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Edsel Ford and Lieutenant General Somervell Watching Demonstration of Paratroop Jumping at Ford Airport, July 4, 1942 -
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Edsel Ford and Lieutenant General Somervell Watching Demonstration of Paratroop Jumping at Ford Airport, July 4, 1942
Edsel Ford and Lieutenant General Somervell Watching Demonstration of Paratroop Jumping at Ford Airport, July 4, 1942 -
July 04, 1942
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Edsel Ford and Lieutenant General Somervell Watching Demonstration of Paratroop Jumping at Ford Airport, July 4, 1942