Photograph
Vernon Castle and his Monkey Jeffrey
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| Vernon Castle, half of the glamorous Castle dancing team, enlisted in the British Royal Flying Corps in 1915 and flew over 150 missions at the Western Front before being shot down. Afterwards Captain Castle was assigned to flight instruction camps in Canada and later at Benbrook Field in Texas. It was there on February 15, 1918, that he was killed in a crash during a training flight. Jeffrey the monkey and the student pilot in the rear seat survived. |
| Image ID: | 11622 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1918 |
| Creator Name: | Brown Brothers |
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| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | WCFTR Name File Castle, Vernon and Irene 2/2 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 6.5 inches |
| The autobiography of Harry Bruno, whose papers are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, contains a vivid recollection of Castle's ability as a pilot and flight instructor. Ace Rodney Williams of Delafield, Wisconsin was just one of many aviators who benefited from Castle's instruction. |
| Monkeys |
| Air pilots, Military |
| Airplane, Military |
| Military uniforms |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portrait photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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