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[Notebook of U.S. Army Air Service serviceman J. M. Wilson, circa July 1917] (Item)

Notebook of U.S. Army Air Service serviceman J. M. Wilson, circa July 1917. A4 sized, lined notebook containing notes on World War I-era aircraft engines such as Le Rhône, Beardmore, Salmson and Gnome, along with notes on aircraft rigging and other related subjects. Includes a diagram for Le Rhône valve timing and a chart comparing common aircraft engines.

[Notebook containing training notes from G. H. Frohn's service with 32nd Aero Squadron, circa 1917-1918] (Item)

Notebook containing training notes from G. H. Frohn's service with the 32nd Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1918. Topics include magnetism, electricity, regimental communications methods such as signal lamps, French and American phone systems, and other technologies. The notes are interspersed with line drawings of various communications and electrical systems.

[Prisoner-of-war notebook kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald, 1918] (Item)

Pocket notebook kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald with notes from his time as a prisoner of war, 1918. Three pages of narrative notes on Archibald's captivity covering the period of September 14-21, 1918, describing his arrival at Karlsruhe, being confined and questioned, an American aviator who survived a plane crash and other Allied soldiers in captivity with him, and being fed and clothed by the…

[Prisoner-of-war journal kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald, 1918] (Item)

Hardcover journal kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald with notes from his time as a prisoner of war, 1918. Two pages of narrative notes on Archibald's captivity covering the period of November 10-12, 1918 describe punishment of fellow prisoners for an escape attempt, the takeover of the prison camp by Marines, German soldiers being stripped of insignia (or killed if they refuse), confirmation of the…

[Notebook used by G. W. Charters (1 of 3), circa July-August 1918] (Item)

Notebook used by G. W. Charters, circa July-August 1918. The notebook contains notes and some diagrams on various training and policy topics handwritten in pencil, including gunnery, wireless (radio operation), meteorology, first aid, care of barracks and personal hygiene, guard duty, Army regulations, rules on military correspondence, and various lessons on flight and aircraft mechanics. Some…

[Notebook used by G. W. Charters (2 of 3), circa 1918] (Item)

Notebook used by G. W. Charters, circa 1918. The notebook contains notes and some diagrams on various training and policy topics handwritten in pencil, similar in subject and order as the collection's first notebook. Topics include wireless, first aid, care of barracks and personal hygiene, conduct, Army administration, engines, theory of flight, and aerial observation. Three-hole punched notebook…

[Notebook used by G. W. Charters (3 of 3), September 1918] (Item)

Notebook used by G. W. Charters, September 1918. The notebook contains notes and diagrams, handwritten in pencil, covering various training and policy topics, including aircraft guns, military law, methods of modern warfare, gas defense, aerial observation and navigation, and engine types. Flip-up style composition notebook with graph paper and organizational tabs, "No. 449, G. W. Charters,…

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