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title: The Greatest Team in the World!
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/the-greatest-team-in-the-world-1944/
description: 'Army Air Forces recruiting poster: a gunner in a glass nose position fires on a burning airfield while bombers fly past.'
section: Collection
---

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[![The Greatest Team in the World!, 1944 US poster: Army Air Forces recruiting poster](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/the-greatest-team-in-the-world-1944.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/the-greatest-team-in-the-world-1944.jpg)

# The Greatest Team in the World!

Army Air Forces recruiting poster: a gunner in a glass nose position fires on a burning airfield while bombers fly past, above the line 'The Greatest Team in the World!'. The superlative slogan and the heroic action scene carry the appeal; young men aged 17 and under 18 are told where to enquire.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

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

```
THE GREATEST TEAM IN THE WORLD!
AAF ARMY AIR FORCES
IF YOU ARE 17 AND LESS THAN 18 CALL FOR INFORMATION AT ANY
AAF EXAMINING BOARD OR U.S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION
[signature: Clayton Knight]
[imprint: P-X-54 RPR 2-11-44 [illegible]]
```

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