Officers and airmen work in aircraft assembly factory during World War I, France. Airmen assemble section of aircraft and check blueprints. Airmen put patch on aircraft inner tubes. Large racks of tires and tubes in the background. Supply section of the aircraft assembly factory shows pile of parts and equipment. Men move oxygen cylinders. Machines and operators in machine shop section. Propellers undergo repair at assembly. Two airmen place sections of wing into wing storage compartment. Men carry tail section, propellers and other parts.
Officers and airmen work in aircraft assembly factory in France during World War I. Wing assembly department shows wings in various stages of completion. French workers assemble cylinder of aircraft engine. American soldiers assemble section of aircraft engine. Mechanics pull propellers through on aircraft engine and it is mounted on test block. LeRhone engine mounted on test block.
Officers and airmen work in aircraft assembly factory in France during World War I. Soldiers look through scrap metal and remains of crashed aircraft in salvage yards. Nieuport scout fueled from 50 gallon drum near storage shed.
Airmen work in aircraft assembly factory in France during World War I. Soldiers burn debris of paper, tin cans and other waste materials. Another soldier sweeps the floor of kitchen area. A group of soldiers cleans the area.
Airmen at aircraft assembly factory in France during World War I. Fire truck pulls out of open fire station with firemen clinging on side of the vehicle. Board at rear of the truck reads "3rd AICFDN". Mortar pool area shows 1917 model trucks and other vehicles driving on street. Model T trucks, liberty trucks, touring cars, water trucks and all types of early mortar vehicles parked in line.
Airmen at aircraft assembly factory in France during World War I. Graveyard shows small flags and headstones over number of graves in line. Soldiers walk through the area looking at headstones.