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title: His accuracy depends on ours!
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/his-accuracy-depends-on-ours-oldsmobile-1942/
description: A U.S. fighter pilot fires on a Japanese aircraft, which breaks apart in flames, while a machinist at a drill press fills an inset circle below.
section: Collection
---

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# His accuracy depends on ours!

A U.S. fighter pilot fires on a Japanese aircraft, which breaks apart in flames, while a machinist at a drill press fills an inset circle below. The headline ties the pilot's aim to the worker's precision, and the sign-off asks everybody to keep them firing. The technique is transfer: the glory of combat is placed on the factory bench.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
HIS ACCURACY
DEPENDS ON OURS!
LET'S GO, EVERYBODY,
KEEP 'EM FIRING!
[imprint: COPYRIGHT, 1942 — OLDSMOBILE DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, LANSING, MICHIGAN]
[imprint: LITHO IN U. S. A. — 13 —]
```

[← High School Grads 18 thru 26, Fly with the Navy](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/high-school-grads-fly-with-the-navy-1942/) [His mask keeps him on the job →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/his-mask-keeps-him-on-the-job-1942/)

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