[Servicemen hand-starting Wright F2W aircraft]

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Identifier1993-12-02_image_020SourceThe Army Air Corps Photographs (1993-12-02), Box 1, Folder 1CreatorUnited States. Army. Air ServiceDescriptionPhotograph of U.S. Navy servicemen hand-starting a Wright F2W aircraft at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race, St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. Other men in "Wright" jumpsuits lean against the plane's wings.

Inscription: "11191 A.S."

Inscription on verso: "Navy Wright F2W Racer. 1923."

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. NavyWright (Aero) F2WAirplanes, MilitaryAirplanes, RacingSoldiersPlaceSaint Louis (Mo.)MissouriUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Army Air Corps Photographs/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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