A flight over Mt. Lassen in the Shasta Cascade, California. United States Army Air Service (USAAS) Airco DH-4Ms take off from Mather Field. DH-4M, strut and wing wires of DH-4M airplane. A DH-4M aircraft flies over snow-covered, wooded and mountainous terrain. Mt. Lassen seen. Wing wire bracing of the airplane in the foreground. A pilot in the cockpit. Mt. Lassen in the background. The pilot looks out from both the sides of the cockpit. Snow-covered Mt. Lassen. Volcano top of Mt. Lassen. The DH-4M aircraft flying over the crater of Mt. Lassen. The aircraft flies over the snow-covered precipice of Mt. Lassen. The airplane circles over the crater. The wingtip of the airplane is visible as it circles the peak. Lieutenant Carlyle Ridenour and Lt. Eugene Batten pose beside their DH-4M aircraft.
United States Army Air Service (USAAS) modern airplanes for military purposes at Selfridge Field in Michigan, United States. A Curtiss Pursuit P-1 Hawk capable of flying at 170 miles per hour is stationary. The P-1 taxis and takes off during testing for maneuverability by Lieutenant James Doolittle. The P-1 in flight. USAAS Boeing Pursuit PW-9 which is capable of flying at a speed of 168 miles per hour is stationary. The PW-9 aircraft taxis, takes off and banks. PW-9 buzzing the field. Aerial maneuvers of the PW-9 aircraft.
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.
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