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[BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan) Fighter Pilots Reunion] (Item)
[BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan) Fighter Pilots Reunion]
Audio recording of a reunion for service members of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Winnipeg, Manitoba, circa 1970. Text on label: "A Gathering of Eagles. Reg Fowert." Abstract from transcript: This recording contains highlights from a reunion held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, circa 1970, for Canadian and British fighter pilots who were involved with the British Commonwealth Air Training…
[Escadrille SPA. 124 (Lafayette Escadrille) in front of building] (Item)
[Escadrille SPA. 124 (Lafayette Escadrille) in front of building]
Photographic group portrait of Escadrille SPA. 124 (Lafayette Escadrille) in front of a building, France, circa 1916-1917. The squadron's pet lions Whiskey and Soda and a dog are also in the shot.Standing, left to right, are: Robert Soubiron, James Doolittle, Courtney Campbell, Edwin Parsons, Ray Bridgman, William Dugan, Douglas MacMonagle, Walter Lowell, Harold Willis, Henry Jones, David Peterson…
[Frederick Libby oral history interview (Part 6 of 8)] (Item)
[Frederick Libby oral history interview (Part 6 of 8)]
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…
[Frederick Libby oral history interview (Part 5 of 8)] (Item)
[Frederick Libby oral history interview (Part 5 of 8)]
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…
[Album Two from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums] (Item)
[Album Two from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums]
Album Two from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 163 black-and-white photographs with handwritten captions of various scenes in Europe during World War I, circa 1914-1919. Images feature group and individual shots of American servicemen, including a visit by the Prince of Wales to Koblenz, members of the 94th Aero Squadron, a…
[Album One from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums] (Item)
[Album One from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums]
Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 73 black-and-white photographs of various scenes in Europe during and just after World War I. Images feature group and individual shots of American servicemen and a few women staff and/or spouses, including the Air Service's 4th Corps Headquarters at Sinzig, the 12th Aero Squadron at…
[Album Three from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums] (Item)
[Album Three from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums]
Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 324 black-and-white photographs with handwritten captions of various scenes during World War I. This album is predominantly souvenir copy photographs, with numerous views of German and Italian soldiers and prisoners, the British marching into Cologne, the Italian retreat and…
[Wooden cross marking Quentin Roosevelt's grave] (Item)
[Wooden cross marking Quentin Roosevelt's grave]
Photograph of a wooden cross marking Quentin Roosevelt's grave, France, circa 1918-1919.Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.
[Serviceman seated in cockpit of Salmson 2 A2] (Item)
[Serviceman seated in cockpit of Salmson 2 A2]
Photograph of an unidentified serviceman seated in the cockpit of a Salmson 2 A2 aircraft (fuselage number 12), Orly Field, France, circa 1918-1919.Inscription: "Orly Field, France, 1918-19. [Jos. Gindely?]."Part of a photograph album documenting the World War I service of Herman J. Sommerhauser, circa 1918-1919.
Beaumont Bull [Issue No. 3, March 16, 1918] (Item)
Beaumont Bull [Issue No. 3, March 16, 1918]
Newsletter, "Beaumont Bull," Issue No. 3, published by the Beaumont Flying Cadets, France, March 16, 1918. Four typed pages.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.