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Another group of aviators leave university [Newspaper clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Another group of aviators leave university," from The Ohio State Journal, July 29, 1917. Article notes the graduation of a group of military pilots from the Aviation Ground School at Ohio State University and includes a photograph with identification information. Inscription on clipping: "The two Xs are friends of mine. This is a dandy bunch of fellows believe me." Part of the…

[Servicemen at Wright Field, Ohio] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of servicemen at Wright Field, Ohio, circa 1917.Inscription on verso: "Mr. Wheaton's class. Some of these men went to Ft. Wood for Foreign Service."Inscription on verso of duplicate photo: "Mr. Wheaton's class, Wright Field 19."

[Certificate of graduation issued to Wilbur D. Kennedy by U.S. Schools of Military Aeronautics] (Item)

Certificate of graduation issued to Wilbur D. Kennedy by the U.S. Schools of Military Aeronautics at Ohio State University, August 18, 1917.

[Squadron #6 posing with propeller blade, Ohio State School of Military Aeronautics] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of servicemen of Squadron #6 posing with a propeller blade, Ohio State School of Military Aeronautics, August 18, 1917. The men, including Jacques M. Swaab and Wilbur D. Kennedy, are identified in the caption.Caption: "Malcolm: D.C., Carpenter: W.H., Jones: C.L., Stevens: L.J., Pepper: J.P., Springer: L.W., Nester: H., Joyce: T., Guthrie : M. Swartzell: H.R., Morris:…

[Group portrait of Squadron #6] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of members of Squadron #6, including Wilbur D. Kennedy (second row, far left), at the Ohio State School of Military Aeronautics in Columbus, Ohio, August 18, 1917. Inscription on photo: "Malcolm: D. C.; Carpenter: W. H.; Jones: C. L.; Stevens: L. J.; Pepper: J. P.; Springer: L. W.; Nester: H; Joyce: T.; Guthrie: M.; Swartzell: H. R.; Morris: R. K.; Isaacs: S.; Holtz: H.…

Aviation students of Company B at Wright Field [Clipping, August 1917] (Item)

Clipping, "Aviation students of Company B at Wright Field," from an unidentified publication, circa August 1917. Features a group portrait of the students. Originally included with correspondence dated September 2, 1917.

[Frank G. Tallman oral history interview] (Item)

Stunt pilot and aviation historian Frank G. Tallman is interviewed about his collection of vintage aircraft and his work with Tallmantz Aviation. He describes his experiences restoring and flying historic warbirds and discusses the characteristics of various aircraft. Topics discussed include the capabilities of World War I-era aircraft, his thoughts on specific vintage airplanes, and his…

[Five unidentified soldiers] (Item)

Photograph of five unidentified soldiers standing in a field at the Aviation Ground School at Ohio State University, circa summer 1917. The soldier on the right is smoking a cigarette. Inscription on album page: "Aviation Ground School. Ohio State University. Columbus, O. June, July, Aug 1917."Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605) black-and-white…

[Wilbur D. Kennedy and unidentified soldier with vehicle] (Item)

Photograph of Wilbur D. Kennedy (left) and an unidentified American soldier posing with a vehicle during their flight training in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1917. Inscription on album page: "Flying school – Dayton, Ohio."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…

[Wilbur D. Kennedy and unidentified soldier] (Item)

Photograph of Wilbur D. Kennedy (left) and an unidentified American soldier posing with a vehicle during their flight training in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1917. Inscription on album page: "Flying school – Dayton, Ohio."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…

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