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Newspaper clipping, "Fliers to bomb derelict in gulf," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1926-1927. Reports on high-altitude bombing practice being carried out by students of the Advanced Flying School (Kelly Field, Tex.) at Fort Crockett.Part of…

Newspaper clipping, "Flier misses hurts in fall," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1927. Reports on Cadet Julius A. Barr's wreck in a training plane at Brooks Field, Texas. Inscription on album page: "Nuf' said." Part of a photograph album…

Newspaper clipping, "Brooks sergeant lands on hangar from parachute," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1926-1927. Reports on Staff Sergeant Wilbur Lage's accidental landing on a hangar roof during a parachute jump at Brooks Field, Texas. Part of…

Newspaper clipping, "Baltimorean, 21, dies in Texas plane crash," from an unidentified newspaper, circa June 1927. Reports on the death of Cadet Morris B. Robinson Jr. in an aircraft accident at Brooks Field, Texas. Part of a photograph album related…

Photograph of ZMC-2, the U.S. Navy's Zeppelin Metal Clad airship, in a hangar, circa 1929-1931. Caption: "Metalclad Airship ZMC-2. Built by Aircraft Development Corporation, Division of Detroit Aircraft Corporation."Part of a photograph album related…

Photograph of a wrecked Consolidated PT-1 aircraft (fuselage number 433), Texas, May 1927. The inscriptions on the album page note that Julius A. Barr was piloting the aircraft when it crashed.Inscription on album page: "Right wing of #433.…

Photograph of the wrecked cockpit of an unidentified aircraft, June 3, 1927. The inscription notes that Cadet Morris B. Robison Jr. was killed in the crash.Inscription on album page: "Our first casualty. #402. Two views of cockpit of #[402] by…

Photograph of the wrecked cockpit of an unidentified aircraft, June 3, 1927. The inscription notes that Cadet Morris B. Robison Jr. was killed in the crash.Inscription on album page: "Our first casualty. #402. Two views of cockpit of #[402] by…

Photograph of a wrecked Boeing Model 100 aircraft, Tawenkow, China, September 18, 1931.Inscription: "Boeing 100 after crash at Tawenkow. Sept. 18, 1931."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and flying career in the…

Photograph of workers constructing a wing frame, July 1927. Inscription on album page: "Making a wing. SAAID. July 1927. S.A.A.I.D."Inscription on verso: "July 1927."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S.…