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Loening Air Ferry on nose
Photograph of an Air Ferries Limited Loening OL seaplane crashed nose-down in water, circa 1920s. Several people on a boat are towing the aircraft to a dock. Inscription on envelope: "Loening Air Ferry on nose."

Last flight of Chas O. Jones in the Boomerang
Photograph (reproduction) of the airship "Boomerang" on fire, Waterville, Maine, September 2, 1908. Pilot Charles O. Jones is visible at the controls. Shortly after this photo was taken, the airship plunged to the ground and Jones fell to his…

Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane [Clipping]
Newspaper clipping, "Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1918-1919. Gives Lieutenant Jules Verne Hyde's first-hand account of an airplane crash at Brooks Field that resulted in the death of one of his…

JN-4D crash
Photograph of a wrecked Curtiss JN-4D aircraft after its crash into a building, circa 1910s-1930s.Caption on envelope: "JN-4D crash."

JN-4C / Crash by Cadet C. A. Miller
Photograph of a wrecked Curtiss JN-4C Jenny aircraft (fuselage number 39296) on its back, circa 1910s-1930s. The envelope inscription notes that the aircraft was crashed by Cadet C. A. Miller. Caption on envelope: "JN-4C / Crash by Cadet C. A. Miller…

Gondola and burned dirigible
Photograph of a burned airship gondola and framework, circa 1910s-1930s.Caption on envelope: "Gondola and burned dirigible."

Flier misses hurts in fall [Clipping, circa 1927]
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…

Cutting death: Cause sought by Senate inquiry into airplane crash [Clipping, 1936]
Newspaper clipping, "Cutting death: Cause sought by Senate inquiry into airplane crash," from the Washington Herald, February 18, 1936. Captioned photograph of Colonel Harold E. Hartney and C. Homer Jones.

Cutting death data declared startling [Clipping, circa 1930s]
Newspaper clipping, "Cutting death data declared startling," from an unidentified publication, circa 1930s. Reports on a Senate investigation, headed by Harold E. Hartney, into an airplane crash. Hartney's middle initial is misprinted as "L" in the…

Curtiss JN-4D crashing in building
Photograph of a wrecked Curtiss JN-4D aircraft after its crash into a building, circa 1910s-1930s. A serviceman stands on the right side of the scene.Caption on envelope: "Curtiss JN-4D crashing in building."
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