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Major Ralph Royce, Commander of the 1st Pursuit Group, U.S. Army
Air Corps, returns to Selfridge Field, MI. Flying a Curtiss P-6E
Hawk Fighter of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, Major Royce circles
the Field prior to landing. Major Royce went on to a distinguished
career in WW II, leading the first retaliatory strike against
Japanese forces in the Philippines on April 9th 1942, 10 days
prior to the famous “Doolittle Raid” on the Japanese
homeland. |