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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 six, he discusses his pilot training in England and his time with No. 43 Squadron in France. Topics discussed include his experiences with Sopwith aircraft, memorable flights and combat missions in France, and his memories of…
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 five, he discusses his time as an observer in France and his pilot training in England. Topics discussed include missions and difficulties during the Somme Offensive, his receipt of the Military Cross at Buckingham Palace, and…
Photograph of Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter aircraft parked at an airfield, Avord, France, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "A flock of Sops. Avord."Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.
Photograph of a serviceman, possibly Edward I. Sproull, in the cockpit of a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter aircraft, Avord, France, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Just me in a Sop. Avord."Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.
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Photographic group portrait of United States Army soldiers at an unidentified airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. Frederick Staples is identified by a blue arrow. Several hangars and Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter biplanes are visible in the background. One soldier in the front row holds a dog. Loose photo.Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white…
Photograph of Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter biplanes (visible fuselage numbers 89, 152, 156, 151, 149, 52, 46, 55, 26, 127, and 82) parked at an unidentified airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. Photo from album page 3.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…