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![Sergeant Frederick A. Hippchen, of the 303rd Bomb Group, unwraps an aircraft tyre. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238719.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'It's quite a change from being a cashier and assistant auditor to Wilder and CO., Cresby Street, Chicago, to unwrapping this dainty line in aircraft tyres somewhere in England, but Sergt. Frederick A. Hippchen, of 2018 N. Cleveland Avenue, Chicago,](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378949.jpg.webp?itok=qnmL3HMx)