World War 1 mechanics of the U.S. Army Air Service 99th Aero Squadron sitting and standing beside parked Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft in Dogneville, France. Lt. G C Khale wears his flying helmet. Lt. G C Khale and Lt. F A Hill climb into cockpit of Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft. Lt. Hill puts ammunition canister on twin machine gun in rear cockpit. Ground crewman hands an aerial camera to Lt. F A Hill. Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft taxiing and taking off.
U.S. Army Air Service Lt. Frank A Llewellyn standing beside Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft, puts on flight goggles.Ground crewmen turn prop on Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft.An observer tests machine gun in rear cockpit. Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft in flight. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Aviation activities of American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War 1. Breguet Br14 taxiing across field. Spad airplane taking off. Salmson 2A2 taxiing. Trimotor triple-tailed Caproni bomber taxiing. Salmson 2A2 taking off. United States Air Service fliers, of the !st Pursuit Group, including those of the 27th Aero Squadron, pose at Rembercourt Aerodrome. As the camera pans across them from left to right, some of their aircraft are also seen behind them, including SPAD XIII #7 , and at the very end, SPAD XIII #13, the aircraft of the 27th Aero Squadron Commander, Captain Alfred A. Grant (distinguished by its checkered cowl ring). Front view of Salmson 2A2 aircraft. French officers pose in front of two-seat Spad XVI aircraft.
Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean during Operation Long Step. U.S. Navy F2H-2 (Banshee) aircraft on a deck-edge elevator being prepared for flight. Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Leyte CVA- 32 underway at sea as seen from USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) CVA-42. F2H-2 and F2H-2P aircraft land aboard the flight deck of USS FDR.
Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean during Operation Long Step. A pilot steps into a U.S. Navy F2H-2P Banshee and his airplane captain assists him with harness and strap. The pilot sits in readiness prior to launch while his airplane captain cleans the windshield. Jets on the flight deck being readied for launch. An airplane guard destroyer in the background. Silhouette: Essex-class aircraft carrie USS Leyte, heavy cruiser USS Columbus and escorting destroyers in formation. A U.S. Navy AJ-1 (Savage) aircraft lands aboard USS FDR. The Savage aircraft spotted forward. A rocket cart loaded with 5" rockets being wheeled aft. Ordnance men secure 5" rockets under wings of Banshees. A large water spout beyond a destroyer escort during the operations. Island structure of USS FDR. F2H-2 Banshee aircraft from USS Roosevelt flying in formation past the ship. A F2H-2 landing aboard, passes the island forward to the elevator.
Ground Crewmen turn prop on Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft. The aircraft takes off from the ground. U.S. Air Service Lt. Frank A Llewellyn standing beside Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft, puts on flight goggles. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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