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PECK, PAUL. COMMERCIAL AVIATOR. IN CURTISS TYPE PLANE; COLLEGE PARK

PECK, PAUL. COMMERCIAL AVIATOR. IN CURTISS TYPE PLANE; COLLEGE PARK

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Paris Printer's, wrecked by aviator's bomb

Paris Printer's, wrecked by aviator's bomb

Photograph shows bomb damage in Paris, France during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Capt. McManus, Army aviator - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Capt. McManus, Army aviator - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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CURTISS AIRPLANE. McCURDY, J.A.D., AVIATOR

CURTISS AIRPLANE. McCURDY, J.A.D., AVIATOR

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Aviator Kantner, Capt. Gleaves, U.S.N. [Navy]

Aviator Kantner, Capt. Gleaves, U.S.N. [Navy]

Photo shows Harold "Harry" Kantner (1886-1973), designer of the Kantner-Moisant Bluebird and Captain Albert Gleaves (1858-1937). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

FLECHERE, GEORGES. LIEUT. FRENCH ARMY, AVIATOR. LEFT, WITH GENERAL SQUIRE

FLECHERE, GEORGES. LIEUT. FRENCH ARMY, AVIATOR. LEFT, WITH GENERAL SQU...

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CANTONI, A. LT., ITALIAN ARMY AVIATOR

CANTONI, A. LT., ITALIAN ARMY AVIATOR

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BINGHAM, HIRAM, AVIATOR. AT DESK

BINGHAM, HIRAM, AVIATOR. AT DESK

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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BELL, J. FRANKLIN. MAJ. GEN., U.S.A. LEFT, WITH COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR

BELL, J. FRANKLIN. MAJ. GEN., U.S.A. LEFT, WITH COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

Two men in uniform standing next to an airplane. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Russian Princess Schaikowski [and] Aviator Abramowitsch

Russian Princess Schaikowski [and] Aviator Abramowitsch

Photo shows aviators Wssewolod Abramovitch (1890-1913) and Russian princess Eugenia Mikhailovna Shakhovskaya (1889-1920). The two aviators were in a plane crash in 1913 in which Abramovitch was killed. (Source... More

Espanat [i.e., Espanet] aviator

Espanat [i.e., Espanet] aviator

Photo shows French aviator Gabriel Espanet (b. 1883). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

N.Y. TO WASH. FLIGHT AVIATOR HAWLEY

N.Y. TO WASH. FLIGHT AVIATOR HAWLEY

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RUSSELL, EDGAR. MAJ., SIGNAL CORPS, U.S.A. RIGHT, SHAKING HANDS WITH AVIATOR WOOD.

RUSSELL, EDGAR. MAJ., SIGNAL CORPS, U.S.A. RIGHT, SHAKING HANDS WITH A...

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AVIATION, ARMY, COLLEGE PARK. GRAHAM, HARRY, 2ND LT., INF. U.S.A. AVIATOR

AVIATION, ARMY, COLLEGE PARK. GRAHAM, HARRY, 2ND LT., INF. U.S.A. AVIA...

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DOMENJOS, JUAN, OF SOUTH AMERICA, AVIATOR. WITH WIFE

DOMENJOS, JUAN, OF SOUTH AMERICA, AVIATOR. WITH WIFE

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DOMENJOS, JUAN, OF SOUTH AMERICA, AVIATOR. WITH BLERIOT OR ANTOINETTE PLANE. PAN AMERICAN SCIENCE CONGRESS

DOMENJOS, JUAN, OF SOUTH AMERICA, AVIATOR. WITH BLERIOT OR ANTOINETTE ...

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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Dummy Oscar ready for Army Air Corps anniversary. Washington, D.C., June 30. Dummy Oscar, jauntily attired in the now antiquated army aviator's uniform of the first decade of the 20th century, sits clasping the sticks of the army's first airplane in readiness for the 30th anniversary of the birth of the Army Air Corps early in August. Paul Garber, Assistant Curator in charge of the Smithsonian aircraft collection, is shown with the dummy in the plane built by the Wright Brothers and accepted by the government in 1909. The plane now in the Smithsonian Institution is the same one used in the test flights at Fort Meyer, Virginia by Orville Wright

Dummy Oscar ready for Army Air Corps anniversary. Washington, D.C., Ju...

