Handwritten 'AZORES' identifies this photograph's location as Lajes Field on Terceira Island, a vital mid-Atlantic staging post for American military aircraft. The aircraft shown, a Boeing C-97/KC-97 Stratofreighter, shares its wings, tail, and engines with the B-29/B-50 Superfortress bomber but carries a distinctive double-lobed fuselage built for cargo and aerial refueling duties. Bases like Lajes Field played an essential role in bridging the Atlantic for USAF operations throughout the late 1940s and 1950s Cold War period. Project: 218710