Walt Disney Studios dedicated 90% of its wartime output to the Allied war effort, producing training films, propaganda, and morale-boosting content for both military and home front audiences.
The studio designed over 1,300 custom insignias and mascots for military units, featuring popular characters like Donald Duck and the iconic Fifinella for the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
These extensive contributions are currently showcased in "The Walt Disney Studios and World War II" exhibit at the Museum of Flight, featuring historical objects and film clips.
When World War II broke out, everyone in America did their part for the war effort—including Walt Disney.
You can see it for yourself at the Museum of Flight (MOF) in Seattle in the new exhibit The Walt Disney Studios and World War II. The exhibit is made possible through a partnership with the MOF and The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
