Birth of the Air Commandos
Colonels Cochran (l) and Allison (c) discuss an upcoming mission with Lt Col Arvid Olson (r), 1 ACG operations officer. Because of the relatively small size of the pre-World War II Air Corps, Colonels Cochran and Allison were able to choose individuals whom they knew to fill key spots on their force. Note the five diagonal stripes painted on the P-51 "Mustang" in the background. All of the 1 ACG aircraft had these distinctive markings representing the original five sections: fighters, light aircraft, transport, gliders, and bombers.
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