Here you have a wonderful bit of VINTAGE MEMORABILIA! Please...SEE THE SCANS!!! This is the original  DECEMBER 17, 1943 issue of THE SPINDRIFT from the U.S. NAVY PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL in Iowa City, Iowa. This has a cover feature on the successful basketball team, as well as the 10,000th cadet to graduate. You will note that COLONEL BERNIE BIERMAN is noticed on a return visit to the school...  On the BACK COVER is CROWNING GLORY? artwork dealing with hair care. DOUG KERR, one of the football team coaches gets and article and a portrait inside.  There is also a PHOTO of FOOTBALL STARS VINCE BANONIS and DICK TODD... This includes the great artwork of THEODORE "TED" DRAKE! Drake went on to create the Leprechaun Logo for the FIGHTING IRISH of Notre Dame, and was the set artist for KUKLA, FRAN and OLLIE. The publication has 12 well-illustrated pages including its covers. Besides news of the base, there is often coverage of IOWA PRE-FLIGHT SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL and Other Sports teams.... Although the pre-flight schools lasted only for the duration of the war, in football the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks were a powerhouse. Coached by former Minnesota coach Bernie Bierman in 1942, former Missouri coach Don Faurot in 1943, and former Auburn coach Jack Meagher in 1944, the Seahawks never lost more than three games in a season. In 1942, they humiliated both Kansas and Nebraska on their way to a 7-3 season. In 1943, the Seahawks finished 9-1, second in the national Associated Press poll, and were named the service academy national champion. In 1944 they went 10-1 and finished sixth in the final AP poll. This issue is in excellent condition. Never folded for mailing, fresh off the newsstand! Not mint but very gently treated,  and a tough find! This is a great piece FOR THE COLLECTOR! Take it home with you! GOOD LUCK! Please Check Out My Ebay Store for more great memorabilia!!! I am happy to send this to any country. 1st class air postage will be charged… More excellent packaging and free 1st class shipping here in the United States! THANKS! 111013