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World War I Flying Boat
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This press photograph illustrates what was then the most recent development in the Curtiss Flying boats at the Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station at Newport News. The caption that accompanied the photograph indicates that the Army planned to purchase hundreds of the airplanes as a deterent against U-boats in the Atlantic coastal waters.
May 1917
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Flying School
August 1917
A visiting French officer instructs novice American pilots at Camp Mineola on the conditions that they can expect to find at the front.
WWI Aerial Emblem
July 1917
A factory worker painting the United States insignia on a bi-plane wing.
Flying School
May 1917
A ground school conducted by Princeton University for students who wished to enlist in the Army Air Service. During World War I most American aviators were college students, although the best known...
World War I Navy Recruits
April 1917
Elevated view of Navy recruits at Newport, boarding a train destined for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The printed caption indicates that they had had only eight days of training.
Treasure and Trinket Fund
January 1918
Mrs. William Bartlett of the Aviation Committee of the National Special Aid Society, examines metal objects donated by members to be sold to benefit American aviators during World War I.
Observation Balloon
August 1917
A training ascension of a captive observation balloon. During their training, soldiers learned how to correctly estimate the effectiveness of artillery on enemy positions.
