dinomartino1
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NAS Treguier circa 1918
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Pre 1939 USN jackets
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NAS Treguier circa 1918
Nice shot, did the A1 transition to zippers after buttons?
dinomartino1
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Dirigible C-1 crew
Flight from New York to Key West, 1450 miles, 12 January 1919.
USS Macon (ZRS-5)
View in the airship's auxiliary control station, located in the lower vertical fin, circa 1933-1935.
dinomartino1
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Admiral David F. Sellers USN Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, In the control car of USS Macon (ZRS-5) on 9 November 1934, during his visit to the airship for a flight in the vicinity of San Francisco, California. Standing with him is Macon's Commanding Officer, Commander Alger H. Dresel, USN.
1924- USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)
Night photograph of the airship's control car, probably at the time of her arrival at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California, on 10 October 1924, after a flight across the Continent. Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, is standing in the rightmost control car window. Captain Thomas T. Craven, Commanding Officer of NAS North Island, is on the ground, at right.
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Pilots of the VF-5 stunt section pose with a Boeing F4B-1 fighter, during the early 1930s. Present are L-R: Lieutenant D.S. Cornwell, Lieutenant D. Rittenhouse, leader, and Lieutenant Junior Grade J.P. DeShazo.
NAS Treguir, France
Pilots with HS-1 planes, 1918. Man 3rd from left is Ensign Robert S. Waters, 4th from left is Ensign Theodore F. Dillon.
Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr., USN (in blue uniform), Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Air Station, Brest, France Gives a demonstration to a pilot, before his departure for a flight. Probably taken on 30 September 1918. Note what appears to be a carrier pigeon basket held by the pilot, and Curtiss HS type aircraft in the background
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First mail to be carried officially by a Navy Seaplane
Young lady hands a bag of mail to Lieutenant Stanley at St. Louis, to be flown to Chicago, circa 1919. Plane is a Curtiss HS-1L.
A World War I period photograph showing Stone perched on an 'HS' flying boat. Orginial caption simply refers to 'LT. Stone', who could be also Andrew Jackson Stone or E.A. Stone of The Naval Reserve Flying Corps
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox (center) aboard USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6)
On 8 September 1940, off Hawaii, preparing for a flight to Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii. Also present: CINCUS, Admiral J.O. Richardson, USN (L); Commander M.L. Deyo, USN; Lieutenant Commander E. C. Ewen, USN (to L of Deyo, and putting gloves on). Aircraft in background is a Curtiss SBC-4
dinomartino1
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In front of an N-9 at NAS Pensacola, Florida.
Lieutenant Commander Arthur W. Radford, USN and Mr. E.R. Sargent, Department of the Interior representative, stand beside their Loening OL-8 aircraft at NAS Sand Point Washington, 18 May 1929.
Mr. R.H. Sargent, Department of Interior geological survey representative, Lieutenant Commander Arthur W. Radford, USN, and Mr. Philip S. Smith, chief Alaskan geologist, standing by their Loening OL-8 aircraft on 6 August 1929.
dinomartino1
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Lieutenant Edwin Francis Conway, USN, of Seattle Washington, Commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Air Base, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, March 1932 to January 1933. He was killed in a plane crash 17 January 1933. Note the Reserve Air Squadron insignia on the aircraft's fuselage. The Squadron operated O2C-1 "Helldivers."
The aircraft is a Vought UO. The man on the right is Lieutenant "Josh" Billings USN., 1925. The aircraft is part of USS LANGLEY (CV-1) air complement.
Silver Surfer
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great pix, and thanx for posting. Floyd Bennet field was still there when I used to go surfing in Brooklyn, some 15-20 years ago. it was being used by car enthusiasts for drag racing, and model airplaners. the aerodrome and hangers were mostly intact, too.
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dinomartino1
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Rockaway?
Silver Surfer
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yup, before it became a surf slum.
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USS Akron (ZRS-4)
Scene in the crew's mess on board the airship, 15 October 1931
USS Akron (ZRS-4) Damage to the airship's lower fin, 22 February 1932. Akron was being removed from her hangar at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, when the wind caused her tail to break loose from the rail car used for maneuvering the airship on the ground. A party of Congressmen was waiting to board Akron at the time, and Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, was also present. This photograph was taken immediately after the accident, and shows RAdm. Moffett in the left center, facing the camera. Though her fin was seriously damaged, Akron was repaired in about two months.
