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WW1 - 1914-1918
" Looks of War photographers "
" Regards de photographes de Guerre"
9000 photos
438 pages
AIRCRAFTS
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PORTRAITS
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Page 1
Major Le Maitre of the French Aviation force in America at the controls of his Nieuport 17 at Ft. Monroe, VA 1917 NARA111-SC-003647-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG:111; American Military Activities
BG George O. Squier greating Major Le Maitre. French Aviation Service,
at the Aviation Exp. Sta. at Hampton, VA Aug. 2, 1917
NARA111-SC-003644-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG:111; American Military Activities
Cpt. Emilio Resnati '...recently flew from Langley Field... to Mineola LI and back with 7 passengers - New York Times Photo Section 11-11-1917
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Wrecked Caproni plane killing pilot Cpt. Resnati at Mineola, NY May 17, 1918
NARA111-SC-19516-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Caproni Ca.3 4051
which Lt. Resnati
was piloting when it crashed at Hazelhurst Field
at Mineola, Long Island,
New York on May 17, 1918.
Crew in Caproni Biplane at Mineola Field, Long Island oct 1918
NARA111-SC-19511-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Passengers of the Caproni biplane at Mineola, Long Island [Capt. Resnati is 6th from L] 10-22-1917 NARA165-WW-412B-007
Source of Picture: National Archives Records Group 165, Personnel
On Oct. 22, 1917,
Lt. Silvio Resnati. an Italian Aviator, flew a Caproni Ca 33 [3-engine biplane] from Langley Field, VA to the Army Aviation Mineola Field
near New York City in a little over 4 hours covering
325 miles.
This photograph shows Resnati [6th from the Left] with his passengers plus a few others.
The nine passengers on the flight were:
Lt. S. Resnati, pilot
Cpt. A. W. Hill, CAC
Lt. M. W. Pollack
Cpt. Carlo Tappi, Italian Aviation Comm.
Lt. Camponi
Cpl. J. Z. Angelo
Giovanni Bosso and
Francisco Callutti, Mechanicians
Lt. James Erickson, Army Air Corps photographer
Lt. Col. Richardson is the 5th person from the Left and is probably the Commander at Mineola Field.
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Sadly, in May 1918, pilot Resnati [age 25] was killed when his Caproni aircraft fell to the earth from a height of 50 feet at this same airfield.
Lt. Resnati
Col. Richarson
D9516 Sopwith F.1 Camel 148th Aero Squadron 1Lt George V Seibold reported for duty at the 148th
July 4,1918.
Petite Synthe
Sopwith Camels of the 148th Areo Squadron at Petite-Synthe, France Aug. 6. 1918
NARA111-SC-18846-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Colombey les Belles
Lt. Eddie Rickenbacker in his machine, 94th Aero Squadron, France June 22, 1918
NARA111-SC-16826-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Colombey les Belles
1Lt. E. M. Urband at machine gun of DH-4M aircraft, 1st Air Depot,
Colombey-les-Belles, France July 28, 1918
NARA111-SC-17760
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Sopwith F.1 Camel
standard version fitted
with two fixed synchronized Vickers machine-guns.
Petite-Synthe
COL. Cunningham, British Aero Wing and Lt. Morton Newhall,
commanding 148th Aero Squadron, Petite-Synthe, Nord, France Aug. 5, 1918
NARA111-SC-18816-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Quentin was
Teddy Roosevelt's
youngest son
2LT Wm. P. Preston, 42nd Div, putting cross on the grave of 1LT Quentin Roosevelt Aug. 9, 1918 NARA111-SC-18913-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Chamery
Grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt, aviator, killed July 14, 1918
near Chamery, France as the Germans made it NARA111-SC-18900-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Orville Wright had taken
his last flight on the day before and would soon retire from running the Dayton Wright Airplane Co.
He is standing with their head instructor and test pilot next to a DH-4 machine
built at the Dayton Plant on May 14, 1918.
Orville Wright
Howard M. Rinehart
Orville Wright and Howard M. Rinehart, DH-4 at South Field, Moraine City, OH May 14, 1918 NARA111-SC-19478-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111