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[Soldiers with biplane] (Item)

Photograph of United States Army soldiers with an unidentified biplane, likely in France, circa 1917-1919. Frederick Staples is second from right. Loose photo.Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the military service of Frederick Staples, who served with the United States Army Air Service in…

[Servicemen looking at wrecked Sopwith Camel aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen looking at a wrecked Sopwith Camel aircraft, Cerny, France, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Serny [Cerny], France - Landing after dark - upside down in a ploughed field. L. C. [Gilmour]."Part of a photograph album related to Lionel Cherry Gilmour's service with the Royal Air Force during World War I, circa 1917-1918.

[Military airfield] (Item)

Photograph of a military airfield near Château-Thierry, France, circa 1918. Buildings, hangars, airplanes, and soldiers are visible. Inscription on album page: "Taken during Chateau Thierry drive."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 Kennedy's military…

[Two soldiers and airplane] (Item)

Photograph of two unidentified American soldiers standing near an airplane in France, circa 1917-1919. 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 Kennedy's military career from his infantry training in the United States to his service in France during World…

[Soldiers and Salmson 2 A2 biplane] (Item)

Photograph of two unidentified American soldiers with a Salmson 2 A2 biplane in France, circa 1917-1919. 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 Kennedy's military career from his infantry training in the United States to his service in France during…

[Soldier with Salmson 2 A2 biplane] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified American soldier with a Salmson 2 A2 biplane at an airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. The plane's propeller is wrapped in a protective cover. 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 Kennedy's military career from his…

[Crashed Salmson 2 A2 biplane] (Item)

Photograph of unidentified soldiers standing with a crashed Salmson 2 A2 biplane in France, circa 1918-1919. 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 Kennedy's military career from his infantry training in the United States to his service in France during…

[Officers of 24th Aero Squadron with Salmson 2 A2 aircraft, Vavincourt, France] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of officers of the 24th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, with a Salmson 2 A2 aircraft, Vavincourt, France, November 18, 1918.Inscription: "Officers of 24th Squadron. Vavincourt, France. 11-18-18. 'B.' 'The Greatest Hun Hounds and Rum Hounds in the A.E.F.' Capt. Hill."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero…

[Soldiers with Dorand Type A.R.1 A2 biplane] (Item)

Newspaper photograph of members of the 12th Aero Squadron at an airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. A Dorand Type A.R.1 A2 biplane is visible behind them. Typed caption: "Members of an American aero squadron, all fully trained and ready for service, on the American front in France. (Photos © Committee on Public Information)."Inscription: "12th."Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album…

[Serviceman working on captured Hannover CL.IIIa aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a serviceman working on a captured Hannover CL.IIIa aircraft, France, circa 1918-1919. This captured German aircraft was shot down by Eddie Rickenbacker and Reed Chambers on October 2, 1918 and was repainted to commemorate its status as a trophy plane. Text painted on the fuselage reads: "Trophy of 1st Pursuit Group. Shot down by Capt. E. V. Rickenbacker & Lt. Reed Chambers, 94th…

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