Military Photo of the Day: Skeet Shooting with a ‘Zeigfeld Girl’

By Shannon Henderson Published on October 2, 2016

Zeigfeld Girl at Tyndall Field, Florida WWII

Trap and Skeet shooting improved the skill of the pilot and in some cases their morale. Marilyn Hightower, a dancer in the New York stage hit “Zeigfeld Girl” visits Tyndall Field. “Rumor has it that immediately after the picture was snapped the gun barrel melted.” Photo used in the October 2, 1943 edition of the Tyndall Target.

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