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Worker Tows Aircraft with I-12 Tractor

Date: 09 01 1936
Description: Airport worker towing an American Airlines airplane with an International I-12 industrial tractor at the Newark airport.
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Glenn Curtiss Airplane at Atlantic City

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered on the beach at Atlantic City to watch a Curtiss airplane being pushed on an inclined ramp leading to the boardwalk.
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Wright Airplane at Atlantic City

Date: 07 1910
Description: A Wright airplane on the beach. Walter Brookins, who piloted the plane to a new altitude record, is thought to be the man in the hat near the center.
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Brookins and Wright Airplane

Date: 07 1910
Description: Walter Brookins, a boyhood friend of the Wright Brothers, flying a Wright airplane over the ocean at Atlantic City. Brookins set numerous records for altit...
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Glenn Curtiss Over the Ocean

Date: 07 1912
Description: Glenn Curtiss flying over the ocean. The pontoons under each wing illustrate the beginnings of his development of amphibious aircraft. The famous Steel Pie...
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Naval Air Station

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Description: A view of the exterior of Hangar No. One of the Naval Air Station. A flag stands atop the steel structure, and through the open section, an airship can be...
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Naval Air Station

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Description: A view of the interior of airship Hangar No. One at the Naval Air Station. The "Los Angeles," completed in 1924, is found on the right, and a J-3 blimp, fi...
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Camp Vail

Date: 1918
Description: A view of men posing around a bomber, manufactured by Handley Page Limited, a company founded in 1909. Behind the bomber stand the military buildings of C...
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Camp Vail

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Description: A view of man in an early twentieth century United States Army Airplane at Camp Vail, named in 1909.
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Camp Vail

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Description: A view of early twentieth century United States Army airplanes on an air field at Camp Vail, named in 1909. One plane flies overhead, and a man is seen st...
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Fokker Super Universal

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Description: Three-quarter view of front right side of a Fokker Super Universal seaplane floating in the water near a dock. Powered with Pratt & Whitney 410 hp Wasp mot...
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Fokker Super Universal

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Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a Fokker Super Universal sitting on a runway. The tail identifier reads: "NC 4453." Printed on the side of the airpla...
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Fokker F-10 Super Trimotor

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Description: Left side view of a Fokker F-10 Super Trimotor sitting on a runway. The tail identifier reads: N"C 8048." Written on the side of the plane is "Western Air ...
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Fokker Cabin

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Description: Interior view of a Fokker airplane cabin including five seats, a table, a couch, two cabinets, and overhead storage racks.
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Fokker Universal Elevator Test on Universal Type

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Description: Side view of back of the fuselage and the tail of a Fokker Universal parked outdoors.
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Fokker Super Universal

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Description: Side view of front of a Fokker Super Universal with pilot sitting inside. The improved cockpit enclosure allows for better visibility for the pilot.
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Fokker Universal

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Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a Fokker Universal sitting on a runway. The airplane is powered with a Wright "Whirlwind" 220 hp engine. The pilot an...
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Fokker Super Universal

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Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a Fokker Super Universal monoplane sitting on a runway. The airplane is powered with a 410 hp Pratt & Whitney "Wasp" ...
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Fokker F-VII Trimotor

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Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a Fokker F-VII Trimotor sitting on a runway. The wing identifier reads: "N-3314." The airplane is owned by commercial...
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Fokker F-VIIA Trimotor

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Description: Left side view of a Fokker F-VIIA Trimotor sitting on the runway. This airplane was bought by Edsel Ford in 1926, and he named it after his daughter, Josep...

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