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[Aviation activities at Mitchel Field, New York, 1927]
Film footage of aviation activities at Mitchel Field, Garden City, New York, 1927. The footage depicts several well-known aviation events and activities by famous aviators, such as Charles Lindbergh taking off in the "Spirit of St. Louis" for his transatlantic flight; the christening of "America," Richard E. Byrd's Fokker C-2; and James Doolittle performing aerobatic maneuvers. More general…
[Boeing P-12C aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Service Boeing P-12C (Model 222) aircraft parked at an airfield, circa 1930s-1940s. The aircraft in the foreground has the "Kicking Mule" insignia of the 95th Aero Squadron painted on its fuselage.
[Curtiss R-6 taking off]
Photograph of a Curtiss R-6 (Model 2A) aircraft (fuselage number 50) taking off at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. The plane is piloted by First Lieutenant John D. Corkille, United States Army Air Service.Inscription: "11192 A.S."Inscription on verso: "1st Lt. John D. Corkill [Corkille] taking off at the 1923 St. Louis Air Meet (Pulitzer Air Race) - finished 2nd in…
[Serviceman seated in cockpit of Curtiss O-1 Falcon aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman seated in the cockpit of a U.S. Army Air Service Curtiss O-1 Falcon aircraft, February 10, 1926.Inscription: "Curtiss Falcon Model O-1. 2/10/26. T-3004."
[Serviceman seated in cockpit of Curtiss O-1 Falcon aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman seated in the cockpit of U.S. Army Air Service Curtiss O-1 Falcon aircraft (tail number A.C. 25-325), February 6, 1926.Inscription: "Curtiss Falcon Model O-1 (Special). 2-6-27. T-3184."