Vintage Airplane Photos from The Great War

First LT. Clifford A. McElvain, member of Athens Lodge No. 127 (Albany, MO) in front of Nieuport 28 No. 5 (tail number N6214) of the 27th Aero Squadron in France in 1918. Courtesy of MW Michael Halleran.

First Lt. Edward W. Rucker next to his Nieuport 28C, aircraft #18 (tail number unknown). Image courtesy of Anne Coulbourn Lunsford.

Unknown French Pilot with Plane

Unknown French Pilot with Plane

 

Vintage World War 1 airplane photos from 1952.

Albatros Triplane.  Founder’s personal collection.

Albatros Triplane. Founder’s personal collection.

Fokker D-7.  Founder’s personal collection.

Fokker D-7. Founder’s personal collection.

Fokker D-8.  Founder’s personal collection.

Fokker D-8. Founder’s personal collection.

Fokker Triplane with four bladed prop.  Founder’s personal collection.

Fokker Triplane with four bladed prop. Founder’s personal collection.

“Leoning Monoplane”.  Founder’s personal collection.

“Leoning Monoplane”. Founder’s personal collection.

Nieuport 17.  Founder’s personal collection.

Nieuport 17. Founder’s personal collection.

“Nieuport 20”.  Founder’s personal collection.

“Nieuport 20”. Founder’s personal collection.

“Nieuport 28”.  Founder’s personal collection.

“Nieuport 28”. Founder’s personal collection.

Siemans Schuckert E-1, 1915 Monoplane.  Founder’s personal collection.

Siemans Schuckert E-1, 1915 Monoplane. Founder’s personal collection.

Sopwith Camel #N6332.  Founder’s personal collection.

Sopwith Camel #N6332. Founder’s personal collection.

Sopwith Camel taking off from lighter being towed by destroyer “S.F.-5”. Founder’s personal collection.

Sopwith Camel taking off from lighter being towed by destroyer “S.F.-5”. Founder’s personal collection.

Sopwith Snipe “DeHaviland 4”.  Founder’s personal collection.

Sopwith Snipe “DeHaviland 4”. Founder’s personal collection.

Sopwith Triplane.  Founder’s personal collection.

Sopwith Triplane. Founder’s personal collection.

“Spad 13”.  Founder’s personal collection.

“Spad 13”. Founder’s personal collection.