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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LEE, CHARLES E. COL. BRITISH AVIATOR. IN AVRO PLANE

LEE, CHARLES E. COL. BRITISH AVIATOR. IN AVRO PLANE

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MITCHELL, WILLIAM. CAPT., U.S.A. AVIATOR. HORSE SHOW

MITCHELL, WILLIAM. CAPT., U.S.A. AVIATOR. HORSE SHOW

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Before he clipped a wing [...] Aviator Clyde Pangborn, world famous flyer, photoed at Wash., D.C., with Asst. Sec. of War, Harry Woodring, just a few moments before the ship, in taxing down the runway, clipped wings with another plane on the field as Fangborn prepared to given Congressmen and notables a ride in the big two motored plane which he may attempt a round-the-world flight with later. 7/26/35

Before he clipped a wing [...] Aviator Clyde Pangborn, world famous fl...

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Press Club women fete America's #1 woman aviator. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. Hope Ridings Miller, Pres. of the Women's Press Club in Washington, left; with Jacquelin Cochran, America's number one woman aviator at a luncheon today given by the Women's Press Club of Washington, 9/13/38

Press Club women fete America's #1 woman aviator. Washington, D.C., Se...

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Coast Guard flyer gets distinguished flying cross. Washington, D.C., Oct. 14. In recognition of a flight made 130 miles to sea through fog and rain to rescue a severely injured seaman, whose life was [àed] by prompt hospitalization, Lieut. R.L. [àrke], Coast Guard aviator, was today presented with the distinguished flying cross by Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau. In the photograph, left to right: Rear Admiral R.R. Waesche, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Lieut. Burke, Secretary Morgenthau, and Stephen Gibbons, Assistant Secretary of Treasury in charge of the Coast Guard, 10/14/38

Coast Guard flyer gets distinguished flying cross. Washington, D.C., O...

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Aviator officer of Germany - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Aviator officer of Germany - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows German officers with aviator and airplane during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

DOMENJOS, JUAN, OF SOUTH AMERICA, AVIATOR. WITH WIFE

DOMENJOS, JUAN, OF SOUTH AMERICA, AVIATOR. WITH WIFE

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DOMENJOS, JUAN, OF SOUTH AMERICA, AVIATOR. WITH BLERIOT OR ANTOINETTE PLANE. PAN AMERICAN SCIENCE CONGRESS

DOMENJOS, JUAN, OF SOUTH AMERICA, AVIATOR. WITH BLERIOT OR ANTOINETTE ...

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH SEN. NEW

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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FLECHERE, GEORGES. LIEUT. FRENCH ARMY, AVIATOR. WITH S.P.A.D. BIPLANE FRENCH

FLECHERE, GEORGES. LIEUT. FRENCH ARMY, AVIATOR. WITH S.P.A.D. BIPLANE ...

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. CAPT. J.F. MORRIS, BRITISH AVIATOR

ALLIED AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. CAPT. J.F. MORRIS, BRIT...

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BOYLE, GEORGE, LT., U.S.A. AVIATOR. INAUGURATION OF AIRMAIL, MAY 15TH

BOYLE, GEORGE, LT., U.S.A. AVIATOR. INAUGURATION OF AIRMAIL, MAY 15TH

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[Aviator standing with plane "Cleveland Pittsburgh Air Mail ..."

[Aviator standing with plane "Cleveland Pittsburgh Air Mail ..."

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Chas. D. Ely, father of aviator, Iowa delegate

Chas. D. Ely, father of aviator, Iowa delegate

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CARBERRY, JOSEPH E., 1ST LT., U.S.A., AVIATOR

CARBERRY, JOSEPH E., 1ST LT., U.S.A., AVIATOR

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BINGHAM, HIRAM, AVIATOR. AT DESK

BINGHAM, HIRAM, AVIATOR. AT DESK

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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BLERIOT AIRPLANE. LT., U.S.A. AVIATOR. LEFT, SHAKING HANDS WITH C. MURVIN WOOD.

