Evolution of United States Air Force uniforms in the United States. A pilot in a 1927 U.S. Army Air Corps uniform in the front cockpit of a trainer. Another pilot in a 1927 U.S. Army Air Corps uniform in the cockpit. A pilot in a 1927 U.S. Army Air Corps uniform takes off his officers' hat and puts on a helmet. He climbs into the cockpit of the aircraft. A French Nieuport fighter aircraft takes off. A German Fokker D VII fighter aircraft takes off. The Nieuport aircraft and the Fokker D VII aircraft make low passes over a runway.
Nieuport fighter aircraft parked on airfield during World War I in France. "The Flying Fish" aircraft is seen, which was piloted by Captain Harry S. Gwynne. The plane fuselage and body are painted with a fish scale design and fish head on engine nacelle. First plane taxis out followed by other planes including the Flying Fish. Fleet of Nieuport fighter aircraft in flight. They land on open air field one after the other. Location is likely Issoudun, France.
Nieuport fighter aircraft take off from an open field in France during World War I. The aircraft flying low above the field. Another Nieuport parked on ground. Men assist pilot in starting the engine. Aircraft taxi and take off from the field one after the other.
Interior of a French aircraft factory during World War 1. Stacks of lumber in their receiving department. Men work on airplane framework stretched across wooden horses. Women in dresses and caps work on electric ignition wiring. men occupying an office area on the factory floor. Partially assembled aircraft lined up in the background. Men and women in a wing assembly area. Two scenes of men working in an engine assembly area. A man stands next to a LeRhone 9J,110 Hp rotary radial aircraft engine mounted on a mobile test stand. He rotates the engine. Another man displays one fitted with a long propeller shaft. A third man starts an engine fitted with a propeller. It runs on the test stand. A group of completed Nieuport 17 aircraft fuselages, lacking only wings and propellers. Larger view of that factory room, with men fitting the wings onto the airplane bodies. A line of airplanes with wings on the opposite side of the room. View of an airfield with a line of Nieuport airplanes parked in front of buildings. (WWI; WW1)
Flight of historic early airplanes in France during World War 1.. Nieuport 10 airplanes lined up at the airbase. Airmen standing near the Nieuport planes. Pilots in the cockpits of the planes. A Voisin airplane taking off. An airplane buzzes a line of parked planes and then flies low, directly at the camera. An aircraft does a barrel roll aerobatic maneuver in the sky. (WWI; WW1)
The funeral cortege for Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier in Mechelen, Belgium at his National Funeral in Mechelen, Belgium. His remains are carried in a black hearse coach pulled by six black horses and followed by a long line of mourners, including French Marshal Ferdinand Foch and Belgian King Albert I along with many Roman Catholic church and Belgian officials. The procession moves slowly along a street. Closeups of some participants in the procession, including a contingent of military officers and soldiers. Very closeup view of the hearse and horses as it passes the camera. An honor guard of soldiers presenting arms is lined at the side of the street, maintaining separation from a large crowd of spectators. The funeral procession pass by the Grands Magasins du Congrès, a department store. Two mounted Army officers with swords occupy the road. Soldiers form a cordon around the bier outside a building. (Cardinal Mercier was buried in Saint Rumbold's Cathedral, Mechelen, Belgium.)