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[Frank Luke and other servicemen posing with machine gun] (Item)

Photograph of Frank Luke (foreground) and other servicemen posing with a machine gun, circa 1917-1918.

[Frank Luke with downed aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Frank Luke with a downed aircraft, circa 1918.

[Raoul Lufbery smoking cigarette] (Item)

Photograph of Raoul Lufbery smoking a cigarette, circa 1918.

[Manfred von Richthofen] (Item)

Photographic portrait of Manfred von Richthofen, circa 1914-1918.

[Frederick Libby oral history interview (Part 1 of 8)] (Item)

In this eight-part oral history, fighter ace Frederick Libby is interviewed about his life and his military service with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. In part one, he describes his childhood in Colorado and the Midwest and discusses his family’s profession as cowboys and horse breakers. The interview is conducted by fellow fighter ace Eugene A. Valencia.

[Major Harold E. Hartney, Fort Worth, Texas] (Item)

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."

[Raoul Lufbery with Nieuport 28 C1 aircraft] (Item)

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."

War aces flinch when they recall deaths in the sky [Clipping, 1937] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "War aces flinch when they recall deaths in the sky," from the New York Journal-American, September 24, 1937. Reports on the wartime experiences of fighter aces. Includes photographs of Lieutenant K. Porter, Captain John Ronan, Colonel Harold E. Hartley, and Lieutenant Herman Wisse.

Maj. Harold Hartney ranks third among American Air Force [Clipping, 1918] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Maj. Harold Hartney ranks third among American Air Force," from the Saskatoon Star, October 9, 1918. Reports on Hartney's military service and status as a fighter ace.

[Captain Georges Guynemer seated in SPAD VII (S.7) aircraft] (Item)

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."