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[Servicemen extinguishing fire from crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen extinguishing a fire from a crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9) circa 1943-1945. The caption information notes that the Corsair skidded on the wet deck during takeoff.Inscription on verso: "Essex / F4U taking off at dawn slipped on the wet deck and crashed into catwalk. Pilot was picked up by destroyer / D09."Caption on verso: "F4U taking off,…
[Serviceman looking at landing gear tire from crashed Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress  "Tangerine" aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman looking at one of the landing gear tires from the crashed "Tangerine," a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft, England, April 26, 1944. The aircraft is visible in the background. Part of a disassembled photograph album documenting Donald T. Hayes' service with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
[Crashed Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Tangerine" aircraft]
Photograph of the crashed "Tangerine," a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft, England, April 26, 1944. April 26, 1944. The aircraft is at the center left, in front of the background houses and partially obscured by bushes.Inscription on verso: "Tangerine / April 26, 1944." Part of a disassembled photograph album documenting Donald T. Hayes' service with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War…
[Footage of World War I-era and Golden Age-era aviation, circa 1930s-1950s]
Film footage of World War I-era and Golden Age-era aviation, circa 1930s-1950s. This footage is comprised of nine segments, eight of which focus on aircraft and pilots from World War I. The remaining segment is about the transatlantic flight attempts during the 1920s, culminating in Charles Lindbergh's successful solo flight in 1927. The segments feature vintage footage related to their topics.…
[Wrecked Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft]
Photograph of a wrecked Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft, circa 1917-1919.Inscription: "Marshal - Boggs."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.
[Wrecked Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft]
Photograph of a wrecked Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft, circa 1917-1919.Inscription: "Dodds."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.
[People posing with crashed Salmson 2 A2 aircraft]
Photograph of two unidentified people posing with a crashed Salmson 2 A2 aircraft, circa 1918-1919. Part of the Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album, an album containing 129 photographs related to Meyers's service as an airplane mechanic in France during and after World War I, circa 1918-1919.
[Soldiers looking at crashed SPAD XIII aircraft]
Photograph of soldiers looking at a crashed SPAD XIII aircraft, circa 1918-1919. Part of the Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album, an album containing 129 photographs related to Meyers's service as an airplane mechanic in France during and after World War I, circa 1918-1919.
[Wreckage from unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of wreckage from an unidentified aircraft, circa 1917-1919.Inscription: "Boggs."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.
Warning! Consider the possible consequences if you are careless in your work
Poster of a U.S. Army aircraft crashed in water, circa 1917-1918. Text: "Warning! Consider the possible consequences if you are careless in your work."