United States Army Air Service (USAAS) 1st Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field in Michigan, United States. Commanding Officer of the 1st Pursuit Group Major Carl Andrew Spaatz gives a signal for preparations for take off. Crew get into airplanes. Views of fighter aircraft across a airfield at Selfridge Field. Three aircraft take off followed by other aircraft. Formations of aircraft flying overhead.
United States Army Air Service (USAAS) 1st Pursuit Group in the northern part of Michigan, United States. A fifty gallon drum of fuel is hauled on a sled towards an airplane. The airplane is fueled by a hand pump. USAAS Curtiss P-1 Hawk aircraft with skis for landing on snow. The engines of the P-1 start. A second plane in the background. A long line of P-1 aircraft with ski-type landing gear. A P-1 aircraft taxis and takes off. Other airplanes taking off in the background.
A United States Army Air Service (USAAS) Pursuit P-1 Hawk aircraft is tested for maneuverability by Lt. James Harold Doolittle in Michigan, United States. Aerial maneuvers of the USAAS Curtiss P-1 Hawk aircraft. The aircraft performs a barrel roll. The P-1 aircraft flies upside down and performs aerial maneuvers.
Aerial acrobatics during a training of United States Army Air Service (USAAS) Pursuit fliers P-1Hawks in Michigan, United States. A P-1 Hawk performs a barrel roll. Views of terrain as the aircraft starts aerial maneuvers. The aircraft performs a somersault.
United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Douglas O-2 aircraft in Michigan, United States. A Douglas O-2 observation aircraft with its propellers spinning. The Douglas O-2 aircraft taxis on a field and takes off. O-2 engining. A pilot in a cockpit. The O-2 aircraft in flight. Aerial views of terrain.
A United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Loening OL COA-1 amphibious aircraft in Michigan, United States. A Loening OL COA-1 aircraft with its propellers spinning. The airplane taxis on wheels and takes off from a runway. It is in flight.