Photograph
Airplane vs. Battleship
| This photograph from the album of aviation pioneer Jesse Brabazon is described by him as the "first simulated bombing in history, using an aeroplane versus a warship." The print was presented to Brabazon by Lincoln Beachey. In the photograph it is Beachey who is dropping smoke bombs from his Curtiss pusher on to the Gorgonzola, a captured Spanish-American War battleship. In the background is the yacht Lyndonia. Brabazon recalled that the source of Beachey's unsuccessful attempt to draw attention to the strategic potential of airplanes was a game of catch at Cicero Field between a pilot in an airplane and a man on the ground. This event predated the sinking of the Ostfriesland by several years. |
| Image ID: | 10497 |
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| Creation Date: | 1913 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Chicago |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Album 24 (Aeronautical History) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Album 24.40 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8.5 x 7.5 inches |
| Combat |
| Spanish-American War, 1898 |
| War |
| Warships |
| Outdoor photography |
| Airplanes |
| Water |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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