Captain Carl Silber, a crash victim with an Aussie friend

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Title

Captain Carl Silber, a crash victim with an Aussie friend

Subject

Dewey Hooper, Elon College Class of 1940

Description

This is a photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces Captain Carl Silber, pictured with a kangaroo. Capt. Silber was a USAAF pilot and one of the passengers on the "Texas Terror", the B-24 which was being co-piloted by Dewey Hooper, Elon class of 1940. Capt. Silber also perished in the crash which killed Hooper.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Australia at War Website, https://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld124.htm

Publisher

Australia at War Website, https://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld124.htm

Date

Unknown

Contributor

Peter Gunn

Rights

Permission obtained from Peter Gunn, Australia At War website

Format

JPG

Language

English

Type

Photograph

Identifier

18dec42a.jpg

Coverage

Second World War

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photograph

Citation

Unknown, “Captain Carl Silber, a crash victim with an Aussie friend,” Elon University Archives and Special Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://belkarchives.omeka.net/items/show/91.

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