Aviation training for U.S. Army Air Service or Aviation Section of U.S. Signal Corps during World War 1. Cadets undergo aviation training in United States. High altitude view of New York City area including Liberty Island and Statue of Liberty. Trainees in airplanes in flight. Aerial view of trainees in formation over New York City. Biplane lands on air field near New York City. Buildings in the background. A man stands at airbase. Cadet and instructor come out of the cockpit. Other airplane on the airbase. Cadet and instructor in the cockpit. The plane takes off.
During World War 1, U.S. Army aviation cadets undergo aviation training and learn bombing techniques. Cadets fix bombs under the plane. Cadets sit in the cockpit and fly the biplane. Other cadets watch. Cadets drop bombs from the plane on a field. Smoke arises due to the bombarding. Other cadets board a plane. A machine gun mounted on the plane A cadet targets the machine gun and practices its use.
Trainees from U.S. Army Air Service or Aviation Section of U.S. Signal Corps undergo training in World War 1. A JN-4 with pilot and rear gunner aboard, takes off on a dirt field. Another JN-4 airplane in flight near the plane. They participate in mock aerial dogfights. Aircrew trainees watch from porch of a building and point skyward as a JN-4 performs aerobatics, including several loops. A captain makes notes and looks at the airplane through binoculars.
Aerial views of hangars and training fields for U.S. Army Air Service or Aviation Section of U.S. Signal Corps during World War I. DH-4 airplane in flight. Biplane lands at air field. Pilot emerges from plane after training exercise.
American Army aviation cadets stand lined up in United States during World War 1. The successful cadets who passed the aviation training tests are commissioned Reserve Military Aviator. Airplanes in the background. Officer moves near the cadets. A cadet salutes and the officer gives him a certificate. Buildings of the air field in the background. Cadets march in formation with flags. Trees in the background.
View of structures destroyed by retreating Ottoman forces during the Mesopotamian campaign in World War 1. British and Indian troops moving horses and supplies across a pontoon bridge. War materiel, including field artillery, being pulled up a hill by teams of horses. A tractor pulling heavy artillery along a desert road, with numerous British soldiers riding on the guns and carriages.