U.S. Army Air Forces exhibit opens in Paris.

U.S. Army Air Forces exhibit opens in Paris. General Rene Bouscat (standing) Commander of the French Air Forces, addresses the audience at the formal opening ceremonies of the U.S. Army Air Forces Exposition, July 31, 1945 beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Left to right on the speakers platform: Lt.Gen. John K. Cannon, Commander Strategic Air Forces, who dedicated the Exposition to the men and women of the French underground responsible for saving the lives of 2,500 American flyers during the war in Europe; Jefferson Caffery, U.S. Ambassador to France; Georges Bidault, French Minister of Foreign Affairs; Gen. Bouscat; and Commandant A.C. Blumenthal, French Air Forces liaison officer with USSTAFF.