FLY, U.S. Army Air Forces
Army Air Forces recruiting poster: a smiling, cartoon-styled young aviator in goggles and flight helmet strides forward and points a thumb at the pilot's wings on his chest, under the headline 'FLY' set over red and white stripes. The appeal rests on a cheerful, flattering image of flying (glittering generalities) and on the flag colours attached to the service (transfer).
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army Air Forces. Artist: Stan Ehman
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army Air Forces. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-780 (NAID 514268).
Text on the object
FLY U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES [signature: Stan Ehman]
