armyairservice

468 photos and 1 illustration tagged armyairservice, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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Barling bomber (LOC)

  • Richard Norton said:
    The Wittemann-Lewis NBL-1 "Barling Bomber" was an experimental long-range, heavy bomber built for the United States Army Air Service in the early 1920s. Although unsuccessful, it was an early attempt at creating a strategic bomber. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witteman-Lewis_XNBL-1
  • B-59 said:
    Walter Henry Barling Sr. (1890-1965) findagrave.com/memorial/193502582/
  • Richard Norton said:
    The guy on the left may be: Vincent Burnelli (1895-1964) www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382506 There are several images of the day that people in suits had their photos taken. They include: Lee Wallice, Frank Schober, Andy Surini, Vincent Burnelli, and Lee Allison.

Barling bomber (LOC)

Capt. B.E. Skcel (LOC)

  • Richard Norton said:
    Burt Eugene Skeel (1894-1924) www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5000691 He was killed on October 4, 1924 when the wings of his Curtiss broke away from the fuselage when he was at 2,000 feet (615 m), and he went into a dive at about 275 mph (440 km/h). (Source: Wikipedia)
  • Phil Osborne said:
    His flight suit is also his check list.
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks Richard Norton, we'll fix the spelling of his name.