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Date on negative is 5/15/18. From postalmuseum.si.edu/airmail/pilot/pilot_army/pilot_army_c... "After graduating from Columbia and serving in the army, Lieutenant Torrey Webb completed his aviation training at Ellington Field, where he came to Major Fleet's attention. His good record spoke well for him, and Fleet hired him for the airmail service. Webb flew over 3,500 miles as an airmail pilot, spending 45 hours in the air. As did Culver, Webb suffered only one forced landing in his airmail career." See also earlyaviators.com/ewebbtor.htm Notice the map attached to his leg!

The notation below the photo ("The Famous Liberty '12'.") is likely referring to an (unseen) photo below the one posted here. The aircraft in the photo is a Curtiss JN-4HG Jenny (ser. no. S.C. 38431). As is evident from the four visible exhaust headers coming from the engine, this is a V-8 engine (the Wright-Hisso E, a license-manufactured version of the Hispano-Suiza 8). The Liberty L-12 (a.k.a. "Liberty Engine") was a significantly larger V-12 engine.

SDASM Is it possible to read the US serial starting with SC on the one coded 46? Perhaps with a magnifier? Thanks Stig PS: Was the Sgt name Copehaver or Copenhaver?

Stig Jarlevik It looks like SC38410 It is Copenhaver, have to change it.

Thanks Appreciated! Stig