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[Frank Luke standing next to wreckage of German aircraft]
Photograph of American fighter ace Frank Luke standing next to the wreckage of a German aircraft, Verdun, France, September 18, 1918. Stamped in corner: "U.S. Signal Corps."Inscription: "24397."Inscription on verso: "View of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr., standing [illegible] destroyed German plane, which he [illegible] just brought down. Lt. Luke flew a Spad [illegible]. The destroyed German plane was a…
[Captain Georges Guynemer seated in SPAD VII (S.7) aircraft]
Photograph of Captain Georges Guynemer, French Air Service, seated in his SPAD VII (S.7) aircraft, circa 1914-1917. The aircraft's designation ("Vieux Charles") is painted on the fuselage.Caption: "Capt. Guynemer in Old Charles."
[Portrait of servicemen at Camp Taliaferro, Texas, and accompanying clipping]
Photographic group portrait of servicemen at Camp Taliaferro, Texas, Jan. 23, 1918. The men, including Harold E. Hartney, are identified by last name in an inscription on the accompanying envelope. Also included is a newspaper clipping attached to the photo's mount: "Kansas aviator downs fifth enemy, becomes newest American ace," by Newton C. Parke. The clipping reports on Hartney [misspelled as…
[Major Harold E. Hartney, Fort Worth, Texas]
Photograph of Major Harold E. Hartney, Fort Worth, Texas, circa 1917.Inscription: "Maj. Hartney."Inscription on verso: "Irene, [illegible] taken at Fort Worth, Texas, 1917."
[Eddie Rickenbacker with his SPAD XIII (S.13) aircraft]
Photograph of fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker with his SPAD XIII (S.13) aircraft, circa 1917-1919. The hat-in-the-ring emblem of the 94th Aero Squadron is visible on the fuselage.
[Eddie Rickenbacker with his SPAD XIII (S.13) aircraft]
Photograph of fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker with his SPAD XIII (S.13) aircraft, circa 1917-1919. The hat-in-the-ring emblem of the 94th Aero Squadron is visible on the fuselage.Inscription: "29655."Stamped on verso: "No objection to reproducing or publishing this picture provided credit line 'Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps' appears on the photograph or page."Inscription on back of frame: "Capt.…
[Frank Luke standing next to wreckage of German aircraft]
Photograph of American fighter ace Frank Luke standing next to the wreckage of a German aircraft, Verdun, France, September 18, 1918. Stamped in corner: "U.S. Signal Corps."Inscription: "24393."Inscription on back of frame: "Frank Luke, 21 victories WWI. NARA #: NWDNS 111-SC-23128 WWI #599."
[Fighter ace William Avery "Billy" Bishop with Nieuport 17 aircraft]
Photograph of Canadian fighter ace William Avery "Billy" Bishop with a Nieuport 17 aircraft, circa 1915-1918. Partially legible stamp on verso: "[Illegible] Official Photograph. No. [blank]. Issued on prepayment. Not to be reproduced without permission of Dept. of [illegible]."Inscription on verso: "Bishop."Inscription on back of frame: "Billy Bishop - Top Canadian WWI Ace."
[Raoul Lufbery with Nieuport 28 C1 aircraft]
Photograph of fighter ace Raoul Lufbery with a Nieuport 28 C1 aircraft, circa 1917-1918. A handwritten note on back incorrectly identifies the pilot as "Dinty" Moore. Inscription: "x 11306."
[Reed M. Chambers standing next to German Albatros D.V aircraft]
Photograph of fighter ace Reed M. Chambers standing next to a German Albatros D.V aircraft (tail number D5808), circa 1916-1919. Inscription on album page: "Reed Chambers. C.O. 94th Aero."Part of Album Two from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.