1943 Ad Blind Flying Training Cockpit World War II Cellulose Acetate FTM4 XGQC3 The black dot in the

The black dot in the lower right margin is not in actual image

located at 81 Beekman Street

This piece was illustrated by Tuckerman

Seen in the image is the Basilica of Saint Giustina

a product by George C

1943 Ad Blind Flying Training Cockpit World War II Cellulose Acetate FTM4 XGQC3 The black dot in theThis is an original 1943 color print ad for the Hercules Powder Company, who used cellulose acetate to reduce the casualties in blind flying training during World War II. As the use of flight instruments became more crucial for night flying and combat, it was necessary to train pilots to rely solely on the tools in front of them. In a cockpit with green plastic, the trainee would wear red tinted goggles, rendering his external vision useless and