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The 18th Regiment Pennsylvania National Guard (PNG) was headquartered in Pittsburgh. After all PNG units were called up in 1917, the 18th and Philiadelphia's 6th Regiment were consolidated to form the 111th Infantry. The 111th remains in the PNG today and participated in operations in Iraq in 2009.

Sgt. Raymond L. Young (1895-1918) On the August 4, 1918 army casualty list texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth470520/m1/2/ His grave in Lyons, NY. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=young&...;

www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102036216

This group of 14 photos is related to two Bain photos posted earlier of men testing the L.W.F. Model V Tractor training aircraft, as identified by Flickr user TVL1970 in comments to


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"The Lowe Willard & Fowler (L.W.F.) Engineering Company, located at College Point, New York City, was organized in 1915 for the manufacture of all types of heavier-than-air machines. L.W.F. produced the first all-American aircraft to be used during World War I. In 1917, the first Liberty motor to fly was installed in the L.W.F. Model G, and several of the L.W.F. aircraft held performance records for speed and endurance. The company also completed Government contracts for producing Martin Bombers, Douglas DT-2s, and Naval Observation Planes, before the company dissolved in 1924."
siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!2...

Apparently it was press day at the LWF plant when these photos were taken. Here is motion picture film of this very moment as this aircraft fuselage is rolled out and captured in a British Pathé newsreel that has been posted on YouTube. Note the scene in the photo above and compare it to footage beginning at the 8 second mark on the newsreel linked below: YouTube- British Pathé (Film ID FILM ID:1874.28) - "American Aeroplane Factory & Flight, 1917 - 1918 AKA Americans Bid For Air Mastery (1917-1918)"

Good catch.

Thanks for the pointer to the film. It looks as though we can narrow down the date in the description.