Activities of United States 94th Aero Squadron in France during World War I. Officers of the 94th Aero Squadron lined up on a field in France, for an award ceremony. Chief of U.S. Air Service, Major General Mason Patrick, accompanied by Brigadier General William Mitchell (Billy Mitchell), presents Distinguished Service Crosses to aviators of the U.S. 94th Aero Squadron, including Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, who receives the DSC with 4 oak leaf clusters. Recipients pose with their Distinguished Service Crosses. Captains Rickenbacker and Jimmy Meissner pose together. SPAD aircraft and a hangar in the background. Rickenbacker poses next to his SPAD XIII that displays German bullet holes patched with Iron cross markings on its tail.
Aviation activities of American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. British Sopwith Camel bomber aircraft of United States 148th Aero Squadron lined up on a field in Berques, France. Men work on the planes and then push them for take off. Bombers take off and in flight. A plane makes a crash landing and lands vertically on its nose. Men run to help the pilot get off the plane. They push the plane to get it back on its wheels.
Aviation activities of American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. United States 99th Squadron pilot prepares to take off as he puts on his flight gear. His aircraft bears a buffalo insignia on its fuselage. Aircraft takes off from a field in France. Two pilots in their flight gear as they stand near an aircraft. Men push a plane along the field before it takes off.
Aviation activities of American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. Numerous United States airmen lined up in a field with many DH-4 aircraft in the background. Planes lined up with hangar in the background. A DH-4 aircraft taxis along and takes off. Other DH-4s take off, individually, behind it.
Aviation activities of American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. United States airmen stand with an allied aircraft in the background. Pilot and gunner climb into their cockpits in a DH-4 airplane. Gunner checks his twin Lewis machine guns. Aircraft in flight.
Aviation activities of American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. Two United States fliers of the 1st Aero Squadron stand by their Salmson 2A2 aircraft with American flag logo painted on it. Plane takes off with the pilot and the gunner aboard. A dog walks toward the camera. A group of American fliers of the 24th Aero Squadron pose by Breguet aircraft. Two flyers pose by fuselage with insignia of an American eagle attacking a German dachshund. They smile and point to the painted insignia.g
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