BLERIOT AIRPLANE. LT., U.S.A. AVIATOR. LEFT, SHAKING HANDS WITH C. MUR...

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Aviator Gilbert - Public domain portrait photograph

Aviator Gilbert - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows French aviator Eugene Gilbert (1869-1918) who served during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Japan - Army aviator graduating

Japan - Army aviator graduating

Photograph shows a Japanese aviator graduating at Tokorozawa Aerodrome, near Tokyo, Japan. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

MORRIS, J.F. CAPT., BRITISH ARMY. AVIATOR

MORRIS, J.F. CAPT., BRITISH ARMY. AVIATOR

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President Coolidge greets Commander Francesco De Pinedo, Italian aviator. Commander Francesco de Pinedo, the daring Italian flyer whose flight around the world was interrupted with accidental burning [...]plane at Roosevelt Dam, Arizona, was greeted by President [...]ge at the White House today. He was presented to the [...]xecutive by the Italian ambassador, Nobile Giacomo de [...], center. On the right is Commander Silvio Scaroni, [...] he at the Italian Embassy

President Coolidge greets Commander Francesco De Pinedo, Italian aviat...

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President Coolidge is invited to fly over Washington. Russ Halley, banker and aviator of Rapid City, North Dakota, where President Coolidge spent last summer's vacation, arrived in Washington today in his 15-passenger plane. He immediately went to the White House to invite the President for a flight over the National Capital which offer was refused with thanks by the Chief executive. Senator Peter Norbeck of North Dakota is on the left

President Coolidge is invited to fly over Washington. Russ Halley, ban...

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Demonstrate aviator's tester at Military Surgeons and Pharmacists Congress. Washington, D.C., May 8. Lieut. Ugo Reitano, army medical corps member from Italy, Capt. C.L. Leedhorn of the U.S. School of Aviation, look on while General Constantine Iliescu of Roumania tries out the latest U.S. Army mechanical tester for reaction of airplane pilots. The machine sets up theoretical problems for the pilot and test his reaction to each, thus eliminating hours of expensive tests by other methods

Demonstrate aviator's tester at Military Surgeons and Pharmacists Cong...

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Tomb of aviator O'Connell near Flavy Le Martel

Tomb of aviator O'Connell near Flavy Le Martel

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PECK, PAUL. COMMERCIAL AVIATOR. IN GYRO TYPE PLANE SPONSORED BY BERLINER AT MINEOLA, N.Y.

PECK, PAUL. COMMERCIAL AVIATOR. IN GYRO TYPE PLANE SPONSORED BY BERLIN...

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German aviator receiving orders

German aviator receiving orders

Photograph shows a German pilot in an airplane on the ground with an officer (?) handing him a paper, during World War I.

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH SEN. NEW

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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FLEET, R.H., MAJOR, U.S.A. AVIATOR. AIR MAIL

FLEET, R.H., MAJOR, U.S.A. AVIATOR. AIR MAIL

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Naval aviator sets new speed mark to win Curtiss Marine Trophy., Lt. W.G. Tomlinson, right, roaring over a 100 mile course on the Potomac River, in his tiny Navy fighting plane, won the Curtiss Marine Trophy race today and broke the record for service seaplanes by a wide margin. His record speed of 175 miles per hour for the annual classic eclipsed the mark of the late Major C.A. Lutz of the Marine Corps. of 154 which won last year's race. The Secretary of the Navy, Adams is shown on his right

Naval aviator sets new speed mark to win Curtiss Marine Trophy., Lt. W...

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Famous transatlantic flyer demonstrates new type plane to Navy Officials. Clarence Chamberlain, famous Transatlantic flyer, and Ruth Nichols (in cabin) noted aviator, arrived in Washington today with the new Chamberlain cabin menoplane. In this photograph they are pointing out the many features of this new plane to Commander A.H. Douglas, Commandant of the Naval Air Station and Commander J.H. Towers, Assistant Chief of the Naval Bureau of Aeronautics (right). Unusual visibility and special aerlons which Chamberlain says practically makes it impossible for this ship to stall or go into a tailspin, are the new features

Famous transatlantic flyer demonstrates new type plane to Navy Officia...

