight strike reconnaisance aircraft, Italy

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Fiat G-91 Jet NATO lightweight strike reconnaisance aircraft, Italy

1959

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VS, G-91s on flight line. MS, NATO pilot checks plane with around crewman. MS, pilot climbs into plane and starts the engine. Crewman stands on ladder near the pilot. VS, G-91s taking off. LSs, G-91 flying over field. AVs, G-91s flying in formation and peeling off. VS, NATO officers arrive at Revolto AFB to observe the trials of the G-91. Included among the officers arriving are Gen. Cortlandt Van R. Schuyler, US Army; Gen. Leon W. Johnson, USAF; Lt Gen. Luigi Branci, Italian AF; and Admiral Pierre E.M.J. Barjot. French Navy. LSs, G-91s taking off. LSs, G-91s flying over field. MS, G-91 taxis to a stop. Pilot climbs out.

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Johnson, Leon W. (Leon William), 1904-1997

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General Leon William Johnson (13 September 1904 – 10 November 1997) was a United States Air Force general who was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the attack on the Ploesti oil fields during World War II. Johnson was born in Columbia, Missouri. He received his commission in the infantry from West Point in 1926, then earned his wings and transferred to the Air Corp in 1930. He advanced to the rank of brigadier general in November 1943 and commanded the 14th Combat Bomb Wing from Septembe...

Schuyler, C. V. R.

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Barjot, Pierre, 1899-1960

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