salmson2a2

A photo of Arthur Coyle (who donated this album) and fighter ace William Erwin. Erwin would perish during an ill-fated attempt to find lost aviators during the 1927 Dole Air Race from Oakland to Honolulu. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Portwood_Erwin Here are a couple photos (among several) of Erwin in the SDASM collection:

Caption on photos states it's taken at Karthouse, Coblenz (Koblenz) 1st of October 1919. There appears to be a brass band centre left. The trenches and pock marks in the field beyond would indicate it's a former training ground for Stosstruppen (German storm troops), etc. At left is a row of captured German aircraft, including what appear to be from L-R a Phalz D.XII, Phalz DIIIa, Albatros DVa (with black and white longtitudinal stripes) and six Fokker DVII. At right are eleven American-operated Spad XIII In the foreground row and facing across the field are 18 American operated Salmson 2A2 two seaters

- Kneeling L to R: Charles E. Ensign 8-22-18/Armistice Philip R. Babcock 2-22-18/Armistice George M. Comey 2-22-18/Armistice Louis G. Bernheimer 2-22-18/Armistice Edward A. Segaitz Squadron Staff, Engineer Stephen S. Barrows 5-21-18/Armistice Herbert R. Southall 9-25-18/Armistice *Squadron Mascot ‘Wrinkles’ John T. Fairall 2-22-18/10-22-18 Hospitalized Albert W. Stevens 9-20-18/Armistice Sidney B. Grant 9-17-18/Armistice Curtis Wheeler 6-9-18/9-20-18 Transferred to 258th AS Solomin R. Boykin Squadron Staff, Medical Ralph B. Bagby 7-14-18/Armistice -Standing L to R: Louis V. Heilbrun assigned 2-22-18/Armistice Roland A. Burditt 10-18-18/Armistice *Unknown Floyd E. Evans 2-22-18/Armistice Edward W. Wagner 5-24-18/9-28-18 wounded in action (standing behind Evans) Harold F. Marshall 6-30-18/Armistice Edward W. Wagner 5-24-18/9-28-18 WIA Joseph M. Murphy 6-20-18/10-31-18 WIA Alan Crawford 10-5-18/Armistice Harry B. Nickell 10-5-18/Armistice Henry R. Eintzen 10-1-18/Armistice *Unknown pilot standing next to Eintzen John W. Signer 9-26-18/Armistice Morse A. Anderson 9-25-18/Armistice *Unknown Joseph K. Knowles Squadron Staff, Armament (standing in front of propeller) Leo F. Powers 6-29-18/10-27-18 transferred to III Corps Staff Richard C.M. Page 2-22-18/Armistice Dudley L. Hale 10-12-18/Armistice Edmund A. Hastings 2-22-18/Armistice *Unidentified *Unidentified - Background on Salmson 2a2: Fletcher L. McCordic 2-22-18/Armistice, KIC 3-1-19 (standing on starboard side) Edward C. Vrooman Squadron Staff, Radio (standing on portside) Lawrence G. Brower 2-22-18/10-22-18 Hospitalized (sitting in pilot's seat) John W. Jordan 6-9-18/11-3-18 Hospitalized (standing in observer's seat next to twin Lewis guns)