Aviation activities in France during World War I. A French Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft parked at an airfield. A ground crewman turns the propeller of the aircraft. Tent hangars in the background. An observer in the rear cockpit of the Salmson 2 A.2 tests movement of twin machine gun mounts. Observer Lieutenant T. E. Hibbon fires a machine gun in the observer's cockpit of a stationary Spad 11 aircraft. A pilot is seated in the front cockpit of the aircraft.
Aviation activities in France during World War I. A French Spad 11 aircraft parked at an airfield. American observer Lieutenant J. P. Harmon of the 149th Field Artillery and pilot Kalley walk towards and climb into the cockpit of the aircraft. The propeller is turned, wheel chocks are removed and the aircraft taxis out. A hangar and a ground crewman in the background. 42nd Escadrille insignia, the Ibis, an Egyptian bird, is on the side of the aircraft. The aircraft makes a take off run from the airfield. A Spad 13 aircraft in a low flight. It lands. Lt. J. P. Harmon standing in the cockpit of the Spad 13 hands photographic plates to a ground crewman. 42nd Escadrille insignia on the side of the fuselage.
Aviation activities in France during World War I. A group of six officers examines a photograph. The officers include American officers Lieutenant J. P. Harmon, Lt. John S. Beekley and Lt. R. T. Maddock and Frenchman Captain DeSaint Cerau. Several buildings in the background. American Expeditionary Force Chief Intelligence Officer Major A. L. James talks with Squadron Commander of the 3rd Pursuit Flight Maj. William Thaw. The officers seated at a table in a sidewalk cafe. A large group of soldiers inspects a crashed French aircraft near Nixeville in Meuse, France. French ground crewmen work on a crash-landed Spad 11.
USS Akron in flight over the west coast of the United States. The dirigible in flight. 'US Navy' written on the dirigible. Aerial view of a target area. A small airplane inside the dirigible. Men work on the airplane. The airplane hooks onto a hook-on device. The airplane drops off the dirigible. Men watch.
USS Akron dirigible airship in flight over the west coast of the United States. The control tower of USS Akron. U.S. Army soldiers at the controls of the dirigible. An officer stands nearby. Mail bags stacked aboard the dirigible. A cook roasts chicken in the galley. Stove and cooking utensils. Men peel onions and potatoes. Men seated at a table eat food.
The US Navy airship USS Akron in flight over the west coast of the United States. Men walk along a catwalk. A man shaves. A man works on an engine.
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