Inspection Flashlight

Description

Used to inspect areas of an aircraft or engine not easily seen, this flashlight has a plastic case with a flexible metal extension and a glass lens on the end. It was made by the Standard Molding Corp.

Biography

Donor’s father, TSgt. Cloud D. Hughes, was an aircraft engine mechanic assigned to the 33rd Pursuit Squadron during the early days of the Iceland Base Command (1941-1947). He was later assigned to the 443rd Fighter Squadron at Richmond Army Air Base and Norfolk Army Airfield in Virginia.