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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 52846

Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr., USN
(in blue uniform),
Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Air Station, Brest, France

Gives a demonstration to a pilot, before his departure for a flight. Probably taken on 30 September 1918.
Note what appears to be a carrier pigeon basket held by the pilot, and Curtiss HS type aircraft in the background.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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8 January 2004