[Curtiss R-6 aircraft taking off]

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Identifier1993-12-02_image_014SourceThe Army Air Corps Photographs (1993-12-02), Box 1, Folder 1CreatorUnited States. Army. Air ServiceDescriptionPhotograph of a Curtiss R-6 aircraft (fuselage number 50) taking off at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race, St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. The plane is piloted by First Lieutenant John D. Corkille, United States Army Air Service.

Inscription: "11192 A.S."

Inscription on verso: "1st Lt. John D. Corkill [Corkille] taking off at the 1923 St. Louis Air Meet (Pulitzer Air Race) - finished 2nd in the 1st heat of trophy race. Curtiss R-6."

Stamped on verso: "Official photograph. Property of U.S. Army Air Service. Reproduction of this photograph is prohibited except when and as authorized in writing by the Chief of Air Service, Washington, D.C."Creation Date1923-10SubjectPulitzer Air RaceAeronautics--CompetitionsAir showsUnited States. Army. Air ServiceCurtiss R-6 (Model 2A)Airplanes, MilitaryCorkille, John D., 1890-1943Air pilots, MilitaryPlaceSaint Louis (Mo.)MissouriUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Army Air Corps Photographs/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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