During World War II, Dumbo was the code name—based on Disney’s flying elephant—used by the US Navy to indicate air-sea search and rescue missions. The the missions were conducted by long-range aircraft flying over the ocean in unison with ongoing military operations. In 1941, Horace Bristol had been recruited to the US Naval Aviation Photographic Unit. His commander… Continue reading An iconic image from WWII is coming to auction—its backstory is as human as the image itself.