[Soldiers with Albatros D.V (L24) biplane]

Photograph of unidentified American and German soldiers with a German Albatros D.V (L24) biplane parked at an airfield, circa 1918-1919. Mechanics are working on the plane's wheels. American Salmson 2 A2 biplanes (fuselage numbers 12 and 9) are visible in the background.

Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605) black-and-white photographs, as well as a few pieces of ephemera, circa 1917-1919. The photos trace Kennedy's military career from his infantry training in the United States to his service in France during World War I and post-war service in Germany.

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