Postcard
Bellinger in Navy Flying Boat
| Lieutenant Patrick N.L. Bellinger, one of the first Navy flyers, piloting a U.S. Navy flying boat during the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico. During this assignment, Bellinger became the first American pilot to return to base with bullet holes in his craft. |
| Image ID: | 10083 |
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| Creation Date: | 1914 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Kaminski, John G., 1893-1960 : Papers, 1912-1960 |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Milw Mss 146 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| Bellinger commanded NC-1, one of the two flying boats that failed to make the trans-Atlantic crossing during the Navy's 1919 effort. After service in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres, Bellinger retired as a vice admiral in 1949. This image is a postcard from the scrapbook of Milwaukee pioneer aviator, John Kaminski. It is not known when or why Kaminski acquired it, but it is thought they had became acquainted during their training at North Island in 1912. |
| Air pilots, Military |
| Airplane, Military |
| Naval history |
| Outdoor photography |
| Water |
| Shorelines |
| Hills |
| Trees |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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