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New aviation safety test made. Tests conducted by the Bureau of Standards have indicated than an aviator may exert a pull of approximately 1,000 pounds on his safety belt without breaking it. The photograph shows M.M. Kiley of the Bureau standing beside the machine used in stretching the belts still they were broken

New aviation safety test made. Tests conducted by the Bureau of Standa...

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ATWOOD, HARRY. AVIATOR. IN PLANE WITH LEO STEVENS

ATWOOD, HARRY. AVIATOR. IN PLANE WITH LEO STEVENS

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CHAPMAN, CARLETON G., LT., U.S.A. AVIATOR

CHAPMAN, CARLETON G., LT., U.S.A. AVIATOR

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GORRELL, EDGAR S., LT. U.S.A. AVIATOR

GORRELL, EDGAR S., LT. U.S.A. AVIATOR

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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Portrait photo of SEMPRINI, ITALIAN AVIATOR, WITH PLANE

Portrait photo of SEMPRINI, ITALIAN AVIATOR, WITH PLANE

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BINGHAM, HIRAM, AVIATOR. AT DESK

BINGHAM, HIRAM, AVIATOR. AT DESK

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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German Military aviator starting

German Military aviator starting

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French Aviator Burri - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

French Aviator Burri - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows Swiss aviator Ernest Burri who flew for the French in World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Aviator's grave near Strij [German Grave]

Aviator's grave near Strij [German Grave]

Photograph shows a grave of a German aviator in Stryj (Stryy), Eastern Galicia (now Ukraine). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

RICE, CUSHMAN. MAJOR, U.S.A. AVIATOR

RICE, CUSHMAN. MAJOR, U.S.A. AVIATOR

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chinese Ambassador expresses regret to U.S. for bombing of liner President Hoover. Washington, D.C. Aug. 31. Chinese Ambassador C.T. Wang arriving at the State Department today where he conveyed to Secretary Hull the "profound regret" of the Chinese Government for the accidental bombing of the Dollar Liner President Hoover, and offered to make immediate redress. Under instructions from his government at Nanking, Wang told Hull that the President Hoover was hit by a Chinese aviator who mistook it for a Japanese transport. 8/31/37

Chinese Ambassador expresses regret to U.S. for bombing of liner Presi...

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American Flyers superior to those of other nations senate committee told. Washington, D.C., March 10. Albert J. Baumler of Trenton, N.J., a 24-year-old American aviator who served eight months with Loyalist Forces in Spain, today told the House Military Affairs Subcommittee that American trained fliers were superior to those of other nations engaged in the civil war. He was testifying in connection with an inquiry into the efficiency of the U.S. Army Air Corps by a group headed by Rep. Dow Harter, 3/10/38

American Flyers superior to those of other nations senate committee to...

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CHANDLER, C. DeFOREST. CAPTAIN, U.S.A. AVIATOR. COMDT. COLLEGE PARK AVIATION FIELD

CHANDLER, C. DeFOREST. CAPTAIN, U.S.A. AVIATOR. COMDT. COLLEGE PARK AV...

A black and white photo of a man in uniform, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gen... More

KILNER, WALTER G., LT. U.S.A. AVIATOR

KILNER, WALTER G., LT. U.S.A. AVIATOR

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

LEE, CHARLES E. COL. BRITISH AVIATOR. RIGHT, WITH GEN. J.F. BELL, U.S.A.

LEE, CHARLES E. COL. BRITISH AVIATOR. RIGHT, WITH GEN. J.F. BELL, U.S....