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Carrier pigeons in pigeon box being hanCarrier pigeons in pigeon box being handed up to pilot in plane before leaving, U.S. Naval Air Station, Anacostia, Washington, D.C. February 12, 1919
Eugene Ely seated in Curtiss pusher biplane, just before taking off from USS Pennsylvania
Marine Corps and Navy Aviators standing by a Curtiss F6C-1 , probably at Anacostia Naval Air Station, Washington, D.C., circa Summer 1925. They would soon take part in the International Air Races held at Mitchell Field, Long Island, New York on 8, 9, and 10 October 1925 and the Schneider Cup Race held near Baltimore at Bay Shore, Maryland on 24 October 1925. Present are, left to right: Lieutenant George R. Henderson, USN, Pilot in the Liberty Engine Builders Trophy Race, 8 October Lieutenant Frank H. Conant, USN, Reserve pilot in Schneider Cup Race, 24 October Lieutenant Samuel P. Ginder, USN, Pilot in Detroit News Air Transport Race, 9 October Lieutenant George T. Cuddihy, USN, Pilot in the Schneider Cup Race, 24 October Lieutenant Junior Grade Alford J. Williams, USN, Pilot in the Pulitzer Trophy Race, 10 October. Lieutenant James D. Barner, USN, Pilot in the Detroit News Air Transport Race, 9 October First Lieutenant Ford O. Rogers, USMC, Pilot in the Liberty Engine Builders Race, 8 October Lieutenant Thomas P. Jeter, USN, Pilot in the Liberty Engine Builders Race, 8 October First Lieutenant Christian F. Schilt, USMC, Pilot in the Detroit News Air Transport Race, 9 October, and First Lieutenant Harmon J. Norton, USMC, Pilot in the Pulitzer Trophy Race, 10 October
1919 Carrier pigeon that flew at Naval Air Station, Pauillac, France, and during the last year of the war, when only fifteen months old, had delivered one hundred ninety-six messages from the sea.
dinomartino1
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Lieutenant Charles E. Ruttan, USNRF
A circa 1918 photograph taken at NAS Pauillac, France. Photo depicts type of camera used on Navy seaplanes to gather information for maps.
At U.S. NAS Treguir, France, 1917-18
Lieutenant Charles E. Ruttan, USNRF
A 1917-18 photo taken at NAS Pauillac, France
At NAS Pensacola, Florida.
At NAS Pensacola, Florida.
Ralph Barnaby
Lieutenant Commander standing with his glider that’s attached to the airship USS Los Angeles, NAS Lakehurst, NJ, January 31st, 1930
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At NAS Pensacola, Florida.
At NAS Pensacola, Florida.
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At NAS Pensacola, Florida
Vought VE-9, Bu# A-6475
On apron at NAS Pensacola, Florida, March 1923
Lieutenant Commander Dixwell Ketcham, Commander, Fighting Squadron Six (VF-6)
Poses by his Boeing F4B plane, at Naval Air Station (NAS) San Diego, 15 April 1936. Note: VF-6 insignia, plane's telescopic gun sight and bomb rack.
NAS Sunnyvale, CA - securing lower fin to riding out car. Mooring operations of USS Macon, April 1934.
1928 A group of student naval aviators pose with their instructors and ground crew, beside a Curtiss N2C-1
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Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, USN,1919 photograph showing Admiral Peary fully suited for a Navy seaplane ride. Other officer in the foreground is Lieutenant Commander George D. Murray of the Office of Naval Operations. Pilot with goggles is unidentified.
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A-1 Triad First Navy seaplane built by Curtiss, June 1911. Left to right: unidentified Curtiss mechanic, Dr. A.F. Zahm, Lieutenant Junior Grade J.W. McClaskay USMC ret., Mr. Witmer Curtiss pilot, Glenn H. Curtiss, Captain Washington I. Chambers, Lieutenant John H. Towers, Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, and Mr. Pickens of Curtiss Exhibition Company.
