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In this eight-part oral history, fighter ace Frederick Libby is interviewed about his life and his military service with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. In part seven, he discusses his time as a pilot with No. 43 Squadron and No. 25…

Film footage of World War I-era and Golden Age-era aviation, circa 1930s-1950s. This footage is comprised of nine segments, eight of which focus on aircraft and pilots from World War I. The remaining segment is about the transatlantic flight attempts…

Photograph of the instrument panel in the front cockpit of a De Havilland D.H.4 aircraft, Brooks Field, Texas, circa 1926-1927.Inscription on album page: "Brooks Field. Front cockpit of D. H."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's…

Photograph of a De Havilland D.H.4 aircraft (fuselage number 206) at Brooks Field, Texas, circa 1926-1927. Inscription on album page: "Brooks Field. De Haviland [Havilland] warming up for parachute jump."Part of a photograph album related to Julius…

Photograph of a De Havilland DH-4 aircraft (wing number 37) flying near a pylon at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. Inscription: "B-11177 A.S." Inscription on verso: "De Havilland DH. 4 (?). 1923 St. Louis." Stamped on…

Photograph of men inspecting a row of De Havilland DH-4 aircraft at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. Inscription: "11189 A.S." Inscription on verso: "De Havilland DH-4 air mail aircraft." Stamped on verso: "Official…

Photograph of a De Havilland D.H.4 aircraft engine, Ohio, circa 1922. The verso inscription notes that the engine was part of an Army aircraft that had a hard landing at Blue Ash Field. Inscription on verso: "Cincinnati Ohio -- 1922 / Motor of Army…

Photographic group portrait of men and women with a de Havilland D.H.4 aircraft, St. Marys, Ohio, circa 1922. Inscription on verso: "St. Marys Ohio -- 1922."

Photograph of a crowd gathered around a wrecked de Havilland H.4 aircraft, Blue Ash Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1922. Inscription on verso: "Cincinnati O. -- 1922 / Army DH after crash at Blue Ash Field."

Photograph of a De Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 aircraft parked at Langley Field, Virginia, circa 1920s-1940s. Inscription: "25114. C-501." Stamped on verso: "If used for publication credit line must read 'Photo by U.S. Army Air Corps, 2nd Photo Section,…