The Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station was a base for training pilots to fly the Avenger torpedo bombers. One such trainee later became President of the United States, George Bush. This flight of Avengers sports the letters “F-T” indicating they were based in Fort Lauderdale. (5-15945, photograph by John Evans.)

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