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Brains of Aeronautic World represented on National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is photographed in Washington the other day when they met at the Navy Department. The duties of the Committee, as provided by Congress, are to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view to their practical solution. In the photograph, left to right: G.W. Lewis; Charles G. Abbet, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; Orville Wright, Inventor of the airplane; Commander John H. Towers; U.S.N., here of the first trans-atlantic flight in 1919; Joseph S. Amos, Chairman; Brig. General Benjamin D. Foulois, first U.S. Army Aviator; William P. MacCracken, former Secretary of Commerce for Aviation; Charles F. Marvin, Chief U.S. Weather Bureau; David W. Taylor, Vice Chairman. Standing is John F. Victory, Secretary

Brains of Aeronautic World represented on National Advisory Committee ...

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PRESIDENT AWARDS SCHIFF TROPHY, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 14. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENTING THE SCHIFF TROPHY FOR 1936 TO COMMANDER ANDREW C. McFALL, U.S.N., COMMANDER OF THE TRAINING SQUADRON 8 D 5 JUDGED TO BE THE MOST EFFICIENTLY OPERATED SQUADRON IN THE U.S. NAVAL AVIATION LAST YEAR. THE HERBERT SCHIFF TROPHY IS A MEMORIAL TO LIEUT. HERBERT SCHIFF, DECEASED, A NAVAL AVIATOR DURING THE WORLD WAR. IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, L TO R: PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, WALTER C. B[...], WILLIAM SCHIFF, DONOR OF THE TROPHY AND BROTHER OF THE LATE LIEUT. SCHIFF, [...] COMDR. ANDREW C. McFALL; AND ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. LEAHY, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

PRESIDENT AWARDS SCHIFF TROPHY, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 14. PRESIDENT...

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KENNEDY, FRANKLIN. LT., U.S.A. AVIATOR. IN CURTISS DUAL CONTROL AIRPLANE, HEADLESS; COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND

KENNEDY, FRANKLIN. LT., U.S.A. AVIATOR. IN CURTISS DUAL CONTROL AIRPLA...

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FLECHERE, GEORGES. LIEUT. FRENCH ARMY, AVIATOR. WITH S.P.A.D. BIPLANE FRENCH

FLECHERE, GEORGES. LIEUT. FRENCH ARMY, AVIATOR. WITH S.P.A.D. BIPLANE ...

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Grave of U.S. aviator, Chadwick, Belgium

Grave of U.S. aviator, Chadwick, Belgium

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CHANDLER, C. DeFOREST. CAPTAIN, U.S.A. AVIATOR. COMDT. COLLEGE PARK AVIATION FIELD

CHANDLER, C. DeFOREST. CAPTAIN, U.S.A. AVIATOR. COMDT. COLLEGE PARK AV...

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A.D. Smith, Army Aviator - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A.D. Smith, Army Aviator - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows aviator Albert D. Smith who won an American Hydroplane duration record in February 19, 1916. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

ATWOOD, HARRY. AVIATOR. RISING FROM WHITE HOUSE LAWN IN WRIGHT TYPE B PLANE, JULY, 1911

ATWOOD, HARRY. AVIATOR. RISING FROM WHITE HOUSE LAWN IN WRIGHT TYPE B ...

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Mackay Trophy is awarded to army av[...] Secretary of War James W. Good, co [...] lating Lieut. Harry A. Sutton, Army [...] aviator, after presenting him the Mackay Trophy for 1928 at Bolling Field, Wash[...] Lieut. Sutton received the trophy for [...] performing the most meritorious flight [...] Army pilots during 1928. He volunta[...] engaged in dangerous flight tests in [...] he determined the spinning character[...] of several types of observation and [...] planes. Others in the picture [...] Senator Hiram Bingham (left) of Conn. [...]

Mackay Trophy is awarded to army av[...] Secretary of War James W. Goo...

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President Coolidge presents flying trophy to U.S. Navy Aviator, President Coolidge presenting the Herbert Schiff Trophy to Lieut. Arthur Gavin, United States Navy at the White House today. The trophy is awarded to naval aviator attaining the greater number in the air without accident during the fiscal [...] goes to Lieut. Gavin this year because of his [...] 865 flying hours, which exceeds two previous [...] 282 and 26 hours, respectively. On the right, Secretary of the Navy, Curtis D. Wilbur

President Coolidge presents flying trophy to U.S. Navy Aviator, Presid...

