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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…

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, circa 1916-1919.Inscription on album page: "D.H.4 (Liberty)."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

Photograph of a De Havilland D.H.4 aircraft, circa 1914-1919. A barrel nearby is labeled "Aviation gasoline."Inscription on album page: "D.H.4."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

Photograph of a De Havilland D.H.4 aircraft flying low to the ground, circa 1916-1919. Inscription on album page: "Liberty."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

Photograph of a De Havilland D.H.4 aircraft flying low to the ground, circa 1916-1919.Inscription on album page: "Liberty."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

Photograph of servicemen with a line of De Havilland D.H.4 aircraft, circa 1916-1919.Inscription on album page: "First Liberty lineup."Part of Album Two from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

Photograph of servicemen with a wrecked De Havilland D.H.4 aircraft, circa 1916-1919.Inscription on album page: "2 killed. D.H.4."Part of Album Two from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

Oblique aerial photograph of various military aircraft parked at an airfield, circa 1917-1919. Identified aircraft types include the Salmson 2 A2, Hannover CL.III, Fokker D.VII, De Havilland D.H.4, and Pfalz D.III.Part of Album Two from the Nancy…