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Exif Image Width		2151 pixels
Exif Image Height		1211 pixels
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Compression		JPEG (old-style)
Artist		June 1943 Howitzer
Image Description		"Flying High Into The Sky". This is a picture of an AT-6 in flight taken during Ernie's Firstie (half) year. According to the Howitzer "Those of us who were air cadets thought we had worked hard during the preceding summer and fall, but in advanced training we were to be rudely awakened to the terrifying realization that we had not yet begun to work. We were assigned to either single or twin engine squadrons, and we started working for perfections. New ships meant just that much more for us to learn and with AT6's, 10's and 11's w started out on the last lap of our training. As we progressed in advanced training, we flew formations, practiced combat maneuvers, and even ventured into dog-fights. Some of us carried our arms in slings, the mark of inattentiveness and not just a little misfortune. We had a great deal of flying time to put behind us and flew on week-ends, often having our cherished leaves snatched from us at the very last. Sleep became a thing of the past as we flew nights until down and made extensive cross-country flights. Another important and final phase of our flight training was the firing for record on the aerial gunnery range in which the problems of aerial combat were brought home to us". As a side note, there are five "in memoriam" entries at the end of the June 43 Howitzer acknowledging cadets who died before graduation. Four of the entries reflected Air Training accidents.