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Grier, aviator - Public domain portrait photograph

Grier, aviator - Public domain portrait photograph

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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OCKER, SARGENT, AVIATOR; REBER, SAMUEL, COL. U.S.A. SIGNAL CORPS; BLEAKLEY, ORRIN DUBBS, REP. FROM PENNSYLVANIA, 3/4/17 - 4/3/17. ELECTED, DID NOT QUALIFY. HIS PLANE; CURTISS AIRPLANE, BIPLANE TRACTOR BIPLANE CURTISS 6-X ENGINE; MARTIN AIRPLANE

OCKER, SARGENT, AVIATOR; REBER, SAMUEL, COL. U.S.A. SIGNAL CORPS; BLEA...

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KILGORE, EDWARD LT. U.S.A. AVIATOR

KILGORE, EDWARD LT. U.S.A. AVIATOR

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New aviation safety test made. Tests conducted by the Bureau of Standards have indicated than an aviator may exert a pull of approximately 1,000 pounds on his safety belt without breaking it. The photograph shows M.M. Kiley of the Bureau standing beside the machine used in stretching the belts still they were broken

New aviation safety test made. Tests conducted by the Bureau of Standa...

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Funeral of aviator Lieut. Higuchi, Japan

Funeral of aviator Lieut. Higuchi, Japan

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Aviation in France - AVIATION, ARMY. AVIATOR

Aviation in France - AVIATION, ARMY. AVIATOR

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President Coolidge presents Herbert Schiff trophy to crack Navy Flyer. For performing the feat of keeping his plane in the air for 1251 hours without an accident of any kind during the last year Lieut. James E. Dyer, crack U.S. Navy flyer, was presented with the Herbert Schiff Trophy by President Coolidge at the White House today. The Trophy is awarded annually to a Navy pilot on the merit of year round performance in line of duty. William Schiff, brother of the Naval Reserve aviator in memory of whom the cup is given, is shown on extreme left

President Coolidge presents Herbert Schiff trophy to crack Navy Flyer....

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C.M. Wood, Aviator; Lt. Deloitt Milling

C.M. Wood, Aviator; Lt. Deloitt Milling

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FLECHERE, GEORGES. LIEUT. FRENCH ARMY, AVIATOR. S.P.A.D. PLANE

FLECHERE, GEORGES. LIEUT. FRENCH ARMY, AVIATOR. S.P.A.D. PLANE

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CURTISS, GLENN HAMMOND. AVIATOR, MANUFACTURER. CURTISS AIRPLANE. LANGLEY MEDAL PRESENTED HIM BY SMITHSONIAN, FEBRUARY 13, 1913

CURTISS, GLENN HAMMOND. AVIATOR, MANUFACTURER. CURTISS AIRPLANE. LANGL...

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, BRITISH AVIATOR, WITH AVRO TRAINING PLANE DESIGNED BY A.V. ROE OF ENGLAND

ALLIED AIRCRAFT. DEMONSTRATION AT POLO GROUNDS. COL. CHARLES E. LEE, B...

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MITCHELL, WILLIAM. CAPT., U.S.A. AVIATOR. AS BRIG. GEN., U.S.A.

MITCHELL, WILLIAM. CAPT., U.S.A. AVIATOR. AS BRIG. GEN., U.S.A.

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Rewarded for courage. Washington, D.C., May 12. Lieut. C.B. Olson (right) United States Coast Guard, receiving from Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau today the distinguished Flying Cross, The first to be awarded to a Coast Guard Aviator. Lieut. Olson was awarded the cross in recognition of a flight in storm and darkness he made 300 miles to sea from the Miami, Fla. air station to n army transport and returning safely with an army officer in desperate need of an operation. The flight was made in June 1935. On the left is Rear Admiral R.R. Waesche, Commandant of the Coast Gaurd, 5/12/38

Rewarded for courage. Washington, D.C., May 12. Lieut. C.B. Olson (rig...

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