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Some of the first American flying squadrons in World War I. The 1st and 103rd Aero Squadrons and their members

During World War 1, in 1918, American Expeditionary Force's 1st Aero Squadron members, including a mascot dog, pose on airfield. Airplanes in the background. Crewman pastes paper iron cross over enemy bullet hole in tail of airplane. Colonel Billy Mitchell decorating a flyer. General Benjamin Foulois in cockpit of a DH-4. United States officers shake hands with Colonel Thomas D. Milling. Colonel Frank Laub talks with a French officer. Members of the Lafayette Escadrille converted to the American 103rd Aero Squadron. July 1918 - Major William Thaw, steps forward and salutes, followed by Lieutenant Gordon D. Larner, Lieutenant Charles I. Merrick, and Lieutenant Edgar G. Tobin. Ace Captain Field Kindley, stands by a Sopwith Camel, supporting a small dog perched on its propeller. Ace Major Raoul Lufbery, smoking a cigarette, poses in front of a Nieuport 28c.1. Ace Captain Elliot Springs, also smoking a cigarette, poses in front of another airplane. Ace of Aces, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, poses by SPAD S.XIII, number 5 ( its number not seen in this image) with "Hat in Ring" insignia painted on fuselage. (WWI,WW1, World War One, First World War)

Location: France
Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051725
Wright brothers preparing for first public demonstration flight in Le Mans, France

August 8, 1908 newspaper front page story about the Wright Brothers first public demonstration flight completed in France. Wilbur Wright adjusting a launching wheel for their airplane. Horses pull the airplane across a field. Two men turn the propellers of the Wright's airplane to start the engine. Men maneuver the Wright airplane on a steel takeoff rail.

Location: Le Mans France
Date: 1908, August 8
Duration: 2 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075711
United States 103rd regiment of the 26th Division advance for an offensive in France during World War I.

The United States enters World War 1. A damaged bridge over Marne at Chateau Thierry. U.S. General John J. Pershing and a French General confer as they plan a Franco-American offensive. Soldiers of United States 103rd Division advance across a field on July 18th , 1918. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Location: France
Date: 1918, July 18
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042375
Secretary of War Newton D Baker and othersl drawing second draft of WWI draft numbers in United States.

Draft and mobilization activities for World War I in 1917-1918. Major General Enoch H Crowder and his staff assembled for calling to colors the registrants of 5th June, 1918. Scenes of the second draft on June 27, 1918 are shown. Major General Enoch H. Crowder delivers an opening remark on the occasion. The United States Secretary of War, Newton D Baker, Senator George E Chamberlain, Senator Francis E Warren, General Peyton C March, Major General Enoch Crowder and Ms. 'Major Billie' Welborn draw draft numbers in July 1918. The first numbers drawn are 246, 1168, 6818, 469, and 1091 respectively. Men note down the results of the draw in charts and on a board.

Location: Senate Office Building Washington DC USA
Date: 1918, June 27
Duration: 5 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048798
General LeMay and ground crews greet B-17 crews returning from missions, including B-17s Southern Comfort and Boom Town Jr.

Mission footage outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle". Crews and officers on ground waiting for B-17 mission to return. B-17 formation overhead as planes come in. Ground personnel greeting B-17 crews as they come in. Crew of B-17 Flying Fortresses near a hangar in England. United States Air Force General Curtis Le May talks to the crews. A crowd around B-17 with painted name "Southern Comfort." Crew member standing on engine of Southern Comfort taking notes. Damaged rudder of the B-17. Crews also around a B-17 with painted name "Boom Town Jr."

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1943, October
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046295
British artillerymen fire 18 pounders and 8 inch howitzers, near Monchy-le-Preux, France, during World War I

British Army gunners fire 18 pounder field artillery pieces as they set up camp in a field near Monchy-le-Preux in France. Shells explode in field in front of them. A battery of hidden 18 pounders fires. A battery of 8 inch heavy howitzers in operation. Gun crew soldiers step back as a howitzer fires. They return to the gun after it has finished recoiling.

Location: France
Date: 1917
Duration: 3 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027233
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