Box 17B
Contains 134 Results:
Soldiers, and officers, assist Orville Wright with the damaged Wright 1909 U.S. Army Signal Corps Flyer after his mild accident at Fort Myer., 1909 July 2
The Flyer’s landing skids and some ribs of the lower wing were broken after the machine hit the branches of a dead tree while landing.
Soldiers help move the Wright 1909 U.S. Army Signal Corps Flyer into the hangar at Fort Myer following the minor accident, 1909 July 2
The damage to the landing skids and lower right wing are clearly visible.
Soldiers haul the damaged Wright 1909 U.S. Army Signal Corps Flyer to the hangar, 1909 July 2
Images in this folder are later reproductions made from negatives owned by the U.S. Army Air Service in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The item numbers are those assigned by the Air Service.
One of Orville Wright’s assistants, and several soldiers, work on the launch rail near the Wright 1909 U.S. Army Signal Corps Flyer at Fort Myer., 1909
Images in this folder are later reproductions made from negatives owned by the U.S. Army Air Service in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The item numbers are those assigned by the Air Service.
A view from behind of a small group of spectators watching the Wright Model A Flyer in flight at Fort Myer, Probably 1909
Images in this folder are later reproductions made from negatives owned by the U.S. Army Air Service in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The item numbers are those assigned by the Air Service.
Three well-dressed woman spectators watch an evening flight at Fort Myer, 1909
Images in this folder are later reproductions made from negatives owned by the U.S. Army Air Service in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The item numbers are those assigned by the Air Service.
Two women watch an evening flight of the Wright 1909 U.S. Army Signal Corps Flyer while standing near the hangar and tents at Fort Myer., 1909
Images in this folder are later reproductions made from negatives owned by the U.S. Army Air Service in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The item numbers are those assigned by the Air Service.
One of Orville Wright’s assistants fills the gasoline tank of the Wright 1909 U.S. Army Signal Corps Flyer while Orville Wright gestures in conversation with Lt. Frank P. Lahm at Fort Myer, 1909 July 27
Images in this folder are later reproductions made from negatives owned by the U.S. Army Air Service in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The item numbers are those assigned by the Air Service.
Orville Wright and Lt. Lahm prepare to launch the Wright 1909 U.S. Army Signal Corps Flyer at Fort Myer., 1909 July 27
Images in this folder are later reproductions made from negatives owned by the U.S. Army Air Service in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The item numbers are those assigned by the Air Service.
Charles Taylor, with cigar, Wilbur Wright, and some Army officers time a flight at Fort Myer, probably 1909 July 27
Images in this folder are later reproductions made from negatives owned by the U.S. Army Air Service in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The item numbers are those assigned by the Air Service.
