Photographer: School of Aerial Photography
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Photographer: School of Aerial Photography
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952.
National Archives Identifier: 17338912
Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-6B-2; Airplanes – Flight – School of Aerial Photography. Curtiss JN-4 taking off, at Langley Field, Virginia; 1917-1918; Airplanes – Flight; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 – 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 – 1952, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MDl. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/curtiss-jn4-langley-field-virginia/, February 15, 2026]
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